Vlkolinec
Yet another World Heritage Site and comprising a small mountain village of attractive wood and plaster houses with water from standpipes and rather interesting large carved figures. The first written reference to the village was in 1376. The main road takes you quite close to the village but then the road gets very narrow - we parked our large van a short distance from the village and walked the rest. There was a small car park there and a few braver souls had parked their motorhomes on the road but it really is a very narrow road with few passing places. Fortunately the coach we met on the way down was just near where we were parked so we could pull off.
You can wander around the little village admiring the cute houses which are still occupied, although by an ageing population. There is a small shop where you can stop for a drink and there is a very small but interesting museum. The lady in the museum explained that during WW2 the Germans ( who had an anti aircraft site on the top of the adjoining mountain) were very kind to the inhabitants and gave them lots of stuff before they withdrew most of which was stolen by the advancing Russians.
You can wander around the little village admiring the cute houses which are still occupied, although by an ageing population. There is a small shop where you can stop for a drink and there is a very small but interesting museum. The lady in the museum explained that during WW2 the Germans ( who had an anti aircraft site on the top of the adjoining mountain) were very kind to the inhabitants and gave them lots of stuff before they withdrew most of which was stolen by the advancing Russians.
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Wooden belfry 1770
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