Family experiences

Ready for some unforgettable experiences? Let us head off towards new adventures. Psst - if you leave the children at home this time, you can treat yourself to a short day's break in Bohinjska Bistrica. One-day family trips around Slovenia - the Polh adventure park in Polhov Gradec is an excellent spot for a day trip, and for walkers it is the start of the climb to Sv. Lovrenc and Grmada. Polhov Gradec […]

In the north-eastern part of Slovenia lies the pre-Alpine range of the Maribor Pohorje. Like every range, the Maribor Pohorje has its highest peak, Črni vrh, which is 1,543 metres high. Some know the Maribor Pohorje best in winter, since it is famous as the largest ski resort in Slovenia. But the Maribor Pohorje offers us adrenaline sports throughout the year. […]

The Peričnik Waterfall lies in the Vrata Valley. It is 52 metres high, falling over a tall overhanging wall, and is one of the largest waterfalls in Slovenia. Few people know that there is a second Peričnik waterfall, somewhat smaller, only 16 metres. The Peričnik Waterfall is also best known for the fact that you can view it from all sides, […]

Would you like to get to know our beautiful homeland properly? Slovenia offers its visitors countless natural attractions that are ideal for one-day and multi-day trips. Slovenia is a genuinely small country, which brings many advantages, for instance that it can be crossed diagonally from end to end in only a few hours. Wherever you decide […]

For everyone from around Ljubljana, Iški Vintgar is one of the best known and best loved natural destinations, and it lies so close to the capital. It is magnificent countryside whose beauty is very rare, and nobody standing there would even think that the city is so near. Iški Vintgar is therefore an escape from the everyday city […]

There is probably no Slovenian (or at least there should not be:)) who does not know Jurij Vega. He is considered the greatest Slovenian mathematician. Besides that he was also a physicist, a surveyor, a meteorologist and even an artillery officer. Naturally a noble title belonged to him as well. Quite a few things are named after him (Vegova ulica in Ljubljana, the grammar school in Idrija, the primary school […]

Are you feeling hot? At the 35°C forecast for this weekend it is hard to answer no.If you would like to cool off and are wondering whether to jump into salt or fresh water, we have dug out a few places for a summer break for you. Since we champion the beauties of Slovenia, this time too the places and corners mentioned will be Slovenian ones. So let us begin: […]

Do you know what the name of our highest peak Triglav and the female personal name Vesna have in common? Both are originally names of Old Slavic deities. Triglav was the three-headed god, ruler of the heavens, the earth, light and darkness, while our distant ancestors worshipped Vesna as the goddess of spring. That wonderful period of the year, when flowers and some trees blossom, is to us […]

Lake Velenje is among the larger lakes in Slovenia and lies in the Šalek Valley, in Velenje. It was created by coal mining. Lake Velenje is a lake among the larger ones in Slovenia and lies in the Šalek Valley, in Velenje. It reaches a depth of about 63 metres and covers around 145 hectares. Lake Velenje was created by […]