# Things to see in Žirovnica (Slovenia): 52 places and when to go

> Žirovnica is a town in Slovenia, and this site lists 52 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (27), Hiking (25), Nature (13). The best known are Bled Castle, Stol and Golica. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zirovnica/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Slovenia · 46.4191, 14.179
- **Places:** 52 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/montana/) (27) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/senderismo/) (25) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/naturaleza/) (13) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/historia/) (6) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/espiritual/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/museos/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** LJU Zgornji Brnik, 31 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Stol, at 2,237 m.

## What to see in Žirovnica

The places in and around Žirovnica, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Bled Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/bled-castle/): Medieval castle in Bled, Slovenia · 8.2 km
- [Stol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/hochstuhl-stol/): Mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia · 1.7 km
- [Golica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/golica-kahlkogel/): Mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia · 12 km
- [Wertatscha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/wertatscha-vrtaca/): Mountain in the Karawanks at the border Austria / Slovenia · 3.5 km
- [Begunjščica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/veliki-vrh-begunjscica/): Mountain chain in the Karawanks in Slovenia · 3.9 km
- [Ajdna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/archeological-site-ajdna/): Mountain in Slovenia · 3.7 km
- [Saint Mary of Help Basilica, Brezje](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/bazilika-marije-pomagaj/): Basilica in Brezje, Slovenia · 11 km
- [Hrušica Peak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/rosenkogel-hruski-vrh/): Mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia · 15 km
- [Košutica / Loibler Baba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/kosutica-loibler-baba/): Mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia · 9.5 km
- [Palec / Selenitza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/palec-selenitza/): Mountain in the Karawanks at the border Carinthia / Slovenia · 4.1 km
- [Zatrnik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zatrnik/): Snow · 13 km
- [Veliki vrh / Bärentaler Kotschna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/barentaler-kotschna-veliki-vrh/): Mountain at border Carinthia / Slovenia · 7.4 km
- [Kamen Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/grad-kamen/): Castle · 5.1 km
- [Kladivo / Hainschturm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/kladivo-hainschturm/): Mountain in the Koschuta at the border Carinthia / Slovenia · 13 km
- [St. Martin's Parish Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/st-martin/): Church in Bled, Slovenia · 7.9 km
- [Assumption of Mary Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/church-of-the-mother-of-god/): Church in Bled, Slovenia · 9.3 km
- [Prešeren Lodge at Stol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/presernova-koca-na-stolu/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 1.4 km
- [Lipnica Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/pusti-grad/): Castle · 10 km
- [Roblek Lodge on Begunjščica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/roblekov-dom/): Mountain hut in Slovenia · 2.6 km
- [Stara Sava](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/stara-sava/): Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia · 9.5 km
- [Dobrča](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dobrca/): Mountain in Slovenia · 7.1 km
- [Finžgar House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/finzgarjeva-rojstna-hisa/): House in Žirovnica, Slovenia · 3.1 km
- [Golica Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-golici/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 12 km
- [Koča na Kriški gori](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-kriski-gori/): Mountain lodge in Slovenia · 14 km

And the other 28, by what you come to do:

- **Mountains**: [Planinski dom na Zelenici](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/planinski-dom-na-zelenici/), [Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/valvasorjev-dom-pod-stolom/), [Lodge at well of Završnica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dom-pri-izviru-zavrsnice/), [Dom Pristava v Javorniškem Rovtu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dom-pristava-v-javorniskem-rovtu/), [Goška ravan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/goska-ravan/), [Koča na Dobrči](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-dobrci/), [Koča na planini Preval](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/koca-na-prevalu/), [Lovska koča Talež](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/lovska-koca-talez/), [Partisan Lodge on Vodiška planina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/partizanski-dom-na-vodiski-planini/), [Tomčeva koča](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/tomceva-koca/), [Zavetišče v Gozdu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zavetisce-v-gozdu/)
- **Nature**: [Babji zob](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/babji-zob/), [Jama pod Babjim zobom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/jama-pod-babjim-zobom/)
- **Temples**: [St. Leonard's Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zupnijska-cerkev-svetega-lenarta/), [Sts. Ingenuin and Albuin Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zupnijska-cerkev-svetih-ingenuina-in-albuina/)
- **Museums and art**: [Birthplace of Matija Čop](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/copova-rojstna-hisa/)
- **With kids**: [Dinopark Bled-Radovljica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/dinopark-bled-radovljica/)
- **Hiking**: [JK08](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/jk08/), [JK09](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/jk09/), [Juliana Trail - stage 2: Mojstrana - Jesenice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/juliana-trail-stage-2-mojstrana-jesenice/), [Panoramaweg Südalpen 05](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/panoramaweg-sudalpen-05/), [Via Alpina Purple A4](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/via-alpina-purple-a4/), [Via Alpina Purple A5](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/via-alpina-purple-a5/), [Via Alpina Purple A6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/via-alpina-purple-a6/), [Via Alpina Purple A7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/via-alpina-purple-a7/), [Via Alpina Purple A7 alternative](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/via-alpina-purple-a7-alternative/), [Zaka - Šport hotel Pokljuka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/zaka-sport-hotel-pokljuka/)
- **History**: [Site of Nazi concentration camp Loibl Nord](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/konzentrationslager-loibl-nord/)

## When to go to Žirovnica

The best time to visit Žirovnica is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 47 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 05 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 36 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 20 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 48 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 35 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 16 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 59 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 19 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 38 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 09 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 24 |

In June there are 15 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24. In July, 51 of the 52 places are at their best.

When to go to Slovenia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Žirovnica

The nearest main airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU, Zgornji Brnik), 31 km as the crow flies. How to get around Slovenia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=46.4191%2C14.179)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.4191%2C14.179)

## Other towns nearby

- [Jezersko](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/jezersko/): 82 places · 28 km
- [Škofja Loka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/skofja-loka/): 24 places · 29 km
- [Bohinjsko jezero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/bohinjsko-jezero/): 107 places · 30 km
- [Riegersdorf bei Arnoldstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/riegersdorf-bei-arnoldstein/): 34 places · 35 km
- [Žiri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/ziri/): 35 places · 42 km
- [Laze v Tuhinju](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/laze-v-tuhinju/): 23 places · 46 km

And all of Slovenia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Žirovnica?

The best known: [Bled Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/bled-castle/), [Stol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/hochstuhl-stol/), [Golica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/golica-kahlkogel/), [Wertatscha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/wertatscha-vrtaca/), [Begunjščica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovenia/veliki-vrh-begunjscica/). In all, 52 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Žirovnica?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 35 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24.

### How do you get to Žirovnica?

The nearest main airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), 31 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.4191%2C14.179) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Žirovnica as the destination and these 52 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).