Čatež	Vesela Gora

1.Čatež
address Church of the Assumption of Mary in Zaplaz, Mr. Stopar (at the church) or Čatež - Zaplaz Parish Office, Čatež 40 or Čatež 17, 8212 Velika Loka telephone/fax +386 (0)7 348 90 31 / +386 (0)7 348 90 14 location Čatež season year round visiting hours Sunday morning, weekdays by prior arrangement group reservations yes reservations contact Mr. Stopar (at the church) or Čatež-Zaplaz Parish Office tour times by prior arrangement local guide yes number of participants: unlimited length of tour: by prior arrangement languages: Slo, Eng, Ger, Cro restaurants Mrhar-Tončkov dom, Čatež 16 (65 seats, near the church) Ravnikar, Čatež 15 (170 seats, near the church ) picnic area by prior arrangement excursion possibilities "Žegnani studenec" souvenirs, shopping yes, in the church special features healing power of water bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes access for invalids complete tour possible toilets equipped for invalids yes	The pilgrimage trail in Zaplaz originated in the early 19th century, and the first church was built in 1848. Franz Kurz zum Thurn und Goldenstein painted its presbytery with scenes from the life of Mary. He also painted Mary Our Help, which stands today in the left altar. The current church was built in 1926, when the two bell towers were finished, a beautiful addition to the church clad in the neo-Renaissance forms. In the immediate vicinity is Mary's Spring (Marijin studenec), called the "Charmed Spring" by the locals who believe its water has healing powers.
2.Vesela Gora
address Sv. Frančišek Ksaverij Pilgrimage Church,Vesela Gora 6, 8232 Šentrupert telephone +386 (0)7 343 45 50 location Šentrupert season year around visiting hours by prior arrangement group reservations yes reservations contact Peter Kurent tour times by prior arrangement local guide yes language: Slo restaurants gostilna Javornik, Rakovnik 6 (120 seats, 2 km) gostilna Jaklič, Šentrupert 3 (120 seats, 2 km) gostišče Pri Francki, Glavna c. 11, Mirna (140 seats, 4 km) picnic area by prior arrangement special features four painted domes in the church bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes access for invalids complete tour possible	The Baroque pilgrimage church of sv. Frančišek Ksaverij was build between 1723 and 1735. Its foundation is an irregular octagon with a square presbytery, side chapels, and diagonally positioned bell towers, and four domes mark its silhouette. The most renowned artists of the time participated in the decoration of the church: the painters Valentin Metzinger and Fortunat Bergant, the fresco painter Anton Tušek, and the Novo mesto workshop of gilded altars.