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 […]

V severovzhodnem delu Slovenije leži predalpsko hribovje Mariborsko Pohorje. Kot vsa hribovja ima tudi Mariborsko Pohorje najvišji vrh, to je Črni vrh, ki je visok 1543 metrov. Nekateri najbolje poznajo Mariborsko Pohorje v zimskem času, saj je znano kot največje smučarsko središče v Sloveniji. Ampak Mariborsko Pohorje nam čez celo leto ponuja adrenalinsko športne aktivnosti. […]

Slap Peričnik se nahaja v dolini Vrat. Je visok 52 metrov, kjer pada čez visoko previsno steno, in je eden največjih slapov v Sloveniji. Malokdo ve, da obstaja še en slap Peričnik, ki je sicer nekoliko manjši, zgolj 16 metrov. Slap Peričnik je tudi najbolj znan po tem, da si ga lahko ogledamo vse okoli, […]

Bi radi dodobra spoznali našo prelepo domovino? Slovenija svojim obiskovalcem ponuja nešteto lepih naravnih zanimivosti, ki so kot nalašč za obisk na eno ali večdnevnih izletih. Slovenija je zares majhna država, kar prinaša številne prednosti, kot je denimo ta, da jo lahko v le nekaj urah po diagonali v celoti prevozimo. Kamorkoli se boste odločili […]

Za vse ljudi iz okoli Ljubljane je Iški Vintgar ena najbolj poznanih in ljubih naravnih destinacij, ki je tako blizu glavnega mesta. Gre za krasno naravo, katere lepota je zelo redka in nihče, ki se nahaja tam, niti ne bi pomislil, da je mesto tako zelo blizu. Iški Vintgar je torej pobeg brez vsakodnevnim mestnim […]

During the autumn holidays from 23 October to 1 November 2010, various events and workshops take place across Slovenia, and tourism providers put together a varied range of packages … Why "potato holidays" at all? We took the term "Potato holidays" from the Germans, who called the autumn break Kartoffelferien. The term "Potato holidays" goes back to the old days, when parents asked teachers to allow the children […]

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 […]

Velenjsko jezero je med večjimi v Sloveniji in se nahaja v Šaleški dolini (v Velenju). Nastalo je zaradi izkopavanja premoga. Velenjsko jezero je jezero, ki je med večjimi v Sloveniji in se nahaja v Šaleški dolini (v Velenju). Doseže globino do približno 63 metrov, obsega pa približno 145 hektarov površine. Velenjsko jezero je nastalo zaradi […]