A park near Kamnik
The Arboretum Volcji Potok is considered by many to be Slovenia's most beautiful park. The park is only a few kilometers south of the city of Kamnik in central Slovenia and can be reached quickly from Ljubljana and the capital's airport. We are there in June when the roses are in bloom. A good period of time for which we have planned our visit. On the website of ifeelslovenia We learn that the roses are in full bloom in June.
Reason enough to celebrate these days with our Slow Travel Travel to Kamnik and surroundings to choose. Petar loves roses and is always on the lookout for new varieties and fragrant species. What better way to collect ideas than a park like Volcji Potok. In the rose garden of the Arboretum Volcji Potok we discover many species and colors. Some attract with scent, others without, but with all the more beautiful colors.
Slovenia's most beautiful park for the rose blossom
The weather forecast for our stay in and around Kamnik wasn't promising. Therefore, we took advantage of the sunny hours on our first morning for a trip to Volcji Potok. A good decision, as it turned out. Those were the only rain-free hours of our entire stay.
An avenue leads into the park, which, in addition to the rose garden, contains various other park areas: the French garden, the English section, and the dinosaur exhibit – we'll save those for later. We're drawn first to the rose garden. A wrought-iron gate separates it from the rest of the park. Rose enthusiasts are already strolling along the gravel paths past the rose bushes, whose vibrant colors delight us.
Even more impressive, in my opinion, are the dogwood bushes growing along the carp pond that borders the rose garden. They are in full bloom and dominate the rose garden with their white and pale pink canopies. I wait on a bench by the pond for Petar, who is enthusiastically wandering from rose bush to rose bush, capturing each one on his camera.
I'm enjoying the peace and quiet and watching the carp being fed bread by visitors. The fish are used to being fed. They quickly gather in groups as soon as the first pieces of bread fall into the water. Immediately, a scramble begins for the best bites.
Petar approaches a man sitting alone in the pergola at the center of the rose garden. He asks him if he comes here often. "I come here almost every day at the moment. My wife loves roses. While she admires the flowers, I enjoy being alone," he laughs. It's clear he feels quite at ease among the roses.
The Arboretum Volcji Potok
We don't have enough time to see the whole park, as towering clouds are building up over the Alps. We want to try and get to Velika Planina, Slovenia's highest alpine pasture, before the clouds arrive. But it's no use! The clouds are hanging so low in the valley that a drive up the mountain isn't worthwhile.
Slovenia's Karawanken in the rain
Nevertheless, we decide against visiting the English part of the park and instead go to the center of the park.
In the café, we enjoy a cup of coffee and a slice of chocolate cake before making our way through the French section of the park. Here, trees like ginkgos and others whose names we don't know grow. A group of ducks rests by the ponds, seemingly undisturbed by a heron that struts haughtily past them. Slovenia's most beautiful park is clearly not only a paradise for plants but also popular with the region's birds.
On our way back, we encounter school groups on a field trip just before the summer holidays. They are fascinated by the dinosaur models that are scattered throughout the park. Made of rubber and with mechanical mouths, they move and open their snouts menacingly – much to the delight of the children, who accompany each movement with cheers.
We made our way back to our car, enjoying the last few meters in Volcji Potok. Slovenia's most beautiful park showed itself to us in all its splendor.
Arboretum Volcji Potok
Volčji Potok 3
1235 Radomlje
Slovenia
e-Mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.arboretum.si/de/
Tel. +386 1 831 23 45
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Further Tips for slow travelers You can also find it here. Discover, for example, other Gardens and parks.
Source: On-site research. We would like to thank ifeelslovenia for supporting this trip. However, our opinion remains our own, as always.
Text: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline
Photos: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline
Video: © Copyright Petar Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline
Is listed immediately as well as a few other Slovenia tips from the other articles. I just went through it.
We are there ourselves in July.
Hello Eva, nice, if you like our Slovenia tips. Last year, for the first time in decades, we were back there and were surprised how varied the small country is. There is certainly much to discover there. Have fun in Slovenia. LG, Monica
Looks very nice, probably a fierce scent flows towards you. May one sit on the green areas and have a picnic?
Hello Silke, the green spaces are open to all. We did not see any picnickers, but whole school classes who enjoyed the last days before the summer holidays. LG, Monica
I went on a wine tour in Slovenia a few years ago but was also able to see some other places. Even then I found it wonderful, less crowded than Italy, for example. And absolutely versatile from the coast, over the mountains, to delicious wine and picturesque towns.
Oh! A wine tour through Slovenia is definitely interesting. I'll take a look at it on your blog. And you're right: Slovenia is not only interesting on the coast. There is also a lot to discover inland.
A great insider tip for all rose lovers. Thank you! Slovenia is such a beautiful country. We've been hiking the Soca Valley in the summer of 2015, and that's why we have Slovenia in our hearts. Best regards!
Yes, I agree with you. Slovenia is a country worth exploring. We have already heard about the Soca Valley but have never met it yet. The region around Kamnik is beautiful too. Its location on the southern edge of the Alps offers some spectacular valleys and wonderful views of the surrounding area. We certainly were not for the last time in this country.