FR IENDLY COUN T R YSID E

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Friendly countryside
FEEL THE LIFE.
Taste the stunning diversity.
Grape-picking
Velika Planina
Štanjel
Feel harmony with nature
Allow yourself to escape from your everyday
routine and surrender to the embrace
of green nature. Th e smell of freshly mown
grass, the touch of crystal-clear water, the
taste of a freshly picked apple and a view of
the velvet-green meadow on the next hill:
all this will put you in tune with the energy
of luxuriant nature. Time goes slower in
the Slovenian countryside. A visit to one of
Slovenia's over four hundred open farms can
be the starting-point for a walk in the untouched
natural surroundings of the Triglav
National Park, white-water rafting on the
Soča, an exploration of the rocky Karst beneath
the Mediterranean sun, a bicycle tour
of the byways of Štajerska and Koroška, a
stirring river-ferry ride along the Mura in
Prekmurje, or a wander through the forests
of Dolenjska. Reach out and touch the diversity
of green experiences.
Feel hospitality
Slovenia is a small country full of diverse
experiences. Th e Slovenian countryside is
where you can still hear genuine Slovene
dialects, see traditional architecture and enjoy
old rural customs. In the traditional rural
environment you can still fi nd the quality of
a full life and feel the importance of traditional
values. Whether the occasion is a local
holiday or simply everyday tasks about the
farm, you will relish the positive energy of
open-hearted people, sing old Slovene songs
and laugh along with the healthy rustic humour.
Sincere, warm-hearted people will
serve you the fi nest produce of their gardens
and fi elds, their cellars, smokehouses, storerooms
and kitchens. With a smile of welcome
they will accept you among themselves
and share with you a part of their daily existence.
Enjoy the slower pace of life, abandon
yourself to the harmony of the co-existence
of man and nature, and feel the genuineness
of the Slovenian countryside.