When the children are too big to fit at the back of your bike or too small to know cycling well enough to go on the main roads, you either avoid going cycling with them or you end up looking for well secured cycyling tracks. One of the best in Slovenia is in Kranjska gora. … Read more
To plan your holiday in Slovenia or just to learn more about the country, check our practical guide. It explains about its geography, inhabitants, language and culture, how to travel to Slovenia, around Slovenia and around Ljubljana, where to eat, what are the prices of certain products and how to pay for the motorway. You can … Read more
Popular skiing destination for the British tourists in the middle 1980’s, Kranjska gora is still today a popular winter destination. Less than an 1h30 drive by car from Ljubljana, many Slovenes have their secondary holiday homes in Kranjska gora or in small alpine villages around it. Tourists will find there numerous hotels, apartments or rooms … Read more
Driving from Ljubljana to Celje, Trojane is a town where you have to stop. It is almost a pilgrimage centre for all the travelers just to buy freshly fried doughunts, to eat them warm or to take them home. The traditional doughnuts are filled with apricot jam, but nowdays we can buy them also with … Read more
Town of Ptuj, situated in the North-East of Slovenia is known as the oldest town in Slovenia but it is famous also for its carnival, Kurentovanje. Kurentovanje, a procession of traditional carnival masks, events and performances is organised every year since 1960. Its main star mask is a famous “kurent”, wearing a sheep skin coat, … Read more
After a lovely sunny day in Krvavec ski resort, I have decided to share with you more about skiing in Slovenia. Slovenian ski resorts may not be as known as the ones in Austria, Switzerland or France, the ski runs may not be as long, but they offer skiing in the unspoilt nature, modern equipment … Read more
If you live in Ljubljana or you are on holiday and you would like to go out of town for a day, Kamnik is a good place to go. It is situated only half an hour from Ljubljana, towards the breathtaking Kamnik Alps, on the Kamniska Bistrica river. The famous Velika planina, a mountain plateau … Read more
If you want to spend a day close to Ljubljana, explore the nature and Slovene culture, Idrija is a perfect destination for you. Only one hour drive from Ljubljana, you will find a second biggest mercury mine in the world. Active for over 500 years, and today a museum. Guided tour takes you through some … Read more
How difficult it is to learn Slovene? How to pronounce it? How and when to use different gender and in dual?? Why do I need to use dual? And how do I say it in different dialects? So complicated 🙁 Find out more about the Slovene language on Radio Slovenia International.
Switchback Travel’s popular Top 10 Adventure Destinations are back. This time, three of the destinations—Iceland, Brazil, and Slovenia—were voted in by a poll taken by hundreds of adventure enthusiasts. From iceberg watching in the Arctic to surfing near the Sahara Desert, below are the Top 10 Adventure Destinations for 2013! The tiny European country of … Read more