Kamnik: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Municipality of Kamnik
The winter side of Kamnik is above all represented by Velika Planina: it preserves one of the oldest and best-preserved shepherds’ settlements of its kind in Europe. In spring, summer and autumn, there are numerous opportunities for hiking; in winter, snowshoeing, skiing and tobogganing are also available. The Preskar Museum is located in the heart of the shepherds’ settlement and is open daily during the grazing season.
Anyone looking to find or book a hotel in Kamnik can make their accommodation decision independently of the choice of individual excursions.
Winter and Mountains
Among the most visited tourist destinations in the Municipality of Kamnik are the Kamnik Alps and the Kamniška Bistrica Valley. Velika Planina can be reached on foot or by cable car and chairlift. More challenging hiking trails to Velika Planina lead from the valley floor of the Kamniška Bistrica.
Near the source of the Kamniška Bistrica, the Veliki Predaselj and Mali Predaselj gorges cut the riverbed to a depth of up to 30 metres. A paved road leads through the valley to a mountain hut at the river’s source and is used by cyclists. The easily accessible side valley of the Kamniška Bela stream is home to the 30-metre-high Orglice Waterfall, a popular starting point for hikes.
Nature
The Veternica Cave on Velika Planina is a natural attraction known for snowfields that remain even in summer. Slightly more than 26% of the area of Kamnik is protected under Natura 2000.
A cycle path and a footpath run along the Kamniška Bistrica from Kamnik to Domžale and are suitable for all generations.
Culture
The medieval town of Kamnik is known for the Romanesque chapel on Mali grad. In the 15th century, it was surrounded by walls 3 to 10 metres high and a moat, and had four gates. Zaprice Castle preserves late Gothic elements, including balcony consoles and Gothic windows, but overall has a Renaissance appearance.
The exhibition “Reflections of Kamnik’s Millennia” conveys the ancient history to visitors with the help of preserved artefacts, replicas, reconstructions, folkloric traditions and audiovisual information. As a permanent exhibition, it also presents life in Kamnik and its surroundings from the first known palaeontological finds and settlements through the establishment of the town to the 19th century. The exhibition “Stories in Stone – Lapidary” explores the two-thousand-year history of Kamnik and its surroundings through preserved stone artefacts.
The Miha Maleš Gallery presents a permanent exhibition on the art history of Kamnik from the 18th to the 20th century, featuring works of sculpture, painting, architecture and photography. The permanent exhibition “Miha Maleš – Poetical Painter” traces the artist’s life and its most important turning points. The Miha Maleš Gallery and the View Gallery (Galerija Pogled) are located in the centre of Kamnik, at Glavni trg 2, on the first and second floors of a townhouse.
At Lectar House, the production of candles and gingerbread flourished continuously for more than three centuries from 1701 onwards. The museum candle workshop displays the tools and equipment used to make candles from bleached beeswax. The Franciscan Library in Kamnik preserves approximately 10,000 volumes printed before the end of the 18th century.
Stari grad Castle Hill is a viewpoint with panoramic views; the climb takes approximately 30 minutes. The Ursuline Convent above Mekinje near Kamnik houses a local cultural monument that has existed there for more than 700 years. Its present appearance dates from around 300 years ago. Maistrova hiša hosts the Maistrovi večeri with various speakers as well as students from the Gimnazija in srednja šola Rudolfa Maistra Kamnik.
Further Attractions
Terme Snovik offers indoor and outdoor thermal pools, including an indoor pool at 32 °C, a whirlpool at 36 °C and outdoor slides in summer. The hard cheese Trnič from Velika Planina is traditionally associated with courtship and is sold by tourism providers in Kamnik.
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