PLACES OF INTEREST - Slovenia

Banovci

Located in the far east of Slovenia, this part of the country is totally flat. The area in and around Banovci is famous because of its Medieval floating mills, his hot thermal baths and the beautiful farms with thatched roofs. Read More >>>

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Base 20

During WW2 the communist in former Yugoslavia constructed their headquarters in the middle of a thick forest to hide from the Germans. The construction of it consisted of 26 buildings at a given time, including hospitals, bunkers, workrooms and a small printing house. Read more >>>

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Bled

Bled is a "must see" in Slovenia and region and will enchant you with its unique panorama with its picturesque church on the island, the almost hanging castle on a cliff and its thermal  waters. You can also visit the former residence of dictator Tito. Read more >>>

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Bovec

It is especially the landscape around  Bovec that bring tourists to this little town; one of the things you can visit is the Napoleon bridge but also a battlefield of WW1. Of course you can enjoy the beautiful nature and amazing panorama’s. Read more >>>

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Cerkno

The Partisans builded during WW2 nearby the village of Cerkno a (militair) hospital and called it Franja. It lies hidden away from the outside-world on top of a stream and consisted of a few buildings. One of them is still original. Read More >>>

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Kobarid

In the east of Slovenia lies the little town of Kobarid. It’s beautifully situated in the Julian Alps with an azure colored river, you can find  trenches dating from WW1, an almost perfect waterfall but also ruins of an ancient Roman settlement. Read more >>>

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Kranj

Only from above you realize how unique and beautiful the old center of Kranj is situated. It lays on a hill with high cliffs in between two rivers. In addition, it has a very picturesque and well-organized center and interesting underground tunnels. Read more >>>

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Ljubljana

The capital of Slovenia has a castle on a high rock, an emerald river with beautiful baroque and Art Nouveau buildings on both sides with a number of very impressive bridges. You can also make a historic walk around the city. Read more >>>

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Postojna and Pivka

Postojna is the second largest drip cave in the world with clammy corridors, tunnels, halls filled with beautiful stalagmites and stalactites. Not far lies the beautiful castle built into a cave’s mouth which is maybe the most beautiful and known site in the country. Read more >>>

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Ptuj

This traditionally Roman settlement has a small and very compact historic city center full of impressive old buildings next to the river. The town, in the south of the country, is surrounded by hills and mountains and has a perfect panorama. Read more >>>

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Sneznik castle

Not too far with the border with Croatia lies this beautiful castle which is more a land house. The interior is unchanged since the last real owners left - bear and wolf skins on the ground and 19th century furniture and family portraits on the wall. Read more >>>

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