Kranjska Gora and the Vršič Pass

Kranjska Gora lies in the far northwest of Slovenia, in the upper Sava valley (Zgornjesavska dolina), a few kilometers from the borders with Italy and Austria. To the south the Julian Alps rise, with Prisank and Razor; to the north, the Karavanke range. The village is the country’s main mountain resort and usually hosts Alpine Ski World Cup events in winter on the Vitranc slope.

A few minutes from the center are Lake Jasna, at the foot of the Prisank and Razor peaks, and the Zelenci nature reserve, where underground water resurfaces and gives rise to the Sava Dolinka. To the west, after the village of Rateče, the Planica valley concentrates the ski jumping ramps that have made the region famous since the 1930s.

From Kranjska Gora starts the Vršič pass road, which climbs to 1,611 meters. Built during World War I by Russian prisoners of war, it leads, on the other side of the pass, to the Trenta valley and the Soča. Along the way is the wooden Russian Chapel, erected by the prisoners in memory of comrades killed in an avalanche in 1916.

In summer, the region serves as a base for trails in Triglav National Park and for bike rides on the flat valley cycle path that reaches Rateče. In winter, the Vitranc slopes and the cross-country ski tracks of Planica and Rateče occupy the valley.

This destination brings together 1 city: Kranjska Gora.