Holiday apartment in Markovec: E6 and mountain bike route

In Markovec, the Slovenian Mountain Bike Route turns right and begins a climb over the slopes of Racna gora, first on asphalt and then on gravel. The village is located on the road between Stari trg and Vrhnika and on the right bank of the Veliki Obrh. This brings together a clearly described start of the route, a transport connection between two places, and a prominent connection to the watercourse.

Cycling and hiking

The course of the mountain bike route is clearly structured by the change in surface and the beginning of the climb. In Markovec, the route continues over the slopes of Racna gora: gravel follows asphalt. The route thus identifies not only the place but also the direction of its onward course.

The European long-distance hiking trail E6 leads to Markovec. The section from Metulje to Mašun is 28 km long in total and is specified as taking eight hours to walk. From Markovec, the trail runs gently across the Loško polje to Snežnik Castle. Thus, for this long-distance hiking trail, both a specific section with its length and walking time and its further course from Markovec through the landscape of the Loško polje are documented.

Culture

The cultural traces around Markovec bring together milling history, literature, and buildings. Beli Malen in Markovec was the last water-powered mill in the Loška Valley and was still grinding grain there in 1983. Its history is therefore tied to a specific operation and a particular year.

Koča vas also features in Slovenian literary history. Gradič Koča vas entered Slovenian literary history through noble correspondence written in Slovenian in the late 17th century. Oton Župančič also created the poetry cycle “Med ostrnicami” in Koča vas.

Near Renkoči in Markovec stands a stone bridge regarded as the most famous of the stone bridges over the Obrh in the Loška Valley. Its connection to Renkoči, Markovec, the Obrh, and the Loška Valley is just as much part of the description of this structure as its traditionally recognized status among the stone bridges there.

Nature

Near Markovec, in the hamlet of Trzne, lies the Belmalenski Spring, which never runs dry. Markovec is located on the right bank of the Veliki Obrh.

There is a specific wildlife photography option at the Markovec 15a location: the provider Mlakar Markovec d.o.o. offers a water-station hide there for photographing birds and bears. Thus, in addition to the paths, the watercourse, and the spring, Markovec is also associated with an explicitly named place for photographing these animals.

You can then view or compare offers according to these points. With several offers, you can place the same criteria side by side and decide which holiday apartment or accommodation you would like to examine more closely.

Other places

You can access other location pages directly: Radlek, Dane, Runarsko, Kozarišče, Gorenje Jezero, Žerovnica, Iga Vas, Rakek.

To the higher-level travel overview: Cerknica.