General information

Capital      Ljubljana

Currency   € (EUR)

Area          20,273 square km

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Family and kids
Our advice is to visit Triglav National Park and beautiful lakes Bled and Bohijn. If you are in Slovenia in winter time, do not miss the Rogla ski centre. It offers fantastic conditions for kids. After skiing you can relax at Terme Zrece. You will enjoy the holiday with your children.

Couple
Our pick is Piran and Koper. Both places are romantic and have a unique atmosphere.

Group
Vist Ljubljana with historical sights. Then you can organize group trips to famous and really exciting caves.

Seniors
The good choice is to pass the Goriska Brda wine route. You can arrange trips to Bled and Bohijn Lakes.

Single
Besides the nice coastline visit also national park Triglav. The nature, forests, mountains and lakes are really cracking.

Biker
The wonderful trips are available in Triglav National park. You can admire the mountain biking. If you prefer panoramatic views and like seaside towns, we suggest to bike along coastline from Koper, Izola, Strunjan, Piran and Portoroz .

Skier
Slovenia has nice resorts for skiers. The best known are Rogla Ski Centre and Cerkno Skiing Centre. For skilled skiers, fans of snowboard and sledge ride are interesting also Kanin and Vogel. The best conditions with natural snow are since December until March.

Adventurer
Our advice is to enjoy the adventure in Slovenia is try hiking, climbing and rafting. Try rafting and kayaking on Sava Dolinka, Soca and Krka. Our proposal for the best season is spring or autumn.

Explorer
We recommend a rock climbing. One of the most poplular is ice climbing. Our pick is Vrsic Pass. The second hit is caving.

Outdoor traveler
1) Triglav National Park - Triglav (wonderful hiking)
2) Lake Bohijn - (adrenaline paragliding)

Sportsman
You can do many sport activities in Slovenia. The best conditions are for swimming, biking, hiking, climbing, trekking, walking and rafting. In winter also for skiing. Slovenia offers also one extraordinary sport activity - caving. There is a wide cave system in Slovenia to explore.






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The map of Šmarješke Toplice
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The map of Koper
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The map of Piran
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Weather and when to go, Top places of interest and picks
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History, Practical info, Rarity and unique notes
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Top places of interest and picks

Bled Lake

  Bled Lake - in the middle of the lake is an island with a Baroque church with an elegant Bled Castle. Above the lake lies Blejski.

Bohinj Lake

  Bohinj lake - with a waterfall Savski. Bohinj Lake is one of the most impressive lakes in Slovenia.

Triglav National Park

  Triglav National Park includes also Lakes resort Bled Lake and Bohijn Lake.  It is a famous park for hiking and climbing.

  Triglav - Slovenia's highest mountain 2864 metres high.

Ljubljana

  Historical Center

  Ljubljana Cathedral from 1708

  University of 1595

  National Museum

  Dragon Bridge

Kranjska Gora

  Great place for summer sports as well as for winter sports. Kranjska Gora is located near the Julian Alps.

Julian Alps

  Julian Alps is the largest mountain area of Slovenia. The bigger part of these mountains belongs to the Triglav National Park.

Koper

  Town Tower from 1480

  The Praetor's Palace

  Cathedral from 15 thcentury

  Romanesque Carmin Rotunda

Lipica

  Lipica - kennel famous breed of horses - so called. Lipizzaner.

Piran

  One of the picturesque villages on the shore of the Adriatic Sea

  Aquarium Piran - exhibition of local marine species

Caves

Slovenia has many amazing caves. Many of them are available for public.

  Postojna Caves (Postojnska Jama) - is a cave that is known mainly thanks to the high number of stalagmites and stalactites .

  Skocjan Caves are on the World Heritage List UNESCO. Caves are decorated with many waterfalls and one of the largest known underground chambers.

  Nova Krizna Jama

  Snezna Jama

  Pivka Cave

  Black Cave (Crna Jama)

  Predjamski Jama

Vipava Valley

  Beautiful vine-rich valley

Ptuj Castle

One of the most beautiful and oldest castles in Slovenia

The Otocec Castle

  The castle itself stands on an Island in the river Krka.

Other interesting castles:

  Grad Castle, Fuzine Castle, Prem Castle, Metlika Castle and others

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Trip plan

Are you in Croatia only for a summer holiday? Visit above mentioned resorts and enjoy sun and see.

Do you have time and desire to explore also places in neighbourhood?

Here you can find our tips for trip plan:

3 days

Dubrovnik
Split
Trogir

3 days

Zagreb
Plitvice lakes
Trogir

4 days with visit of two nearby countries Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dubrovnik
Montenegro (Montenegro)
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Split