Bled Castle
Bled €€
The oldest castle in Slovenia, with a printing works that demonstrates a replica of a Gutenberg press and a terrace view over the lake, the island and the Julian Alps.
Attractions in Slovenia
The sights to plan a day around, with when to go and how to get there.
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Great Soča Gorge
Bovec · Soča Valley Free
A 750 m gorge of smoothed rock only a few metres wide, with emerald pools; a marked forest path along its left side starts at a wooden hanging bridge, and after rain the walls catch curtains of water.
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Kozjak Waterfall
Kobarid · Soča Valley €
The 15 m fall drops into a green pool inside a rock amphitheatre, reached by an easy path with small wooden bridges; the Soča Valley site says many call it the most beautiful waterfall in Slovenia.
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Ljubljana Castle
Ljubljana €€
Open 365 days a year, the hilltop castle has a funicular, a viewing tower, a Museum of Puppetry and two restaurants, Strelec and Gostilna na Gradu, plus a wine bar inside its walls.
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Mostnica Gorge
Stara Fužina · Bohinj €
A gorge trail of about two and a half hours one way to the Voje Valley and its 21 m waterfall, with guided tours on Tuesdays in July and August.
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Planica Nordic Centre
Rateče · Kranjska Gora Free
Entry to the ski flying valley is free; the museum covers 90 years of Planica, a chairlift runs to the ski flying hill, and ski jumping training can be watched from the open venue.
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Postojna Cave
Postojna · Postojna & Karst €€€
A 3.7 km ride on the world's only double-track cave railway, then the five-metre white stalagmite called Brilliant and the Dance Hall with its Murano-glass chandeliers.
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Predjama Castle
Predjama · Postojna & Karst €€
Built into the mouth of a cave halfway up a 123-metre cliff, which the park calls the largest cave castle in the world, with the legend of the knight Erazem of Predjama told on the tour.
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Russian Chapel on Vršič
Kranjska Gora Free
Built by Russian soldiers in 1915 and a monument of national importance since 2015, it has an iconostasis altar and wrought-iron chandeliers, with a pyramid-shaped stone tomb beside it.
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Savica Waterfall
Ukanc · Bohinj €
A 78 m waterfall that falls in two legs from the Komarča wall, reached by a trail with many steps from the Koča pri Savici car park.
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Slovenian Alpine Museum
Mojstrana · Kranjska Gora €
Covers Slovenian mountaineering, alpinism and mountain rescue, with virtual experiences, the Escape to the Bivouac game and the Mount Triglav Challenge.
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Strunjan Landscape Park
Strunjan · Piran Free
An 80 m flysch cliff above an unspoiled shore in the north, a sea lagoon and working saltpans in the south, and the Green Key label for sustainable operation.
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Tolmin Gorges
Tolmin · Soča Valley €€
A circular path crosses the Tolminka and Zadlaščica gorges to the Devil's Bridge, 60 m above the river, and to their confluence at 180 m, the lowest point of Triglav National Park.
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Vintgar Gorge
Zgornje Gorje · Bled €€
A 1,600 m path of wooden bridges anchored in the rock through the Radovna gorge to the Šum Waterfall, looked after by the Tourist Association Gorje for 130 years.