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Rakov Škocjan
Rakov Škocjan is a beautiful, 2.5km-long gorge lying some 6km west of Cerknica. The Rak River, en route to join the Pivka River at Planina Cave, has sculpted 2.5km of hollows, caves, springs and rocky arches – including the Veliki and Mali Naravni Most , the Big and Little Natural
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Church of the Holy Spirit
The desanctified Church of the Holy Spirit (Cerkev Sv Duha) at the southeastern end of the Old Town was built in 1487 and is now used as a cultural venue.
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Notranjska Regional Park
This 222-sq-km park holds within its borders a good deal of the regions karst phenomena, including the intermittent Lake Cerknica, forests, meadows, wetlands, caves (including Križna Cave) and Rakov Škocjan gorge. There is also a wealth of cultural heritage in the form of orchards,
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Gornji Trg
The five medieval houses at Nos 7 to 15 of this square have narrow side passages (some with doors) where rubbish was once deposited so that it could be washed down into the river. Look for the Church of St Florian , built in 1672 and dedicated to the patron saint of fires after a s
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Pomurje Museum Murska Sobota
Housed in 14 rooms of the Renaissance-style Murska Sobota Castle, a sprawling manor house from the mid-16th century, this award-winning museum tells the story of life along the Mura River, from prehistoric times to the end of the 20th century. Highlights include the medieval rubbis
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Špital Tower
The gateway to the Old Town, Maistrov trg was the site of the upper town gates in the 15th century. It was the most vulnerable part of Kranj; the steep Kokra Canyon protected the town on the eastern side and thick walls did the trick on the west from Pungert as far as the square. T
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Tolmin Gorges
A scenic river confluence is found here, at the southernmost entry point of Triglav National Park . The ticket kiosk is a 2km walk northeast of Tolmin town (by road, follow the signs to Zatolmin), and the circular walk through the gorges formed by the Tolminka and Zadlaščica Rivers
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Anin Dvor
This new, very ambitious and surprisingly interesting museum is divided into several distinct sections and includes a close (and mixed-media) look at Rogaškas important glass-making industry as well as a wonderful collection of items from the Yugoslav kingdom and autographs of the
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Preskar Hut
Velika Planina is where traditional dairy farmers graze their cattle between June and September, and the pastures are scattered with around 60 traditional shepherds huts (and the tiny Church of Our Lady of the Snows) unique to the area. Regrettably, all but one of these, the tiny t
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Schweiger House
Between Stari trg Nos 11 and 15 – the house that should bear the number 13 but now says 11a – there’s a lovely rococo building with a large Atlas supporting the upper balcony. The figure has his finger raised to his lips, asking passers-by to be quiet (the owner’s name means ‘Silen
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Trg Francoske Revolucije
For centuries this was the headquarters of the Teutonic Knights of the Cross (Križniki). They built a commandery here in the early 13th century, which was transformed into the Križanke monastery complex in the early 18th century, which today serves as a concert hall and performance
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Mithraeum
About 4km northwest of Črnomelj is Rožanec village; to reach it turn west just after Lokve. From the village centre, a sign points along a trail leading about 400m to the Mithraeum (Mitrej), a temple in a cavern dedicated to the god Mithra, dating from the 2nd century AD. One of th
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Town Hall
This odd neo-Gothic town hall, on Mestni Trg, dates back to 1907.
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Trg Brolo
Linked to Titov trg to the east, Trg Brolo is a wide and leafy square of fine old buildings, including the late-18th-century baroque Brutti Palace , now the central library, to the north. On the eastern side is the 17th-century Vissich-Nardi Palace containing government offices and
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Novi Trg
South of Cobblers Bridge, this was a walled settlement of fisherfolk outside the town administration in the Middle Ages. Remnants include the very narrow street to the north called Židovska ulica and its offshoot Židovska steza (Jewish Lane), once the site of a synagogue in the Mid
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Muzejski Trg
Just past Sunny Park (Sončni Park) in Muzejski trg is the former Dominican Monastery dating from the 13th century, which contains the lapidary and archaeological collections of the Ptuj Regional Museum . But the main attractions are the Roman tombstones, altars and wonderful mosaic
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Carpacciov Trg
One of the most colourful streets in Koper, Kidričeva ulica, starts at Carpacciov trg, where the Column of St Justina commemorates Koper’s contribution – a galley – to the Battle of Lepanto in which Turkey was defeated by the European powers in 1571. Just north is a large Roman cov
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Planina Cave
Planina Cave, 12km to the northeast of Postojna Cave, is the largest water cave in Slovenia and a treasure-trove of fauna (including Proteus anguinus ). The cave’s entrance is at the foot of a 100m rock wall. It’s 6.5km long, and you are able to visit about 900m of it in an hour. T
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Strmol Manor
This restored 15th-century castle has exhibits in 15 rooms on five floors. Don’t miss the the original open-hearth ‘black kitchen’ (črna kuhinja); the 17th-century chapel, with its baroque and Renaissance murals; the lovely baroque salon and its pink stucco work; and the exhibit in
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Prešernova Ulica
Pedestrian Prešernova ulica was the town’s market in the Middle Ages. The arched spans above some of the narrow side streets support older buildings. The Late Gothic House , dating from about 1400, has an unusual projection held up by a Moor’s head. Opposite is the sombre Romanesqu
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