Hight fashion in ancient jewellery

Pungert z edinim v celoti ohranjenim obrambnim stolpom iz 16. stoletja, grad nad starim prehodom prek reke Save, arkade in vodnjak arhitekta Jožeta Plečnika – to je del znamenitosti Kranja, ki preseneča s kanjonom reke Kokre kar sredi mesta. Starodavni nakit Karnija blesti v muzeju, tehniška dediščina dopolnjuje posebnosti mestnega jedra s srednjeveškimi stavbami, ki je zaščiteno kot kulturni spomenik. Mesto slovenstva in velikih mož.

ARCHITECTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

Kranj boasts picturesque buildings that cast their gaze onto the mysterious river canyon. The City Hall is one of the most important Slovenian Renaissance mansions, with a late Gothic colonnaded hall from the 16th century.

The Prešeren Memorial Museum – the house in which the most important Slovenian poet, France Prešeren, lived during the 19th century.

Church of St. Cantius – an exceptional structure in the cityscape, and an important monument of Gothic architecture.

Khislstein Castle and its landing – a building on the edge of a pier that arose with the city walls, and it now reflects the changes from the early Antiquity walls to the defensive installations from the 6th century. The castle houses new exhibition space for the  Gorenjski Museum and a covered summer theatre.

Pirč Dye Shop – once an important manufacturing plant, where linen and cotton were dyed.

Pavšlar House – an old town house from the 16th century in the square of Glavni Trg; it houses the Gallery of Prešeren Prize Winners.

Layer House – the house of the painter Leopold Layer (1752–1828) with its bath-vaulted room, painted at the beginning of the 19th century. Kranjski Rovi – an underground labyrinth of tunnels from the Second World War; it now houses an exhibition of minerals and fossils and a simulated air raid. Kokra Canyon – an almost 30 metre deep gorge in the city centre, presenting a mosaic of aquatic and  riparian biotopes.

THE CREATIVITY OF PERIODS AND PEOPLE

Discover the creativity of the city in exhibition spaces such as:

City Hall – with its permanent collection of sculpted works by Lojze Dolinar, the archaeological exhibition

Iron Thread and the ethnological exhibition Folk Art in Gorenjska;

Prešeren Memorial Museum – from the gallery on the ground floor you can go up to the poet France Prešeren’s room, with its original furniture and original versions of his works;

Gallery of Prešeren Prize Winners – learn about more than 140 Prešeren Prize Winners, holders of the most important Slovenian cultural award.

GREEN: NATURE IN THE CITY

The Kokra Canyon is a protected natural site.Here, right in the middle of the city, you can discover a geological marvel, the rich life of the river alongside it and the impact of humans on nature. A circular footpath takes you around the site. It’s best to go with an experienced guide. Follow the instructions, and respect this natural feature.

CITY OF GREAT FIGURES

The Prešeren Memorial Museum, Prešernov Gaj, Prešeren Theatre and the Prešernov Smenj fair in February all draw attention to the greatest Slovenian poet, France Prešeren. Kranj was also the home of Leopold Layer, the Baroque painter, who painted the famous Brezje Virgin, to which the most popular pilgrimage trail in the Gorenjska region leads. And Kranj was the home town of Janez Puhar, inventor of glass-plate photography, and Janez Bleiweis, a leading figure in the national awakening.

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