Tartinijev Trg
The much-photographed, pastel-toned Tartinijev trg is a marble-paved square (oval-shaped, really) that was the inner harbour until it was filled in 1894. The statue of the nattily dressed gentleman in the centre is of native son, composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770).
Municipal Museum
This award-winning museum is housed in the hilltop Gewerkenegg Castle . The excellent collections, which deal with mercury, lace and local history (but, sadly, not žlikrofi ) are exhibited in three wings centred on a beautiful courtyard, and an accompanying booklet guides visitors
Beekeeping Museum
More interesting than it sounds, this apiculture museum takes a closer look at the long tradition of beekeeping in Slovenia. The museums collection of illustrated beehive panels from the 18th and 19th centuries, a folk art unique to Slovenia, is the largest in the country, and ther
Kobarid Museum
This museum is devoted almost entirely to the Soča Front and the ‘war to end all wars’. Themed rooms describe powerfully the 29 months of fighting, and theres a 20-minute video (available in 10 languages) that gives context. There are many photos documenting the horrors of the fron
Franja Partisan Hospital
This clandestine hospital, hidden in a canyon near Dolenji Novaki, about 5km northeast of Cerkno, treated wounded Partisan soldiers from Yugoslavia and other countries from late 1943 until the end of WWII. A memorial to humanity and self-sacrifice, it had more than a dozen wooden c
Church of St John the Baptist
The church where the poet Prešeren met the love of his life, Julija Primic, and Plečnik worshipped.
Križna Cave
You can explore plenty of Slovenias caves on foot, but Križna (Cross) Cave is one of the few caves where you can take a subterranean boat ride . This is also the countrys only tourist cave without electric lighting – visitors are given lamps (and boots) for their visit, which lasts
Loka Castle & Museum
The towns premier sight is this commanding castle, overlooking the settlement from a grassy hill west of Mestni trg. It dates from the 13th century and was extensively renovated after an earthquake in 1511. Today the castle houses the Loka Museum , which boasts an excellent ethnogr
Posavje Museum
Housed in Posavje Castle, the Posavje Museum is one of provincial Slovenia’s richest museums, particularly for its archaeological and ethnographic collections – and for its stunning fresco-filled hall. From the courtyard you ascend a staircase whose walls and ceiling are illustrate
Bled Castle
Perched atop a steep cliff more than 100m above the lake, Bled Castle is how most people imagine a medieval fortress to be, with towers, ramparts, moats and a terrace offering magnificent views. The castle houses a museum collection that traces the lake’s history from earliest time
Vintgar Gorge
One of the easiest and most satisfying half-day trips from Bled is to Vintgar Gorge, some 4km to the northwest of Bled village. The highlight is a 1600m wooden walkway through the gorge, built in 1893 and continually rebuilt since. It criss-crosses the swirling Radovna River four t
Božidar Jakac Art Museum
This is an unexpected treat: superbly varied art in a magnificent setting, in a garden full of sculptures.About 1.5km southwest of town, this former Cistercian monastery was a very wealthy institution in the Middle Ages, but abandoned in 1786 when monastic orders were dissolved. Th
Church of the Holy Trinity
What attracts most people to this little church is the famous Dance of Death or Danse Macabre, a fresco that shows 11 skeletons leading the same number of people forward to a freshly dug grave. A 12th holds open a coffin. The doomed line-up includes peasants, kings, cardinals, and
Ljubljana Castle
Crowning a 375-metre-high hill east of the Old Town, the castle is an architectural mishmash, but most of it dates to the early 16th century when it was largely rebuilt after a devastating earthquake. It’s free to ramble around the castle grounds, but you’ll have to pay to enter th
Postojna Cave
The jaw-dropping Postojna Cave system, a series of caverns, halls and passages some 24km long and two million years old, was hollowed out by the Pivka River, which enters a subterranean tunnel near the cave’s entrance.Visitors get to see 5km of the cave on 1½-hour tours; 3.2km of t
Škocjan Caves
Touring the huge, spectacular subterranean chambers of the 6km-long Škocjan Caves is a must. This remarkable cave system was carved out by the Reka River, which enters a gorge below the village of Škocjan and eventually flows into the Dead Lake, a sump at the end of the cave where
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