Dolenjska and Bela krajina lie in the south-eastern part of Slovenia, between the Krka and the Kolpa. The Krka winds among hills, towns, castles and health resorts, while Bela krajina is a karst landscape recognisable by its birch-covered bracken meadows and its winegrowing hills.
Novo mesto lies in a bend of the Krka and preserves early Iron Age heritage with situlae and glass beads. Kostanjevica na Krki stands on an artificial island in the middle of the river, Otočec is marked by the castle on the river island. Dolenjske Toplice and Šmarješke Toplice are two spa towns with thermal water, Trebnje is associated with the camp of self-taught artists.
In White Carniola there are Črnomelj, Metlika and Adlešiči important centres of local tradition. Jurjevanje takes place in Črnomelj, Kolpa is given over in the warmer part of the year to bathing and water activities. Cycle routes connect the wine-growing hills, river valleys, birch heaths, thermal towns and Bela krajina villages.
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