Laze	Rakov Škocjan

9. LAZE, JAKOVICA
address Village Museum and Gallery, Laze Ceramics Workshop, Laze 3, 1370 Logatec telephone 01 754 4803 gsm 031 350 398 www www.obcina-logatec.com location Laze season year round visiting hours by prior arrangement group reservations yes reservations contact Nataša Prestor length of tour 1 hour entrance fee adults: 300 SIT, children 100 SIT group discount possible local guide yes length of tour: 1 hour languages: Slo, Eng picnic area yes excursion possibilities Planinsko polje, nearby karst caves, Church of Sv. Mihael special features purchase of souvenirs and handicraft products parking for automobiles yes access for invalids yes	The Tršarjeva Homestead houses the village museum and the Laze Gallery. Along with images of Planinsko polje, objects from the everyday life of the local people are exhibited in the museum, and there is a particularly interesting collection of butterflies from Planinsko polje. Here also is a ceramics workshop where Nataša Prestor produces small earthenware sculptures inspired by the Slovene folk tradition and forms of folk decoration.
10. RAKOV ŠKOCJAN
address Hotel Rakov Škocjan Rakov Škocjan 1, 1380 Cerknica telephone 01 709 74 70 gsm 041 755 350 e-mail bogdan.repse@grifon.si www www.users.volja.net/cerknica-s/ location Rakov Škocjan season April-September, several year-round programs visiting hours April-September, March-October: every day, 9-16 group reservations yes reservations contact Bogdan Repše, tel.: 01 709 68 73 local guide yes number of participants: 10 length of tour: depending on program languages: Slo, Eng, Ger, It, Cro souvenirs, shopping Hotel Rakov Škocjan video presentation yes seating: 20 length of presentation: 15 min languages: Slo, Eng, Ger, It, Cro restaurants Hotel Rakov Škocjan, 60 seats inside, 100 seats in garden picnic area yes excursion possibilities Križna Cave, Postojna Cave, Mount Slivnica, Mount Javorniki, Mount Snežnik, Snežnik Castle bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes access for invalids partial visit possible toilets equipped for invalids yes	The picturesque, six-kilometer valley of Rakov Škocjan was formed as the roof of an underground passage collapsed, which is vividly illustrated by the Mali (Small) and Veliki (Great) natural bridges. At the beginning of the valley, the karst Rak and Ljubljanica rivers spring from the Zelške caves, and down the valley along the forest slopes lead the speleologist transversal, a riding trail, and the Forestry and Natural Science Education Trail. The area has been protected as a landscape park since 1949.