{"id":6568,"date":"2022-02-05T12:54:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T11:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/?p=6568"},"modified":"2022-02-05T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T12:11:43","slug":"slovenia-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/slovenia-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovenia Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6568\" class=\"elementor elementor-6568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51040cd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51040cd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-265a729a\" data-id=\"265a729a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e543f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77e543f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovenia Travel Guide [2022]<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-744e97b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"744e97b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4adfc0\" data-id=\"1a4adfc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ea0cdc animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74ea0cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-370x555.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-185x278.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-740x1110.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tolmin-gorge12-32x48.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-659f0611\" data-id=\"659f0611\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fedd5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17fedd5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; -en-clipboard: true;\"><span style=\"-en-paragraph: true;\">Slovenia is a tiny country in central Europe. It borders Italy, Croatia, Hungary, and Austria and still enjoys 29 miles of coast to the Adriatic Sea. With 2 million people, 48 dialects, 23 gastronomic regions, and 3 wine growing regions you can safely say there is a lot going on here.<\/span><\/div><div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;\"><span style=\"-en-paragraph: true;\">This page is to help you plan your trip to Slovenia or find inspiration for your next trip. After living in this beautiful country for several years I have tested and tried many of the activities, food, and wine (you&#8217;re welcome) before presenting them to you!<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b29ad25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b29ad25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f00b52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f00b52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48059d06\" data-id=\"48059d06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abf6a8d animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5abf6a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-19-1024x659.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2103\" alt=\"mt triglav slovenia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-19-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-19-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-19-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-19.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fb50413\" data-id=\"2fb50413\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b66b4 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19b66b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b13f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75b13f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><ul><li><div>Slovenian (or Slovene) is the official language of Slovenia.<\/div><\/li><li><div>Slovenia gained its independence in 1991.<\/div><\/li><li><div>Slovenia is in the European Union (since 2004).<\/div><\/li><li><div>The local currency is the Euro.<\/div><\/li><li><div>Slovenia is ranked as one of the safest countries in the world.<\/div><\/li><li><div>Triglav (2864m)\u00a0is the highest peak of the Julian Alps.<\/div><\/li><li><div>There are over 90,000 beekeepers in Slovenia.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14abd771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"14abd771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51c8d539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51c8d539\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bd20ff7\" data-id=\"6bd20ff7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6569ea5c animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6569ea5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions.png 958w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-370x238.png 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-800x514.png 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-20x13.png 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-185x119.png 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-740x476.png 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-400x257.png 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/slovenian-regions-75x48.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-623fd189\" data-id=\"623fd189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12465e4d animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12465e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regions of Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f4bc5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f4bc5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Slovenia has various ways to divide itself by regions which might cause some confusion when planning your travels. For consistency I will be referring to the traditional regions. This is how they are locally and culturally defined in Slovenia.<\/p><p>Know which regions will be included on your Slovenia itinerary? Browse content by region:<\/p><ul><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/ljubljana\">Ljubljana<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/gorenjska\">Gorenjska<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/primorska\">Primorska<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/notranjska\">Notranjska<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"http:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/dolenjska\">Dolenjska<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/stajerska\">\u0160tajerska<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/koroska\">Koro\u0161ka<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div>Prekmurje (coming soon)<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233d42a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"233d42a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286f6d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"286f6d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top places to visit in Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d3644b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d3644b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-420d98af\" data-id=\"420d98af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54121d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54121d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/sightseeing-ljubljana-slovenia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mestni-trg-ljubljana1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mestni-trg-ljubljana1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/mestni-trg-ljubljana1-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ljubljana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c0f82c4\" data-id=\"5c0f82c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6991ff00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6991ff00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/ljubljana-to-lake-bled-day-trip\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lake-bled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lake-bled.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/lake-bled-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bled<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6332e3c9\" data-id=\"6332e3c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4e963d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c4e963d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/triglav-national-park\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tolmin-gorge8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tolmin-gorge8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tolmin-gorge8-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Triglav National Park<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62e97180\" data-id=\"62e97180\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aa3450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66aa3450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/velika-planina-slovenia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/velika-planina.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/velika-planina.png 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/velika-planina-300x450.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Velika Planina<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f9cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83f9cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-de913e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de913e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ed5f2a5\" data-id=\"1ed5f2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7236ce53 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7236ce53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ljubljana-slovenia43-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14b5aa7e\" data-id=\"14b5aa7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ab9c3ee animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ab9c3ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First time to Slovenia?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281a4228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281a4228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>If this is your first time traveling to Slovenia check out these articles to get introduced and inspired.<\/div><ul><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/sightseeing-ljubljana-slovenia\/\">Ljubljana Travel Guide<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/15-beautiful-day-trips-from-ljubljana\/\">Day Trips from Ljubljana<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/11-amazing-things-to-do-in-western-slovenia\/\">Western Slovenia Trips<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/learn-slovenian\/\">Slovenian Language<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/an-introduction-to-slovenian-cuisine\/\">Slovenian Food<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f0b7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43f0b7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69da598c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69da598c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14de4691\" data-id=\"14de4691\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fb4f66 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50fb4f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-185x247.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-740x987.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/idrija-slovenia44-36x48.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6007b\" data-id=\"c6007b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35685ada animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35685ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food in Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285c0794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285c0794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Slovenia has 23 different gastronomic regions and certainly has no shortage of diversity in their cuisine. Here are a few food items I recommend trying if you find them on the menu.<\/div><ul><li><div>\u0161truklji<\/div><\/li><li><div>Kranjska klobasa<\/div><\/li><li><div>\u017elikrofi<\/div><\/li><li><div>ri\u010det<\/div><\/li><li><div>ajdovi \u017eganci<\/div><\/li><li><div>potica<\/div><\/li><li><div>krem\u0161nita<\/div><\/li><li><div>Premurska gibanica<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d7d4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13d7d4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/an-introduction-to-slovenian-cuisine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read an Introduction to Slovenian Cuisine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9601b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d9601b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881e860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1881e860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovenian dishes you can't miss!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c2a3474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c2a3474\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-346e3bf7\" data-id=\"346e3bf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c06d287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c06d287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sausage-and-sour-turnips-on-rustic-background.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6555\" alt=\"Sausage and sour turnips on rustic background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sausage-and-sour-turnips-on-rustic-background.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sausage-and-sour-turnips-on-rustic-background-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sausage-and-sour-turnips-on-rustic-background-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kranjska klobasa<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-438d14a6\" data-id=\"438d14a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd93a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd93a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/prezganka.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6556\" alt=\"Prezganka\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/prezganka.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/prezganka-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/prezganka-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Homemade beef soup<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6422a298\" data-id=\"6422a298\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fcb71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14fcb71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bled-cake-slovenian-foods.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6557\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bled-cake-slovenian-foods.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bled-cake-slovenian-foods-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bled cake<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7abf54d3\" data-id=\"7abf54d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce9486d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ce9486d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/slovenian-food-potica.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/slovenian-food-potica.png 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/slovenian-food-potica-300x450.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Potica<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e08314d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e08314d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c208883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c208883\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50166693\" data-id=\"50166693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da00e9 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7da00e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/slovenian-castle-ljubljana-1440x2160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6033\" alt=\"slovenian castle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/slovenian-castle-ljubljana-1440x2160.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/slovenian-castle-ljubljana-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/slovenian-castle-ljubljana-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/slovenian-castle-ljubljana-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/slovenian-castle-ljubljana-scaled.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d598f2e\" data-id=\"3d598f2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8b8cba animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c8b8cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovenian Castles<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358d7359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"358d7359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>There are no shortage of castles for a country that never had its own King or Queen. Here are a few that I recommend visiting. Click the name of the castle to read more about it.<\/div><ul><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/sightseeing-ljubljana-slovenia\/\">Ljubljana Castle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/ljubljana-to-lake-bled-day-trip\/\">Bled Castle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/15-beautiful-day-trips-from-ljubljana\/\">Predjama Castle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/sneznik-castle-slovenia\/\">Sne\u017enik Castle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/3-castle-near-ljubljana\/\">Celje Castle<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/a-weekend-of-slovenian-castles\/\">Bre\u017eica Castle<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211fa774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"211fa774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/castles-in-slovenia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Ultimate Guide to Slovenian Castles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcdec32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6bcdec32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ffa9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42ffa9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top things to do in Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-75fbff3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75fbff3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b869e1b\" data-id=\"1b869e1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d875e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d875e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/goriska-brda-the-wine-capital-of-slovenia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-185x247.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-740x987.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-36x48.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Wine Tasting<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56cfdf1f\" data-id=\"56cfdf1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fdb5c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46fdb5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1426\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/formations-inside-cave-with-stalactites-and-stalagmites-karst-underground-cave-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6546\" alt=\"Formations inside cave with stalactites and stalagmites. Karst underground cave.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/formations-inside-cave-with-stalactites-and-stalagmites-karst-underground-cave-.jpg 1426w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/formations-inside-cave-with-stalactites-and-stalagmites-karst-underground-cave--300x421.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/formations-inside-cave-with-stalactites-and-stalagmites-karst-underground-cave--1095x1536.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1426px) 100vw, 1426px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Caving<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5def48f0\" data-id=\"5def48f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6052652b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6052652b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/triglav-national-park\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/triglavnationalpark-25-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/triglavnationalpark-25-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/triglavnationalpark-25-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/triglavnationalpark-25.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hiking<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-354de1ed\" data-id=\"354de1ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124763cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"124763cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/pust-a-guide-to-slovenian-carnival\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5902\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-370x555.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-185x278.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-740x1110.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-20x30.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kurentovanje14-32x48.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Local festivals<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7537755c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7537755c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-49ded93f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49ded93f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f72f8c\" data-id=\"53f72f8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240cbbbc animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"240cbbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24.jpg 900w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-185x247.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-740x987.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-wine-cellar-days24-36x48.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62416f58\" data-id=\"62416f58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3c8480 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b3c8480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Slovenian Wine<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df7a107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df7a107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>With over 28,000 vineyards it is physically impossible to try every wine in Slovenia. Home of the oldest grapevine in the world, Slovenians know wine.<\/div><ul><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/exploring-kras-kraski-prsut-at-prsutarna-scuka\/\">Teran<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wine-tasting-in-ljubljana-with-dobrote-dolenjske\/\">Cvi\u010dek<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/goriska-brda-the-wine-capital-of-slovenia\/\">Rebula<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div>Pinela<\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wine-tasting-in-ljubljana-with-dobrote-dolenjske\/\">Modra Frankinja<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div>Traminec<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9419f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b9419f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/goriska-brda-the-wine-capital-of-slovenia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read about Gori\u0161ka Brda, Slovenia's Wine Capital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd937c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3bd937c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-156c5279 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"156c5279\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-219e99\" data-id=\"219e99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6539cb64 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6539cb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-30-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2095\" alt=\"overcoming flying anxiety\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-30-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-30-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/flyinganxietyslovenia-30.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-250765a6\" data-id=\"250765a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a609a2e animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a609a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Once in A Lifetime Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af447dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af447dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>With epic landscapes, there are plenty of opportunities to check off some bucket list items or experience a once in a lifetime adventure.<\/div><ul><li><div>Flying over <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/overcoming-my-flying-anxiety\/\">Triglav and Lake Bled<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div>Driving the highest road in Slovenia to <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/an-alpine-day-trip-from-lake-jasna-to-mangart\/\">Mangart<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div>Riding a <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/hot-air-balloon-over-lake-bled\/\">hot air balloon over Lake Bled<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div>Visiting a traditional Alpine herdsman community at <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/velika-planina-slovenia\/\">Velika Planina<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230cc388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"230cc388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-125f3c34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"125f3c34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d36fe18\" data-id=\"d36fe18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2156c309 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2156c309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4888\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ljubljana-slovenia11-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c80e94e\" data-id=\"5c80e94e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a359e3f animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a359e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visiting Ljubljana<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef4fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef4fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and situated in the center of the country. The perfect city break for architecture, museums, and food. This walkable city is ideal for your introduction to Slovenia and has great connections to the rest of the country. Use these guides to help plan your travels.<\/div><ul><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/sightseeing-ljubljana-slovenia\/\">Guide to Ljubljana<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/tag\/food-in-slovenia\/\">Food in Ljubljana<\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/15-beautiful-day-trips-from-ljubljana\/\">Day Trips from Ljubljana<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d9de69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67d9de69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b937299 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b937299\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c62148f\" data-id=\"5c62148f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0a21c0 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b0a21c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5114\" alt=\"koper slovenia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11.jpg 948w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-300x380.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-370x468.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-800x1013.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-185x234.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-740x937.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-400x506.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/things-to-do-koper-slovenia11-38x48.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5278cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5278cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-185x123.jpg 185w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-740x493.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/slovenian-lakes2-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db6bcc5\" data-id=\"db6bcc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2ffac0 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f2ffac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Around Slovenia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da22d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da22d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>Getting around Slovenia is a bit more challenging than some of the neighboring countries but as they say, nothing good comes easy.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Slovenia has one international airport, <strong>Ljubljana Jo\u017ee Pu\u010dnik Airport<\/strong>. Alternatively, visitors opt for flying into other surrounding cities such as Zagreb, Trieste, Venice, or Vienna. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goopti.com\/en\/?a=A905E7CAC6019479D8951D0FA76B3D6C2A785A49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoOpti<\/a> is my recommendation for airport transfers.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The <strong>national trains<\/strong> are called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slo-zeleznice.si\/en\/passenger-transport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slovenske \u017eeleznice<\/a>. You can find and book tickets through their site.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomago.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nomago<\/a> is an <strong>affordable bus options<\/strong> to get you to and from Slovenia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ap-ljubljana.si\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autobusna Postaja Ljubljana<\/a> is the offical bus in Ljubljana. <a href=\"https:\/\/arriva.si\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arriva<\/a> operates in some cities in Slovenia and travels to Italy, Austria, Croatia, and Serbia.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>During the summer time there are <strong>Hop On Hop Off bus options<\/strong> in towns such as <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/ljubljana-to-lake-bled-day-trip\/\">Lake Bled<\/a>, Radovljica, <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/goriska-brda-the-wine-capital-of-slovenia\/\">Gori\u0161ka Brda<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/what-to-do-in-piran-slovenia\/\">coastal area<\/a>.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>My favorite way to explore Slovenia is by car. There are a few options for<strong> car rentals<\/strong> (available in the airport and city center).<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atet.si\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atet<\/a> (affordable prices), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avis.si\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sixt.si\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sixt<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.budget.si\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budget<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europcar.com\/en\/stations\/slovenia\/ljubljana-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europcar<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovenia Travel Guide [2022] Slovenia is a tiny country in central Europe. It borders Italy, Croatia, Hungary, and Austria and still enjoys 29 miles of coast to the Adriatic Sea. With 2 million people, 48 dialects, 23 gastronomic regions, and 3 wine growing regions you can safely say there is a lot going on here.\u00a0This &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/slovenia-travel-guide\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Slovenia Travel Guide<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[123,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slovenia","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6568"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6591,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6568\/revisions\/6591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wanderinghelene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}