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France Prešeren (1800 - 1848) was the first and remains the foremost Slovenian poet. His statue has been erected in the central square of the city Ljubljana, called in his honour Prešernov trg - Prešeren Square. His poem Zdravljica - The Toast has been chosen as the national anthem of the independent Republic of Slovenia, expressing Prešeren's pride in his people and embracing all peoples as neighbours rather than foes. more...
The Slovenian National Costume Show took place in Ljubljana Castle in March 2011. The Marolt Folklore Dancing Company was to honour the work of Ljuba Vrhovec Pribac, who had beside dancing dedicated ten years of her life to research of slovenska narodna noša about mid-19th century, when it was a matter of pride to say,I am Slovenian.TShe searched for and reconstructed old fashions and refreshed them with new materials and colours. The show in Ljubljana Castle presented a wonderful insight into a past that was colourul, and people enjoyed dressing up and making statement with their clothes. They achieved marvels with the work of their hands. Most of all we must be grateful to Ljuba for ressuscitating a world of the past for our pleasure and enjoyment in the present. more...
Primož Trubar(1508-1586) was born in Rašca in Dolenjska region(Lower Carniola) of Slovenia. He established the protestant church in Slovenia and produced 20 books in Slovenian language, the first ever written. His translations of New Testament, school primer and Cathechism laid the foundation for the development of Slovenian literary language. more...
Liznjek house brings to life the traditional Upper Sava Valley architecture of several centuries ago, when the facades were decorated with frescoes, houses had handcarved wooden balconies, the interior of houses was embellished with painted furniture and the rooms were aromatic with wood smoke. more...
Traditional rural architecture of Slovenia is varied, reflecting the diversity of materials, climate, the land, lifestyle and history of each region. In the south the main building material is stone, in the Alpine north more wood is being used. The traditional straw roofing has been long replaced by bricks in all the regions, with just two examples left in Pomurje. In the villages there are still many 300 years old houses still in use, but constant rebuilding some due to fire, war and earthquakes has led to a great deal of rebuilding and renovation. In the more recent times the old houses have for their neighbours spanking new structures, keeping by and large some of the most characteristic features of the distinctive local style. more...
The Stična Monastery was established in 1136 and was consecrated in 1156. It has undergone major restoration between 1998 and 2004, which revealed the original structural elements of the Romanesque design. The album highlights some of the chief elements of its restored aspect, particularly the architectural rarity of "križni hodnik", the cruci-form cloisters. more...
The architect urbanist Joze Plecnik envisaged the sluicegates as a monumental farewell of the river Ljubljanica on its exit from the Ljubljana city centre. more...
Slovenia is a central European country located between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. About 20,000 sq km in size, It is a land of great variety and natural beauty, featuring mountains, hills, plains, rivers and lakes, including extensive underground systems. Its capital Ljubljana is a modern city with a history reaching back to the Romans, when it was an important trade and military centre on the route between north and south of Europe. more...
Slovene impressionism revealed itself for the first time in 1900, with the exhibition in Ljubljana of the works of four artists – Rihard Jakopič, Matija Jama, Ivan Grohar and Matej Sternen. Their ideas about art had taken shape in the stimulating milieu of the highly regarded Munich art school run by an influential expatriate Slovene, the artist and teacher Anton Ažbe, and they themselves were eager to win international recognition for Slovene painting. National consciousness had grown strong, and not only political but also literary and artistic figures sought freedom and an individual identity for their small country, then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. more...
Slovenian cuisine combines central European knowledge with local experience, and continues to evolve and change. Interest in traditional dishes has revived, and grains such as buckwheat used for their traditional and specialty value. more...
The 500 years old house is a beautiful example of Istrian rural architecture and differs in almost all aspects from the rural architecture of the other parts of Slovenia. more...
Joze Plecnik has left his mark on three European cities, Vienna, Prague and Ljubljana. Ljubljana became for him a life's work in urban planning. He built magnificent public buildings and parks, and regulated the flow of Ljubljanica river so that it no longer flooded and became a focus for city life. more...
Pivka Valley is part of Slovenian kras, a unique limestone geological area, marked by underground rivers, intermittent lakes and rivers, and numerous caves. Postojna Cave and Škocjan Cave are the largest and most accessible, attracting an unending stream of visitors. Pivka river emerges in Zagorje, flows partly on the surface, partly underground along the Pivka Valley, depending on the season and the rainfall, disappears underground into Postojna cave system, to reappear as Unica in the Planinsko polje, there continuing its performance as vanishing river and occasionally as a lake.
Pivka valley and Planinsko polje are well worth a visit. This is a karst region of unspoilt beauty and unique natural phenomena. more...
Prof Borut Juvanec, Department of Vernacular Architecture at Ljubljana University defines this Slovenian construction: The kozolec (hayrack) is a free standing, permanent, mainly wooden, vertical, open but roofed device for drying and storing the goods: hay and grain. It is the only ethnical architecture I know: it exists exclusively in ethnical territory of Slovenian nation.
As an icon,kozolec for the most part defines the largely agricultural Slovenian landscape and is still in use today, particularly the toplar barnlike type, which provides cover for farm machinery and vehcles. more...
The Kavčnik homestead with its central part named “dimnica” (smokehouse) takes us back some 400 years. The total life of the farm took its course within the smokehouse.. In this room we meet the history and life-style, that reaches far back through the past centuries. more...
The grape vine on the Lent in Maribor has been officially recorded as the oldest vine in Europe and entered into the Guiness Book of Records. The annual 400 year old vine festival in October is attended by the representatives of European countries, from all over Slovenia and the local population. The grape picking is a great event, and the wine pressed from the grapes is presented to important visitors, such as Bill Clinton. more...
The building is about 350 years old, the foundations on which the present building stands, older than 500 years. The central part of the house is črna kuhinja (black kitchen) with ognjišče (open fireplace), where they still prepare a variety of traditional country food, bake bread, under the ceiling they hang to dry sausages and meat. more...
Beekeeping is an ancient tradition in Slovenian territories. Based in that tradition, Anton Janša was appointed the first apiculture teacher of the first apiculture school in the Hapsburg Empire of the 18th century. Janša brought his Slovenian experience and skill in beekeeping, and innovations, such as the stacked beehives and painted beehive panels, which were the beginning of the Slovenian folk-art of "panjske končnice". more...
World heritage site The Škocjan Caves is a natural phenomenon of global significance, ranking side by side with the Grand Canyon, the Galapagos Islands, Mount Everest, and others.
Ranking among the most important caves in the world, Škocjan Caves represent the most significant underground phenomena in Karst region and Slovenia. Škocjan Caves were also entered on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance on 18 May 1999. Together with the underground stream of the Reka River, they represent the longest karst underground wetlands in Europe.
The exceptional volume of the underground canyon
places The Škocjan Caves among the most famous underground features in the world. more...
