Question of the Moon: Do daffodils are already blooming?
If in April they are on Velika planina reigned saffrons in purple shades, in late May and early June, when there is no ghost or hearing about daffodils at the home gardens, a wonderful plain of white flowers Create Golica above Jesenice. A mountain with a naked summit at an altitude of 1835 meters in western Karavanke also offers vast views of the Austrian Carinthia, the Julian Alps with Triglav and the Ljubljana Basin.
A wonderful view from the top to the Austrian side. Photo Beti Burger
Narcissus is the signs of spring in the hills and symbolize hope. The locals call them locks, as the bees cannot pollute them because the transition to the flower is so narrow. Residents like to tell a fairy tale about how God once warned bees, not to harvest honey on Sundays and holidays. They did not obey him, so he locked honey in white flowers by creating an impassable bun in the stems under the flowers. The bees were tamed, and the locked daffodils, at least for the locals, became locks, can be read on the website of the Golica Tourist Association.
From the mountains there are vast views of the Austrian Carinthia, the Julian Alps with Triglav and the Ljubljana Basin. Photo Beti Burger
Let’s keep daffodils project
Due to the changed way of farming and overgrowing agricultural land, daffodil meadows are less and smaller. In order to preserve and strengthen their habitats, in 2016, the Upper Gorenjska Development Agency launched the Narcissist Program. In 2021, he was joined by 33 farm owners, with 38 this year.
For the protection of daffodils and other biodiversity, agricultural processing is carried out on these areas, according to the Agency website. The project is fully funded by the Municipality of Jesenice, and farmers undertake that agricultural areas will be adequately agricultural: not to mow prematurely, do not perform agromelioration work, they can only fertilize with organic fertilizers …
Visitors with daffodils are mostly well -acting, but still finding those who are photographed or tearing them, although most know that they are protected.
Katja Medja
Due to the crowded roadblock
White flowers with a scientific name Narcissus They bloom on Golica until mid -June and attract more admirers from year to year, so in the Jesenice Alpine Society, all those who want a little more intimate experience is recommended to visit during the week. The most beautifully flourished meadows are found around the home of Pristava in Javorniški Rovt, in the vicinity of Planina pod Golica and Mali Golica.
The winter path is now called the path of steel will; There is also something to have for such a slope. Photo Beti Burger
As the president of the Society explained Bojan Erjavšek, In May or during the most prominent flowering at the weekend, two thousand mountaineers (a thousand on Saturday and a thousand on Sunday), about 500 per day, arrive during the week. “In May, when it is quite visited in the first days, about fifteen thousand people come, in June another ten thousand. Time daffodil so on Golica that is best known for Avsenik’s regiment At Golica, attracts at least 25,000 hikers. »
When I went to this popular mountain after a recent winter path, now called the Steel will, it was already noticeable on the mountain below Golica, but not on the mountain itself. The latter, as the president of the Alpine Society announced, was white in white these days. “Flowering depends on what winter it was like. This year, they bloomed relatively early. The most beautiful habitats are under the ridge of Krvava and at the upper part of the Pristava, « said Erjavšek.
Many people visited Golica last weekend is confirmed by the announcement that on Sunday, due to the complete occupancy of all parking lots on the mountain below Golica Road, they closed. The partial imprisonment will be extended in the coming, last weekend of May.
Miss Narcis
For the 61th year in a row, May 17, at the central event during the flowering of the locks, was selected by Miss Narcis. The title was belonged by Jani Čušin from Carinthia Bela this year. As explained by Katja Medja, President of TD Golica, this is a traditional selection that does not change. Candidates must be of adulthood and resourceful, prepare some tasks for them, including they have to be able to prepare a backpack for the hills, and also answer questions about daffodils, thereby collecting points or hearts from the audience. About 600 people attended the event this year.
Most are aware that they are protected, but …
The hut on Golica stands at an altitude of 1582 meters, from there it is about half an hour’s walk to the top. Photo Beti Burger
Although it is understandable that everyone wants to see white -colored slopes, people threaten the locks. The first step for their protection has already taken with the project to preserve daffodils, which determines adapted agricultural processing, and it is still very important to raise awareness of visitors to walk on trails and do not tear flowers.
Awareness of people that lush bouquets should not work from daffodils has improved in recent years, so according to Erjavšek, there is almost gone. Katja Medja She also said from the tourist association that visitors with daffodils are mostly well treated, but still find those who are photographed or teared up, although most know that they are protected.
The most popular trails to Golica are two, with the starting point on the mountain below Golica or at the Sava Caves. The first is the classic undemanding, the second, the aforementioned path of steel will, is steeper, so we need a little more will to climb. Even though the temperatures and slope in the lower part of the hikers warm up well, it is good to have a windbreaker and tape with it, as it often blows on top. Both paths are marked and require a good two hours walk.
Narcissus bleached slopes below Golica. (Author: Račič Blaž) Photo Račič Blaž
At an altitude of 1582 meters there is a hut on Golica, from there to the top for about half an hour. Erjavšek, he said, listed nine routes to this mountain, three lead from the Austrian side, and we also met several Austrians during our visit. According to Erjavšek, there are about a third of visitors to foreigners, especially in the overnight stays in the hut on Golica. In the meantime, many foreigners attract daffodils. Last year, for example, they were viewed by even Americans and Koreans, they reported Were said at the Jesenice Tourist Information Center.
Golica, path of steel will, May, daffodils, hike photo Beti Burger
The cottage is from 26. April open every day
daffodils, Golica Photo Rebekah Gracner
The first outpost was built by the German-Austrian Alpine Society at the place of the present in 1892; She was told a German cottage. In front of the popular hut, which is open from May to the end of summer (this year it was opened on 26 April), a beautiful view opens towards the slopes of Golica, Krvavka, Struška and most of the peaks surrounding the Upper Sava Valley.
Even though we hoped with the stapling that we might have experienced the « Instagram » Narcis carpet, we were especially pleased with the beautiful weather, which – especially on the Austrian side – provided beautiful views, and above all, in the middle of the week, we avoided the crowds. We saw some daffodil on the circular path, just enough to make a photo, and for the right atmosphere in the embrace of flowers it will be necessary again – on Golica.
Along the way, it is also possible to enjoy other flowers, embroons, gentians, as well as on rocky ridges, as we can read online, there is no lack of other high mountain flowers such as mountain dimek and alpine fox.
