[Alina Ovesea]

2018-06-01 21:03:24

sLOVEnia at first sight - 6 days itinerary from Julian Alps to Adriatic Sea to Ljubljana

[natural] [ mountain , gorges , caves and subterranean formations , aquatic ]

english

258 EUR

Difficulty

Accessibility

family

Theme

Slovenia

When to visit

Slovenia is a year-round destination. You can do it is winter season for skiing and other sports, you can so it ins summer and shoulder seasons for hiking, kayaking and just to enjoy the vivid and abundant nature that Slovenia has. When we visited we had the pleasure to see a lot of flowers in bloom, which was amazing as different places had a different smells: jasmine, linden, elder, oleander.

Description

Slovenia a nature packed country with: sharp mountain peaks, lakes to see through, canyons with vertical walls, blue - icecream rivers, waterfalls all shape and sizes, caves to let the eyes get used to the beauty, seaside charming small towns and a capital that you want to move to right away. And all this in a country so small you barely see on the map. Highlight of the trip: Bled and Bohinj Lakes, Mostnica Canyon and Waterfall, Vršič Mountain Pass, Tolmin Canyon, cities of Koper, Piran, Ptuj, Maribor and Ljubljana. This is a 6 days itinerary that can be the base for any trip to Slovenia. I would not recommend to do it in less that 6 days unless you want to give up some parts (like the seaside). But you can extend you trip with hiking days and discovering places that we misses. We would have liked to visit also: Vintgar Gorge (but it was close due to some heavy raining that brought boulders and destroyed some parts of the bridge), Boka waterfall and Kozjak (but it was raining that day and we couldn't stop), go with the chair lift to Kanin (it was closed - it was between seasons winter/summer), Pokljuka Gorge (we had to decide between Pokljuka and Mostnica).

Points

All points

Days

Slovenia-Hungarian border

[starting point]

7.5 EUR

distance

87.5km

Duration

01:12 h

Description

Not really a border. Don't forget to buy vignette for Slovenia. It costs 15 Euro for 7 days. Try buying the vignette at the gas station or buy it online. Because it has to be attached on the windshield, you have to receive it in the mail, so buy it in advance.

Gas Station

[other services] [gas station ]

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Walking to visit the city of Maribor

[transport] [walk]

distance

1.8km

Duration

00:40 h

warnings

if you are on a warning day, don't forget to pay the parking ticket

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Maribor

[landmark] [city]

Description

Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia. It is a charming little town with a great pedestrian city center. It was our first meeting with Slovenia (first stop) and we like it.

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Car to Ptuj

[transport] [car]

distance

37.4km

Duration

00:34 h

Parking lot at Ptuj Castle

[transport] [walk]

distance

1.3km

Duration

00:38 h

Ticket for Ptuj Castle

[information] [payment point]

6.0 EUR

Description

Right near from where you buy tickets there is a special exhibition of costumes and customs from all around Slovenia. Kids will love this. The banding bear the singing goat, the devil the chase the winter away and many other fictional characters

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View of the Ptuj City

[landmark] [view point/ panorama]

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Ptuj Castle

[landmark] [castle / citadel / fortress]

6.0 EUR

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car

[transport] [car]

distance

0.9km

Duration

00:4 h

Parking

[transport] [walk]

distance

1.2km

Duration

00:22 h

Ptuj

[landmark] [city]

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Zlatorog Pizza

[food and beverages] [restaurant]

5.0 EUR

Description

the pizza is more like a fluffy cake with vegetable. I would recommend if you are interested in something new

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Ptuj City Square

[landmark] [square]

Description

a lovely city square

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car

[transport] [car]

distance

210.2km

Duration

02:45 h

gas station

[other services] [gas station ]

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Vila Lipa

[accommodation] [guest house]

20.0 EUR

Description

Vila Lipa is a nice hostel. It has the basics and a very nice terrace.

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Next day: discover Slovenian nature 1

[end day]

walk

[transport] [walk]

distance

0.1km

Duration

00:53 h

Breakfast at Trgovski Center Bled

[food and beverages] [breakfast]

6.0 EUR

Description

You can find here cafes that serve breakfast.

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car

[transport] [car]

distance

3.1km

Duration

00:11 h

View of the Bled Lake and Castle

[landmark] [view point/ panorama]

Description

Lake Bled is of of the best attractions in Slovenia. It is very popular and it's better to go early in the morning. People can rent a boat or go on a boat tour, can swin or sunbathe here.

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Parking at Bled Lake

[transport] [walk]

2.5 EUR

distance

0.3km

Duration

00:8 h

Description

Parking is 5 euro, no matter if you stay one hour or the hole day.

Rent boat to go to Bled Island

[transport] [boat]

7.5 EUR

distance

0.5km

Duration

00:12 h

Description

The price is 15 Euro for one hour - which is more than enough. This boat ride is a great experience as you see the fish through the transpsorent lake. We also saw a mother duck with 10 ducklings.

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walk on Bled Island

[transport] [walk]

distance

0.3km

Duration

00:15 h

Description

Park the boat in the special place. Make sure you know what number is the boat as the guy from the rental told us he espects to bring back the same boat.

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Bled Island

[landmark] [island]

Description

Bled island (Blejski otok) is a very small island, but you have to climg around 100 stairs to get to the top. This is the only island in Slovenia, which is kind of funny - small country , small island, but no matter the size amazingly beautiful. On the top of the island there is a church , a tower, a souvenir shop and a coffee shop. There were some jasmine and elder trees in bloom on the top of the island.

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Around the Bled Island with the boat

[transport] [boat]

distance

0.9km

Duration

00:23 h

Description

After visiting the island, it is nice to take atour with the boat also

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View of Bled Island

[landmark] [view point/ panorama]

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Return the boat

[transport] [walk]

distance

0.8km

Duration

00:23 h

walk on the promenade bridge on Bled Lake

[landmark] [bridge]

Description

this bridge is around the Bled Lake so you get another view.

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car

[transport] [car]

distance

28.7km

Duration

00:43 h

one lane road

[information] [road]

Description

This is a great road through the forest. But be careful this has only one lane for both directions.

Hike to Mostnice Waterfall

[transport] [walk]

distance

5.6km

Duration

02:44 h

Description

leave the car in the parking lot and start hiking towards the waterfall. there are 2 paths, we went on the left one and returned on the right one. The walk is amazing as the fields are covered with flowers and there are mountains all around.