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CatherineReichardt Says: It may have been billed by Lonely Planet as one of the 'must see' locations in Slovenia, but I was simply unprepared for the exquisite gem that is the Church of the Holy Trinity in Hrastovlje. Set amid vineyards and fortified by ancient honey coloured walls, the external...
andreslo2000 Says: There are no differences... you could be a king or a ordinary cityzen, you could be a beggar or a child, you cold be a pope or a mearchant... It's all the same! THE DEATH WILL COME AFTER YOU AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ESCAPE.
The countryside around Hrastovlje
JLBG Says: The landscape around Hrastovlje is typical of the Karst region : lime stone with cliffs on the heights, covered by forests in the lower parts, with scattered little villages.Photo 1 shows a thick cover of forest and in the background a viaduct of the Highway.Photo 2 shows...
Another Danse Macabre, in Beram
JLBG Says: Beram, a small village of Croatia, 30 km from Hrastovlje as the crow flies has also a church entirely painted with frescoes including a Danse macabre. It is a little older than Hrastovlje and the frescoes were painted in 1474 by Vincent of Kastav, father of John of Kastav...
Inside of Hrastovlje church: no photos!
JLBG Says: The inside of the church is entirely covered from ground to top with frescoes painted in 1490 by the Master Janez iz Kastva (John of Kastav). The frescoes are in good condition. They were discovered in 1950 and neatly restored. The frescoes figures the Genesis, life, death...
Entrance into the yard of Hrastovlje church
JLBG Says: The church is small and stands in the middle of a small yard framed by a 8 meters high wall. The entrance into the yard is by a vaulted doorway built in Romanesque style.Photo 1 shows it from the outside, with the entrance into the church in the background.Photo 2 shows the...
JLBG Says: Cerkvi sv. Trojice or Sveta Trojica cerkev (church of the Holy Trinity) stands just outside of Hrastovlje, on a hill top. It is a fortified church built in the XIIth. The outer wall was built as a defense against the Turkish invasions.Photo 1 shows the church from the bottom...
JLBG Says: Hrastovlje is a village of 143 inhabitants, standing at an altitude of 165 meters, in the municipality of Koper. It is about 20 km from Koper.Photo 1 shows the village, seen from the church.Photo 2 shows the lane that leads to the church. Visitors must park below, in the...
The fortified Church of the Trinity
gmg61 Says: A fortified church that dominates the tiny village and was used in the past as a shelter for all the villagers who gathered there searching for protection when the ennemies were too close by.Its interior is completely covered by early gothic frescoes and the most known of...
Avieira67 Says: This church in this small village was presented to me by my Slovenian friend from Ljubljana. This medieval stone branch church with an exposed apse was constructed in the late Romanesque tradition before the 15th century, or at the latest by 1480 as is apparent by the...
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This church in this small village was presented to me by my Slovenian friend from Ljubljana. This medieval stone branch church with an exposed apse was...
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Outstanding frescoes, no photos but believe me!
The village of Hrastovlje is not very easy to reach though it is only 4 km away from the highway as the crow flies. When driving, it is 4 or 5 times more and you have better have a good map. There are...
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Hravstolje (in Italian Crastoglie, in German Chrästeirach) is a small village not far from Koper (Capodistria). Its main attraction is the fortified church of the Trinity.
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It may have been billed by Lonely Planet as one of the 'must see' locations in Slovenia, but I was simply unprepared for the exquisite gem that is the Church of the Holy Trinity in Hrastovlje. Set...
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One of the most known old churches in Slovenia is that one in Hrastovlje, tiny vilage in Slovene Karst. Well, the church itself is nothing much to see but its magnificient fresques from 15 th century....
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