The momentous events of centuries of history rarely dramatically affected the hard-working locals and every-day pace of life in these places. But when it finally did, it left behind bunkers and fortresses dominating the best panoramic points and most beautiful venues.

Poljane, Gorenja Vas, Žiri are authentic locales in a valley which found its place in the literature of Ivan Tavčar. The nobility of reddish marble from Hotavlje, the subterranean labyrinths of the Rupnik line, the white slopes of Stari Vrh, the ancient Topličar hot spring, and in particular the precious solitude of the hills - such is the beauty and life that may be experienced the way it used to be.