Log pod Mangartom lies in the Log Koritnica Valley [sl] (Slovene: Loška Koritnica) within Triglav National Park and is surrounded by 15 peaks with an elevation of over 2,000 m, giving it a unique atmosphere and making it an attractive starting point for hikers.

[citation needed] In November 2000, a landslide destroyed a large part of the village and took the lives of seven people.

Frescos by the Impressionist painter Ivan Grohar in the sanctuary depict the stoning of Saint Stephen.

It also contains a late 15th-century wooden sculpture of The Virgin enthroned as Queen and a Baroque painting of Saint Sebastian.

After the war, the Bosnian Muslim troops returned home to Bosnia and the mosque was abandoned and the deteriorating structure was demolished by the local Italian government, which had taken over the area.