The Julian Alps, the beautiful Triglav national park and the stunning Soča alpine river valley are the main features of the North West – offering outstanding mountain scenery and an abundance of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, ski-touring, white-water rafting, canyoning, paragliding and world-class fly fishing. It is also home to the fairytale lakes Bled and Bohinj.
The mountains stretch east along the Austrian border with some of the most beautiful scenery and best skiing around Maribor – Slovenia’s attractive second city. The Adriatic coast in the south west boasts several cheerful seaside resorts and the stunning Venetian town Piran. Inland from the coast is the charming Karst region and its picturesque stone villages, vineyards, UNESCO protected caves and the world’s largest underground canyon at Škocjan. Not far away is the capital Ljubljana with its enchanting old town sitting beneath a hilltop castle and crammed with magnificent architecture.
South and East of Ljubljana lies mile after mile of idyllic rural tranquillity, dotted with spa towns, atmospheric castles, ancient vineyards and Slovenia’s most historic city, Ptuj. |