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Plan Your Trip Understand Slovenia “All you’ve got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!” TONY WHEELER, COFOUNDER – LONELY PLANET Go further with Lonely Planet 1 Book your travels 2 Talk to other PAGE PLAN YOUR PLANNING TOOL KIT Photos, itineraries, lists and suggestions Find a fl ight travellers 2 Looking for ideas and advice on a Find the right fl ight through our YOUR TRIP to help you put together your perfect trip specifi c destination? Want to share online booking service. your experiences with the most active travel community? Then head Welcome to Slovenia ..... 2 Reserve a room to Thorn Tree, Lonely Planet’s forum, Visit the Lonely Planet website to book where you’ll fi nd new posts every Map .................................. 4 author-reviewed and recommended 12 seconds. Welcome to 12 Top Experiences ........ 6 Slovenia accommodation for any price range. Need to Know ................. 14 Book activities Discover and book amazing experiences If You Like... ..................... 16 online for destinations around the globe. Month by Month ............. 18 Itineraries ........................ 20 Scenic Beauty Food & Drink lonelyplanet.com/destinations lonelyplanet.com/apps Slovenia o՗ ers pristine panoramas in the Slovenian cooking borrows a little from middle of Europe, with soaring vistas each of its neighbours – Italy, Austria, of Alpine peaks, hills and dales straight 11Hungary and the Balkans – synthesising out of a 19th-century landscape painting, 5 and reinventing dishes that emerge both FILIPPO MARIA BIANCHI / GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES GETTY / BIANCHI MARIA FILIPPO and sparkling lakes and rivers that ap- © IMAGES GETTY / PLANET LONELY familiar and unique. The ‘Slovenian’ touch, pear to be underlit by emeralds. Slovenes as it were, might well be a local obsession Outdoor Slovenia ........... 23 are well attuned to natural beauty, and for using fresh and (where possible) locally the inclination is nearly always to pro- sourced ingredients. The result is a terriÀ c tect and preserve it. Where humankind foodie destination, where you’ll sample intrudes, it’s often to good e՗ ect, such as dishes in unusual combinations featur- at Lake Bled, where a tiny baroque chapel ing items you may not be familiar with, atop Bled Island and a dramatic cli՗ side like buckwheat groats or mashed beans. castle complete a harmonious whole. You Slovenian wine, both white or red, is Regions at a Glance ....... 30 may well return from your holiday think- an unheralded strength, and regional ing Slovenia is the prettiest country you’ve varietals pair well with local specialities. ever seen. 3 Talk to locals With just a few words in the local language you can 6 RUTH EASTHAM & MAX PAOLI / GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES GETTY / PAOLI MAX & EASTHAM RUTH © IMAGES GETTY / SMITH JONATHAN make a real connection when you travel. Our superb range of phrasebooks and language 20 apps is guaranteed to get you talking, no matter where you’re going. 30 Itiner- Whether you’ve got six days or 60, these itineraries provide the aries starting point for the trip of a lifetime. Want more inspiration? regions Head online to lonelyplanet .com/thorntree to chat with other Lake Bled Postojna Cave travellers. Bled (p 76 ), Slovenia’s biggest tourist draw, The caves at Postojna (p 131 ) are Slov- at a P r i m o r s k a 5 looks like it came oՖ the drawing board of a 6 enia’s biggest subterranean attraction. gifted architect or interior designer. Start with The entrance might look like nothing, but shop.lonelyplanet.com/phrasebooks & a crystal-clear blue lake, add a tiny island over when you get whisked 4km underground glance G o r e n j s k a Notranjska here, top it with an impossibly on a train and only then start exploring, you Kranjska •# AUSTRIA cute church, and then put a dramatic, cliՖ side begin to get a sense of the scale. The caverns Gora Views 333 Activities 333 castle over there. Now add some Alpine peaks are a seemingly endless parade of crystal c Hiking 33 Caves 333 Vršič Pass #÷Triglav National Park to the backdrop. Voila! It really is that lovely, fancies – from frilly chandeliers and dripping Activities 33 Coastal Fun 33 R Mt Triglav Lake Bled but Bled is more than just good looks. There’s spaghetti formations, to paper-thin sheets Soča Valley (2864m) •# É Radovljica a raucous adventure scene too, with diving, and stupendous stalagmites, all patiently laid Bovec •# •# •# •#Velika Planina cycling and rafting, among other active pursuits. down over the centuries by the simple drip of É É •# There are excellent hotels and restaurants here mineral-rich water. A theatrical experience in Scenic Views Outdoor Lake Bohinj É as well. silent stone. The Vršiÿ Pass, Activities •#Kobarid É lakes Bled and Bo- The Soÿa Valley is •# Kamnik hinj, Mt Triglav: if one of Slovenia’s you’re seeking awe- best outdoor play- ITALY É L j u b l j a n a inspiring natural grounds. The stun- beauty and moun- ning Soÿa River is É Museums 333 tain vistas, you’ve made for rafting, Entertainment 333 come to the right kayaking and can- #_ LJUBLJANA Food 33 place. Views range yoning, the trails for from dramatic to trekking and biking, •# Idrija Check out our full range of guides sublime. or opt to paraglide 4 above it all. Museums Hiking & É Ljubljana is home to Slovenia’s most Walking Caves important museums of art, history and The area around Primorska’s Karst TravellingTravelling somewheresomewheomewheere else?else? SStayingtayyingyin longerlonger in a particularparticula place? Check out our full range of natural science, among others. Admirers Kranjska Gora is region and Notranj- •#Predjama Castle of architect and designer extraordinaire filled with great ska hide many of Jože Pleÿnik can tour the house he lived day hikes or longer their most spec- treks. The mother tacular landscapes guidguides,es, wriwrittentten and researchresearcheded bbyy exexpertpert authors to givee you an amazing ttravel experience. and worked in for almost 40 years. of all Slovenian underground. The Entertainment hikes is an ascent of epic Postojna and Ljubljana has a thriving cultural scene, Mt Triglav. Škocjan caves re- with something for everyone. From veal the surprising Adrenalin autumn through spring, the calendar is Slovenia hidden Sports filled with classical music, drama and below the surface. opera. In summer, nearly every weekend The rivers and brings a festival or event, including the gorges of Triglav Na- Coastal Fun city’s two-month Ljubljana Festival. tional Park supply Explore the fantas- thrills for fast-paced tic architecture and Food water sports like wonderful seafood We can’t say for sure if Ljubljana has rafting and canyon- of one of the Adri- the country’s best restaurants, but cer- ing. In winter, Lake atic’s true jewels, the tainly the capital offers the most variety. Bohinj has paraglid- medieval Venetian Naturally you’ll find excellent Slovenian ing, while Kranjska port of Piran. Koper, restaurants, but also very good Balkan, Gora is a centre for another historic Italian and Turkish cooking, and much downhill skiing and town, is a stone’s more. ski jumping. throw away. p 34 p 67 p 98 PAGE GET MORE FROM YOUR TRIP UNDERSTAND Learn about the big picture, so you COUNTRYCOUNTTRY &&R REGIONALREGIONG AL DISCOVERDISCOVER POCKETPOCKET EBOOKS 203 TheTh freedom f ddtd you need to Full-colourFll l imagesi Perfect for The same great content SLOVENIA can make sense of what you see plan the perfect trip. and top itineraries. a quick visit. with added interactivity. shop.lonelyplanet.com shop.lonelyplanet.com/ebooks Slovenia Today ............... 204 if Slovenia were History ............................. 206 100 people Slovenian Way of Life ..... 216 on the Gulf of Trieste in order t incursions. In the next century, th 5 Get inspired to travel Arts ................................. 219 and moved into the rest of Slove The award-winning Lonely Planet Traveller is the most exciting magazine for people who want to see more of the world. The Slovenian Table ....... 224 2000–900 Go online to fi nd out more and see the latest subscription off er. 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