from Trieste, on the old Ljubljana – Postojna road, between the villages of Kalce and Planina lies the tiny village of Grčarevec. At its centre stands the small church of Saint Luke, and next to it the house of the Žigon family, where they have operated a country inn since 1980. The Žigon Pension stands at the edge of the plain of Planina, through which the world-renowned Unica River flows. From
May 1st through November 30th, the official fishing season, the Žigon Pension is frequently the gathering place of dry-fly fishermen, who come to this corner of Slovenia from around the world. In fact, in this enchanted spot surrounded by hills, the tourist season coincides with the fishing season. The Unica abounds in brown trout, grayling, pike and cyprinids and the trout of the Unica are among the finest in Slovenia, in both appearance and size. The Unica River is a real paradise for dry-fly fishermen, who consider it among the best rivers in Europe for this sport.
