Lahinja Landscape Park
The Lahinja Landscape Park situated upstream of the Lahinja River, in the middle of Bela Krajina, on the road from Črnomelj to Vinica, welcomes nature, geology, biology, history, and ethnology enthusiasts. The landscape park is among the smallest but exceptionally biodiverse parks in Slovenia. Learn about the beaver, the timid otter, the colorful kingfisher, the indigenous European pond turtle, the spacious habitats of wild orchids, and where dry karst and water meet.
Relaxing in nature
Observe. Inhale. Listen.
Rest.
Beneath the park’s tree canopy, you can feel the pulse of the nature reserve, which, due to the high level of groundwater, attracts different inhabitants than the predominantly karst landscape of Bela Krajina.
If you are lucky and silent you can spot a beaver or even an otter. Do you see something blue? A kingfisher! The Lahinja Landscape Park has a lot of different colors.
Here the whiteness of Bela Krajina is represented by vast buckwheat fields contrasting the green canopies, riverbeds, and springs.
The predominant bedrock of Bela Krajina is porous limestone and is situated in the low karst plain, crisscrossed with numerous subterranean rivers, sinkholes, and caves. The Lahinja Landscape Park in the middle of Bela Krajina is a junction between permeable and impermeable ground, on which the slow Lahinja River flows. Downstream, the rivers transform into a green beauty with many meanders on which many people left their traces throughout history.
Do you want to experience the karst terrain of Bela Krajina? Participate in the Green Experience:
Where dry karst and water meet
Water, an element that gives life. It comes in abundance and suddenly disappears. Admire the green Lahinja River, its tributaries full of life, and diverse karst terrain, look within yourself, and learn about life cycles. With an experienced guide discover the genuine Bela Krajina, the mystical world of Nerajski Lugi, the power of ancient potions, and the cuisine of Bela Krajina in Plavčeva Domačija homestead.
A family adventure
Do you have a curious child? Let your little adventurer discover the correct path through the Lahinja Landscape Park by solving Oton Župančič’s riddles.
Embark on an adventure along the Lahinja River with a map and backpack. Parents receive the answers to the riddles. Allow your child to take control of the adventure.
Walk to Nerajski Lugi, a wetland among the karst landscape, that overflows with enough rain. Take a stroll on the wooden walkway over the wetland to the bird observatory. Where does the road lead? Let it remain a secret.
The path is 8 kilometers long, therefore wear appropriate footwear, have something to eat and drink. In the summer heat visitations of the park are not recommended.
Use the diverse karst landscape for an educational family trip tangled with literature, history, and ethnology, but mostly with nature.
Lahinja Landscape Park
In the heart of Bela krajina, the Lahinja River also surprises with its unique features, lined with forests, marshes, and moist meadows. The protected area, which includes the headwaters and 7 kilometers of the river's upper course, is a real treasure trove of botanical specialties. Lahinja Landscape Park is rich in natural and cultural heritage, which is confirmed by eight protected natural, six cultural monuments, and two nature reserves. In the park, you can see the Klepčev mill and the Venetian sawmill, the church of All Saints with the "bell tower on the horsetail", the information point of the park, the Bela kranjina house, the Gallery of Domestic and Artistic Crafts...
