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Limited parking spaces, Piran

 2 Reviews  Parking in the centre of the town is payable. There is a gate at the entrance, where you must pay at departing from Piran. You can park your car at the parking place Fornace at the entrance to Piran.... 

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Lake Bled is a tourist trap?

by mtncorg

I have heard people saying good and bad about Lake Bled. "Bohinj is better", "Bled is a touristic circus", etc.. They may be right from their perspective. I don't know. My time spent walking around the lake, on a qiuet day in September, was beautiful, peaceful and rewarding. It is a gorgeous lake, well deserving its reputation as a place to see in Slovenia Walk around the lake, early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Sit on a bench and contemplate the little island, the mountains beyond, the boats drifting on the water. Hike above the SW end of the lake to the viewpoint over the entire scene. Take a boat cruise to the island - maybe a tourist trap there? Or walk up to the castle on the north end of the lake. For nice 'virtual panoramas' of the lake, castle and from the island, go to this website and click on the 'Bled' circle. The site is in both English and Slovene. Lake Bohinj...

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Izola.

by Maurizioago

Izola is a costal town located some km. far from Piran.There you can see some nice palaces and a nice church painted orange. Izola has also a large marina, lots of accomodations, restaurants and cafes.The old core of Izola is really ugly. This is my opinion. Have a drink or lunch (or dinner) or do some shopping. Visit Piran.

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Vrsic pass in Julian Alps

by lotharlerch

The top of the Vrsic pass in the Julian Alps (the highest mountain road in Slovenia). It is the only one pass in the whole Alps where you are asked to pay for the parking (it was a steep 6 DEM when I was there in August 2000). You can avoid that by either avoiding July, August and the weekends or by coming early in the morning or late at night or simply by not parking at or near the top of the Vrsic pass.

Crossing border to Italy

by sabrepoint

Non-EU citizens can't get across border at Nova Gorica train terminal. Guards tell you to go elsewhere. This is the train you can take from Lake Bled station to Italy border. I think you've got 3 options:1) Sneak across square opposite train station. Unmanned as far as we could tell - just pretend you didn't read the signs (which aren't prominent anyway).2) Wait for International Bus. This is supposed to run hourly and takes you through correct border post.3) Walk (same direction as train came - south I think) past first border post (they won't let you through here) along cycle path adjacent to railway until you cross quite a large post under, about 1 km from train I guess. Find your way down to this. DON'T go 3 km as we were told, where you may find a third post ... they won't let you in there either. Well, it's quite fun getting lost. Best wait for Int bus I guess, or use entirely...

Churches

by MichaelFalk1969

Not exactly a tourist "trap", just a reminder. Many Slovenian churches are not open for visiting. Even in cities like Ljubljana or Piran and even more so in smaller villages, you can only peep through a window or a gate. In some cases you may get the keys to the church by a neighbour if you check beforehand with a good guidebook or the local tourist information. This was a bit sad, as all Slovenian churches we saw were very beautiful.The church in the photo (Franziscan church in Ljubljana) is open to the public and very impressive.

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Coins

by JLBG

Slovenian coins are very elegant. One side bears an animal and the other side the value of the coin.Tolar coins were used until December 2006. The new €uros coins have one national side.As soon as I get them, I will put here the national face of the new coins. I borough to Wikipedia their description:€ 0.01 : A stork, a motif taken from the former 20 SIT coin€ 0.02 : The Prince's stone, where Karantanian dukes were installed € 0.05 : Grohar's painting A Sower sowing stars€ 0.10 : Ple&#269nik's idea for the national parliament, with the inscription "Katedrala svobode" (Cathedral of freedom) € 0.20 : A pair of Lipizzaner horses with the inscription "Lipicanec" (Lipizzaner)€ 0.50 : Triglav, constellation of Cancer1 and inscription from Jakob AljaÏ's song "Oj Triglav moj dom" (O Triglav, my home)€ 1.00 : Primo&#382 Trubar and the inscription "Stati inu obstati" (to stand and withstand) €...

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Banknotes, side 1

by JLBG

It is always important to know how the money, Banknotes and coins of a country look like. Here are some of the banknotes you will use the more often.The Slovenian banknotes bear on one side important figures of the Slovenian history.These banknotes were replaced by €uro banknotes on January 2007. €uro banknotes are the same on both sides across the whole €uro zone.

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Postojna Caves - Shops by entrance

by Willettsworld

This is probably the biggest tourist trap in the whole of Slovenia as its right outside the biggest tourist attraction in Slovenia. There are all kinds of tacky stalls and shops that line the road up to the cave entrance that sell everything from photos on plates to tacky T-shirts and such like. Some of the stuff is quite interesting like the minerals and other rock formations but most of it is pure tat.

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Bled castle - A place to avoid !

by kazakorange

Yes the castle is great but as a visitor there is really nothing to see inside excepted :- a souvenir shop- a wine shop- a bar- a restaurantMoney, money ! They knows that Bled castle is visited by thousands of tourists each year, so why should they bother offering something really interesting ? The collection showed in the castle is the poorest I've ever seen, dispatched in only 4 or 5 rooms.Okay, you'll see a nice view on the lake but it's not worth the 6 euros you have to pay for it. Head south to Skofa Loka - This small town, located 30 kilometers from Bled, is really beautiful with small streets and old houses. The Skofa Loka's castle museum is great : you will see a wonderful ethnological collection with many tools from the past (agriculture, printing, hat making, every day life, ...)

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This is a kind of ancient...

by croisbeauty

The locals take good care of their wineyards, arranging them with care and love. Some of them have placed tools from the past times.This is a kind of ancient tool, used in wineyard cultivation. It stands right in front of the Belec wine-cellar in area of Jeruzalem hills.

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Q:  My husband and I are planning two nights in July - is it better to base ourselves In Bled or Bohinj, or do one night in each? 

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A: Personally I liked Bohinj more mainly because it's more remote & natural. You can wander through the woods and discover Slap Savica, by crossing wooden bridges, climbing... 

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