The House In The Village

If you’ve glimpsed the countryside on the journey up here, you’ll no doubt want to get out and explore more widely for yourself. This location makes it easy to do that – the folk on site can give you ideas for trails that will show you the best views and wildlife the area has to offer. One of the favourite walks around here takes you through fields and meadows to reach the limestone gorge of the Erzen river, about half an hour away from the site, where you can see waterfalls and take a swim in some of the calmer areas of the river. The highlight of the area is of course the Black Cave, about an hour away on foot. Several thousands of years ago it was home to cave bears, before later being inhabited by humans in the paleolithic period. Later on, it had human residents again as a hiding place for villagers during World War II. A viewing platform now allows visitors to head into the 360-metre-deep cave to see some of its impressive stalagmites and stalactites; you might spot some bats flying around too.