the city of kranj was the home town of france prešeren, slovenia’s greatest poet, who is also buried there. visit prešeren’s grave and memorial museum in prešeren’s grove where the poet simon jenko is also buried. because of numerous archaeological findings of the 8th and 7th centuries bc. and numerous findings from the old slavonic era kranj is a historical town. take a look at interesting sights that kranj and its surrounding offer you! kranj is a pleasant town with a rich history, culture and architecture. the town stands on a rocky pier over the confluence of the mountain rivers sava and kokra. for tourists, the whole town has interesting surroundings. above all, stands the šmarjetna mountain from which there is a magnificent view of the whole town and his surrounding lakes. kranj is also an athletically (because it has one of the most beautiful olympic pools in central europe as well as a jumping center), academically and industrially significant town. we invite you to take a look at a few cultural monuments dedicated to prešeren, the works of the well-known architect jože pleènik, the magnificent gothic church of saint kancijan’s and his comrades and many others. kranj has diverse opportunities for the use of your free time.