Slovenia - the Sunny side of the Alps
Slovenia (officially the Republic of Slovenia) is a beautiful country located in Central Europe - on the Sunny side of the Alps. She lies between Italy on the west, Austria on the north, Hungary on the East and Croatia and Adriatic Sea to the southwest. The capital city is Ljubljana.
Slovenia is on the 6th place on the this years National Geographic Traveler list of best travel destinations.
Bled - a picturesque town
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Bled
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Bled is a small town, around 50 km from Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Although the entire state has a single island, the small island in Bled is one of the most famous islands in Europe.
Turist cities at sea
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Piran
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Piran je obalna obcina v Sloveniji in hkrati eno najslikovitejsih mest Jadranske obale.Obiskovalci slovenske obale lahko preskocijo marsikaj, a ogleda mesta Piran gotovo ne.
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Portorož
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Portoroz je sinonim za elitni obalni turizem. Ceprav je z razvojem zdraviliskega turizma Portoroz zaslovel v svoji okolici ze v 13. stoletju, pa so sele po letu 1960 priceli z obnovo in graditvijo nove turisticne infrastrukture.
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I feel Slovenia
Slovenia photos
Bled sunset
Blejski otok
Domino l'Austria da...
Bled by night
... in mirno plavala...
Gruppo della Škrlat...
Koča pod Golico
Black and white swan
Sorpresa
Alpi Giulie dalla Go...
Triglav - symbol of Slovenia
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Top slovenian mountain - Triglav
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Triglav is with 2864 m highest mountain in Slovenia and lies in Julian alps. It was named upon slavic god Triglav or it's three headed shape. The mountain itself is more or less two- headed, where the second head is Mali Triglav (2725 m). Triglav is...
Avseniki - Na Golici
Slavko Avsenik is celebraiting 80 years.
Cities in Slovenia
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Maribor
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Maribor je drugo najvecje slovensko mesto. Hkrati je Maribor tudi sredisce slovenske pokrajine Stajerske.
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Kranj glavno mesto Gorenjske
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Kranj je cetrto najvecje mesto v Sloveniji in je glavno mesto Gorenjske. Lezi nekaj vec kot 20 km severno od Ljubljane, na visokem pomolu nad sotocjem rek Save in Kokre. Leta 2007 je v mestu Kranj zivelo priblizno 53.000 prebivalcev. V mestu je zelo...
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Ljubljana
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Ljubljana je glavno mesto republike Slovenije. Ceprav je Slovenija geografsko zelo razgibana dezela, pa lezi Ljubljana prakticno v njenem geografskem srediscu.
Bookmarks about Slovenia
Slovenia and Karst
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Lipica
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Lipica je kraj, kamor je stopilo desettisoce nog obiskovalcev iz celega sveta. A vendar je Lipica znana po kopitih in ne po nogah obiskovalcev.
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Postojna cave
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Postojna Cave is most visited tourist attraction of Slovenia. Although Slovenia is planted with beauty of Karst, Postojna Cave is the greatest pearl.
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Notranjska, kras in Postojnska jama
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Notranjska je pokrajina v jugozahodni Sloveniji. Znacilne ta za kraj so stevilne kraske jame in drugi kraski pojavi. Najvecje znamenitosti so vsekakor Postojnska jama, bliznji Predjamski grad in presihajoce cerknisko jezero. Veliko pojavov je opisal...
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Famous Slovenian
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France Preseren - Slovenian poet
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France Preseren(1800-1849) was a Slovene Romantic poet, born in Vrba, and is considered as the Slovene national poet. He was really prolific author, but he inspired almost all Slovene literature thereafter. Live, oh live all nations, Who long and wo...
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Slavko Avsenik and Original Oberkrainer
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Ansambel bratov Avsenik (Band of brothers Avsenik) is most successful and most well-known Slovenian musical group in the European and global scale. The group has worked since 1953 (as a trio) through to 1990. In between are called the Gorenjski quint...
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Jože Plečnik
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Plecnik je sinonim za slovensko arhitekturo. A v resnici je arhitekt Joze Plecnik s svojimi mojstrovinami za vedno zaznamoval tri prestolnice: Ljubljano, Dunaj in Prago.
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The Rough Guide to Slovenia - Edition 2 by Norm Longley
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Cicerone Julian Alps of Slovenia (Cicerone Guide) by Justi Carey, Roy Clark
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Slovenia (Country Guide) by Steve Fallon
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Slovenian skier
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Alpine skier Tina Maze
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Tina Maze was born May 2, 1983 in city Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. Tina Maze is a Slovenian alpine skier and has 7 World Cup victories. Six of them in the Giant Slaloma. On February 2008, she won downhill (in St Moritz) also, wich was her first in care...
Slovenia - my country
News about Slovenia
- Slovenia to buy 10000 H1N1 vaccines from Baxter
- LJUBLJANA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - European Union member Slovenia will buy an additional 10000 H1N1 flu vaccines worth 105000 euros ($158700) from US ...
- Telekom Slovenia names banks for bond issue
- The company, which is Slovenia's second-largest listed firm, with market capitalisation of 895 million euros ($1.35 billion), has units in Macedonia, ...
- Slovenia - The International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol entered into force last year, with Slovenia being among the first ...
Planica
worlds biggest ski jump hill
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Planica
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Planica je majhen kraj svetovnega slovesa. Ce se v druzbi omeni smucarske polete, bo na ime Planica dobil asociacijo prav vsak.
Regions of Slovenia
Traditional regions
Upper Carniola - Gorenjska
Inner Carniola - Notranjska
Lower Carniola - Dolenjska
Carinthia - Koroska
Lower Styria - Stajerska
Prekmurje - Prekmurje
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Ljlubljana, Slovenia: Exploring the Capital
Sitting on the sunny side of the Alps, Slovenia feels almost Tyrolean. In Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital and largest city with over 300,000 people, festivals fill the summer, sophisticated cafes thrive, and people enjoy Sunday strolls any day of the week. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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