November is a great time to visit Slovenia.

The tourist season is over, so the most besieged destinations are calm again and if you don’t visit them at the weekend, you can enjoy the beauties all by yourself. There are two reasons to visit Slovenia at this time – beautiful colored nature and the feast of St. Martin. Apples, grapes and most other

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Ever green Vipava Valley

Less than one hour drive away of Ljubljana, below the high Karst plateaus lies the Vipava Valley, the beauty caught between the Alpine, Karst and the Mediterranean world. The landscape, covered in vineyards and orchards, charming old villages with stone houses, castles, numerous vine callers, friendly people and spectacular views is what placed the Vipava Valley

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The Bizeljsko Castle

The charming Bizeljsko Castle is nesting on top of a rocky hill, surrounded by vineyards. Unfortunately, after it was nationalised in 1945 it is being let to decay, however it is still wort a visit to appreciate its Renaissance and Baroque features, admire the beautiful rectangular, arcaded courtyard surrounded by four two storey wings, spend

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The oldest in the world, at home in Slovenia

Do you know where the oldest wheel and the oldest musical instrument were found? And where does the oldest vine in the world grow? The answer is, in Slovenia! The oldest wheel in the world Who and where was the wheel invented? The are several theories in answer to this question. One is that the

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Church of St. Rock with Calvary in Šmarje pri Jelšah

There are four pilgrimage routes through Slovenia. The Emma’s pilgrimage route, St. Martin route, The way of St. James and Mary’s pilgrimage route. On the latter is the baroque Calvary which winds form the town Šmarje pri Jelšah to the Church of St. Roch and is the most picturesque on Slovenian soil. Legend has it that in

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