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Dobrodošli v Sloveniji
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★ Has its own city story
Alps, caves, a little coast and a green capital, in a country you can cross in a few hours.
Slovenia has about two million people, the Alps in the north, the karst caves in the south-west and a short piece of the Adriatic. It is a country of beekeepers, poets and architects, where culture even has its own public holiday. See Slovenian painting at the National Gallery, the oldest musical instrument found in Europe at the National Museum, and the mountain front of the First World War at Kobarid. Plan your museum days on museumtickets.com, then taste potica and Carniolan sausage.
Pile dwellers, Romans, Habsburgs and a young state.
In the Divje Babe cave, a Neanderthal-era cave bear bone with holes is found; many think it is the oldest flute.
See it at: National Museum of SloveniaPeople living in pile dwellings on the Ljubljana Marshes leave behind a wooden wheel and axle.
See it at: City Museum of LjubljanaThe Romans build the town of Emona where Ljubljana stands today.
See it at: City Museum of LjubljanaPrimož Trubar prints the first books in Slovene, laying the base of the written language.
See it at: National and University LibraryThe twelfth battle of the Soča (Caporetto) ends two years of mountain war.
See it at: Kobarid MuseumSlovenia declares independence and defends it in the Ten-Day War.
See it at: National Museum of Contemporary HistoryA painter, a world traveller and a writer for women's rights.
The great Slovenian painter of the 19th century (1861–1926), who worked in Munich, Paris and Sarajevo; her portrait was on the 5,000 tolar note.
See it at: National Gallery of SloveniaFrom Celje, she travelled around the world alone from 1919 to 1928 and wrote about it in many books.
See it at: Celje Regional MuseumWriter and editor (1878–1926) who wrote about the lives of women and fought for their rights.
From impressionist sowers to the architect who rebuilt Ljubljana.
Architect who shaped Ljubljana with bridges, markets and a library; his works are on the UNESCO list.
Leader of the Slovenian impressionists, painter of light and sun.
His painting 'The Sower' became a symbol of the Slovenian nation.
Baroque sculptor whose Fountain of the Three Carniolan Rivers stood in front of Ljubljana's town hall.
20th-century painter whose quiet works came out of his time in the camp of Dachau.
Rolled cakes, sausages and honey.
A rolled cake with walnut, tarragon or poppy-seed filling, baked for holidays.
Kranjska klobasa, a smoked pork sausage with a protected name, eaten with mustard and bread.
Small dumplings filled with potato, from the mining town of Idrija.
A layered cake from the east with poppy seed, curd, walnut and apple.
Slovenia is a land of beekeepers; taste forest and chestnut honey at a market.
Furry Kurents, painted eggs and cows coming down from the mountains.
In Ptuj, Kurents in sheepskins and bells dance to chase away winter; UNESCO lists the custom.
On Prešeren Day, a public holiday for culture, many museums open their doors.
Painted eggs (pirhi) and butarice, bundles of greenery, are blessed in church.
In Bohinj, cows decorated with flowers come down from the summer pastures, with music and food.
Ljubljana fills with lights and markets along the river.
Distances are short: Ljubljana to the coast or the Alps is about an hour.
Postojna and Škocjan caves are near each other; Škocjan is on the UNESCO list.
Buses often go where the train does not; check both.
Many museums close on Mondays; check before you go.
On museumtickets.com: 43 museums with photos, the way there and the museums nearby. Save your favourites in the free Culture Passport and, where the museum offers it, pay your admission in advance.
From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.
Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.
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