There is a part of Slovenia that has to be discovered. The reason might be that it is slightly further away, and also, the trio of Ljubljana, the Postojna Caves and Bled attracts many tourists, keeping them away from the rest of the Country. This part of Slovenia, however, has nothing to envy from that […]
Koper, the first of Slovenia’s gems.
Koper is the first gem of Slovenia that you arrive to once you cross the border and leave Italy behind. Koper is a bilingual city, where both Slovenian and Italian is widely spoken in a linguistic and cultural mix that dates back to the era of the hegemony of Venice. Koper, with its historic oval […]
Predjamski Grad and the Robin Hood of Slovenia.
To dive into the real story of Predjamski Grad, it is necessary to go back to the fifteenth century, when knight Erasmus found refuge in a vertical wall of rock at Predjama. Today, this place still sets the scene for a chivalrous and spectacular history. To reach this place one has to cross hills covered […]
The white Horses of Lipica.
Imagine the rolling hills between the karst sinkholes covered in vivid green grass with beautiful white horses grazing on these hills. You are in Lipica, a small Slovenian village on the border with Italy a few kilometres from Gorizia and Trieste. It is a special place with an ancient tradition that roots back to 1568, […]
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica, a city where you can enjoy a historic era that no longer exists, a city which you can explore through its exquisite cuisine, wines and casinos. Strolling through the streets of Nova Gorica means to relive history. There is no brick in that area of Karst, where the city is located, which was […]
Autumn colours in Ljubljana downtown.
Ljubljana is a gorgeous city. Few days ago I had the chance to pass from there and to enjoy this autumn foreshortening. I enjoyed the intense yellow of the leaves and of the weeping willows facing the placid waters of the Ljubljanica river. This frame was accompanied by the sound of rain. A panorama made […]
Slovenia and the Great War
A hundred years ago the Great War fell on the continent as a devastating fury, bringing millions of people away. When we talk about Great War we imagine far away places but in fact could not be more wrong. These places can be visited today and provide an incredible and silent testimony to what the […]
Ljubljana, the dragon city.
Ljubljana is undoubtedly the dragon city, vivacious and cheerful. Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, has its roots in the remote times of the Dragon legend. An era in which the entire area was a large marshy area. The legend says that Jason, the mythological hero, was driving the Argo boat along the river together with the Argonauts […]
Maribor and the oldest vine in the world.
Have you ever heard of the Slovenian wine tradition? If the answer is yes it means you are already on the proper way, if not this post is the right starting point to discover an ancient tradition that dates back to ancient Rome. It would be an ardous choice to pick the best region of […]
Slovenia
An evening of many years ago, on board on an old car, for the first time I crossed the border of Slovenia. At that time the border was still a real border before Schengen. There was still the police officer that controlled all the car premises before to smile saying “dobrodošli”, welcome. I would have […]