Selected areas in central/southern Slovenia
I organize my tours in the Notranjška region in Slovenia. While this area is not very touristic, it has many attractions to offer. below, I provide some links to what else you can do here.
This is a personal selection of what I like and not a complete list. The tourist information centers provide further links and also list all places where you can sleep and eat. The map on the right shows the location of the valleys. The numbers on this map refer to the meeting points for my tours.
Lož valley (Loška dolina)
Tourist information center (with information about a marked trail and accommodations) – Lož
Bear watching – Lož
Bear watching for professional photographers – Markovec
Snežnik castle – Kozarišče
Križna jama cave – from Lož northwards in the direction of Bloška polica
Guided excursions and an ethnographic exhibition – Zgornje poljane.
Cerknica Valley and Lake Cerknica
Museum of lake Cerknica – Dolenje jezero
Visitors center of Notranjska regional park (with information about marked trails and accommodations) – Dolenje jezero
Heritage house – Dolenja vas
Kayak rental – Dolenje jezero
Bloke plateau
Tourist information center Bloke – Nova vas (information on the municipality website)
Bloke skiing museum – Nova vas
Planina valley
Planina cave – Planina
Haasberg mansion ruins – Laze
Postojna
Tourist information center – Postojna
Karst museum – Postojna
Postojna cave and Predjama castle – Postojna & Predjama
Pivka valley
Green Karst tourist information – Pivka
Museum of military history – Pivka
Ekomuseum – visotors centre – Slovenska vas
Prem castle – Prem, Ilirska Bistrica
Various links
Hanna and Chris at Lipizzaner lodge with links to more places than you can visit in a year 🙂
Petra in Kočevje guide and photographer in the primeval forest
Jana at Bonistra at the Slovenian coast, with all natural plant oils
Nina in Kostanjevica, in the far eastern part of Slovenia, with the most beautiful guesthouse of all
Peter at Vestigium with beautifully made bronze casts of animal footprints.
Dušan and colleagues at the (relatively) far Kožjanski park, which is well worth the travel distance 🙂 – do not forget castle Podsreda!