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Places You Must See

With its points of interest and natural beauty, Slovenia is, even for those who live here, a surprising and interesting country. With such diversity it is sometimes difficult to decide where to go. To make your decision easier, the most frequently visited destinations in 2007 are listed below (source: the Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia) – destinations which you really MUST SEE in our country. Among them you can find natural attractions, museums and galleries, swimming areas, casinos and gaming salons. Have an interesting and enjoyable day!

Postojna Cave

Postojna Cave is a network of 20 kilometres of passages, galleries and chambers into which experienced guides have accompanied more than 31 million visitors in the last 188 years. It is the largest cave in the “classic karst” and the most vis¬ited show cave in Europe. In 1872 railway lines were laid in the cave; electricity arrived in 1884. Today you begin your visit aboard the cave train; the electric lighting allows you to admire the size and splendour of the underground world, where the geological past is recorded in a unique manner. Visitors to the cave are dazzled by a wealth of speleothems: calcite formations, stalactites and stalagmites abounding in a variety of shapes, colours and age. The constant temperatureinthe caves ranges from 8 to 10° C. A guided visit lasts an hour and a half.

The Ljubljana Zoo

The Ljubljana Zoo is situated on the southern slope of the Rožnik Hill in the natural environment of woods and meadows. It is an integrated part of a protected natural park and other green areas. The walking distance from the city centre is approx. 20 minutes. Visitors can admire numerous wild animal species from all continents living in their natural environment. The emphasis is laid primarily on the animal variety at the junction of three zoogeographical areas: the Alpine, Pannonian and Mediterranean.

Predjama castle

Just 10 kilometres from Postojna Cave stands one of the most picturesque wonders of human history: Predjama Castle. For more than 700 years it has perched proudly on its 123-metre cliff: powerful, defiant and impregnable – the perfect hideout for the bold, headstrong and rebellious knight Erazem of  Predjama, a “robber baron” who is the subject of a romantic and beautiful legend. This legend is recalled today by Erazem’s Tunnel, along which the bravest visitors may still ascend. A view of the renovated castle rooms and their furnishings gives the visitor an idea of how people once lived and worked in the castle – and how well the castle has been preserved. Among the most interesting sights are the living quarters, the chapel and the dungeon. The fascinating objects on view include weapons, oil paintings and a Pietà dating from 1420. From the castle building a passage leads to a refuge in a hollow, where an observation post on the rocky cliff offers a wonderful view over the surrounding countryside. Here you can also see a well and the entrance to the legendary Erazem’s Tunnel.
 
The Skocjan Caves Regional Park
 
The Skocjan Caves Regional Park lies in the south-west of Slovenia, on the main Karst plateau, from which the word Karst originates. The park encompasses 413 hectares and is 15 km from Italy (Fernetici by Trieste), 80 km from Ljubljana and 12 km from the Lipica Stud.The Skocjan Caves, with the vastness of their underground halls and gorges, hold a special place among the seven thousand caves in Slovenia. They comprise a network of eleven caves, with hollows, swallow holes, natural bridges among them many geological features.

Slovene Museum of natural history

Permanent display: a geo-paleontological collection, the Zois collection of mineralogy, the Hohenwart collection of mollusca shells, herbarium collections, a collection of insects by Ferdinand J.Schmidt, a collection of insects in the starting stage, presentation of the human fish, an alpine, swampland and forest diorama, and an exhibition of birds, reptiles and fish.

Open: 10.00-18.00, Thursdays 10.00-20.00.
Admisson free every 1st Sunday in a month.

Aquarium Portorož

Aquarium has its premises at the inner bay of the Piran port on the Kidric Quay No. 4. It was founded in the year 1964, when the Aquarium Society of the Slovene Coast obtained the permit to restore the premises of the old Maritime and Fishery School building. It commenced with full activity only in the year 1967, when it came under the management of the Maritime High School of Portorož. In it there are several basins, which are mainly lit by artificial light, but on some nevertheless some natural light transpires through the windows. The basins comprise from 100 to 300 litres of water, while the central on the wall holds 2000 litres. The institution employs an expert diver, who is in charge of impeccable operation of the aquarium system.

Apicultural Museum Radovljica

The Museum of Apiculture is located in the Baroque manor house in the old part of Radovljica. It displays the rich tradition of Slovenian apiculture or beekeeping which was an important branch of agriculture in the 18th and 19th centuries. the technical section of the museum shows the most typical habitats of bees and apicultural tools, the biological room highlightes the life and work of the autochthonous bee kranjska sivka (apis mellifera carnica), the art exhibition features a unique Slovenian folk art, painted beehive front boards. A copy of the apiary of the famous beekeeper Anton Janša (1734-73) has been installed in nearby Breznica.

Ljubljanski grad (Ljubljana castle)

Ljubljana Castle (Ljubljanski grad) is the most spectacular sight of Ljubljana. There is proven evidence that the hill on top of which it is situated was inhabited back in the 12th century BC Preserved from this early period of settlement are the remains of the Urn Tomb culture.

The first known fortification of considerable dimensions situated on top of the Castle Hill (Grad) was built in Illyrian and Celtic times. A stronghold was most probably located there also in Roman times. A document originating from the period between 1112 and 1125 mentions a medieval castle built in the 9th century, which served as the seat of the provincial rulers of the Spannheim family, who coined their own money in Ljubljana. In 1335 the castle became the hereditary property of the Hapsburg family and the centre of the Province of Carniola. In the second half of the 15th century a new, larger, circular castle was built by Duke Frederick III of Hapsburg, later crowned Roman German Emperor.

source: www.slovenia.info

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