www.slovenia.info Travel Agent´s Manual 2010

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SLOVENIA
CULTURE
THE SLOVENIAN ASSOCIATION OF
HISTORIC TOWNS
Mestni trg 15, SI-4220 Škofj a Loka
tel.: +386 4 5112 346 • fax: + 386 4 5112 318
e-mail: info@zgodovinska-mesta.si
www.zgodovinska-mesta.si
VISIT ALSO
Maribor - www.maribor-pohorje.si
Th e home of the oldest vine in the world! Lent,
the Pohorje massif, museums and galleries, wine
cellars and wine routes in the surrounding area.
A festival city!
Ljubljana - www.visitljubljana.si
Th e city below the castle. Th e home of one of the
oldest philharmonic societies in Europe. A city
of museums and galleries. Th e city of the architect
Jože Plečnik and one of the most important
works of art of the 20th century!
Kostanjevica na Krki - www.kostanjevica.si
Th e Venice of Dolenjska on an island in the
middle of the river Krka. An art gallery in a
former Cistercian monastery, Forma Viva with
one of the most important sculpture collections
in SE Europe.
Kamnik - www.kamnik-tourism.si
Th e town below the Kamnik Alps, with many
sights of interest: the Old Castle and the
Little Castle, Zaprice Manor, museums and
ethnographic park, Volčji Potok Arboretum.
Slovenj Gradec - www.slovenj-gradec.si
A Peace Messenger City – recognised by the
UN in 1998! Medieval town centre: religious
monuments and sights of local cultural
interest. A base from which to discover the
Koroška region.
Celje - www.celje.si
A princely city with a popular castle.
Archaeological cellar beneath the Prince’s
Hall with remains of the Roman town.
Summer events and medieval day.
Even Slovenia’s largest cities are small in international terms; but
even its smallest towns are big when it comes to experiences in
medieval squares and charming marketplaces, by rivers, in narrow
streets lying in the shadow of castles and churches.
Behind the remains of town walls, the
green countryside that blends so naturally
with urban scenes is easily accessible. Lively
towns off er interesting events, fascinating
legends and sights, and the heritage of different
periods that combines with the cultural
and natural sights of the surrounding
HISTORIC
TOWNS
Idrija – www.idrija.turizem.si
A mining town on the Camino Real intercontinental
mercury route. Technical heritage:
Anthony’s Mineshaft. Craft traditions:
Idrija Lace Festival. Gewerkenegg Castle.
Kranj – www.kranj.si
A town on a rock: the picturesque pyramidshaped
silhouette of this town situated on
a platform of conglomerate rock below an
imposing two-thousand-metre peak. A rich
cultural venue and the inspiration for Slovenia’s
greatest poet, France Prešeren.
Slovenske Konjice – www.konjice.si
Th e town of fl owers and wine. Historical
sights: Žiče Charterhouse, an oasis of peace
and tranquillity. Trebnik Manor – a treasure-house
of health.
Koper – www.turizemvkopru.si
Th e centre of the Slovenian coast: Old Town
with the Praetorian Palace on one of the
most beautiful town squares in the territory
of the former Venetian Republic.
area. Slovenia has a population of around
2 million, with roughly half of the population
living in urban areas. Th e towns are
connected to the environment in surprising
ways: that is why they are all so diff erent.
Like walking into small but luxurious boutiques
of life!
Piran – www.piran.si
A Mediterranean town. Tartini Square,
saltmaking tradition: Sečovlje nature park
and Strunjan, Punta Madonna. Th e town of
classical music!
Ptuj – www.ptuj-tourism.si
Th e oldest town in Slovenia! Ptuj Castle,
Ptujska Gora, oldest wine cellar. Th e Carnival
town!
Radovljica – www.radovljica.si
A town of culture with the only surviving
late medieval moat in Slovenia, monuments
of medieval architectural heritage, galleries
and museums.
Škofj a Loka – www.skofj aloka.si
Medieval town. Loka Castle, stone bridge,
manor house, medieval hospice, churches.
Natural sights. Th e town of the oldest Slovene
dramatic work!
Tržič – www.trzic.si
A town of thousands of metal shutters and
doors. Neoclassical architecture at the foot
of mountains and the confl uence of rivers.
Th e town of Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky.
Novo mesto – www.novo-mesto.si
For many people, the most beautiful riverside
town! Old Town situated in a bend of
the river Krka, nearby castles, Dolenjska
Museum with valuable archaeological fi nds.
Th e city of situlae!