A gallery in nature

Škofja Loka grew at the foot of the Škofja Loka hills where the Poljanščica and Selščica rivers join to form the Sora River. The foundation for its development was the extensive estate that the German Emperor Otto II granted to the Freising bishop Abraham in 973. Developing rapidly, Škofja Loka was first mentioned as a borough in 1248, and less than three decades later, as a city.  In the 14th century, the city was encircled by a wall,  it was occupied and burned by Duke Vitovec of Celje in 1457, attacked by the Turks in 1476, severely damaged by an earthquake in 1511,

and then suffered two major fires (1660 and 1698). Since then, the old town core has not changed much. Under the Hapsburgs, various craftsmen and their assistants gave the town its present appearance, and now Škofja Loka has become a cultural and historical center with a tourist pulse that is richer from year to year.