Though for much of the 20th century Slovenia wasn’t exactly a hotspot for international travelers, the small country is now becoming a premier destination. It’s amazingly beautiful, full of friendly people, fascinating history, and natural wonders. Not surprisingly, it’s one of the continent’s most underrated attractions. Bled is also a winter sports wonderland. During the …
In the Eastern Alps, Maribor is a mountain city with a deep winemaking heritage. For proof look no further than the Old Vine House, which as the name tells you is clad with an old vine. A very old vine in fact, which has been creeping along the facade of this building since the 1500s …
Slovenia’s third city is in the Lower Savinja Valley in the embrace of tall forest-coated hills. Crowning one peak to the south is Celje’s Old Castle, the commanding seat of the Counts of Celje who ruled much of Slovenian territory in medieval times. The sight of the city from these walls is epic, and the …
In mountainous Upper Carniola, the diminutive city of Kranj is at the confluence of the Sava and Kokra rivers. Although Kranj is an industrial city, you’ll be won over by the Old Town, which has an odd layout, clinging to a slender limestone ridge above the two rivers. Some famous Slovenians settled here, like the …
If you’ve never been to Ljubljana you better have a good excuse. In the centre of Slovenia, it’s a clean, forward-thinking city with architecture has an Italian inflection. Ljubljana owes some of its beauty to a catastrophe: An earthquake in 1895 reduced whole neighbourhoods to ruins. But this only gave free rein to visionaries like …
Slovenia, perhaps rather unfairly, may not be everyone’s first pick when jetting off to an exciting new holiday destination. Instead, it is quietly but steadily becoming an up-and-coming corner of the world to visit, and first time travellers here won’t leave disappointed. Revel in the lush valleys and trails that that wind through the Alps, …