Tourism 5 - Guide voyage en Slovénie

St. Valentine’s and St. George’s day in sLOVEnia

20 November 201613 February 2013 by Barbara

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

Carnival parade in Ptuj

7 October 201611 February 2013 by Barbara

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