Church of the Assumption of Mary	Trubar homestead

17. NOVA ŠTIFTA
address Cerkev Marijinega Vnebovzetja Nova Štifta 3, 1317 Sodražica telephone 01 83 6 99 43 gsm 041 747 188 fax 01 836 99 44 e-mail novastifta@siol.net location Sodražica season year round visiting hours year round; all day; closed 12-14 group reservations yes reservations contact Franciscan monastery length of tour independent visit: 15 min guided tour: 45 min local guide yes number of participants: unlimited length of tour: 45 min languages: Slo, Eng, Cro, Rus restaurants Okrepčevalnica Urška, Zamostec 15, Sodražica Gostišče Kaprol, Zavoda 2, Sodražica picnic area yes excursion possibilities yes special features Kadice Gorge bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes access for invalids yes	Above the Ribnica Valley in Nova Štifta stands the pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary. This octagonal Baroque church was finished in 1671. In the 18th century, the Sv. Jožef Chapel, decorated with a Langus painting, was built behind it, and the Holy Staircase with its marvelous frescoes was added. The interior of the church is adorned by golden altars and pulpit. In front of the church stand two 360-year-old linden trees, to one of which a viewing pavilion view has clung for 170 years.
18. TRUBAR, LEVSTIK, STRITAR
address Trubar Homestead, Rašica, 1315 Velike Lašče telephone 01 788 10 06 gsm 041 905 513 location Velike Lašče season year round visiting hours every day: 9-17, groups by prior arrangement group reservations yes reservations contact Trubar Homestead length of tour independent visit: as desired guided tour: 45 min entrance fee adults, pensioners: 400 SIT, children, students: 300 SIT number of visitors: unlimited local guide maximum number of participants: 100 length of tour: 45 min languages: Slo, Eng restaurants Gostilna Pri Kuklju, 2 km, 50 seats Pizzeria Pri Roku, 2 km, 50 seats Okrepčevalnica Rozamunda, 3 km, 36 + 34 garden seats picnic area yes excursion possibilities Trubar-Levstik-Stritar Cultural Trail, forest education trail souvenirs, shopping Trubar Homestead bus parking yes parking for automobiles yes	At the homestead of Primož Trubar, the author of the first Slovene book and a leader of the Reformation movement in Slovenia, a memorial room has been arranged. Several times each year, art exhibitions, cultural and patriotic events, and medieval bookbinding workshops are held here. At the Trubar Homestead, you can see a well-preserved flour mill and a "Venetian" sawmill, while the main building houses a restaurant, art gallery, and the Trubar reading room.