Mojstrana, the climbers' village below Triglav

Things to do in Mojstrana: the Alpine Museum

On Triglavska cesta stands the Slovenian Alpine Museum, which tells the story of the country’s mountaineering as if it were an ascent and doubles as a Triglav National Park information point. In the village, the Olympic Square commemorates 21 Olympians from the villages below Triglav, with the names of the great local athletes.

Vrata, Peričnik and the Grančišče via ferratas

From Mojstrana the partly gravel road and the Triglavska Bistrica trail lead into the Vrata valley. Halfway up is the Peričnik waterfall, which you can walk behind, and at the end, the Aljažev dom hut and Triglav’s north face. In summer 2026 the bus to Vrata was free and an electric van linked the museum with Peričnik.

Above the village, on Grančišče, two via ferratas of different difficulty climb to a viewpoint over Dovje, Mojstrana and Stol. For walkers, the same viewpoint can be reached by a path starting from the museum car park. In winter Mojstrana also has ski slopes that complement Kranjska Gora’s, which I’d keep in mind for a quieter beginners’ day away from the main resort.

Dovje and Mojstrana, two stories

The oldest settlement in the area is Dovje, mentioned in written sources as early as 1033, when the valley was a route for travellers, merchants and pilgrims between Carinthia and Friuli. After the estate was given to the Diocese of Freising, new settlers and the first large farms arrived. Jakob Aljaž was the parish priest of Dovje, the man who in 1895 raised the tower on Triglav’s summit that bears his name.

Mojstrana grew differently, around iron. The ironworks used water power and wood from the nearby forests, the Vrata valley included, for charcoal, and when they declined a cement works took over. On 26 August 2023 the Dovje-Mojstrana community joined the international network of mountaineering villages, the third in Slovenia and the first in the Julian Alps. Tourism Kranjska Gora notes that the first Slovenian climbers to summit eight-thousanders came from these villages.

Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Mojstrana before prices climb.

Eating in the valley: krapi

Every village in the valley has its own version of krapi, a kind of dumpling. Dovje’s are made with millet porridge and curd cheese, fried onion and chives, and were the usual lunch at haymaking. Tourism Kranjska Gora warns that you won’t find them in Dovje’s restaurants, so to try krapi you’ll need to head to the inns of Rateče or Zgornja Radovna.

If you would rather have a local show you round, book a guided tour in Mojstrana and choose by the reviews.

Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Mojstrana before prices climb.