Grad Soteska

The Soteska castle - presentationFrom 1664 to 1689, the cout Jurij Žiga Gallenberg built the mighty Soteska castle in the deep and narrow Krka river valley. Designed as a rectangle with four single-storey wings, four corner towers and a special entrance tower, it was declared by Valvasor to be one of the most beautiful castles in the Kranjska region.The source of its economic power were the nearby forests, and a sort of golden age began for the valley during the 19th century when a sawmill was built on the right bank of the Krka river.The ruins of the castle and sawmill are open for visitors, and next to the castle the former farm buildings store exhibits of the Technical Museum of Slovenia. The castle also includes a garden pavillion with the Devil's tower (»Hudičev turn«).

If you are travelling with bike, this is a must visit. Use the spreadsheet (link on fb page) to reserve a spot on the shuttle, and you are good to go.Sigle line trails with nice features that you can bypass, are perfect for experienced or beginner drivers and are a ton of fun for a biker. The trails are a true work of art, and are made and cared for with love, dedication and approval of local people.I really hope this place will soon be on a biking map among slovenians and tourists, so the hardworking owners can get even more crafty with the trails.

Legenda ki še vedno živi

Gre za ruševine nekoč najmogočnejšega dvorca Kranjske, vsaj po Valvasorjevem mnenju. Grad so leta 1943 požgali partizani, kasneje pa krajani izkoristili ''priložnost'' in odtujili uporabne elemente, končna uporaba dvorca kot donatorja gradbenega kamna, je dokončno njegovo zapečatili usodo. Od dvorca so ostale le ruševine, ki pa vseeno pričajo o velikosti posestva. Dvorec je lahko dostopen, tik ob regionalni cesti. Možen celovit ogled, vse odprto, ni vstopnin, nobenega obiskovalca (november 2019). Ni pa mnogo podrasti in večji del notranjega dvorišča z okolico je pokošen, torej nekdo le skrbi za zapuščino…

Lepo ohranjen Hudičev stolp. Parkirišče v bližini je označeno kot privat parkirišče.

Zal porasceno in zapusceno. Obeta, skoda, da tega nihce ne vidi.

Zapuščen in delno porušen grad. Grad je vreden ogleda ker začutiš njegovo veličino. Mislim pa, da ima grad tudi svojo temno zgodbo.

Stavba je bila nekoč očitno veličastni objekt, ki pa klavrno propada. Obnova verjetno ni mogoča, bi pa morda bili lahko urejeni ostanki objekta kot prireditveni prostor.