| Natural sights / Galleries Pekel Gorge |
Location | Borovnica, Central Slovenija |
Type: | gorge, waterfalls |
Entrance fee: | no |
Altitude: | 450 m |
Trip duration: | 2 h |
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Just a stone’s throw away from Ljubljana there is a wild gorge with a wild name: "Hell" (= Pekel). Otavščica stream has carved a wonderful gorge with beautiful waterfalls and pools on its way from Rakitna plateau to Ljubljana basin. Summers in the gorge are pleasantly chilly, and in the winter the nature creates incredible ice sculptures on the stream, which are t...