Kmetija Drole

If you’re unsure what holiday activities to do first, touching base with some local history will absolutely get things rolling. Cerkno Museum (10 minutes’ drive) is a small museum with traditional costumes and masks from the town's former years. For larger historical sites, Idrija (35 minutes) is a pretty little town on top of a UNESCO-listed mercury mine with a miners’ trail for interested folk to follow and a historical miners’ theatre building in town. Finish off your historical tours by dropping in on Divje Babe (35 minutes), a prehistoric settlement where archaeologists found a flute made by a Neanderthal. If walking around historic sites isn’t quite adventurous enough for you, Slapovi pod Roglco (20 minutes) has waterfall walks. There’s also stunning lakeside hiking (or boating) to get into at Ladja Lucija (40 minutes). Even more adventurous sorts can sign themselves up for the white waters at Maya Outdoor Center (45 minutes), which runs whitewater rafting, or let the season dictate whether they get stuck into the skiing or summer sports at Smučarski Center Cerkno (45 minutes).