Natural features
Lake Bled
Bled
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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Natural features
Lake Bohinj and Savica Waterfall
Bohinjska Bistrica, Bohinj
Slovenia's largest lake, in the Triglav National Park, quieter and wilder than Bled, surrounded by mountains.
Natural features
Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle
Postojna
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.
Natural features
Škocjan Caves
Divača
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.
Tours and activities
Soča Valley
Bovec
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.
Historic sites
Ljubljana Old Town and Castle
Ljubljana
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.
Historic sites
Piran
Piran
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,…
Natural features
Velika Planina
Kamnik
A high plateau at 1,600 m in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, with one of the last herdsmen's settlements in Europe, where shepherds still live in summer in …