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OUR READERS Steve Fallon A warm najlepša hvala to Petra Stušek and Many thanks to the travellers who used the staff at the Tourist Board as well as last edition and wrote to us with helpful Tine Murn at the Slovenian Tourist Board in hints, useful advice and interesting anec- London. Dušan Brejc of the Wine Association of dotes: Ian Andrews, Sarah Anthony, Rinse helped with the right vintages (again), Balk, Izabela Bogacz, Claire Connorton, Alan Iva Gruden of Ljubljananjam was indispensable Curtis, Nick Gardner, Raquel Gómez, David with all things culinary, and Dragan Barbutovski Hinchliffe, Carlo Iossa, Mark McConnell, John of CurioCity told me which way the wind was Moratelli, Maciej Nowak, Teresa Oldham blowing. I am again eternally grateful to Slo- venian Railways’ Marino Fakin and both Vojko Anzeljc and Tone Plankar at the Ljubljana bus AUTHOR THANKS station for transport information. As always, Carolyn Bain my efforts here are dedicated to my partner, Michael Rothschild. Many thanks to Anna Tyler for a great gig, and bouquets to my coauthor Steve Fallon for gen- erously sharing local expertise and contacts. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Hvala lepa to a fine cast of locals (and fellow travellers) for answering my questions, regaling Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, me with stories and making this job such a re- Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated warding (and scenic) one, including Tine Murn, World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Zoran Sordjan, Domen & Barbara, Grega, Matic Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System & Katja, Ana & Valter, Matej, Matej, Simon & Sciences, 11, 163344. Marina, Luka, Rok, Mitja, Ivana, Jaka, Bogdan, Cover photograph: Tartinijev Trg, Piran; Alan Mario and Sergeja, and so many more. Copson/AWL © 280 BEHIND THE SCENES THE BEHIND

THIS BOOK Destination Editor Anna Tyler Cover Researcher Product Editors Grace Dobell, Naomi Parker This 8th edition of Lonely Susan Paterson, Kathryn Thanks to Anita Banh, Kate Planet’s Slovenia guidebook Rowan Chapman, Neill Coen, Ryan was researched and written by Senior Cartographer Evans, Andi Jones, Karyn Carolyn Bain and Steve Fallon. Anthony Phelan Noble, Kirsten Rawlings, Alison The previous edition was Ridgway, Diana Saengkham, Book Designer Mazzy Prinsep written by Mark Baker, Paul Dianne Schallmeiner, Ellie Assisting Editors Jodie Mar- Clammer and Steve Fallon. Simpson, Lauren Wellicome, tire, Rosie Nicholson, Monique This guidebook was produced Dora Whitaker Perrin, Saralinda Turner by the following: Assisting Cartographers Gabe Lindquist, Diana von Holdt ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 281

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A B Bovec 111-14 Strmol Manor 200 accommodation 18, 256-7, ballooning 28, 50, 85 brandy 18, 254 Totto Palace 141 see also individual Base 20 166 Brejc, Dušan 253 Žužemberk Castle 163 locations Basilica of the Patroness Brežice 173-6, 174 cathedrals, see churches & vineyard cottages 177 Mary 206 bridges cathedrals mountain huts 27 bathrooms 263 Capuchin Bridge 75 caves activities 18, 24-8, see bears 135 Cobblers’ Bridge 41 Kostanjevica Cave 172 also adventure sports, beekeeping 81 Dragon Bridge 45 Križna Cave 134-5 individual activities beer 18, 253-4 37 Pekel Jama 194 escape games 54 Bela Krajina 177-83 49 Planina Cave 130 adventure sports bird-watching 27 budget 15 Postojna Cave 11, 129- 85 Bizeljsko-Sremič Wine business hours 15, 262 30, 11 94-5 District 176-7 bus travel 266-7, 268 Škocjan Caves 12, Bovec 112 Bled 83-93, 86, 88 136-7, 12 Kobarid 114 accommodation 89-91 caving 27 Soča Valley 112 activities 85-8 C Celje 188-94, 190 air travel 265-6 canoeing drinking 92-3 accommodation 191-2 Ajdovščina 120 Bohinj 95 events 89 activities 191 Alpe-Adria-Trail 115 Otočec Ob Krki 170 festivals 89 drinking 192-3 angling, see fishing canyoning 26-7, 95 food 91-2 entertainment 192-3 animals Bovec 112 history 84 food 192 bears 135 Soča River 112 information 92-3 sights 189-91 bees 81 car travel 268-70 nightlife 92-3 tourist information 193 horses 138 River 163 orientation 92 transport 193-4 olms 131 Castle Hill 36-7 sights 84-5 cell phones 14, 263 Aquileia 230 castles & palaces 16 tours 88 Central Pohorje Region Arboretum Volčji Potok 73 Belgramoni-Tacco Palace travel to/from 93, 100 213-15 architects 44, see also 141 travel within 93 133-4 Plečnik, Jože Besenghi degli Ughi boat travel 267 Cerkno 124-6 architecture 44, 244-5 Palace 144 boating children, travel with 29-30 museums 50 84 85, 87 churches & cathedrals 16 Secessionist 36, 37, 40 Bogenšperk Castle 162 95-6 Cathedral of St George area codes 15, 263 Dobrovo Castle 119 149 Ljubljana 50 arts 242-7 Gewerkenegg Castle 122 Cathedral of St Nicholas Bogenšperk Castle 162 architecture 244-5 Kluže Fortress 111 (Ljubljana) 42 Bohinj 93-100, film 226, 246-7 95 Kromberk Castle 117 Cathedral of St Nicholas accommodation 97-8 literature 226, 242-3 36-7 (Novo Mesto) 166 activities 94-7 music 243-4, 245 Loka Castle & Museum Cathedral of the Assump- festivals & events 97 74-5 tion (Koper) 141 painting 245-6 food 97-8 176 Chapel of St George 37 pottery 222 information 99-100 Old Castle Celje 189 Church of St John the sculpture 153-4, 245-6 orientation 96 Otočec Castle 169 Baptist 93-4 ATMs 261 sights 93-4 Podsreda Castle 197 Church of St Mary of travel to/from 100 12, 132, Haliaetum 144 travel within 100 12, 17 Church of the Map Pages Annunciation 75-7 000 96, 98 Castle 201, 203 Church of the Photo Pages 000 Snežnik Castle 135 Bourbon, House of 117 Assumption 85 282 churches & cathedrals drinks 18, 250-4 gondola rides 87 internet resources 15 continued driving see car travel gorges iron forging 83 Church of the Assump- Rakov Škocjan 134 itineraries 21-3, 21, 22, 23 tion of Mary 160 Tolmin Gorges 117 E Izola 144-7, 145 Church of the Holy 90 Trinity 143 Eastern Slovenia 32, 184- 224, 186-7 Goriška Brda 119-20

INDEX INDEX Evangelical Church 220-1 Green 133-5 J Franciscan Church of the highlights 186-7 Jakac, Božidar 167, 171-2 groats 250 Annunciation 37 travel seasons 184 Johnson Debeljak, Erica Cathedral 207 economy 226 239 -C  Parish Church of St Eko Muzej 193 Joseph II 232

K H  James 75 electricity 258 Habsburgs 231 Julian Alps 31, 71-108, 72, Russian Chapel 107 embassies 258 hayracks 200 102-3 Serbian Orthodox emergencies 15 health 259-60 highlights 72 Church 45 events, see festivals & hiking 17, 24-5, see travel seasons 71 Ursuline Church of the events also walking Jurjevanje 181 Holy Trinity 43 exchange rates 15 Alpe-Adria-Trail 115 climate 14, 19, 20, see Bled 87-8 also individual regions K Bovec 111 climate change 265 F Kamnik 73-4 Central Pohorje Region festivals & events 19-20 accommodation 127 coastal Slovenia 32, 214 139-56, arts 89 climate 127 128 Črnomelj 181 consulates 258 biathlons 89 food 127 Dolenjske Toplice 164-5 Cows’ Ball 20, 97 chocolate 80 highlights 128 festivals 97 credit cards 261-2 Cows’ Ball 97 travel seasons 127 Green Karst 134 film 89 wineries 137 Črnomelj 180-2, 181 Kamniška Bistrica 73 food 80, 251 kayaking 26-7 cruises 150-1, 154 Kranjska Gora 103 hiking 97 Bovec 111-12 culture 239-41 Krvavec 78 Jurjevanje 181 Krka Valley 163 Slovenian heritage 51 Lake Bohinj 96 Kurentovanje 205 Novo Mesto 168 currency 14 Maribor Pohorje 212 Laufarija tradition 125 Soča River 111-12 customs regulations 258 Metlika area 179 marathons 52 King Peter I 234 cycling 26, 268 Mt Triglav 105 music 52, 77, 81, 89, Kingdom of 235 Bovec 111 Rogaška Slatina 198 151, 175 Kobarid 114-16 Central Pohorje Region Škofja Loka Hills 76-7 214 religious 77 Kobarid Historical Trail 116 Slovenj Gradec 217 Dolenjske Toplice area slalom 212-13 Kočevski 166 Soča Valley 111, 115 164-5 summer 79 Kolpa Valley 183 Lake Bohinj 96 wine 52, 179 Triglav National Park 85, 103 Koper 139-56, 140 Maribor Pohorje 212 film 226, 246-7 Walk of Peace 115 accommodation 142 Radenci 224 fishing 27-8 historic towns 16 activities 139-42 Soča Valley 111 Lake Bled 87 history 228-38 drinking 142-4 Triglav National Park Lake Bohinj 96 hitching 270 food 142-4 103-4 floating mills 224 holidays 262-3 history 139 folk music 245 Hom 90 information 143 food 17-18, 248-50, 251, D sights 139-42 259, 17 horse riding 28 Dance of Death 143 travel to/from 143 cable-car restaurants 78 Lake Bohinj 96 disabilities, travellers Lipica 138 travel within 143-4 with 264 forging 83 Novo Mesto 168 Koroška 215-19 diving 27 horses 138 Korte 146 Lake Bled 87 G Hrastovlje 143 Kostanjevica na Krki 171-3 Piran 151 galleries, see museums & hydrospeeding 112 Kozjansko Region 194-7 Dobrovo 119 galleries Kozjansko Regional Park Dolenjska 160-77 gardens, see parks & 196-7 Dolenjske Toplice 164-5 gardens I kozolec 200 Dragon Bridge 45 gay travellers 62, 64, 259 122-4, 123 Kranjska Gora 101-7 Drašiči 180 Gazvoda, Nejc 246 Idrija Lace School 122 Krka River 163 German rule 231 immigration 265 Krka Valley 32, 157-83 golf independence 227, 236-7 accommodation 157 Map Pages 000 Bled 87 insurance 260, 268 climate 157 Photo Pages 000 Otočec ob Krki 170 internet access 260 food 157 283 highlights 158-9 Ljubljana Festival 20, 52 Mt Triglav 9, 28, 101, 8-9 Railway Museum 49 travel seasons 157 Logarska Dolina 185, 188, 5 climbing 85, 104, 105, Saltworks Museum 156 83 Lož Valley 134-56 105 Sergej Mašera Maritime Kurentovanje 19 hiking 105 Museum 149-50 multiculturalism 240-1 Škuc Gallery 50 M 219-22, Slovenian Alpine magazines 259 220

L INDEX museums & galleries Museum 102-3 Lake Bled 11, 31, 71, 84, 86, Mala Osojnica 87 Alpine Dairy Farming Slovenian Ethnographic 88, 2-3, 11 Maribor 206-12, 208-9 Museum 94 Museum 45, 48 accommodation 210 Slovenian Firefighters’ -Beekeeping Museum  K Bohinj 95, 95 drinking 211 Museum 178 P  81 ,79 Jasna Lake 107 entertainment 211 Celje Regional Museum Slovenian History Lake Bled 11, 71, 84, 86, events 209-10 189 Exhibition 37 88, 2-3, 11 festivals 209-10 City Art Gallery 50 Slovenian Museum of Natural History 45 Lake Bohinj 96, 95 food 210-11 City Museum of Slovenian School 133 nightlife 211 Ljubljana 43 Museum 43 language 14, 272-8 sights 207, 209 DESSA Architectural Union Experience 49 courses 260 tourist information Gallery 50 Vivarium Proteus 130 Laufarija tradition 125 211-12 Dolenjska Museum 166-7 music 243-4, 245 legal matters 260-1 travel to/from 212 Eko Muzej 193 musical instruments 124 Lent Festival 20 travel within 212 Equrna Gallery 50 myths 99 Lepena Valley 107 Maribor Pohorje 212-13 Expo Postojna Cave lesbian travellers 62, markets Karst 130 64, 259 Ljubljana 59 Goriško Museum 117 N lighthouses 150 Piran 152 International Centre of Napoleon, Bonaparte 232 Graphic Arts 49 linden tree 218 measures 259 National Anthem 233 Iron Forging Museum 83 Lipica 137-9 Mesto 64 nature parks & reserves Jakac House 167 Lipica Stud Farm 138 Metlika 177-9, 178 Kamniška Bistrica 73 Kobarid Museum 114 Lipizzaner horses 138 Metlika Wine Area 180 Landscape literature 226, 242-3 Koroška Regional Park 182 mines 83, 122 Museum 216 Ljubljana 9, 31, 34-70, Notranjska Regional Park Mithraism 182 Liznjek House 101-2 38-9, 46-7, 9 133-4 mobile phones 14, 263 Loka Museum 74-5 accommodation 34, 52-6 Plateau 101 monasteries Maribor Art Gallery 207 activities 50-1 Sečovlje Salina Nature Capuchin Monastery 75 Maribor Regional Castle Hill 36-50 Park 156 Kamnik 73 Museum 207 children 53 Strunjan Landscape Kostanjevica Monas- Municipal Museum 122 Park 144 climate 34 tery 117 Museum of Architecture 122-3 drinking 60-3 Minorite Monastery & Design 50 Zelenci 102 entertainment 63-5, 64 (Piran) 149 Museum of Contempo- National & University Minorite Monastery events 52 rary Art 49 Library 43 (Ptuj) 201 festivals 52 Museum of Contem- newspapers 259 Pleterje Monastery 171 porary History of food 34, 56-60, 59 Nova Gorica 117-19 gay venues 62 money 14, 15, 258, 261-2 Slovenia 49 Novo Mesto 166-9, 167 highlights 35 moneychangers 262 Museum of Modern history 36 Moravske Toplice 222-3 Art 45 information 67-8 Most na Soči 117 Museum of Puppetry 37 O itineraries 42 motorail 100 Museum of Underwater olms 131 Activities 150 lesbian venues 62 motorcycle travel 268-70 opening hours 15, 262 mountain biking 26 National Gallery of Otočec ob Krki 169-71 markets 59 Slovenija 45 nightlife 60-3 Bled 85 outdoor activities 18, 24-8, National Museum of see also adventure Old Town (Staro Mesto) Bohinj 96 Slovenia 44-5 sports, individual 40-2 Bovec 111 National Museum of locations shopping 65-7 Central Pohorje Region Slovenia Metelkova sights 36-7, 40-5, 48-50 214 48-9 tours 51 Cerkno 125 Oplen House 94 P travel seasons 34 Kranjska Gora 103-4 Plečnik House 50 painters travel to/from 68-9 Maribor Pohorje 212 Pomurje Museum - Jakac, Božidar 167, 171-2, 246 travel within 69-70 mountaineering 28 ska Sobota 220 Jakopič, Rihard 45, 246 Ljubljana Castle 36-7 mountain passes 107 Posavje Museum 173-4 Mt Nanos 120 201, 203 Kralj brothers 172, 246 284 painting 245-6 Posavje Museum 173-4 scenic flights 28, 87 squares palaces, see castles & postal services 262 sculpture 153-4, 245-6 Glavni Trg 168 palaces Postojna 129-33 Sečovlje 156 Kongresni Trg 43 paragliding 28 Postojna Cave 11, 129- Šempeter 194 Ljubljana Old Town 40 parks & gardens 30, 11 Seviqc Brežice 175 Mestni Trg 40 Alpinum Juliana 107 pottery 222 skiing 25-6 Novi Trg 43

INDEX INDEX Arboretum Volčji Predjama Castle 12, 132, Bela Ski Centre 165 Prešernow Trg 37 Potok 73 12, 17 Bovec Kanin Ski Centre Stari Trg 41 City Park 207 219-24 111 Tartinijev Trg 147

P- Forma Viva 153-4 Prešeren, France 37, 233, Central Pohorje Region Titov Trg 141 

T 242, 243  Ljubljana Botanical 214 Trg Francoske Gardens 42 Prešernov Trg 37, 2 Kranjska Gora 103 Revolucije 43 Logarska Dolina Country Primorska 121-6, 139 Krvavec Ski Centre 78 Trg Republike 43 Park 185 Princes’ Palace 189 Logarska Dolina 185 Štajerska 185, 188-215, passports 265 Proteus anguinus 131 Maribor Pohorje Ski 186-7 Piran 10, 147-53, , 148-9 10 Ptuj 11, 200-5, 202, 11 Grounds 212 Stična 161-2 accommodation 151 accommodation 204 Slovenj Gradec 217 Stična Cistercian Abbey activities 150-1 activities 201, 203 Stari Vrh Ski Centre 77 161 drinking 152 drinking 205 Straža Bled Ski Centre swimming 87-8 events 151 festivals 203 Lake Bled 87-8 Vogel Ski Centre 96 festivals 151 food 204-5 Lake Bohinj 96-7 food 152 nightlife 205 Škocjan Caves 12, 136-7, 12 Ljubljana 50-1 history 147 sights 201, 203 Škofja Loka 74-9, 76 Kolpa Valley 183 information 153 tourist information 205 accommodation 77 Piran 151 nightlife 152 transport 205 activities 76-7 Port Torož 154 shopping 153 Ptujska Gora 206 drinking 78 Rogaška Slatina 198 sights 147-50 public holidays 262-3 events 77 Škofja Loka 77 travel to/from 153 festivals 77 travel within 153 food 77-8 planning R information 78-9 T Radenci 223-4 telephone services 14, 263 activities 24-8 nightlife 78 radio 259 time 14, 263 budgeting 15 sights 74-6 79, 79-83, tipping 262 calendar of events 19-20 travel to/from 78-9 81, 80 Tito, Josip Broz 234, 235 children 29-30 Škofja Loka Passion rafting 26-7 toilets 263 internet resources 15 Play 77 Bovec 111-12 Tolmin 117 itineraries 21-3 Slovenj Gradec 216-19, 217 Kolpa River 183 Tomb of the Bourbons 117 Slovenia basics 14-15 Šmartno 119 Lake Bohinj 95 tourist information 263-4 Slovenia’s regions 31-2 Soča (Isonzo) Front 118 Bohinjka River 85 tours, see also individual travel seasons 14, 19-20, Soča River 10, 111-12, 2, locations 251 Slovenj Gradec 217 Soča Valley 31, 111-16, bear-watching 135 Plečnik, Jože 44 Soča River 111-12 , 110 10 boat 151 bridges 37, 49 Rakov Škocjan 134 highlights 110 caving 130, 136 cemeteries 50 religion 227, 241 history 118 food 51 churches 42, 73 reserves, see nature parks travel seasons 109 & reserves mercury mines 122 National & University Southeast Slovenia 32, Ribčev Laz 96, 97 slow travel 117 Library 43 157-83, 158-9 Ribnica 160-1 wine 121 promenades 49 highlights 158-9 rock climbing 28 train travel 270-1 theatres 64 travel seasons 157 Rogaška Slatina 197-9, 198 motorail 100 Podčetrtek 194-6, 195 spas 12, 18, 26, 12 Rogatec 200 travel to/from Slovenia Podhom 90 Dolenjske Toplice 164 Roman Necropolis 194 265-7 polh 254 Moravske Toplice 223 Romans 229 travel within Slovenia politics 226-7 Piran 154 268-71 Romantic Nationalism 233 population 227, 240-1 Radenci 223-4 trekkiing, see hiking Portorož 153-6 Rogaška Slatina 198 107 Posavje 172 S Sečovlje 156 Triglav National Park 28, safety 263 Terme Čatež 174 85, 100-1, 105, 102-3, road 269 Terme Zreče 214 105, 8-9 Map Pages 000 salt-making 156 sport 240, 241 Triple Bridge 37 Photo Pages 000 scenery 16 Spring Horticultural Fair 19 Trška Gora 169 285 U Črnomelj 181 weights 259 writers 98 Kobarid 116 Western Slovenia 31, 109- Kugy, Dr Julius 107 Upper Valley Ljubljana 51 26, 40 Valvasor, Janez Vajkard 185, 188 Maribor Pohorje 212 highlights 110 162 Metlika area 179 travel seasons 109 WWII 234-5 Ribnica 160-1 white stork 221 sites 166

V INDEX vacations 262-3 Soča Trail 108 wine 18, 250-3, 13 Valvasor, Janez Vajkard 162 Soča Valley 111 accommodation 177 Z vegetarian travellers 250 Vršič Pass 108 Bizeljsko-Sremič Wine Žale Cemetery 50

-District 176-7  U Velika Osojnica 87 waterfalls 90 Črnomelj Wine Cellar  Z Boka Waterfall 111 Žižek, Slavoj 244 Velika Planina 74 180-1 Kozjak Waterfall 114 Zlatorog 99 Vintgar Gorge 90 festivals 179 Mostnica Waterfalls 96 zoos 49 120 Goriška Brda 119 Waterfall 94 Žužemberk 163-4 13, 120-6, 13 Karst Wine Region 137 Šum Waterfall 90 visas 14, 264 Metlika Wine Area 180 water parks 73 Vogel 94 regions 121, 251-2 Aquapark Bohinj 97 Vršič Pass 13, 107-8, 13 roads 25, 206 Summer Thermal Riviera 174 tasting 253 W Winter Thermal Riviera tours 121 walking 17, 24-5, see 174-5 Vipava Valley 13, 121, 13 also hiking weather 14, 19, 20, see women 241 Bovec 111 also individual regions women travellers 264

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Sights Information Routes Beach Bank Tollway Bird Sanctuary Embassy/Consulate Freeway Buddhist Hospital/Medical Primary Castle/Palace Internet Secondary Christian Police Tertiary Confucian Post Office Lane Hindu Telephone Unsealed road Islamic Toilet Road under construction Jain Tourist Information Plaza/Mall Jewish Other Information Steps Monument Tunnel Museum/Gallery/Historic Building Geographic Pedestrian overpass Ruin Beach Walking Tour Shinto Gate Walking Tour detour Sikh Hut/Shelter Path/Walking Trail Taoist Lighthouse Winery/Vineyard Lookout Boundaries Zoo/Wildlife Sanctuary Mountain/Volcano International Other Sight Oasis State/Province Park Disputed Activities, Pass Regional/Suburb Courses & Tours Picnic Area Marine Park Bodysurfing Waterfall Cliff Diving Wall Canoeing/Kayaking Population Course/Tour Capital (National) Hydrography Sento Hot Baths/Onsen Capital (State/Province) River, Creek Skiing City/Large Town Intermittent River Snorkelling Town/Village Canal Surfing Water Swimming/Pool Transport Walking Airport Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake Windsurfing Border crossing Reef Other Activity Bus Cable car/Funicular Areas Sleeping Cycling Airport/Runway Sleeping Ferry Camping Metro station Beach/Desert Monorail Cemetery (Christian) Eating Parking Eating Petrol station Cemetery (Other) S-Bahn/S-train/Subway station Glacier Drinking & Nightlife Taxi Drinking & Nightlife T-bane/Tunnelbana station Mudflat Cafe Train station/Railway Park/Forest Tram Entertainment Tube station Sight (Building) Entertainment U-Bahn/Underground station Sportsground Other Transport Shopping Swamp/Mangrove Shopping Note: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

AOUR beat-up old STORY car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born. Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Franklin, London, Melbourne, Oakland, Beijing and Delhi, with more than 600 staff and writers. We share Tony’s belief that ‘a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse’. OUR WRITERS Carolyn Bain Lake Bled & the Julian Alps, Western Slovenia & the Soča Valley, The Karst & the Coast, Southern Slovenia & the Krka Valley A sucker for Alpine peaks and fairy- tale lakes, Melbourne-based Carolyn jumped at the chance to add more to her guidebook portfolio, which has been heavy on Nordic destinations of late. A travel writer for 15 years, she was delighted to revisit Slovenia on a mis- sion to hike, raft, swim, glamp, explore caves, sample wines, rank waterfalls and castles, and taste-test kremšnita in the name of research. Carolyn also wrote Travel with Children. See more at carolynbain.com.au. Read more about Carolyn at: https://auth. lonelyplanet.com/profiles/carolynbain

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