Medvednica, Sljeme

Medvednica worse for which we can freely say that Zagreb with her active lives every day in every season. This protected oasis predstavlla as a whole resort that offers various recreational opportunities, active holidays, excursions and all that modern man needs for a healthier life, relieve stress ...

The highest peak above Zagreb is situated at an altitude of 1033 m nv, while the base of some 300 m nv.

Skiing:
See our picture gallery where you can see maps of roads roads and ski resorts. Here find how to get to the top, where the parking lots that are regularly packed in the winter and often on weekends after 9:00 you can not up the car. Then you left to park at the base and use the cable car from 1963 that you do not drive for stronger winds. Over the week there is no such crowd and it was pleasant to ski.
Capacity ski resorts will meet as a typical weekend destination. You'll find trosjedežnicu two anchors on a total of about 4 kilometers of ski trails. Taking into account that are available and the snow guns, Sljeme is an attractive ski destination as soon as the temperature drops below zero!

Climbing:
The mountain building in the history of Croatian mountaineering was a wooden pyramid built on Medvednica top Sljeme 1870th The first mountain lodge was built far below the top of the 1878th g. To date, built numerous mountain and ski hostels and hotels, decorated picnic, shelters and walking trails. Only briefly we count them:

• Red Cross Home
• Dom Grafičar "
• Dom Risnjak
• Dom Zeljeznicar
• Runolist
• Dom John Pačkovski "
• Hotel "Janica"
• "Lojzekov source"

Other:
Of interest that can be seen on the mountain just mention a few:

• Chapel of Our Lady of Sljeme
• Chapel of Sv. Jakob
• Horvat's 500 stairs
• Queen's Well
• Cave Veternica
• Medvedgrad
• Stone wedding
• French mines
• Mirror

Climate:
Medvednica the climate is typical for Central Europe Highlands. Average annual precipitation is about 1 300 mm (Zagreb-Grič 840 mm). Because everywhere generous sources. The average annual temperature is about 7 º C (Zagreb 12 º C). Snow cover lasts on average 100 days a year, and thickest in February. Ski runs are covered and artificial snow. Medvednica sun on a winter much more than in Zagreb and Zagorje, and then visit the most visitors.