Cultural and historical attractions

On town square, with its characteristic medieval layout, you will find the most important buildings of the historic part of the town, including the Church of St Nicholas, the commandery and the provostry. The square is also home to the birthplace of sculptor Alojz …

The permanent exhibition of the Bela Krajina Museum in Metlika Castle is titled “The life of people in Bela Krajina from prehistory to the mid-20th century.” From the Late Stone Age onwards, people began to settle in …

The Slovenian Firefighting Museum in Metlika opened its doors to the public in 1969, marking the 100th anniversary of firefighting in Slovenia. It was in Metlika that, on 18 September 1869, the first …

In 2003, the Bela Krajina Museum gratefully and with great responsibility accepted the donation of the late Metlika-born academic Prof Dr Vinko Kambič, an internationally renowned otorhinolaryngologist, and …

This pilgrimage complex is distinguished by three Gothic churches enclosed within high cemetery walls. The northern church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, the central one bears the patronage “Ecce Homo”, and the southern one is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes …

The Drašiči community, together with its shared wine house (soseska zidanica), like other such communities in Bela Krajina, developed from the 17th century onwards. Its origins are most likely connected to the establishment of the branch church of St …

The Douglas DC-3 aircraft, or its military version C-47, displayed at the site of the former airfield, is a transport aircraft from the Second World War. This twin-engine propeller aircraft, operated by a crew of four, is of American origin …