🇸🇮 Slovenia
Hej! I’m sharing a glimpse of my experience visiting tranquil Slovenia. I was there in 2025. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and does not cover all the wonderful local features and places ☺️.
🗺 Places: Ljubljana, Kranj, Bled.
🏛 Top sights visited:
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- Ljubljana
- Ljubljana Castle (Ljubljanski Grad)
- Ljubljana Central Market (Osrednja Ljubljanska Tržnica)
- Prešeren Square (Prešernov Trg)
- Triple Bridge (Tromostovje)
- Ljubljana Cathedral (Ljubljanska Stolnica)
- Dragon Bridge (Zmajski Most)
- Ljubljana Town Hall (Ljubljanska Mestna Hiša)
- Congress Square (Kongresni Trg)
- Tivoli City Park (Mestni Park Tivoli)
- Ljubljana Opera House (Ljubljanska Operna Hiša)
- Kranj
- Old Town Kranj (Staro Mestno Jedro)
- St. Kancijan’s Church (Cerkev sv. Kancijana)
- Kranj Town Hall (Mestna Hiša Kranj)
- Kieselstein Castle (Grad Kieselstein)
- Kranj Main Square (Glavni Trg Kranja)
- Kokra River Canyon (Kanjon Reke Kokra)
- St. Mary of the Rosary Church (Cerkev Matere Božje Roženvenske)
- Bled
- Bled Lake (Blejsko Jezero)
- Church of the Mother of God on the Lake (Cerkev Matere Božje na Jezeru)
- Bled Castle (Blejski Grad)
- St. Martin’s Parish Church (Župnijska Cerkev Svetega Martina)
- Villa Zlatorog (Vila Zlatorog)
- Gostilna Pri Planincu (Gostilna Pri Planincu)
🎧 Local musicians:
- 🇸🇮 Nina Pušlar (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇸🇮 Siddharta (band). Genre: alternative rock
- 🇸🇮 Jan Plestenjak (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇺🇳 Zalagasper (duo). Genre: indie pop
- 🇺🇳 Samuel Blues (singer). Genre: indie pop
- 🇺🇳 UMEK (DJ). Genre: techno
🍽️ Local food & drinks:
- 🍲 Gobova Juha (Gobova Juha)
- 🍲 Ričet (Ričet)
- 🥘 Funšterc (Funšterc)
- 🥘 Ajdovi Žganci (Ajdovi Žganci)
- 🥘 Matevž (Matevž)
- 🥘 Idrijski Žlikrofi (Idrijski Žlikrofi)
- 🍰 Štruklji (Štruklji)
- 🍰 Potica (Potica)
- 🍰 Prekmurska Gibanica (Prekmurska Gibanica)
- 🍶 Brinjevec (Brands: “Berryshka”, “Dobrote Dolenjske”)Upper Carniola - Regional Special:
- 🥓 Carniolan Sausage (Kranjska Klobasa)
- 🍰 Bled Cream Cake (Blejska Kremšnita)
🎬 Local movies:
- Bread and Milk (Kruh in Mleko). Year: 2001. Genre: drama
🪔 Authentic features:
- Štajeriš Dance (Štajeriš)
- Idrija Lace (Idrijska Čipka)
- Slovene Quintain Game (Štehvanje)
- Slovene Mythology (Slovenska Mitologija)
- Authentic Garb: Gorenjska Avba (Gorenjska Avba)
- Heritage of the Carantanian Principality (Karantanija / *Korǫtanъ)
Upper Carniola - Regional Special: - Bled Pletna Boats (Pletna)
🎊 Authentic holidays & celebrations:
- Statehood Day of Slovenia (Dan Državnosti). Month: June
- Kurentovanje Carnival (Kurentovanje). Month: February or March
- Prešeren Day (Prešernov Dan). Month: February
- Maritime Day (Dan Pomorstva). Month: March
💐 National flower:
- Red Carnation (Rdeči Nagelj)
🦉 Local wisdom: “A hungry crow doesn’t care about the scarecrow.” / “Lačna vrana se ne zmeni za strašilo." — Slovenian proverb
👨🎓 The oldest university: The University of Ljubljana (Univerza v Ljubljani), Ljubljana, est. 1919.
