Explore the Slovenian Coal Mining Museum in Velenje from a new perspective – cruise across Lake Velenje, dive virtually into the sunken world beneath the surface, and enjoy a culinary experience at the Vista viewpoint, hovering just above the waterline.
Embark on a journey through time and water!
Accompany a descendant of the miners who once reshaped this landscape by digging one of the thickest lignite layers in the world. Help him search for a lost family treasure hidden beneath the lake’s surface.
Once there were villages – now there are lakes. What happened to the houses, schools, churches? Where did the villagers go? Uncover the powerful stories of miners and locals, who, with hope for a better life, transformed the region forever.
Let the miner’s grandson take you back to where it all began. Descend 160 metres below the surface into the mine shafts and feel the spirit of a miner’s everyday life. Watch the villages disappear beneath rising waters – then glide across the lake to where family memories still sleep beneath the surface.
End your experience with delicious local flavours and views of the once-inhabited valley – a landscape now gently resting beneath the calm, clean waters of Lake Velenje. Take with you a memory, a story, and a symbol of Velenje’s unique mining legacy.
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Contact:
Zavod za turizem Šaleške doline