France Marolt Academic Folklore Group (Slovenia) - traditional dances
The group performs traditional dances from all the regions inhabited by Slovenians. Nearly all the dances are performed in traditional costumes worn in the regions of the dances' origin. The France...
View ArticleGora Plateau above Vipava Valley – Between Two Worlds
The majestic Trnovo Plateau rises high above the Vipava Valley. The locals refer to the populated part of the Plateau, comprising the villages of Predmeja, Otlica, Gozd and Kovk, as the Gora Plateau,...
View ArticleLokavec – Village of Carters and Blacksmiths
Spend the day in the village of Lokavec. The picturesque village lies at the foothills of Mt Čaven and boasts numerous interesting sites, excursions, adventures and culinary delights. The village...
View ArticleAjdovščina’s Technical Heritage
The tour starts at the Jochmann Mill on the River Hubelj in Ajdovščina. This very mill was once considered as the mightiest cylinder mill in the entire Empire. The tour leads past the remnants of the...
View ArticleŠturje – Home Town of the First Slovenian Puppet Theatre
The old and unique settlement of Šturje is situated on the left bank of the River Hubelj and boasts numerous architectural jewels. In the past the River Hubelj represented the border between the...
View ArticleVipavski Križ – jewel of historic and cultural heritage
The entire village of Vipavski Križ is under monument protection. The village is enclosed with city walls and was originally a fortress. At the end of the 15th century the Counts of Gorizia had a...
View ArticleDuplje lake
The Duplje lake is located in a basin below the Duplje alpine pasture, near the lodge at Krn Lakes, and looks more like a larger water hole with grass covering its bottom. In the dry season the lake...
View ArticleSource of the Soča River
Location:Trenta, from the lodge Koča pri Izviru Soče along a protected path. It is one of the most beautiful springs in the Alps. The water gushes to the surface through a deep fissure below the...
View ArticleMlinarica Chutes
The chutes of the beautiful Mlinarica mountain stream are protected as a natural monument and are definitely worth visiting. In the upper part, they are difficult to reach, hidden in a gorge with high...
View ArticleSrnica Karst Cave
At the source of the Gljun stream turn left and after 20 minutes’ walk you will reach the entrance. It is a 750 m long web of: - cave galleries, - shell fossils,- megalodontites; There is a lower and...
View ArticleKriški podi Plateau and lakes
Upper Križ Lake (Gornje Kriško jezero) is the most interesting and at the same time the highest Slovenian lake (2154 m). Wherever it is viewed from, it abounds with beauty: from the gravel at its banks...
View ArticleGreat Gorge of the Soča River
The Great Gorge of the Soča River is 750 m long and 15 m deep and is especially of interest for its precisely polished and sometimes overhanging walls, as well as for its narrowness, and certainly for...
View ArticleLepena Valley
It is a narrow valley, 5 km long. It is surrounded by the peaks:- Črni Vrh,- Kaluder,- Lemež,- Lipnik,- Hudi Vrh,- the north edge of Golobar.The Lepenica Stream at the end of the valley springs from a...
View ArticleZadnjica Valley
Zadnjica is the valley between Trenta and the western walls of Triglav and Kanjavec. It rises from Trenta to the steep walls of Triglav. It is enclosed by the summits of: - Zadnjiški Ozebnik, - Vršac,...
View ArticleVršič
Vršič is the pass between Trenta and Kranjska Gora, the saddle between Mojstrovka and Prisank massif.Vršič is a grassy peak, 1737 m high between the mountains of Prisank and Mojstrovka. At its lowest...
View ArticleBar Črna ovca
Nice bar in Bovec with rich offer of sports activites: tennis, beach volleyball, bowling and snooker. For children there is a playground.
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