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Travel guides, tips and stories about Slovenia by Patrick Faust, French expat since 2004.
20 January 2014
2000 years of the Roman Emona in Ljubljana
In 2014 Ljubljana celebrates 2000 years of the Roman City of Emona, situated on the site of today’s Slovenian capital. An inscription from 14 AD about a donation given to Emona by the emperors Augustus and Tiberius proves its existance. Emona was built on a Roman model and due to its geographi
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15 November 2013
Snowshoeing in Slovenia
Slovenia is a perfect destination for an outdoor holiday. More than 60 % of its territory are forests and 38 % is covered by the Alps: Julian Alps in North-West, Karavanke in North-East and Kamnik Savinja Alps in the North. You will find here glacial lakes, amazing gorges, crystal clear rivers, brea
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8 November 2013
Exploring Slovenia: Goriška Brda and Šmartno village
Goriška Brda region, known for its wines and olive trees, is situated between Soča Valley and Italian border. If you are coming from Slovenian side, crossing the famous Solkan bridge, you will notice that the landscape gets very different from the Soča region once you cross the bridge. How to get th
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4 November 2013
Exploring Slovenia: Maribor
Maribor is the second biggest city in Slovenia and the capital of Slovenian Styria. It is situated beneath the green plateau of Pohorje and along the banks of Drava river. Known for its diverse cuisine, wine growing tradition and hospitable people, in recent years the city has become increasingly po
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30 October 2013
Skiing in Slovenia
Winter is approaching very quickly, eventhough the temperatures at the moment make you feel like we are still in September. If you like snow and you enjoy all sorts of winter sports, we prepared a few ideas about skiing in Slovenia. Slovenian Alpine Ski Resorts There are eight main ski resorts in Sl
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18 October 2013
Tours of Slovenia
After reading our article about 5 Top places to visit in Slovenia, it is still not easy to organise a tour around Slovenia? If you travel on your own, with a group or you are about to organise a group tour, here are a few examples how to plan your trip to see the best … Lire plus
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11 October 2013
Restaurant Week in Slovenia
If you want to eat in top restaurants, you know you will pay a high price for your meal. But not anymore. In May 2012 for the first time in Slovenia, 12 restaurants in Maribor offered meals for 12 €. For a reasonable price people were able to eat in fancy restaurants and taste new … Lire plus
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3 October 2013
Interview: Artisan Food Tours in Slovenia
I first read about Sylvia Onusic on her internet blog where she was talking about Slovenian food and her food tour in Slovenia. An American with Slovenian roots, she first visited Slovenia in 1989, but discovered the country in greater details when she came to Slovenia on a Fulbright scholarship and
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27 September 2013
Travel Blog on Slovenia
To plan your holiday in a country that you don’t know is not always easy. You want to experience the local scene, eat local food, sleep in good hotels or private accommodation and you want to visit top places. But it can be difficult to find your way around the country, to choose the right &#
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24 September 2013
Taste Slovenia – Festival of Tastes 2013
Festival of Tastes 2013, the biggest gourmet and culinary event in the region, that has started on 13th September in Croatia, is moving on 24th September to Slovenia. The festival is supported all together by more than 300 restaurants including caterers, gourmet shops, bookshops and street shops in
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23 September 2013
EuroBasket 2013: gold medal goes to France, Slovenia comes 5th
Last night France won the final match of the EuroBasket championship that has been happening in Slovenia for the last three weeks. By beating Lithuania 80:66 France won its first European title. 5,5 million people in France watched on TV their team win its first major European title. After losing i
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19 September 2013
Old vine festival in Maribor
Maribor, the second largest town in Slovenia and the European capital of culture in 2012, is situated in the North-East of Slovenia, in the Štajerska region. Surrounded by Pohorje plateau on one side and the wine growing hills on the other side, Maribor is a place with rich wine tradition known also
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