A Venetian-style town on a narrow peninsula on Slovenia's short Adriatic coast, with a marble main square named after the violinist Giuseppe Tartini, who was born here. Climb the bell tower of St George's Church or walk the town walls for views over the red rooftops and the sea.
Swim from the rocks along the promenade. The Sečovlje salt pans, where salt is still made the traditional way, are nearby. Cars must be left in the garage outside town.
A UNESCO-listed cave system where the Reka River disappears underground into one of the largest known underground canyons in the world, 146 m deep.
One of the largest show caves in the world, where an electric train runs 3.7 km into spectacular halls of stalactites, followed by a guided walk.
Slovenia's largest lake, in the Triglav National Park, quieter and wilder than Bled, surrounded by mountains.
The emerald-green Soča River flows through a valley in the Julian Alps, one of the best places in Europe for rafting, kayaking and canyoning.
Slovenia's small, green capital, with a car-free old town along the Ljubljanica River, cafés along the banks, and the Triple Bridge and Dragon Bridge.
A glacial lake beneath the Julian Alps, with a tiny island and a baroque church in the middle, reached by traditional wooden pletna boats; ring the '…
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