Slovenia’s only natural island, with a baroque pilgrimage church and 99 steps up from the jetty.
Why visit
The pletna crossing is a genuine surviving craft tradition, not a re-enactment for visitors.
About
The island holds the Church of the Assumption, rebuilt in baroque form after the 1509 earthquake, with a wishing bell in the tower. Access is by pletna — the flat-bottomed, hand-rowed boats worked by a hereditary guild of oarsmen from the Mlino settlement — or by hired rowing boat, or by swimming in summer. The pletna oarsmen wait until the boat is full, so there can be a wait in low season. From the jetty there are 99 stone steps to the church.
Good to know
Open boat on open water. Crossings may be suspended in storms or high wind.
Accessibilitywheelchair access, step-free route, pushchair friendly — not available. About 99 steps.
Wheelchair access
Confirmed not available
Step-free route
Confirmed not available
Accessible toilet
Not known
Accessible parking
Not known
Pushchair friendly
Confirmed not available
Difficulty
moderate
Steps
~99
Boarding a pletna requires stepping down into an unstable boat, and the church is reached only by 99 stone steps. There is no step-free route to the church.
