Kostanjevica Cave	Pleterje Monastery

17.Kostanjevica Cave
address Grajska 25, 8311 Kostanjevica na Krki telephone +386 (0)7 498 75 42 gsm +386 (0)41 297 001 e-mail gregor.cuk@siol.net internet http://www.kostanjeviska-jama.gajba.net/ location Kostanjevica na Krki season year round visiting hours (tours) April 15 - June 30 and September 1 - October 31: Saturday, Sunday, and holidays: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 July 1 - August 31: every day: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. additional tours possible by prior arrangement group reservations yes reservations contact Branislav Čuk, Grajska c. 25, 8311 Kostanjevica na Krki tour length guided tour: 45 minutes local guide exclusively local guides maximum number of participants in a group: 40 length of tour: 45 minutes languages: Slo, Eng, Ger, It, Cro restaurants Gostilna Žolnir (250 seats) Vinotoč klet Jelenič (100 seats) Colarič Tourist Farm (60 seats) Gostilna Kmečki hram (100 seats) picnic area yes excursion possibilities Forma Viva, Lamut Fine Arts Salon, Resljeva Trail, Božidar Jakac Gallery souvenirs, shopping kiosk on site special features clearly visible sintered shapes and fascinating cave animals and plants bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes	The Kostanjevica Cave, less than a kilometer from the city, is a richly sintered karst cave, the largest in the Dolenjska karst. With an altitude difference of twenty meters and a temperature of 12°C, it is one of Slovenia's most easily accessible tourist caves. The cave has electric illumination and arranged trails, so special clothing and footwear is not required. Various beautiful sintered shapes are clearly visible, including the "rainbow," "Christ," the "saber," the "teddy bear," and "Santa claus." In the cave, you can also see horseshoe bats and other fascinating cave animals and plants.
18.Pleterje Monastery
address Kartuzija Pleterje, Drča 1, 8310 Šentjernej telephone/fax +386 (0)7 308 12 25, +386 (0)7 337 76 80 / +386 (0)7 308 12 19 gsm +386 (0)41 639 191 e-mail kartuzija.pleterje@siol.net, simon.udvanc@siol.net location Šentjernej season year round visiting hours Monday - Saturday: 8 - 17; closed Sunday and religious holidays group reservations yes reservations contact Simon Udvanc tour length guided tour: 1 hour video presentation yes seating: 60 length of presentation: 30 minutes languages: Slo, Eng, Ger, It, Cro, Fr restaurants Gostilna Majzelj Gostilna Turk Gostilna Jelenov hram excursion possibilities Podgorjanska Wine Road, wine shops, Gracarjev turn, Prežek Castle, Vrhovo Castle, Fičetov mill, Jerletov mill special features old Gothic church, produce and products of Carthusian monks bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes access for invalids yes toilets equipped for invalids yes, open-air museum	The Pleterje Carthusian monastery was founded in 1407, abolished in 1595, and restored in 1904. The aim of the Carthusian monks is to serve God and man through common prayer services, secluded meditation, study, and work. In Pleterje, you can visit the Gothic church (consecrated in 1420), the open-air museum of 19th-century folk architecture, and the multivision presentation of the life of the monks. You can also purchase their garden produce and other products, including the famous Pleterje pear brandy.