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eden_teuling Says: The heritage of the different periods of time in these parts of Slovenia art very visible...The magnificent RIHEMBERK CASTLE, which is located above the community of BRANIK e.g. is very worthy of a visit!The name of the family RIHEMBERG was mentioned in written sources for...
richiecdisc Says: Though in the Karst region and closer to Piran, it just did not fit there for me, and seemed more congruous with this part of the trip. Most people miss these as they are hard to reach without your own car so thanks again Tanja. I never made it to the Postojna Caves but...
oja Says: A centuries old and accordingly picturesque town in famous for its bridge over the Soca (photo). It's also the best place to soak in this crystal clear river on a warm summer day.
Hard on the border to Croatia,...
highd Says: Hard on the border to Croatia, near Portoroz there is a place where they are producing salt from the sea.
Cris8 Says: This place is brilliant, we stayed for 3 nights, and could have had a 4th night for free but we only needed 3 so didn't bother.There is a Casino in the Hotel and is open 24 hours, from what we could tell anyway, we didn't go to it. Everything in the hotel is very modern and...
There are no official tourist...
oja Says: There are no official tourist lodgings in Medana, but experience has shown that accommodation can be arranged beyond the official state of affairs. Stop at Mr Aleks Klinec in Medana 20, and he will definitely have a good advice. On the festival, we slept in his half-finished...
Country West Saloon.: Country West Saloon.
richiecdisc Says: A regular US type of bar with Western theme and best of all, a wide selection of Slovenian beers including both svetlo and tmno from Lasko and even a Belgian ale! Best yet, both beers from the Adam Ravbar brewpub outside Ljubljana that I had not managed to get to! They had...
All over the place - you won't...
oja Says: All over the place - you won't find a farmer who won't let you taste the homemade cheeses, salamis, local specialties like frtalja (herb omelette) and of course wine! However, if you want the real several course dinner, head for Dobrovo Castle a couple kilometres from...
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Finally, a good Slovenian brewpub! Came very close to blowing this place off as after a Skocjan Caves visit, our time was at a premium, having to still drive to the coast. But after the 90-minute walk through the caves, we’d worked up a thirst so figured, why not? Both the svetlo and tmno were excellent.
Written Sep 11, 2002
mikey_e Says: Nova Gorica is connected to Ljubljana by both bus and train. I didn't take the train, but from what I saw on the schedules, its not a direct route and saves little time. The bus from Nova Gorica cost about 12 euro one way and was SO slow. We stopped in every inhabited...
Train from Nova Gorica to Ljubljana
Avieira67 Says: An optional way to reach Ljubljana from Italy is crossing, on foot, the border betwen Gorica and Nova Gorica. Then, you take a train to Ljubljana throught the Northen country. You must change at Jesenice!
Car is definitely the way to...
oja Says: Car is definitely the way to do it. The areas I'm talking about are remote, and there is no more than one, maximum two buses leaving daily from Nova Gorica. On foot! No doubt.
Let me write down what you can find in the Slovenian kitchen and..on the table....
Various pastas, which is always great and....Italy is their neighbour!
Dough and meat-dishes are common.....
i.e. when sausages and/or salami are added.
These dishes are characteristic for the whole of Slovenia.
Over a hundred types of dumplings are made in this country, while POTICA a dessert made of rolled pastry stuffed with nuts, raisins and spices, is another speciality.
In Eastern Slovenia, the outstanding dish is the WOW layered cake PREKMURSKA GIBANICA, best with a fragrant a bit dry/sweet wine from the north-eastern part of Slovenia or from the East.
When in the KARST region you should try the air=dried ham - prosciutto which goes very fine with a ruby-red TERAN WINE
In Western Slovenia meals are combinations with meat, fish and vegetables. These dishes go well with pleasantly fresh red wines and a variety of white wines!
Wine varieties includ, of course, also some from the neighbouring countries.
Native to Slovenia e.g. are: Zelen, Pikolit, Pinela .
The best way to get to know Slovene wines and food is on one of the SLOVENE WINE ROADS which I mentioned in the INTRO page....
There are also "wine-stalls" (osmica) where producers offer wines and good food.
What better to say then: ENJOY YOUR MEAL....
Written Jul 18, 2003
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Nope, no tourist traps in all of Slovenia though rumor has it that they once boiled some tourists in this Stanjel cauldron....
Written Sep 11, 2002
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The abandoned hilltop village of Stanjel is an enchanting place for an afternoon stroll. It's conveniently on the road between Nova Gorica and the Skojcan Caves and somehow no one seems to go there. Well, at least in October during the week. ;)
Written Sep 11, 2002
Well, if I had the time and...
richiecdisc Says: Well, if I had the time and better weather, I would say do some hiking. It's incredibly lush and the Soca River is breathtaking. All that said, I never go to do it but had a lovely wine tasting of some of Slovenia's finest reds accompanied by fresh made polenta and sheep's...
Attend the festival Days of...
oja Says: Attend the festival Days of Poetry and Wine held annually in late August (this year from 21th to 26th). It's a fantastic event gathering young poets from all over the globe (although mostly from Europe). On the photo you can spot poetic representatives of Poland, Mexico,...
The best things in life are...
oja Says: The best things in life are free everywhere and especially in Medana! Enjoy that view fully! On clear and sunny days you'll spot sea, Julian Alps and Dolomites, while you can overlook the Brda region any time. Not much fog up there!
Goriska Brda is above all a...
oja Says: Goriska Brda is above all a land of wonderful wines. I doubt there are so many great sorts and renown labels concentrated on such a small area anywhere else! The best thing is again its smallness - you can do your wine tasting on foot, so no problem with the police (which is...
oja Says: Goriska Brda then. Let's concentrate on the village of Medana which has no more than about 100 souls, but this is the size of an average Brda village anyway. And like other Brda villages, Medana is perched on the top of the hill and surrounded by what seems endless rolling...
A mad rush through the Soca Valley
It’s funny how the order in which places are visited has a profound effect on how you perceive them. If I had gotten my way, I would have happened upon Nova Gorica after doing a long hike in the Soca...
DOBRODOSLI TO MY NOVA GORICA PAGE......:-)
The sweetest landlady ever, Albina Janko, put this tray with the finest wine in her garden for us, each evening we spent there...... Lots of info about the WINE ROAD of the LOWER LIPAVA VALLEY. ...
Wild yet Wonderful West of my Country
Well, Nova Gorica itself is nothing to write home about, and this is what other VT members who were there have already found out. The town is no more than 50 years old and rather small and peripheral,...
In 1998 I cycled along the river soca. It is also called the "emerad river", because it is deep blue-green, ... I was very impressed! This year I was "hiking" in the Karst area. It was very windy,......
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