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7 Meeting of the Parties to the Framework Agreement on the Sava REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SPATIAL PLANNING 7th Meeting of the Parties to the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin Bled, Slovenia 7 June 2018 LOGISTICAL INFORMATION Venue of the meeting: Rikli Balance Hotel (ex Hotel Golf), Arnold Conference Room Cankarjeva 4, Bled, Slovenia Venue of the reception (6 June 2018): Grand Hotel Toplice, Cesta svobode 12, Bled, Slovenia Language: Working languages of the meeting will be official languages of the Sava Commission and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. Meals: Coffee break and lunch will be provided. If you have any special dietary requirements, please include them in your registration form. Travel arrangements: Participants are kindly requested to make their own travel arrangements. All the hotels, recommended below, offer free parking to the guests of their hotel upon availability. Parking in Bled costs 2 EUR per hour/1st hour is free. Local transportation from/to the airport: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has good connections to nearby cities and offers a wide range of services for travellers and other visitors. You can use public transport as there are shuttle/minibus services to and from Bled. You can also hire a car or use a taxi from the rank outside the terminal building. Information on Ljubljana Airport transport is available at: https://www.adria.si/en/information/ljubljana-airport Information on shuttle/minibus services and timetables to and from Bled is available at: http://www.lju-airport.si/en/passengers-and-visitors/getting-here/shuttle Accommodation: Participants are kindly requested to make their own accommodation arrangements. Due to high season, booking as early as possible is recommended. The hotels will offer rooms for participants of the meeting until 18th of May 2018 (Hotel Grand Hotel Toplice, Rikli Balance Hotel and Hotel Park) and until 20th of May 2018 (Hotel Jelovica and Hotel Ribno Bled). After that date we cannot guarantee that hotels will still have available rooms. Accommodation recommended by the organizers: Grand Hotel Toplice 5 stars Cesta svobode 12, Bled (https://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/sava-hoteli-bled/accommodations/grand-hotel- toplice) - Single use standard room: 162 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Double use standard room: 180 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Lake view suite single or double use: 270 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) The above prices that are with VAT include: Bed & breakfast, wireless internet access in the room, use of the swimming pool and fitness in the hotel, parking place – upon availability. Obligatory surcharges: tourist tax and administration fee (1.00 EUR per person per check-in). Please book your room through direct link to on-line booking: https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?hotelId=77278&rateplanid=2879283&identifier= 7THOSSB&LanguageID=1&datein=06/03/2018&dateout=06/10/2018&adults=1 In case you have trouble with on-line booking, you can contact the Hotel booking department for assistance: When contacting the department please note the event reference code: 21113! E: [email protected], T: +386 4 579 16 00. Rikli Balance Hotel (ex Hotel Golf) 4 stars superior Cankarjeva 4, Bled (https://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/sava-hoteli-bled/accommodations/rikli-balance- hotel) - Single use Lake view room: 171 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Double use Lake view room: 202 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Lake view suite single or double use: 300 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) The above prices that are with VAT include: Bed & breakfast, wireless internet access in the room, use of the swimming pool and fitness in the hotel, parking place – upon availability. Obligatory surcharges: tourist tax and administration fee (1.00 EUR per person per check-in). Please book your room through direct link to on-line booking: https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?hotelId=77257&rateplanid=2879240&identifier= 7THOSSB&LanguageID=1&datein=06/03/2018&dateout=06/10/2018&adults=1 In case you have trouble with on-line booking, you can contact the Hotel booking department for assistance: When contacting the department please note the event reference code: 21113! E: [email protected], T: +386 4 579 16 00. Hotel Park 4 stars Cesta svobode 15, Bled (https://www.sava-hotels-resorts.com/en/sava-hoteli-bled/accommodations/hotel-park) - Single use Lake view room: 142 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Double use Lake view room: 158 EUR (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) The above prices that are with VAT include: Bed & breakfast, wireless internet access in the room, use of the swimming pool and fitness in the hotel, parking place – upon availability. Obligatory surcharges: tourist tax and administration fee (1.00 EUR per person per check-in). Please book your room through direct link to on-line booking: https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?hotelId=77251&rateplanid=2879331&identifier= 7THOS SB&LanguageID=1&datein=06/03/2018&dateout=06/10/2018&adults=1 In case you have trouble with on-line booking, you can contact the Hotel booking department for assistance: When contacting the department please note the event reference code: 21113! E: [email protected], T: +386 4 579 16 00. Hotel Jelovica 3 stars Cesta svobode 8, Bled (http://www.hotel-jelovica.si) - Double/Twin room for 1 person: 134 EUR/night (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Double/Twin room for 2 persons: 168 EUR/night (tourist tay: 1,27 EUR/day) Hotel Jelovica is situated within a Spa park by the Lake Bled in the old town. The rooms are modern, equipped with cable TV, safes, shower, toilet and balcony. In all rooms there is free wirelles internet conection. The restaurant has a summer terrace and bar. Hotel also has its own parking area for cars and buses. Reservations can be sent directly to [email protected]. When making a reservation please use the event code: ISRBC. Hotel Ribno Bled 3 stars Izletniška cesta 44, Bled (http://www.hotel-ribno.si) - Single room: 87 EUR/night (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) - Double/Twin room with balcony: 125 EUR/night (tourist tax: 1,27 EUR/day) Hotel Ribno Bled requires that 50 % of the booking must be paid in advance (with credit card or transfer). Free cancellation is available up to 14 days before the booked date, after that refund of the advance is non-returnable. Location of the Hotel Ribno Bled is 1,5km outside of Bled and unlike other hotels is not within walking distance to the conference. Organized transport from Hotel Ribno to and from Bled for the time of the conference and the reception will be available for the guests of this hotel. Reservation can be made via link: or directly via email [email protected] or sales@hotel- ribno.si, tel. nr. +386 4 578 32 00. When making a reservation please use the event code: ISRBC. Other possible accommodations: http://www.bled.si/en/accommodation Visas: EU citizens and citizens from a number of European countries are not required to obtain a visa for entry into Slovenia. Citizens from Serbia, Bosna and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro are exempted from holding a visa when crossing the external borders but this visa exemption only applies to holders of biometric passports. Please find further details on the official web-site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia: http://www.mzz.gov.si/en/. General information about Slovenia: . Currency: Euro . Time: GMT+1 . Language: Slovenian, most people speak English and other foreign languages . Country Code: +386 . Electric current: standard voltage 220 V, plug socket is “Schuko” . Emergency number: 112 . Climate: average temperature in Bled in the month of June is 22 °C. OTHER ACTIVITIES IN BLED You are welcome to stay and further discover Bled and Slovenia and enjoy its significant landmarks, tourist attractions and other activities. You are kindly invited to: BLED WATER FESTIVAL Bled, 7-8 June 2018 Venue: Bled Festival Hall, Cesta svobode 11, Bled, Slovenia The main purpose of the project is to raise public awareness about water issues in Slovenia, as well as in other parts of the world, provide solutions and work on its development. For this purpose, the organizers partnered with ministries for environment from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, and started with first regional awarding: responsible towards water in several categories (corporate – all sizes, national projects, and individual projects). In the mentioned countries, they also started regional competition in primary schools. This year’s topic is: Water Waste. Information about event available at: http://bledwf.com INFOCENTER TRIGLAVSKA ROŽA BLED Venue: Ljubljanska cesta 27, Bled, Slovenia Open daily, this fully renovated, modern, and multi-purpose visitor facility provides visitors with relevant and useful information and invite them to see its brand new exhibition about the region of Gorenjska, Natura 2000 sites and the Triglav National Park, featuring a rich multimedia presentation. Additional information available at: http://www.bled.si/en/what-to-do/infocenter-triglavska-roza- bled BLED BOAT LINE Venue: Pier below the Café Park, Bled, Slovenia Boat Association Pletna Bled offers a boat line to the Bled Island with a wooden electric. The timetable: Departures from the pier below the Café Park: 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 14.00, 15.00, 16.00, 17.00, 18.00. Departures from the island: 11.20, 12.20, 14.20, 15.20, 16.20, 17.20, 18.20, 19.00. Additional information available at: http://www.bled.si/en/what-to-do/bled-boat-line/Presentation TOURIST CENTRE INFORMATION Further information about other possible sightseeing’s, historical venues and interesting activities in the region are available at: http://www.bled.si/en/what-to-do or https://www.slovenia.info/en.
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