Velika Planina (literally ‘Great Pasture’) is dispersed high-altitude settlement of mostly herders’ dwellings on a mountain plateau in the Kamnik Alps, Slovenia.
The mainly wooden huts and barns in the settlement have a particular architecture. They are single-room dwellings with shingled oval roofs extending nearly to ground level, making the space created by the extended roof suitable for sheltering livestock. There are very few permanent residents in the settlement, but in the summer months it still has a sizable population of herdsmen who bring their flocks to the highland pastures. It is one of very few herders’ settlements of this scale preserved in Europe and attracts visitors throughout the year with facilities for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. A number of houses to accommodate visitors have been built nearby.
shingles, much longer than I’ve seen before. look almost reed like.
gotta go here!!!