Brief Guide to Slovenia
The beautiful country of Slovenia has something for everyone. A diverse country, situated just below Austria, it is famous for its ski region in the North West and its fairytale lake - Lake Bled. Slovenia's capital town Ljubljana is a vibrant modern city and its surrounding countryside is fast gaining a reputation for producing excellent wines.
Slovenia also enjoys a warm coastline on the Adriatic Sea next to Italy and is fast becoming a popular destination since becoming part of the EU.
We have property for sale in Central Slovenia, Dolenjska, Gorenjska, Koroska, North Primorska, Notranjska, Podravska, Pomurska, Posavska, Savinjska, South Primorska, Zasavska,
About Central Slovenia
Central Slovenia is dominated by Ljubljana. Despite the fact that it ranks among the middle sized European cities, it maintains the friendliness of a small town, and at the same time possesses all the characteristics of a metropolis.
A meeting point of the cultures of the east and the west, the old interlaces in harmony with the new . In Ljubljana the remainders of all the five milleniums of its history are preserved, among these is the legacy of the Roman town of Emona and the Old Town with its medieval castle, Reneissance and Baroque facades, ornamented portals and uneven roofs. The mosaic is complemented with the bridges over the Ljubljanica River and the vast Tivoli Park which stretches into the very centre of the city.
About Dolenjska
Dolenjska extends south from Ljubljana to the Kolpa River that marks the border with Croatia. This hilly karst region of numerous small settlements opened to the world after the construction of the Ljubljana-Zagreb highway in 1958. The regional center Novo mesto is today a notable industrial center (automobiles, pharmaceuticals). Beyond the Gorjanci mountain range spreads the sunny region of Bela Krajina with its numerous natural attractions and interesting folklore (music, dances, customs).
About Gorenjska
With by far the highest profile of any of the country's eight regions, Gorenjska, Slovenia's northwestern province, offers outstanding synthesis of natural and cultural heritage, dramatic alping mountains, valleys, and lakes to startingly pretty medival towns and villages. The defining feature of the region is the Julian Alps, comprising the Triglav National Park at the heart of which is Mount Triglav, the country's highest peak. There are several ski resort within the area including the world cup ski resort of Kranjska Gora and Bled, a once fashionable health resort, but whose enchanting lake (Lake Bled) now ranks as the most popular destination in the country. Another equally beautiful lake resort is Lake Bohinj.
About Koroska
Wherever travellers come from, the Koroska region, the green specialty of Slovenia’s mountain world, greets them with remarkable peat moors with lakes, extensive grassy plains and slopes that in winter become attractive ski areas, mighty forests and gigantic trees, well-marked mountaineering and hiking trails, hospitable inns, and inviting sporting and tourist centers.
About North Primorska
North Primorska is domninated by the Soka Valley, which is intersected by the Soca River. The Soca Valley, skirting Triglav National Park's western boundary and extending all the way down to the flatlands of Nova Gorica, is one Slovenia's most captivating regions. Although not an immediately obvious destination, the valley has few peers when it comes to sheer, stark beauty; moreover, it boasts one Europe's most dramatic alpine rivers, the Soca River, which commands thousands of rafters, canoeists and kayakers to its milky blue-green waters.
About Notranjska
Notranjska is a predominantly hilly region, covered with karst phenomena and extensive forests. Farmers are mainly occupied with stock breeding, and the forests have encouraged the development of wood processing industries. The karst region boasts outstanding tourist attractions: the intermittent Cerknica Lake, karst caves (Postojna, Kriz, and Skocjan), and rich cave fauna such as the “human fish”. Postojna, the center of the region, is the home of the most frequently visited karst cave in Europe
About Podravska
Podravska occupies the fertile Drava and Ptuj flood plains, the hilly regions of Slovenia gorice to the north, Dravinja gorice and Haloze to the south, and the forested Pohorje mountain range to the west. Exceptional locations in the hills, a mild climate, and favourable soil conditions have enabled the production of top quality white wines that are matured in large wine cellars in Maribor, Ptuj,and Ormoz. On the lower slopes of the Pohorje mountain range above the regional center and university city of Maribor , Slovenia’s second largest city, there is winter stadium for women’s World Cup slalom competitions and recreational skiing.
About Pomurska
The dreamy countryside along the Mura River in eastern Slovenia is a land of wide fields and rounded hills, storks and wind-rattles, floating mills, healing waters and energy points, picturesque winegrowing hills, original traditions and dialects, and most of all, a land of hospitable people, who live in Slovenia’s largest agricultural region.
About Posavska
Posavja covers the region along the lower stream of the Sava River to the Croatian border. Because of its favourable climate and fertile soil, the Krsko Basin and the surrounding hilly slopes are intensively cultivated; large orchards and vineyards are a typical sight. The Krakovski gozd oak forest on the flood plain is a special attraction.
About Savinjska
From one of the most beautiful alpine valleys past the medieval castle inspirations of the Celje Counts to mysterious Kozjansko, the Savinjska region offers secret corners of unspoiled nature, thermal and climatic health resorts, towns and cities with interesting pasts and lively presents, and hospitable farms.
About South Primorska
The main attraction of South Primorska is its 46km of coastline. Whilst it may lack some of the glamour of its Croation neighbour to the south - its beaches are, for the most part, rocky, concrete or grass affairs - there is still much to enjoy. Nearly five centuries of Venetian rule have endowed its towns with some fabulous architecture, not least its prettist and most popular resort, Piran, although both Izola and the coast 's largest town and major port, Koper, posses a fine kernel of medival buildings.
About Zasavska
In central Slovenia, the undulating Posavsko hribovje hills spread on the both sides of the Sava River. Wagon roads once led across their picturesque peaks, but today the hills and the mountains above Litija, Zagorje, Trbovlje, and Hrastnik are mostly popular excursion destinations. These towns beside the Sava and close to the most important Slovene railway lines are full of mining traditions.
