Slovenia in picture

Many times you can get a lot better sense of what the places really look like when you see them. As a common phrase states: "A picture is worth more than a thousand words". For that reason I have decided to share with you few links with the panoramic photos. Through them you will be able to see the views of the most of the places I have been introducing to you through this blog.

Have fun watching them.

Triglav

Triglav2

Bled

Bled2

Ljubljana Castle

Ljubljana

Lipica

Postojna Cave

Postojna Cave2

Piran

Piran-Tartinij Square

Portoroz

Krvavec

Source: http://www.slovenia.info/

Soca river

Anytime from April to October anyone who considers himself or herself an adrenaline junkie should experience a rafting along the 96 km long Soca River. The white-water rafting trips have been organized by Soca Rafting for over 20 years. This club also provides extra activities, such as, picnics by the river and home-made liquor tasting at a local inn. Excursions typically provide 1-1.5 h of rafting time.

The Soca River is part of the Soca Valley which is deeply carved into the white limestone of the magnificent Julian Alps. This is an amazing valley of wonderful colors, full of waterfalls, pools, ravines and canyons, with its own distinct flora and fauna. An extremely blue-green Soca River flows over white gravel and through this fairy-tale valley. As you follow the valley northwards from Nova Gorica (near the Italian border), you can also take some time to visit Kobarid, where you will find an excellent museum reflecting the region's importance as one of the main “fronts” during WW1. As already mentioned, between April and October in the upper reaches of the Soca Valley the town of Bovec visitors can experience world class adventure sports. Furthermore, this area also becomes a fly-fishing haven, the indigenous marble trout being the sought after trophy. There are possible arrangements of licenses for anyone who likes fishing. There are also great hiking and kayaking possibilities in the area.

Here is the web site address of the Soca Valley for anyone who would like to further explore this wonderful part of Slovenia. http://www.dolina-soce.com/home-en.html

Lipica and Postojna

In the southwestern part of Slovenia is a region called Kras (Karst). It is a land of rare beauty, secret underground waters and caves, special climate and scarce vegetation. This is also a place where you can find two quite distinct national wonders of Slovenia.

First of them is Lipica. This special place is the home of one of the world's most famous breed of horses, the Lippizaner (400 lipizzan hourses today in Lipica). Here, the tradition of selection and breeding of pure Lipizzan hourses has been alive for over than four hundred years. As well as watching the horses perform at the Classical Riding School at Lipica, visitors can take the reins of a thoroughbred Lippizaner themselves. There are pony rides for children as well. Lipica is also a recreational and sports centre of a worldwide reputation, where visitors can spend wonderful moments of relaxation. In the complex of Lipica is to the visitor available the Hotel Maestoso, Klub Hotel Lipica, tennis courts, golf course, mini golf, swimming pool, sauna, fitness centre, souvenir shop, museum collection of old carriages and many other. It is also possible to spend an entire holiday on and around the stud farm; the two on-site hotels provide swimming pools, a fitness center, sauna, casino and nightclub. There is also a wedding hall for romantic weddings for all of you who are planning on getting married.

Another Slovenian national wonder of the Karst are the caves. The most known of them is the Postojna cave. The Postojna Cave system is the largest known cave system in Slovenia. This is a system of a 20 kilometer (12-mile) labyrinth of subterranean passages, filled with fantastical stalagmites, stalactites and other rock formations. It is considered by experts to be one of the finest examples of Karst landscape, where limestone rock has been heavily eroded to form underground streams, a phenomenon that has created several other caves in the area. An electric train will take you through one part, after which you can walk about 2 km/1.8miles through the most beautiful part of the caves. You will be shown a mysterious and rare cave amphibian Proteus Anguinus or human fish which can be only in the Postojna cave.