A touristic presentation of Slovenia

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Lane A: distance = 243 km travel time = roughly 3,5 h
Lane B: distance = 171 km travel time = roughly 2,5 h

3. MAIN INFO:
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Area: 20,273 km2
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Population: 2,019,406 (30.6.2007)
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Capital city: Ljubljana
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Language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in nationally mixed areas
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Currency: EURO (since 1 January 2007)
IMPORTANT DATES:
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Independence - 25 June 1991
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Member of EU - 1 May 2004
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Introduction of the euro - 1 January 2007

5. LJUBLJANA
LJUBLJANA, the capital, with its 276,000 inhabitants,
maintains the friendliness of a small town, and at the
same time possesses all the characteristics of a
metropolis.
Here, at the meeting point of the cultures of the east and
the west, the old interlaces in harmony with the new . In
Ljubljana the remainders of all the five milleniums of its
history are preserved, among these is the legacy of the
Roman town of EMONA and the Old Town with its
medieval castle, Reneissance and Baroque facades,
ornamented portals and uneven roofs.

7. PORTOROŽ
PORTOROŽ, a tourist town which
boasts the longest tourist tradition in
Slovenia It is a town visited by tourists
from all over Europe and other
countries as well. It is an internationally
known HOLIDAY CENTRE and
climatic health seaside resort.

8. PIRAN
PIRAN is an ancient Mediterranean
town situated at the cape of the Piran
peninsula. The town is actually a large
museum with a MEDIEVAL
ARCHITECTURE and a rich culture
heritage. Narrow streets and tight
houses are the special charm of the
town.

9. KOPER
KOPER is the main Slovenian port and
the entrance to the inland of the Central
Europe. It is located on the "top" of
ISTRIA. Koper was an island till the
19th century. Later the town and the
island were connected with the
mainland. Old town centre boasts with
the rich architecture and cultural
monuments.

11. POSTOJNSKA JAMA More than 26 million people from
all over the world have admired the
stalagmites and the stalactites of
the POSTOJNSKA JAMA in 175
years of organised tourism.
However, ancient signatures in the
entrance passages prove that the
cave was first visited in the 13th
century.

12. ŠKOCJANSKE JAME
Because of their extraordinary
significance for the world's natural
heritage, in 1986 the ŠKOCJAN
CAVES were included in UNESCO's
world heritage list. They were listed
as a first underground wetland in the
world in 1999 representing Ramsar
wetlands of international importance.

14. TRIGLAV
The mighty but easily accessible Julian
Alps, the tourist area in this attractive
geographical area is linked by the offer
of four developed tourist towns: Bled,
Kranjska Gora, Bohinj and Bovec with
the Soča Valley. Most of the area is
within the TRIGLAV NATIONAL
PARK which measures 83 807 hectares
and is one of the largest natural parks
in Europe. The park lies in the vicinity
of high stony mountains including
MOUNT TRIGLAV (2864 m); the
highest mountain of Slovenia

15. BLED
The renowned BLED with its lake and
the island with a church from the 17th
century (and the bell of wishes) is
situated at the edge of the park, and
above it stands a MEDIEVAL
CASTLE. Bled, celebrating its 1000th
anniversary in 2004 is considered a real
tourist paradise with its THERMAL
SPRINGS and other natural attractions

16. BOHINJ
BOHINJ is the starting point for
numerous mountain hikes, Lake Bohinj
and Bohinjska Bistrica are a paradise
for lovers of WATER SPORTS
(kayaking, canoeing, rafting,
hydrospeeding, swimming) and
fishermen.

17. KRANJSKA GORA
Famous tourist destination KRANJSKA GORA attracts visitors with OUTDOOR
SPORTS (hiking, mountaineering, cycling, horsmanship, paragliding, fishing etc) in
the summer, and in winter with excellent slopes for winter sports. In Kranjska Gora
there are the World Cup competitions in Alpine skiing

19. THERMAL RESORTS
Slovenia has more than fifteen natural
thermal and climatic HEALTH
RESORTS, as well as treatment resorts
for various health problems. In all of
Slovenia's thermal health resorts,
programs for beauty and relaxation
have been developed in addition to the
classical SPA SERVICES. The growing
reputation of these health resorts over
the last few years has encouraged others
to study Slovenia's natural assets more
intensively

20. COUNTRYSIDE Slovenia's attentive politics towards
environment gave birth to a florid
growth of “sustainable tourism”
FARMS all around the territory.
Holidays in the countryside, at one of
the more than two hundred Slovenian
tourist farms offer a close contact with
NATURE and people, with their
culture, wisdom, customs, and habits.
Holidays at a tourist farm are also an
opportunity to learn about the rich
cultural heritage of the countryside:
preserved architecture, customs,
traditional crafts…