Just five kilometres from the ski resort, the village of Sorica lies beneath Soriška Planina. Sorica is a scenic gem nestled on the vast slopes of a rugged landscape dotted with green hay meadows and slender larch trees, and filled with the sound of babbling springs. Here, spring begins with fresh, hopeful scents; summer arrives with waves of swaying grass; autumn paints the first leaves a deep crimson in the sunlight; and winter blankets the landscape in heaps of snow.
Sorica is a delightful place to spend your leisure time in every season. It also makes an excellent starting point for excursions, hikes and visits to ski resorts. Nearby ski centres include Soriška Planina, Cerkno, Stari Vrh and Vogel.
On a hill above the village stands a small Baroque church featuring paintings by Janez Šubic and Ivan Grohar. Scattered throughout this beautiful landscape are white houses surrounded by well-kept gardens and cultivated fields, where large hayracks with masonry pillars stand like sentinels.
Sorica, together with its surrounding hamlets, is truly unique. One reason is that the first eight settlers from Tyrol arrived here in 1283. Their descendants enriched the settlement through their hard work, ingenuity and distinctive tastes, shaped by the spirit of their time, despite the area's harsh natural conditions. The names of the mountains, family names and local place names all bear witness to this heritage.
For anyone wishing to discover Sorica's distinctive architectural heritage, we recommend a walk along the Architectural Heritage Trail. You will encounter the traditional Sorica drying house (pajštuba), a granary, a hayrack, a Baroque church and much more. Visitors looking for a short escape into nature can follow the marked trail at the edge of the village to Šprucar Waterfall. If you would like to discover something of the life of painter Ivan Grohar, the Grohar Trail is marked with yellow signposts and leads to his home in Geblarji. In Sorica, you can also visit the birthplace of Ivan Grohar, which houses a memorial collection, an ethnographic museum, a gallery and an art and music workshop.
Sorica is also the most frequently filmed village in Slovenia. Its picturesque setting has served as a natural backdrop for four Slovenian films: Lucija, Pastirci, Ljubezen nam je vsem v pogubo and Cvetje v jeseni.
Website: www.sorica.si