HIGHLIGHTS OF SLOVENIA

This relaxed walking holiday discovers the cultural richness and natural beauty of Slovenia. Justly named “Europe in Miniature” you’ll find Italianate churches, Austrian style wooden villages and Venetian harbours standing side by side. Its compact nature makes for a surprisingly varied week: from discovering Ljubljana’s medieval market place, to sailing across Lake Bled in a pletna (Slovenian style gondola); from being aweinspired by balcony views of the Alps to simply savouring a cappuccino on one of the many pavement cafés lining the pastel coloured houses of Piran’s Italianate harbour. And there’s so much history too: Bled’s 1000 year old castle, the site of the bloody WW-1 battle at Kobarid, Ljubljana’s Art Nouveau architecture it’s like lots of different countries all rolled into one!

Our partner in Slovenia is the well respected company, M Tours, who have been operating in the region for seventeen years. Together with one of their knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides – normally Saso or Marko – you’ll learn about the folklore and history that makes up Slovenia’s fascinating heritage. The gentle walks that they lead you on sum up the flavour of this varied and diverse region. At Piran, you enjoy a coastal stroll along the shoreline lapped by some of the clearest seas in the Adriatic. Then the azure waterfalls and limestone gorges of Kobarid are perfectly juxtaposed with the gentle swaying vines and plum tree studded valleys of Vipava. Travelling times between each hotel are not too long – typically between 1-2hrs – so there’s plenty of time en route to relax and soak up the sights and sounds of one of Europe’s most individual countries. You stay in *** and **** hotels throughout, two out of four of which have pools. All are special but our imposing fin de siècle lakeside hotel at beautiful Lake Bled, and our friendly hotel in Piran next to its pretty marina, are particular highlights.

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