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FILMING IN SLOVENIA 7 OVERWHELMING REASONS FOR MAKING FILMS IN SLOVENIA SHORT TRAVEL TIMES TO MOST EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS by plane, car or train EASILY ACCESSIBLE DIVERSE LOCATIONS WARM WELCOME three geographic and climate regions within a 90-minute drive ALL ABOUT… SUPPLY UNIQUE MOSAIC OF PURE UNADULTERATED AND PICTURESQUE NATURE, VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, AND GREAT HISTORIC SITES azure blue Mediterranean, alpine peaks, caves of Karst, glacial lakes, Ljubljana Marshes... Castles and palaces, industrial sites, etc. AND… SHOOTING SKILLED FILM CREWS AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES motivated, committed and reliable Slovenian audio-visual professionals IN SLOVENIA UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO FILMING IN PUBLIC SPACES collaborative police force and forthcoming local authorities TRUSTWORTHY AND AGILE BUSINESS PRACTICES creative, cooperative and diligent Slovenian associates FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR ALL KINDS OF AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTIONS film industry public funding and cash rebates under consideration for 2015 The capital and actual ARRIVING BY PLANE NUMBER OF FLIGHTS FROM LJUBLJANA TO MAJOR EUROPEAN CITIES centre of Slovenia lies WARM WELCOME halfway between Vienna Little but efficient Ljubljana Airport (with the internation- weekdays weekends flight time al code LJU) is the main Slovenian airport for passengers Amsterdam 2 1 1:51 and Venice. It reminisces and cargo. It is situated some 20 km north of Ljubljana. The Belgrade 10 4 1:06 of Vienna and Prague in public bus and private shuttle services run to and from Lju- Brussels 13 to 15 3 to 5 1:45 cultural and architectural bljana. Another available option is a car rental. Copenhagen 2 2 1:41 Frankfurt 15 6 1:19 sense. For the lively More info: Passengers and Visitors at www.lju-airport.si/en Helsinki 1 to 3 1 2:26 Ljubljana Central European city and http://flighttime-calculator.com Istanbul 10 4 1:56 London 6 to 8 3 1:52 that Ljubljana is, it’s Manchester 1 1 2:08 offering everything you Moscow 9 2 2:42 would expect from a Munich 10 4 0:52 Paris 10 4 1:49 modern metropolis, whilst Prague 3 1 1:03 retaining the friendliness Sarajevo 4 1 0:58 Vienna 10 4 0:48 and intimacy of much Copenhagen Warsaw 3 - 1:37 smaller town. Zürich 11 to 19 5 1:06 Amsterdam London Frankfurt Prague You are welcome to one of the safest countries Paris in the world. A country that can be easily reached Munich Vienna from anywhere else in Europe. TIME TIME Ljubljana The legacy of its precocious geographic location 2hr 1hr makes Slovenia a concoction of visual impressions. In radius of 2-hour drive you get an easy access Istanbul to unspoilt and varied nature and plethora of filming locations. You will find professional and skilled workforce to help you and hospitable people to greet you. 2 /Filming in Slovenia Filming in Slovenia / 3 ARRIVING BY CAR LONGEST DISTANCES BETWEEN SLOVENIAN TOWNS DISTANCE TO LJUBLJANA ARRIVING BY TRAIN Slovenia has higher motorway density than the EU-27 km hours km hours The density of rail network in Slovenia is higher average. Connections to neighbouring EU member states Amsterdam 1,240 11 than EU-15 average. There are train connections to and KOPER–LENDAVA (southwest to northeast) 308 3 and the South East Europe are equally good. International Athens 1,640 17 from international airports in Zagreb, Trieste, Vienna, JESENICE–BREŽICE (northwest to northeast) 170 2 road connections from Barcelona 1,470 13.5 Graz, Munich and Frankfurt. Ljubljana is, in general, well Austria: A1/E57 or A2 Source AMZS Belgrade 540 5.5 connected by rail internationally. Main lines: Italy: A1/E70 and E70 Berlin 970 9 Germany (via Munich) Croatia: E70 There are two road tax systems in place in Slovenia. Bucharest 1,270 14 Switzerland (via Zurich) Hungary: A1/E57 and M1 Vignette is a form of road pricing based on a period of Budapest 460 4.5 Austria (via Salzburg, Villach and Graz) time, for vehicles weighing up to 3, 500 kg. Vignette stick- Brussels 1,190 10.5 Croatia (via Zagreb and Rijeka) Drivers are required to have a possession of a valid ers can be acquired at any petrol station. Cannes 840 8 Hungary (via Budapest) driver’s licence, a vehicle registration document and an For vehicles weighing over 3,500 kg there are toll stations Copenhagen 1,390 14 Czech Republic (via Prague) international Motor Insurance Card, e.g. Green Card. on motorways. Dublin 2,160 22 Italy (via Trieste and Venice) Florence 480 4.5 Greece, Macedonia and Serbia (via Salonika, Skopje More info: Motorway Vignette at www.amzs.si/en Frankfurt 800 7 and Belgrade) or www.tolltickets.com Graz 190 2 Helsinki 2,110 26 Trains are viable means of transport in the country, too. AUSTRIA HUNGARY Istanbul 1,490 16.5 More info at www.slo-zeleznice.si/en Lisbon 2,620 23.5 Murska Sobota London 1,550 14.5 Villach Klagenfurt Lenti Madrid 2,060 18.5 Lendava Maribor Moscow 2,300 25 Slovenj Gradec Munich 410 4 Jesenice TRAVEL DOCUMENTS AND VISAS Ptuj Milan 500 5 Bled Velenje Oslo 1,990 20 Bovec No visas are required for citizens of EU Member States. Varaždin Paris 1,250 11.5 Neither do EU citizens need to possess a residence permit Kranj Prague 700 6.5 Celje Rogaška for the first three months of their sojourn in Slovenia. Škofja Loka Rome 760 7 Trbovlje Salzburg 290 3 Udine U.S. citizens must be in possession of a valid passport. Ljubljana Sarajevo 510 6.5 Idrija They do not require a visa for maximum stay of 90 days Stockholm 2,040 20 ITALY Gorizia Nova Gorica within the period of 6 months whether for the one-off Brežice Trieste 100 1 uninterrupted stay or the total duration of successive Venice 240 2.5 stays. Novo Mesto Zagreb Postojna Vienna 380 3.5 Warshaw 1,060 10.5 Sežana All other foreigners must have a valid passport. Some Trieste Zagreb 140 1.5 Kočevje nationals also need a visa in order to enter the Republic Zürich 720 7 of Slovenia. Koper Črnomelj CROATIA Piran Karlovac Adriatic Sea Source Google maps More info: Travel and Visa Information Marked in bold: the nearest airports at www.mzz.gov.si/en and www.iatatravelcentre.com 4 /Filming in Slovenia Filming in Slovenia / 5 SCENT OF MEDITERRANEAN descending from the city walls down to the central point of Piran - the resplendent Tartini square. Sea resort Medieval towns and cities Portorož is evocative of Monaco’s Koper has one of the best kept historic or French Riviera’s glamour with town centres. The centre of activity is its hotels, casinos, a marina, a small in a busy sea port where general cargo international airport and a natural is handled by using different mobile health spa resort. and fixed industrial paraphernalia such as portal and floating cranes, Nature truck cranes, bridge containers etc. From limestone rock walls of Osp Izola is an old fishing town with an ar- (Kraški rob) and largest flysch cliff in tistic and bohemian air about it. Town the Adriatic (Strunjan), to hundred- of Piran carries well its Venetian year-old salt plains (Sečovlje), heritage. Its tall houses made of stone wetlands of Škocjanski zatok, from which are lining narrow streets on the sandy beaches to Ankaran shell dune hillside, seem as if they were together – 46 km has it all! All of 46 km of Slovenian coastline is sitting pretty at the top of Adriatic between Italy and Croatia stretching from the western tip of Istrian peninsula to Bay of Trieste. 6 /Filming in Slovenia Filming in Slovenia / 7 Karst presents fascinating topography and landscape above ground and under: natural underground limestone features and formations shaped by water and the combination of red soil, grey rocks and patches of green, the above. Karstic caves of river Reka. Vilenica has the long- Karstic villages 20 of them are open and available to est tradition of speleological visit in Lipica boasts the famous white Lipiz- public. Europe. zaner stud farm. The medieval village Postojna Cave with its 20 km under- of Štanjel features the stone houses ground network of passages, galleries Karstic lakes built on the terraces running towards and chambers is one of the largest Cerkniško jezero is an intermittent the top of the hill, narrow streets, a karstic monuments on the world. lake. During the season when it is 17th century gothic castle and an Ital- The Škocjan Caves are a UNESCO`s filled with water it is the largest ian garden by Villa Ferrari. Zemono World Heritage site, with their most Slovenian natural lake (26 - 38 km2). features the renaissance Zemono astounding feature - the 1400 m long Divje jezero (Wild Lake) is a complex manor house which acted as a sum- and 150 m deep underground canyon natural phenomenon: a cave, a spring mer residence and a hunting lodge for created by the subterranean stream and a lake - all in one. local aristocracy. LAND OF WONDERS 8 /Filming in Slovenia Filming in Slovenia / 9 The Julian Alps are the largest and perched on top of the cliff dominating MIGHTY highest Slovenian mountain range. the lake view. Triglav National Park Glacial valleys It is one of the national parks es- Tamar is surrounded by two-thou- TWO-THOUSANDERS tablished early in Europe. It spans sand-metre high mountains. It is the around mount Triglav - the highest continuation of Planica valley, which mountain peak in Slovenia. From is well known worldwide for its ski there, on a good day Ljubljana can be jumping/flying competitions.Trenta spotted in the horizon by looking in valley, which is the source of river the direction of river Sava.