The Julian Alps
The restored Prešeren House now contains the Prešeren Memorial Museum in five rooms, two of them with original furnishings. Unfortunately, most of the…
Must-see attractions in Slovenia
The Julian Alps
At the end of Linhartov trg is the Gothic Parish Church of St Peter, a hall church modelled after the one in Kranj. The three portals are flamboyant…
Western Wine Regions
Three kilometres east of the town, the Goriško Museum resides in the impressive, 17th-century Kromberk Castle. The collection spans rich period…
Lake Bohinj
The glorious setting and spectacular panoramas make it worth a trip up Vogel – during winter, when it's a popular ski resort, but also in its 'green…
Maribor
Maribor’s marketplace in the Middle Ages, Glavni trg is just north of the river and the main bridge crossing it. In the centre of the square is Slovenia’s…
Eastern Slovenia
In 2013 archaeologists unearthed the remnants of two late-3rd-century Roman villas, complete with surviving mosaic flooring, along Celje's main square…
Southwestern Slovenia
In the village of Dolenje Jezero you will find the Lake House Museum, with a 5m-by-3m, 1:2500-scale working model of Lake Cerknica. It shows how the…
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
Ljubljana
This gallery, housed in a sleekly redesigned block building, picks up the thread from its sister institution, the Museum of Modern Art, with Eastern…
Ljubljana
The three titans with their gushing urns on this fountain represent the three rivers of the historic Slovenian province of Carniola: the Sava, Krka and…
The Julian Alps
Laid out across the slopes encircling the valley are Idrija’s distinctive miners’ houses. Large wooden A-frames with cladding and dozens of windows, they…
Maribor
Just north of the pentagonal 16th-century Water Tower on the waterfront, a set of steps leads up to Židovska ulica (Jewish St), the centre of the Jewish…
Southwestern Slovenia
This well-designed, kid-friendly space displays details of karst phenomena in an engaging manner, and tracks cave exploration. Most interesting is all the…
Ljubljana
Housed in the 1886 Belgian Barracks on the southern edge of Metelkova, this museum has a permanent collection on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There’s…
Izola
Izola’s most beautiful building – albeit looking a little worse for wear – is this late-baroque palazzo below the Parish Church of St Maurus. Built…
Koper
Atmospheric Čevljarska ulica, a narrow commercial street for pedestrians, runs south from Titov trg. As you walk under the arch of the Praetorian Palace,…
Portorož
Perched atop the Seča Peninsula south of town (beyond the marina), Forma Viva is an outdoor sculpture garden with some 130 works carved in stone. The real…
International Centre of Graphic Arts
Ljubljana
This museum and gallery dedicated to the graphic arts regularly hosts rotating exhibitions and is home to the International Biennial of Graphic Arts every…
Piran
The Minorite Monastery has a lovely cloister, and the attached Church of St Francis Assisi was built originally in the early 14th century but enlarged and…
Koper
At the end of Čevljarska ulica and down the stone steps is the Almerigogna Palace, a painted Venetian Gothic palace (now with a very basic pub on ground…
Ljubljana
The 20-hectare zoo, on the southern slope of Rožnik Hill (394m), contains some 500 animals representing almost 120 species and is an upbeat and well…
Eastern Slovenia
About 6km south of Kamnik is Volčji Potok, Slovenia’s largest and most beautiful garden. The 80-hectare arboretum has more than 2500 varieties of trees,…
Ljubljana
Taking pride of place near the centre of Prešernov trg is the 1905 Prešeren monument designed by Maks Fabiani and Ivan Zajc, and erected in honour of…
Eastern Slovenia
One of two working floating mills on the Mura River, the Babič Mill at Veržej is the real deal, in business since 1925 and still grinding grain for…
The Julian Alps
The Idrija Lace School was founded in 1876 (it's the biggest and oldest lace school in the world), and continues to offer lace-making skills to younger…
Ptuj
The 5m-tall Orpheus Monument stands in the middle of Slovenski trg. This Roman tombstone from the 2nd century, with scenes from the Orpheus myth, was used…
The Julian Alps
The 18th-century Capuchin monastery, west of the bus station, has a priceless library of medieval manuscripts, as well as the Škofja Loka Passion, a…
Ljubljana
The Jesuit Church of St Joseph was built in neo-Romanesque style by the architect Anzelm Werner in 1913, then later extended and rebuilt by local…
Piran
Just behind Punta lighthouse, the round, serrated tower of the Church of St Clement (originally built in the 13th century but altered 500 years later)…
The Julian Alps
Almost every building on Mestni trg is of historical and architectural importance, but arguably the most impressive is Homan House, dating from 1511 with…
Ptuj
In the middle of Slovenski trg, this tower was erected in the 16th century. Roman tombstones and sacrificial altars from Poetovio were incorporated into…
Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity
Ljubljana
This church, which faces Kongresni trg from across Slovenska cesta and dates from 1726, is the most beautiful baroque building in the city. It contains a…
Piran
The Parish Museum of St George includes the Cathedral of St George's treasury and catacombs; it also allows you to access the church's interior. Items of…
Ljubljana
About 800m southeast of the Old Town along Karlovška cesta and over the Ljubljanica River, this 2.5-hectare botanical garden was founded in 1810 as a…
Izola
The Venetian Gothic Manzioli House was built in 1470 and was the residence of an Istrian chronicler in the 16th century. Today it houses the bureau…
Maribor
In the centre of Glavni trg, Maribor's marketplace in the Middle Ages, is perhaps the most extravagant Plague Pillar found anywhere in Central Europe…
The Julian Alps
The town's museum is not far southwest of Glavni trg. Its main displays trace the development of the region from earliest times to the modern period, but…
Western Wine Regions
The Renaissance-style Dobrovo Castle, dating from 1606, has a handful of rooms filled with artworks and period furnishings (limited labelling). There's a…
Eastern Slovenia
The mammoth Celje Hall was built in 1907 as the social centre for German-speaking Celjani. Its turreted neo-Gothic facade, now used as an administration…
Museum of Architecture & Design
Ljubljana
This museum, housed in the stunningly preserved 16th-century Fužine Castle (worth the visit alone) about 5.5km east of the centre, preserves some 150,000…
Eastern Slovenia
At this floating mill (one of two left on the Mura River) at Ižakovci, southwest of Beltinci, you can tour the small museum with exhibits on local life…
