Slovenia: Sveti Miklavž and a day in the Spa
Sveti Miklavž is a church in Tuhinj valley and before entering the spa, Nada and me hiked to the hill where it stands - Garmin Connect. Archaeologists exploring the church's interior in 2000 discovered that the existing church stands on foundations of two older churches. The foundations of one church date back to the 13th century and the foundations of the second one go back to the 5th or 6th century - to the Late Antiquity. Archaeologists unravelled that the older church was built in the Romanesque style and the youngest one in Gothic style. The present Gothic church was remodelled and expanded between 1721 and 1730. You can find a nice flyer about it HERE.
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| I took Bronco to a morning walk to Kršiše (Garmin Connect) and then he stayed at home, guarding it. |
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| Ottoman invasions lead to the building of fortifications, which protected what was most valuable and meant the most to people - their churches. |
St. Nicolas' Church on Gora, perched on top of a hill 757m high above the Tuhinjska dolina valley, is one of the churches where today you can still see almost entirely how such fortifications looked.
The church on Gora reminds one of a house. The bell tower stands detached from the simple main church building with small windows. When you enter the church, which is imbued with a patina of the past Ottoman threat, you can immediately sense the presence of the old master painters who created these allegorical images with nothing but a brush in their hands. Today these are exceptionally valuable pieces of our heritage.
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| That's us. |
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| View to the valley. |
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| Through the gate and back to the valley. |
Our course was set to down.
On our way back home we stopped for a pizza in Pizzeria Orli. We totally recommend it, especially since they use a special yeast for the dough.
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