{"id":391,"date":"2019-04-03T11:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T11:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sloveniawonders.com\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2019-04-03T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T11:31:21","slug":"kranj-the-capital-of-the-slovenian-alps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sloveniawonders.com\/sl\/kranj-the-capital-of-the-slovenian-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"KRANJ: The capital of the Slovenian Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perched on a rocky promontory at the confluence of the Sava and Kokra rivers, the old town of Kranj has one of the most spectacular medieval skylines that you\u2019ll likely ever see, with its three distinct church towers and an unreal backdrop of the Slovenian Alps rising up only a few kilometers to the north.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Not as well-known as Bled or as heavily trodden by tourists on Kranjska Gora, in most senses of the word Kranj is still the true capital of the Gorenjska region, both historically speaking and nowadays, as it has long-served as one of the main industrial centers of Slovenia and is also the country\u2019s fourth largest city.<\/p>

Thanks to its ideal position at the foothills of the mountains but also only a short commute (20km) to Ljubljana, Kranj is a popular place for young families to settle down, as property prices are a bit more reasonable here than in the capital, and an abundance of shopping centers and other modern conveniences have been built in recent years.<\/p>

Of course it\u2019s Kranj\u2019s historic center that is still the main draw for most tourists and day trippers. Protected as a national cultural monument since 1983, the lively old town boasts a variety of diverse sights, from religious monuments and ethnological museums to modern arts spaces and unique remnants from World War II. For most Slovenes the city is inextricably linked with the nation\u2019s greatest poet, France Pre\u0161eren, who lived and worked here in the mid-19th century.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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