There are significant differences between Prekmurje region and my Goriška region on the western part of Slovenia. While the Sun rises and shines upon mostly flat area of Slovenian Far east, people of Wild west admire orange-red sunsets over the surrounding hills of Soca valley. What is more, each part is proud of its own …
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Savinja valley is truly a kingdom of nature where you can find picturesque landscape parks worth visiting. Traveling to Savinja valley, only an hour drive from Ljubljana, you will not only be overwhelmed by its lush landscape but also by charming local people. And of course, yummy local cuisine. We were visiting Savinja valley during …
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Foraging wild edibles and medicinal plants at Herbal Rooms Homestay starts every year in the spring time, mainly late February. This is the time when the nature awakes and turns green. In our herbal garden around 30 different medicinal plants are planted and each of them has a name written in Slovene and Latin language …
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Slapnik, a picturesque tiny village on Slovenia’s western edge underneath of Korada hill, has been abandoned and ruined for decades. It is the only entirely abandoned village in Brda region which is a hot spot for orange wine. A settlement with 17 houses once had 80 residents but it lost its population due to larger …
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Soca valley is one of the must see regions when exploring Slovenia. Surrounded by high mountains it offers great views over Soca river and its neigbouring regions. My best views in Soca valley Mangartsko sedlo/Mangart saddle The Mangart road which is the highest mountain road in Slovenia was built by 500 workers in 1938 in …
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