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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December is the most festival time of the year. Many Slovenian cities and towns are nicely decorated and Christmas markets become the center of socializing. A fairytale-like setting in Ljubljana Ljubljana vibrant Christmas markets with numerous food and drinks stalls held place in its historical city center at 6 locations. Walk along Ljubljanica river, observe …
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I parked my car at the free parking place in Bohinjska Bistrica and took a bus to Stara Fužina. What a lovely little pearl below Triglav Mountain that was just waking up! There were some locals gardening while the others were saying goodbye to the guests. A widen path was leading to the shore of …
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