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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...
Slovenian coastline, squeezed between the territory of Triest and Croatian Istria encompasses the port city Koper, and the recreation and tourist centres of Izola, Piran and Portorož. It includes the townships Lucija and Sečovlje with its unique Nature Museum-Sečovlje salt pans. more...
The recorded history of Ljubljana reaches to the period of Roman Empire between 1st and 5th century of our era. Strategically located on the river Ljubljanica with a great fortified castle above, it has been prosperous throughout its history. Rebuilt several times due to earthquakes, the most recent image of the city centre is a creation of the urbanist architect Joze Plecnik, whose expressed intention it was, to make Ljubljana a worthy capital of Slovenia. more...
The castle on its hill overlooking the oldest parts of the city Ljubljana is a remarkable feature of the cityscape. It was first mentioned in 1144 . A Habsburg seat, it received its present form in 15 century. From it ruled the Habsburg family. Today it is a favourite spot for walks and relaxation, but also for receptions, concerts, weddings and exhibitions. 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...
Grad, near the town Grad in Goricko - the region of 511 sq km north of river Mura - is one of the largest castles in Slovenia. It was first mentioned in 1214. In recent past it served as the administrative centre of the region, and at present functions also as regional museum. more...
The Soča Valley extends on the western border of Slovenia from the Alps towards the sea, and is regarded as one of the most picturesques and beautiful places in Slovenia. The Soča river is 96km long,flowing from high mountains down the valley. Since ancient times it has been trade route and the site of Hallstatt culture. It has become popular for recreational activities such as rafting, kayaking, canoeing, hiking and fishing. The river is renowned for its beautiful aquamarine colour. more...
The distinctive, towering shape of the Nanos mountain dominates and shelters the south western Slovenian landscape, interspersed with villages, green valleys, vineyards, and Karst limestone buildings and walls, which give it character . Nanos is a mostly forrested plateau which stretches for 10km along the fertile Vipava valley. more...
Kostel is the smallest municipality of the Republic of Slovenia, tucked inside the U turn of the river Kolpa in the south-west of the country, on the border with Croatia.Its size is 57 sq km, it has 54 villages, with 700 permanent mostly aged inhabitants. At the end of the 19th century there were 3000 inhabitants. It is a karst landscape with high rocky mountain ridges, and running waters. It had not supported its inhabitants in the past, so they sought other sources of income elsewhere. Many earned their living as peddlars. The magnificent 13th century castle Kostel is the second largest in Slovenia, playing a vital role during the period of Turkish incursions to Slovenian lands. Today the land is beautiful, full of forests, running waters, caves, narrow river valleys, with walks. There is rafting and fishing on the river Kolpa, and a high quality cheese made of sheep milk is produced in the area. more...
The Mirtoviški potok is one of the many streams winding their ways amnog the hills and valleys towards the mighty river Kolpa which now marks the divide between the Slovenian and Croatian territory- One can walk to the source of the lively stream along a narrow path, always accompanied by the sound of running water, bird song and an abundance of field flowers,many of them herbs sought for their beneficial properties.The walk, with many stops for taking photos of breathtaking scenery, takes about an hour, and is wonderfully refreshing- It is only one of the many such walks along streams in the Kostel region. more...
Lipizzaners are the world famous horse breed of the Lipica Stud Farm. Named after the Slovenian village Lipica, their history began 400 years ago, when stallions of the Andalusian, Barb and Berber breeds from the Riding School in Spain were brought to Lipica. It was in the 19th century that the six stud lines, among them the Arabian line were founded with the six stallions, which established the best qualities for which the Lipizzaner became known and are valued to present time: stamina, grace, good looks, intelligence, longevity, good nature and a talent for dancing. more...
Ljubljana is to hold the title of UNESCO 'World Book Capital' 2010 from 23 April 2010 to 23 April 2011.It put its name forward for the first time and won the award against stiff competition from Vienna, Lisbon, St.Petersburg. “The programme with which Ljubljana made its bid is very diverse, from the promotion of literature and authors, books and reading, to promoting access to books and addresses all sections of society. The basic starting point was to include and connect all the links in the book chain, which the committee also emphasised”. It is the 10th city to hold the title. Ljubljana will host around 300 events aimed to encourage reading, develop the culture of reading, increase the accessibility of books, and present various literary genres and literatures of the world to the public. more...
One of the special attractions among events of the Year of Plecnik (1872-1957), is the animated statue, in celebration of his work. Plecnik dedicated his career to the urban planning of Ljubljana's city centre, design and rennovation of numerous buildings, areas and complexes of the city. The statue was displayed on Mestni trg in Ljubljana, in front of the Town Hall. more...
The Cow Festival/Kravji bal has a long tradition, stemming from the custom of driving cows to the mountain pastures in spring and summer, where they eat the best mountain grass. They are milked by the shepherds, who send milk, butter and cheese regularly to the homestead in the valley. The return of the herd is an occasion for celebration, which has become a popular festival. more...
It was the place of the bloodiest battles in the World War I and the most savage on Slovenian territory, in terms of the fallen, wounded and maimed soldiers, and a dispossessed, rendered homeless populace. On the Austrian side the inhabitants were emptied from the villages and moved away to Carniola/Kranjska. The Austrian authorities removed 80,000 villagers from their homes in the Soča Valley and environs of Gorica (Goriška and Posočje). Italians on their side of the Soča Front exiled around 12,000 Slovenian inhabitants, dispersing them all over Italy. All these people returned to their destroyed homes and devastated fields only in 1919. 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...
The City Library of Grosuplje/Mestna knjžnica Grosuplje was opened to the public in February 2007. It had been planned as a regional centre for culture, information, education, and a social centre for the community. It wast to incorporate the old town house gifted to the town council for the purpose and a new modern building. Two architects collaborated on the challenging concept, Miloš Florjančič and Matej Blenkoš. who received the Plečnik Award for the new addition. The interiors design was the work of Kaja Lipuh Vehovar, Arnej Vehovar and Nena Gabrovec. The library space of 2,000 sq metres is visited daily by about 700 visitors, and possesses about 80,000 units. It is regularly visited by architects, many from Czech Republic and Germany. The Library is outstanding for open spaces, but also for availability of personal and intimate spots, offering a newspaper cafe, literary evenings and smaller galleries. Dutch organization Naple included it in their selection of the best and and most original libraries of Europe. Six Slovenian libraries were included. more...
Prof. dr. Mihael Toman lives in his centuries old family home, which has been beautifully renovated during the last few years. He has great interest in traditional buildings. But his particular love and occupation is his hillside garden, which he built over several years and which continues to be his chief hobby and after work-hours occupation. It has been shown on television and in a magazine on beautiful gardens of Slovenia. - The place is magic, every plant and tree in it a reflection of love for all plant life. 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...
On Gregorjevo-St Gregory Day- a traditional celebration takes place every year, originating in Kamna gorica. On 12 March, the Eve of the day, children bring little cardboard houses on floats, with candles, and float them down the stream. They are collected at the end of the run and floated again. It is called "spuščanje barčic na Gregorjevo", and an exciting, joyful children's feast. Actually a feast of spring, since it is also a day dedicated to birds. At the same time it is comemmorates the day when shoemakers can again work during daylight hours after the long winter. - These days It is celebrated in Ljubljana on river Gradaščica and elsewhere around Slovenia. more...
Mašun is a beech forest hamlet on the Snežnik plateau, offering a beautiful shadowy ramble in crisp mountain air, and an educational signed pathway, with informative texts on the native plants, animals and birds. Snežnik (the snowy mountain)is at 1796m the highest non-alpine mountain of Slovenia. more...
Evald Flisar was born in the furthest northeast region of Slovenia - Pomurje. The journey in this rather less well known part of the country is a revelation. more...
Krka is one of the major rivers of Slovenia and historically one of the water arteries that made the main city of Dolenjska a bustling commercial centre during the Roman period and earlier. Several fields on the edge of the city centre are archeological sites of major importance. During the Middle Ages the river offered protection from against enemy incursions, and there are many forts and castles on its banks or midstream islets, which offer special tourist attraction today. The river was also till the 1ate 19th century a great source of income for the populace, brimming full of river crayfish. They are still there, but not in earlier abundance, that ended with the plague. more...
Zagorje na Pivki is a village with history. In the centre stands the church of St.Helena, that used to have the sweetest sounding bells. It lies below the Šilentabor hill where a great fortress once stood. You can still see the remnants of great walls, and the church of St Martin. The tiny village Tabor nestling under the peak is a living reminder of the past and of the people that used to populate the heights in defense of the country. more...
Šilentabor used to be a mighty fortress, guarding the gateway to central Europe and Slovenian territories. It stood on the heights, the last on the ridge in the chain of peaks, where they burnt the signal fires, "grmade", they gave warning of the approaching Turkish bands. The church of St. Martin has a history going back to the prehistory, the time of Illyrians and Veneti. more...
Traditional Easter celebrations are still alive in contemporary Slovenia, particularly in the villages, where interest in these traditions, which combine the pre-Christian and Christian elements, is on the increase. The snapshots have been taken over Easter Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday on 2nd to 4th April 2010, in the prosperous village of Kamna gorica (rocky hill) in Gorenjska, Slovenija. They follow the Friday evening service, Saturday morning blessing of fire, with which the home fires are lit, and the preparation of the Easter meal started. This is followed later by preparation of pirhi/Easter eggs according to local custom. Easter foods are taken to the church to be blessed in the afternoon. Easter service and procession take place on Sunday, when the bells begin to ring again, after being silent for the Easter period. All this is followed by general joyfulness, visiting with friends and tasting the various dishes and the traditional cake - potica. more...
When planning the program of the 17th Book Festival, celebrated in Slovenia since 1996, we have endeavoured to achieve open, fresh, communication and confirmation of the book as the carrier of knowledge and feeling, says Evald Flisar, Slovenia’s best-selling author, 7 years President of Slovenian Writers Association, and at present the chief editor of Sodobnost, Slovenia’s foremost literary publication.
Evald Flisar tells us about the origins of the Days of the Book:
As a newly elected president of writers association heard from the writer Boris Novak that in Barcelona, every year on St George Day, on 23 April, people on the streets give each other presents of books and roses, and publishers assist them with reduced prices. This led to the idea that Slovenes might easily do the same, possibly without the roses, which bloom later in Slovenia than in Spain.
The very next year, on 23 April, 1996, the first Slovenian Book Festival took place on the terrace between Cankarjev dom and New Ljubljana Bank, with 25 stalls, where Slovenian publishers offered books for sale at a reduced price. There was also a program of recitations, readings, music and of course introductory speeches.
The book festival was conceived from the beginning in such a way that it would take place in major cities of Slovenia, and is held now in Ljubljana, Koper, Trst, Novo mesto, Celje, Velenje, and Maribor.
In Ljubljana the Slovenian Days of the Book have been held first for three days and have been more recently extended to five days, Slovenia being the only country to do so.
from: Knjiga je živa, in Dnevnik, posebna priloga, 7.aprila 2012.
In 2012, the17th book festival was held from 16 to 20 April on Congress Square/Kongresni trg in the space encompassed by the Philharmonic Hall, University of Ljubljana and the Franciscan Church of Mary’s Ascension. It was launched by Slavko Pregl, Director of Slovenian Book Agency, Ivo Svetina, Slovenian Writers Association, Zoran Jankovič, the mayor of Ljubljana and DaniloTurk, President of the Republic of Slovenia. more...
The Common Snowdrop / Navadni mali zvonček
The Ljubljana Botanic Garden offers an opportunity to view the plant kingdom in miniature. The view changes from season to season.
As soon as the cold of winter gives way to warmer weather, usually still in winter and that snow cover disappears, common snowdrops begin to bloom, and the ground is once more covered in white.This occurs everywhere in Slovenia, on meadows, by wayside and in the woods. The snowdrop, in Slovenian zvonček, meaning little bell is soon followed by other blooms, primroses and crocuses. But the snowdrop, which sometimes pushes its way through the melting snow, is the herald of the spring.
There is a great diversity of form within the species. The director of the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, dr. Jože Bavcon is studying this intraspecific genotypic diversity within the species, which has been observed in local populations of snowdrops differs fromone part of Slovenia to another.
The differences could be divided into the following groups:
Flower shape and size, and number of flowers on a plant as a whole,
shape of outer and inner perianth segments,
green markings of outer perianth segments,
pattern of inner perianth segments(shape, colour),
shape and colour of ovary,
spathe(shape and size), extra bracts and
leaves (number,width, colour).
The present collection, which is checked annually for stability, is comprised of 1000 units.
Ljubljana Botanical Garden is a showplace of a myriad of snowdrops every spring, drawing visitors from all over Europe.
Jože Bavcon, Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.) and its diversity in Slovenia. more...
The solemnity of presentaion of doctorate, in this case by the faculty of Biotechnology take splace at Ljubljana University several times a year. The degrees are presented on this occasion by the Dean of Faculty prof.dr. Mihael Toman and the rector of the University of Ljubljana, prof. dr. Radovan Pejovnik. Each "doctorants" academic pathway is described and the work for which they have received the degree. Their mentor then describes their ScD work and its significance. There are speeches, congratulations, and Gaudeamus Igitur is sung. A rather beautiful and solemn occasion. more...
2012 competition was concluded in Planica, Slovenija on 24 - 25 February. Particularly exciting for the Slovenian home crowd was the great performance by the local ski champion, Robert Kranjec, who received the gold medal for the overall performance in 2012 World Cup championships. The atmosphere generated by the patriotic home crowd, that cheered thunderously and waved Slovenian flags was truly wonderful. Planica has truly come into its own in 2012 with the success of Slovenian ski jumpers, since it was designed by a Slovenian engineer between the two world wars, and was the first great ski jumping spot in the world for some time. more...
The author of the exhibition in Tivoli Promenade, Primož Hieng, has received the Murko Award last year for his in-depth work spanning a decade of photographic documentation and description of carnival customs and traditions in Slovenia. The guiding principle of the photographer and publicist as he began to make artistic photographic recordings, systematically exploring and documenting the carnival customs of Slovenia was the study of Slovenian carnival customs "The Masks of Slovenia's Regions by the ethnologist Niko Kuret. The most important finding: carnival traditions are maintained in numerous Slovenian villages, hamlets, towns and cities. Not only that, but new carniival groups are springing up each year, searching for their own traditions in the customs of their ancestors.... more...
Organizers of teachers seminars place them always in an area, that would enable the participants to gain more insight into the country and its people. In 2011 the area selected was Koper, a port on the edge of Slovenian territory, but historically always possessing in its environs from ancient times a Slovenian population. Koper has become the main port of Slovenia since its statehood in 1991, and is in the process of becoming more Slovenian, although it has a mix of Italian and Croatian and Bosnian population. more...
An integral part of the seminar for teachers of Slovenian Abroad has been planned by the organizer Dragica Motik to show the participants, most of them born outside Slovenia, the land and its people. In 2011, the seminars took place in Koper and concluded in Ljubjana. The participants investigated elements of Koper, and were taken on guided tours of Hrastovlje, Kobjeglava, Trst and Kras, and then to Celje and the exhibition of the 20 years anniversary of the state of Slovenia. more...
Prof. Miha Toman has also the traditional Slovenian field garden, set amid pastures, woods and fields of his home village. It is thriving with a variety of vegetables around the year, young fruit trees and colourful flower-rich bushes swarming with hardworking Slovenian - better known as Carniolan - bees. The garden is a joy to behold at any time of the year, even during winter when it rests beneath a thick soft blanket of snow, gathering energies for a new year of growth. more...
He comes from a great and long tradition of ironcraftsmen in Slovenia. At home, in Kamna gorica near Kropa, the centre of the smithscraft, he is a son of man who made products like nails and tools from glowing iron ore, and could make more than a thousand a day. Rajko nowadays makes beautiful and complex ironwork objects in his workshop, such as gates, fences, lamps, window ironwork, traditional door knockers and door handles, chandeliers, candle holders appropriate for the resurgent traditional house design. more...
Pustovanje /is the great winter festival held on Shrove Tuesday, now on Saturday or Sunday weekend before. It is a celebration of the end of winter, and a living folk festival with ancient figures presenting the pagan past with all its interesting seasonal rituals. In the parade of 2011 in Ljubljana all the main figures are represented, chief among them the ancient Korant and Koromač. more...
The fortified church of Hrastovlje in Slovenian Istria is a unique monument of Gothic art and a historical document. It has retained its high walls, and vivid frescoes, particularly the Dance of Death, the only complete fresco of this charateristic image of European religious baroque painting. more...
Jože Plečnik bought himself land in Trnovo, a suburb of Ljubljana behind the Trnovo church,made famous because the poet Prešeren met and fell in love with Julija Primic. He designed a modest house in Slovenian country style, but with several modern innovations, such as the latest in kitchen ranges, a stylish verandah and a Roman hypocast, to keep the house warm in winter. Today the house is a museum. 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...
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 river Ljubljanica is rightly named for the city Ljubljana to which it has given its character, its charm and its heart. Known as the river of seven names, changing its name every time it surfaces, it starts underground in the Pivka valley and emerges finally as Ljubljanica near Vrhnika. It flows into the river Sava after it has taken its course through Ljubljana. more...
In winter snow covers most of Slovenia, with the exception of the coastal regions, where there are only brief periods of below freezing temperature. Winter is not a comfortable season. You need protection of warm home and winter clothing. Then you can truly enjoy the beauty of snow flakes dancing in the air, the soft white festive cover of the fresh snow, the soft white shapes. For the adults there is the joy of skiing in the mountains, for the children, any hillock provides fun and training for sleighing and skiing, as practice for later serious snow sports. 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...
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...
The lake of Cerknica has perplexed people since ancient times. The Greek historian Strabo (63BC-23AD) called it Lucus Lugeus -the Mourning Lake. It was not until Valvasor explained how the water system worked in the 17th century that this periodic or intermittent lake was fully understood. For his efforts Valvasor was made a member of the Royal Society in London in 1697. - Cerknica is a polje above a collapsed Karst cavern full of sinkholes, potholes, syphons and underground tunnels, that can stay dry for much of the year and then flood. The surface area of the lake can reach almost 40sq km. It is a popular recreational area for fishing, windsurfing, swimming and ice skating in winter. more...
It is a term that has entered international usage as "karst". It denotes an area of permeable karstic limestone. In geological terms it denotes a dry surface area, underground rivers, caves and intermittent lakes. Slovenian Kras has been defined by geologists as classical or primary karst. A beautiful picturesque environment, it is characterized by diverse geological formations, periodically vanishing and reappearing rivers and lakes, chasms and amazing cave systems. Stone is the main building material, lending the countryside its distinctive character. more...
The Church of St.Francis of Assisi in Šiška, Ljubljana was commissioned by the Franciscan Brothers, and completed in 1928, the bell tower in 1931. It is of bold and quite stunning design, creating a wide open space full of light, regarded at the time by many as too far from the Catholic tradition. It was Plečnik's first major project that inaugurated his plans for Ljubljana. With this grandiose and astonishing building, the architect introduced into Ljubljana a new set of dimensions and a new standard of building on a grand scale. It represented the beginning of the "urban planning phenomenon" that is Plečnik's Ljubljana. more...
The discovery of the historical city of Koper, which had always had strong Slovenian hinterland, and has become part of the Republic of Slovenia since its independence, has formed in January 2011 part of the discovery of Slovenian lands that teachers of Slovenian around the world are offered as part of the series of pedagogic workshops. more...
Ljubljana is a green city. Beside the tree plantations on the banks of Ljubljanica, tree-lined streets and the magnificent central park Tivoli, it abounds in smaller parks between tall apartment houses, and luscious gardens. more...
Old Ljubljana is a fascinating blend of old and new. The medieval foundations and structures were changed and renovated in subsequent centuries. A walk through "stara Ljubljana" on both sides of the river is a panoramic walk through past centuries and a most rewarding experience. more...
Slovenian Ethnographic Museum/Slovenski etnografski muzej in Ljubljana guards an enormous number of the treasures of Slovenian etnographic heritage. Many of these are seen rarely, being shown on special occasions. The Slovenian chest/"skrinja" has been on display recently, and permission was given to take photographs. This gallery is the result. 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...
Gospa Sveta (Maria Saal), Holy Lady in English, is the ancient cathedral of Carantania, the first Slovenian state. It was established by the Carynthian Bishop St Modestus in the 8th century, and is one of the oldest recorded churches under this name. They also refer to it as Santa Maria ad Carantanam or also San Maria in Solio in the Latin records. It is located above the field of Gospa sveta- Gosposvetsko polje, where the famous ceremony of investiture of Caranatanian Dukes took place. The church acquired its present appearance in the first half of the 15th century. more...
Plecnik's creativity is evident in this wooden church where, in spite of a very limited budget, he managed to recreate a peaceful and informal environment. Many revolutionary solutions were tried here to help reducing costs. The result is beautifull / homely, intimate and very different from the traditional. Today it is a favoured church for marriage vows. more...
Ljubljana's bridges are a special and attractive part of the river Ljubljanica and the life of the city that takes place along its banks. Particularly Tromostovje/ Three Bridges is regarded as the focus and heart of the city, linking the modern Ljubljana with the old medieval core. more...
Šance were the additional fortifications on the castle hill, housing the fighting force of the feudal lord. In 1932 Plečnik was commissioned to design and upgrade the area. The result is most pleasing, a relaxing green place of great vistas. more...
Old Ljubljana at the foot of the Castle Hill and across the river has retained some beautiful and grand buildings reaching as far as the Middle Ages and steadily growing through the following centuries. The courtyards are an interesting feature, which has been used to great effect in renovating and modernizing, offering a wonderful blend of old and new in city architecture. more...
Ljubljana castle is a brooding ancient presence over Ljubljana, a memorial to a turbulent past reaching far into pre-history. High on its hill it dominates the view of the visitor and provides a magnificent backdrop to the cityscape. more...
Sasha Ceferin invites you to visit the unique Ljubljansko Barje/Marshes to the south of Ljubljana and enjoy the serene beauty and mystery of the area, with its unique flowering plants, birds and insects, and the ancient history of the lake dwellers and the 5000 year old wooden wheel. You are invited to share your own visual experiences of Slovenia by contributing an album for publication in the Slovenian Photolog. more...
The enchantment of Ljubljana is greatest, when it lies white and dreamy in the early morning, under a blanket of brilliantly white, freshly fallen snow. more...
Planinsko polje is a typical karstic polje, a natural grassland, on which forest growth has been prevented due to the intermittent flooding.It is 6km long and up to 3.5km wide, with river Unica meandering over its length. Pastureland in summer, the plain becomes a lake in the wet season. There is nothing to compare the beauty and magic of a landscape that becomes a lake overnight. more...
