After seeing all the “must see” amazing places in Slovenia, get prepared to explore even more. There are many more or less hidden places that are worth seeing. But before we start, one more advice. To explore Slovenia, it is the best to rent a car. Small villages, remote churches and castles are often not … Read more
I wrote about the international clubs and associations in Slovenia a few weeks ago, but this time I would like to share some upcoming events organised by ICS, International Club of Slovenia. Starting today with Friday NIght Drinks. I’ll see you there? Friday, February 22nd is the monthly drinkfest brought to you by Friday Nite Drinks at Carpe Diem. … Read more
All tourist brochures, leaflets and promotion adverts about Slovenia will indicate 5 top places to visit when you come to Slovenia. They are really magnificant and you should not miss them. I will talk about other more hidden pearls to visit in my next article, so come back to get more ideas! 🙂 1. Bled, a fairytale … Read more
Good thing about Slovenia being a small country, are short distances. Instead of just one city, you can discover half of the country in just a few days. Let’s see how to do it step by step: 1. Fly to the Ljubljana airport Joze Pucnik (direct flights from Paris, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Brussels, … Read more
Slovene version of Valentin’s day on 14th February is called St. George’s day celebrated on 12th March. This is when the “birds are merry and they get ready to be wed”, meaning the spring is coming and love is in the air. It is said that many years ago, for this occasion people used to … Read more
Traditional carnival parade happened yesterday in Ptuj with more than 30.000 spectators and over 3.000 masks from 11 countries (Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria …). It was cold, but we insisted for nearly 3h to see all the participating masks. Besides the Kurenti, the stars of this carnival, we saw numerous traditional … 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
Postojna Cave, Slovenia’s most remarkable natural sight and the most visited show cave in Europe is one of the most beautiful caves, and one of the richest in terms of cave formations or ‘speleothems’. In prehistoric times people used the cave as a refuge. Later, the local inhabitants enjoyed showing visitors the cave’s entrance passages … 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