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Obalno-kraška · Piran and the coast

Izola

A fishing town between Koper and Piran that used to be an island until it was connected to the mainland in the early 19th century. It has narrow streets, a fishing port, seafood restaurants on the waterfront, the bay of St. Simon with remains of a Roman harbor, and a section of the old Parenzana railway that is now a cycling path.

Savinjska · Celje and the thermal spas

Laško

Small town on the banks of the Savinja River, at the foot of Mount Hum, known for its thermal waters and for the brewery founded in 1825, the largest in the country. The Church of Saint Martin, of Romanesque origin, dominates the center. Every July the town hosts Pivo in cvetje, a beer-and-flowers festival. Trails climb Mount Hum, with views over the valley.

Osrednjeslovenska · Kamnik and Velika Planina

Kamnik

Medieval town in the northern part of central Slovenia, between Ljubljana and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. The old centre, with Šutna Street and Glavni trg square, surrounds the Mali grad hill and its Romanesque chapel. Zaprice Castle houses the city museum. From the valley to the north a cable car rises to the Velika Planina plateau with the shepherd huts.

Obalno-kraška · Postojna and Škocjan

Divača

Small Karst town, railway junction and A1 motorway exit, about 5 km from the Škocjan Caves. It serves as a base to visit the caves and the sinkhole trail, and is a short distance from Lipica, Sežana and the coast.

Gorenjska · Kranj and Škofja Loka

Škofja Loka

Medieval town at the confluence of the Selška Sora and Poljanska Sora rivers, ruled for almost eight centuries by the bishops of Freising. It has two squares of painted houses, the Kapucinski most, a 14th-century bridge, and a museum housed in the castle. The Passion procession, staged in some years, is on UNESCO’s list. Four km away is the church of Crngrob, with the fresco of Saint Dominic.

Podravska · Maribor and Ptuj

Maribor

The country’s second-largest city, with about 97,000 inhabitants, on the banks of the Drava and at the foot of Pohorje. The castle is first mentioned in 1164, and the town received city rights in 1254. The Lent quarter by the river preserves the Stara trta, a vine over 400 years old recorded in the Guinness Book; the centre contains the cathedral, the castle with the regional museum and the medieval synagogue. A cable car connects the outskirts to Pohorje.

Jugovzhodna Slovenija · Novo mesto and the Krka Valley

Novo mesto

Main town of southeastern Slovenia, founded in 1365 on a bend of the Krka. The old town has Glavni trg square, with arcades and the town hall, the houses of the Breg along the river, the Franciscan church and the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, with a Tintoretto painting on the high altar. The Dolenjska Museum preserves the situlae from the Iron Age. Nearby are Otočec Castle and the Pleterje Charterhouse.

Pomurska · Prekmurje

Moravske Toplice

A spa village a few kilometers from Murska Sobota, on the first hills of Goričko, with warm thermal waters and pool parks. It’s a good base for the region’s medieval churches: Martjanci, with 14th-century frescoes, and the Romanesque rotunda of Selo. On the Mura, the Island of Love has a floating mill and a cable ferry.

Gorenjska · Bohinj and Triglav

Ribčev Laz

Village at the eastern tip of Lake Bohinj, in the municipality of Bohinj, where the stone bridge, the Church of St. John the Baptist, the statue of Zlatorog and the information center are located. It is the starting point for swimming and paddling on the lake and for going to Savica, Vogel, the Mostnica Gorge and the Triglav trails.

Posavska · Novo mesto and the Krka Valley

Kostanjevica na Krki

Small historic town on an island in the Krka River, connected to the banks by bridges, with the churches of Saint James and Saint Nicholas. 1.5 km away, the former Cistercian monastery has become the Božidar Jakac Gallery, surrounded by the Forma Viva oak sculpture park. Nearby is the Kostanjevica cave, open in season.

Obalno-kraška · Piran and the coast

Piran

City at the tip of a narrow peninsula in the Gulf of Trieste, with the best-preserved historic center on the Slovenian coast. It has Tartini Square, the Church of St. George with a Venetian-inspired bell tower, and the walls on the hilltop. It is bilingual, in Slovene and Italian, and closed to cars.

Osrednjeslovenska · Ljubljana — Slovenia

Ljubljana

Largest city and seat of the Slovenian government, cut by the Ljubljanica. The old town, closed to cars, brings together the hilltop castle, the Triple Bridge, the Dragon Bridge, the Cathedral of St. Nicholas and the Central Market, almost all designed or redesigned by Jože Plečnik. To the west is Tivoli Park; to the south, in the Trnovo neighborhood, Plečnik’s house; and on the plain of the Ljubljansko barje, the prehistoric stilt houses of Ig.