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Prešeren Square   Ljubljana

Prešeren Square, Ljubljana

 98 Reviews  No one visits Ljubljana without seeing this square - the real centre of tourism in the city. So important that, instead of maps, the put in the square a miniature of the historic area. It's always... 

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Lake Bled   Bled

Lake Bled, Bled

 79 Reviews  It´s nice, the island in the lake, but weighting everything (the announced poor attractions in the island, the cost of the boat, the rainy day, and our scheduling) we didn't go there. Yes, there's a... 

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Church of St. George   Piran

Church of St. George, Piran

 28 Reviews  Above the compact town centre reigns the St. George Cathedral, which gives the city its special character. It is composed of three distinct constructions laid out in a row. From east to west they are:... 

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Ljubljana Castle   Ljubljana

Ljubljana Castle, Ljubljana

 139 Reviews  With only a day for the city (and Fernanda needing "accidentally" to do some shopping) we had to skip the castle. With time, I would have seen the three dimensions film about Ljubljana history, and... 

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Bled Castle   Bled

Bled Castle, Bled

 84 Reviews  1st.....Let me tell you a little bit of Castle history. BLED CASTLE, only in terms of written documents, is thought to be the oldest castle in Slovenia, first mentioned in a 1011. AN UNSOLVED... 

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Tartini's square   Piran

Tartini's square, Piran

 42 Reviews  A modest church from the 18Th century, built upon another one 600 years older, has as main attraction a restored crucifix from the 14Th century. A relief over the door shows Christ giving the keys to... 

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Dragon Bridge   Ljubljana

Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana

 62 Reviews  This bridge, designed by architect Jurij Zaninović, is known and named for its dragon statues. Originally intended to be named the "Jubilee Bridge" in honor of Hapsburg Emperor Franz Josef's 40th... 

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VINTGAR GORGE   Bled

VINTGAR GORGE, Bled

 37 Reviews  Such is the beauty of Bled that it would be easy to confine yourself to the town and its lake, in which case you would run the risk of missing out on the utterly gorgeous Vintgar Gorge. The gorge is... 

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Church of St. Klement.   Piran

Church of St. Klement., Piran

 7 Reviews  Unfortunately I could not go into the church when I have been there due to restauration works.The church is located on the far southern end of the town,close to the sea.On the tower there is also a... 

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Old Town   Ljubljana

Old Town, Ljubljana

 44 Reviews  Inspired in Bernini's four rivers fountain in Piazza Navona, Rome, Francesco Robba designed in 1745/51 the "Three rivers fountain", representing the rivers Ljubljanica, Sava, and Krka. In 2006 the... 

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River Sava   Bled

River Sava, Bled

 2 Reviews  The Sava River is a mellow turquoise river that affords rafters beautiful views of the Bled countryside. It flows beneath high, rugged peaks while large birds of prey fly overhead. This is not an... 

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Piran Port   Piran

Piran Port, Piran

 16 Reviews  walking through the narrow streets of piran is the best way to explore this small midd-ages town. although it is possible to rent bicycle for couples or foursome in tartiny square, i prefered to walk... 

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Central market   Ljubljana

Central market, Ljubljana

 43 Reviews  One of the most distinguishable buildings surrounding the market is Bishop's palace. Originally in Renaissance style, it was later transformed with Baroque decoration, and it seems to have the most... 

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Radovljica   Bled

Radovljica, Bled

 1 Review  This town is nearby (about $1 )( 15 min) by bus. Spend a morning and return and eat by the bus station. Very informative for children too. Especially see the BEE MUSEUM.(See off the beaten path for... 

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Venetian house   Piran

Venetian house, Piran

 17 Reviews  The oldest building in town is this venetian house, in Tartiniev square. dating from the 15Th century. There's a relief under the second floor windows, that refer to some loving adventures of the... 

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Triple Bridges   Ljubljana

Triple Bridges, Ljubljana

 44 Reviews  The central element in touristy Ljubljana is this triple bridge. The central part is the original bridge, built in 1842 and designed by an Italian architect. In 1929, Joze Plecnik, trying to eliminate... 

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Prvomajski trg/square   Piran

Prvomajski trg/square, Piran

 8 Reviews  Prvomajski Square used to be the main square in Piran before they filled the harbour up and created Tartini square in the 1890's. Today the square is a quiet little place with a nice wine bar, a small... 

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Tivoli Park and Mansion   Ljubljana

Tivoli Park and Mansion, Ljubljana

 33 Reviews  A fun green space in Ljubljana is the vast park to the west of the city, known as Park Tivoli. You'll find a variety of activities here, but the best are either to relax or to walk. The building at... 

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Maritime museum   Piran

Maritime museum, Piran

 9 Reviews  The Maritime Museum Sergej Masera is housed in the Gabrielli Palace. This was built in the middle of he 19th century. Here you can see exibits on marine archaeology (amphorae...) under a ground... 

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Ljubljanica River   Ljubljana

Ljubljanica River, Ljubljana

 40 Reviews  There are several spot around the city center where to stroll along the Ljubljanka river. It is also possible to take a boat tour. The water offer nice reflections and a relaxing feeling. There are... 

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Town hall   Piran

Town hall, Piran

 13 Reviews  Built in location of the former town hall dating from the 13Th century, this big palace from the 19Th century, preceding the filling of the square, is a modern structure, displaying some statues and... 

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Ljubljana Church   Ljubljana

Ljubljana Church, Ljubljana

 33 Reviews  The Cathedral of St. Nicolas (Stolna cerkev sv. Nikolaja) dominates the silhouette of Ljubljana. It was built in Baroque style between 1701 and 1708. In 1996 the cathedral was equipped with a new... 

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Town Hall & town square   Ljubljana

Town Hall & town square, Ljubljana

 27 Reviews  Between 1717 and 1719, Gregor Macek led the renovation of the former palace built in 1584 by Peter Bezlav. Mixing Baroque and Classicist styles, it seems to have a nice interior, where I would like to... 

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Kongresni square   Ljubljana

Kongresni square, Ljubljana

 21 Reviews  A beautiful yellow Renaissance building houses the national Philharmonic orchestra, that according to a plaque in the facade was created in 1701. That seems to be wrong, meaning the construction of... 

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Franciscan Church   Ljubljana

Franciscan Church, Ljubljana

 20 Reviews  This church was built between 1646 and 1660 (due to financial difficulties, the facade was finished only in 1700) by the Augustinians, who lived there until the end of the 18th century, and were later... 

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MOUNTAINS ARE THE SOUL OF SLOVENIA

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This is one of the most glorious reasons for coming to Slovenia; the chance to wander in some first-class vertical landscape. The highest mountain, Triglav, is so near to the Slovenian heart that they have emblazoned the three-headed peak on their flag. Skiing, hiking, rafting, climbing, road tripping along the road that goes over the crazy Vrsic pass with more hairpins than you can count. And a great home base is to be found from VT'er Marko's aprtments in Dovje. From his front door you can make some great mountain tours, though it is nice to have a car to get to some trailheads (Marko can arrange affordable rental). Whether you just want to wander along an alpine stream in the Triglav National park or take on one of the Slovenian iron routes going up Triglav or the other peaks, you have a lot to choose from. And museum in Kobarid is an outsanding example of man's stupidity - many of...

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VRSIC PASS

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At 1611 meters, this is Slovenia's highest road pass. The road leads from the upper Sava Dolinska valley around Kranska Gora to the Soca Valley. It is the best way for the non-hiker to experience the drama of the Julian Alps. The road is an adventure. Moutain walls tower above you, but you don't have much time to contemplate them as there are 50 hairpin turns requiring your attention - 24 on the Kranska Gora side (north) being cobblestoned on the curves themselves, adding more to the adventure. The grade is up to 14% - not the highest in Slovenia, but definitely steep. You are rarely out of second gear and many times, back down in first. This is not a great place for an automatic! Do the pass on a weekend and you will find what seems like half of Europe out on the road with you. Motorcyclists love the road and enjoy jockeying around the car traffic in emulation of video games they play...

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KOBARID

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In the English-speaking world (and Italian, too), the town is know as Caporetto - the same name as the battle which took place around here in 1917 between forces of Imperial Austria and Germany and those of Italy. Before the battle, Austria and Italy had stalematted each other along the peaks high above the Soca/Isonzo River. Further south, 11 Italian offensives had gained little ground as the Italian Army strove to capture the port city of Trieste. The last of the offensives, while not succeeding, had given the Austrian command a good scare. The defeat of Russia had released enough troops from the East to let the Central Powers attempt a limited offensive aimed at ending the trheat to Trieste, once and for all. They were successful moving the front far to the west to the Piave River in Italy, thus ending the Alpine fighting in the mountains above Kobarid. Kobarid was at the heart of the...

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KRN PEAK/MONTE NERO

by mtncorg

This is a beautiful peak - 2244 meters high - with cliffs on the north, west and eastern sides. 'Trails' reach the peak from most directions, but you have to use ladders bolted into the cliff faces on some of these 'trails'. From the Kobarid side, the trip is a long 5-7 hour plod up hot exposed slopes that you make you feel exactly the the way Italian soldiers felt as they approached their front lines along the very crest of teh peak in the First World War. From the north, you ascend from Krn Lake/Krnsko Jezero, first through a beautiful meadow/alp/plannina and then more slowly and more steeply up through the rocks. The rock mountain to the SE is Batognica, the site of very hard fighting in WWI.Atop Krn, you still find bunkers, old barbed wire and wonderous views. The entire Julian chain is there - actually much of Slovenia! the hill country to the south, extending to the Croatian...

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PREDIL PASS

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North from Bovec, the Predil Pass gives one direct access to the Italian city of Tarvisio and southern Austria beyond. Many use this pass to get into the upper Sava valley around Kranjska Gora from the south as well, rather than the more intense Vrsic Pass. There is only one hairpin turn on the Slovene side and 6 on the Italian side, as opposed to Vrsic's 50. The pass is also 450 meters lower - 1156 meters. Just near the top, lie the remains of an old Austrian fort built during the Napoleonic times. For all of their efforts, French troops overcame the defenders - in 1809 - and the dead are buried together in a common grave just off the highway on the south side of the road, which drives directly through parts of the old fort. Mangart rises high above the pass to the east. Far below, is the small town of Log pod Mangartom, with its planinas and an old WWI cemetery. In a canyon between...

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2. Things in Slovenia I miss in Norway!

by anaiis

Item N. 2: Bucno olje (Pumpkin seed oil)This is a delicacy produced in north-eastern part of Slovenia and usually put on a salad (green leaf or cabbage). Absolutely YUMMY. You may obtain pumpkin seed oil in most of the bigger stores in north-east, some large stores in Ljubljana, probably definitely at Ljubljana's market. Also great with bread: the same way as olive oil is sometimes eaten with bread. Certainly, you may buy also olive oil, produced in Slovenia, also recommended, but as you know, not so exotic. There is some Wikipedia article on this you might read, but please note I do not recommend pumpkin seed oil to be used as any kind of "treatment". I find it just a very delicious nutrient. Delightful, rich taste!

1. Things in Slovenia I miss in Norway!

by anaiis

Things in Slovenia I miss in Oslo mainly consider food items. Sorry, so profane. But Norway is a land of sugar obsession: you will find it in bread, yoghurt and, unfortunately, most of Norwegian chocolate. Many times in fish and meat dishes. Well, yuck. Item N.1: I miss so called "pockets" (zepki). This is "pirogi-like" cookie functioning desert. You may put any filling into them. They come traditionally topped with lots of icing sugar - so what do I actually miss? When I lived in Ljubljana, LONG LONG TIME AGO, I frequently visited a store in so called "covered area of eco-market" (pokriti del ekoloske trznice), very central in Ljubljana, next to Three Bridges and Presern square. There they sell delicious Slovenian specialities. Among them, Pecivo Hribar is my absolute favorite and the reason I am revealling this here is I am no longer a regular customer, so I dont care if all the...

Lipica.

by cachaseiro

The Lipica horse stables is one of my favorite places in Slovenia.It´s a place that was founded in 1580 to provide horses to the spanish riding school in Vienna and they made their own breed of horses there the lippizianer horses.Lipica today is a very well kept place with horse stables, riding shows, a hotel area and one of the few golf courses in Slovenia.A tour of the stables and a horse show is done a few times a day and well worth the entrance fee.

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Piran

by MichaelFalk1969

Piran is a charming port city on the Adriatic shore of Slovenia. The Italian influence can bee seen everywhere: For centuries, Piran was integral part of the Venice sea empire. The Tartini square with its colourful houses, the "Campanile", the St. Georges Cathedral, several other baroque churches, a Franziscan monastery and remnants of the old Venetian city walls are well worth seeing. The best way to enjoy Piran though is just to stroll aimlessly through the city and admire the beauty of the place. Piran is located just a few kilometers west of Portoroz, via the highway Koper - Portoroz. You have to leave your car at a parking lot at the city entrance. From there it is a 5 minutes - walk to the Tartini square.

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Piran

by Robmj

Slovenia's small and only bit of coastal territory is occupied by Piran, a quaint medieval fishing village.It has the usual suspects, narrow cobbled streets, church, city walls and is very nice. Lots of swimming spots and heaps of cafes, restaurants and bars. Seafood is the speciality which may or may not surprise you.When in Slovenia, do Piran.

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