Bloke
The Slovenian Tibet with six months of winter, while the other six are just plain cold. It is therefore no surprise that Bloke is the cradle of Slovenian skiing: the locals had to find a way to travel from A to B in cold, long winter nights. Today, many villages on the Bloke Plateau are connected with asphalt roads, which do not see a lot of motor traffic, but are absolute paradise for cyclists who enjoy the rugged tracks that run through colourful meadows and in the forest shade. In the winter time, Bloke offers a variety of cross-country skiing tracks. The town’s skiing tradition is commemorated with a symbol on the municipal crest, as well as in the local Skiing Museum. In the summer time, visitors and locals alike like to take a cooling dip in Lake Bloke next to the village of Volčje, under the watchful eyes of the wooden sculptures which serve as a reminder that bears are not a rare sight around these parts.