Februar, marec 2013 - Adria Airways

Adria Airways
In-flight Magazine
Vaš brezplačni izvod – februar, marec 2013 | Your personal copy – February, March 2013
Pustovanje
Carnival
adrijin potniK / ADRIA PASSENGER
Janez Gorišek
BEOGRAD - ZLATIBOR
idrija / IDRIA
MED PLAVIMI ŽABICAMI /
IN THE COMPANY OF BLUE FROGS
MASKE DANES OBRAZI JUTRI /
MASKS TODAY, FACES TOMORROW
Pisma juliji / letters to juliet
MIRJAM GRILC
ajda / buckwheat
TORTA / CAKE
ANDALUZIJSKA ATMOSFERA /
ANDALUSIAN ATMOSPHERE
krpljanje / snowshoeing
SKRITI PRISTANI V FLORIDI /
THE HIDDEN HARBOURS OF
FLORIDA
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Dobrodošli doma. Dobrodošli na posestvu Pule.
W E L C O M E H O M E . W E L C O M E T O P U L E E S T A T E .
Heavenly tranquillity and unspoilt nature
Luxurious pampering and comfort
Timeless elegance
Traditional cuisine with modern trends and outstanding wines
Spa and wellness for body and soul
Complete privacy and discretion
... all of this amidst unspoilt nature and enchanting tranquillity, in an elite country settlement on
a 17th century estate that is one of the Historic Hotels of Europe.
Superior offer in symbiosis of the
traditional and modern
The first elite countryside apartment complex in Dolenjska region, located only one hour away from Ljubljana and Zagreb.
The superior offer of services, untouched nature and priceless peace. The symbiosis of the traditional and modern, the use
of indigenous natural materials and the spacious architectural design provide you with elegant comfort. Relax in one of the
nine exclusive suites and let your dreams fly.
Distance from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport: 70 minutes drive. Distance from Zagreb Airport (Croatia): 60
minutes drive. Also accessible by helicopter.
Poslovni in zasebni dogodki tudi za najbolj
zahtevne stranke
tehnološko opremljena kongresna dvorana
konstruktivno in ustvarjalno vzdušje
Vrhunsko kulinarično doživetje
vrhunske dobrote pristne slovenske kuhinje
z okusi sodobnih trendov pripravi eden
najboljših slovenskih kuharjev
Razkošje miru, sprostitve in razvajanja
spa in wellness tretmaji
zasebnost, mir in narava vam omogočijo
popoln oddih od vrveža
Contacts: PULE ESTATE, Drečji vrh 16, 8231 Trebelno at Mokronog, Slovenia, tel: +386 (0) 7 349 97 00,fax: +386 (0) 7 349 97 02,
info@pule.si, www.pule.si, N 45° 55’ 39” / E 15° 11’ 00” http://www.facebook.com/Puleestate

PISMO / LETTER
boljše storitve. Veseli smo vaših pohvalnih odzivov, pa tudi tistih,
v katerih nas opozorite na stvari, ki jih lahko še izboljšamo.
Za potnike, ki prvič prihajajo v Slovenijo, in za tiste, ki se radi
vračajo k nam, so Adrijini poleti pomembna vrata v našo deželo.
Prav tako pa tudi naša revija: prelistajte jo, morda vam bo prikazala
košček Slovenije, ki ga še niste poznali, ali pa vam dala idejo za
novo potovanje v malo bolj oddaljene kraje.
Zahvaljujem se vam za zaupanje, ker letite z nami, in vam želim
prijeten let.
Mark Anžur,
predsednik uprave
DEAR PASSENGERS,
Welcome aboard our plane; we are pleased that you
have chosen to travel with Adria Airways.
Fotografija: Igor Lapajne
Spoštovane potnice in
potniki!
Dobrodošli na našem letalu; veseli smo, da ste za svoje
potovanje izbrali Adrio Airways.
Adria Airways ima kot članica združenja Star Alliance svoje mesto
v svetovni mreži letalskih prevoznikov že od leta 2004. Združenje
zagotavlja potnikom dobre povezave in kakovostne storitve do
številnih destinacij. Vsako leto se našemu globalnemu združenju
pridruži kakšen nov letalski prevoznik, kar pomeni za potnika
nove in lažje povezave na posameznem kontinentu.
Potnik lahko z vozovnico Adrie Airways leti po vsem svetu in
uživa ugodnosti, ki mu jih nudijo tradicionalne letalske družbe:
tako je npr. v ceno letalske vozovnice že všteta prtljaga, ki se
odda pred poletom, ni mu potrebno doplačevati za posamezne
sedeže in postrežbo v letalu itd.
Kot družba s 50-letno tradicijo že vrsto let ohranjamo sloves varnega,
zanesljivega in točnega letalskega prevoznika, predvsem pa se
trudimo, da kar najlepše poskrbimo za udobje našega potnika.
Delujemo skladno z zastavljenimi cilji. Usmerjeni smo v prihodnost,
v iskanje novih produktov, ki bi jih lahko ponudili našemu
potniku. Začeli smo z novo prodajno akcijo »Kdor prej pride, leti
ceneje« in potnikom so na voljo letalske vozovnice po res ugodnih
cenah, v sodelovanju s tehnološkim partnerjem Optiontownom
smo pripravili šest novih odličnih storitev, s katerimi si lahko potniki
tudi po nakupu letalske vozovnice omogočijo še prijetnejše
potovanje, poleg pa tega s poletnim voznim redom, ki bo stopil v
veljavo 31. marca, napovedujemo redne polete v Pariz, kar bo gotovo
razveselilo marsikaterega občudovalca francoske metropole.
Tudi v prihodnje se bomo trudili, da vam bomo ponudili čim
As a member of Star Alliance, Adria Airways has had a place in the
global airline network since 2004. The alliance ensures good connections
and quality services to numerous destinations. Every year, a new
airline joins our global alliance, this for passengers meaning new and
better connections on individual continents.
An Adria Airways ticket allows passengers to fly all over the world and
enjoy the benefits offered by traditional airlines: for example, luggage
that is checked in before departure is already included in the ticket
price, there are no surcharges for individual seats or service on-board
the plane, etc.
As a company with a 50-year tradition, we have maintained our
reputation as a safe, reliable and on-time airline for a number of years,
and above all, we are doing our best to provide maximum comfort for
our passengers.
We work towards achieving our set goals. We are oriented towards
the future, towards finding new products to offer to our passengers.
We have launched a new special offer called “First Come, Fly Cheaper”,
enabling passengers to purchase flight tickets at extremely low prices;
we have prepared six amazing services in cooperation with our technological
partner Optiontown, giving our passengers the opportunity
to make their travel more pleasant even after purchasing the ticket.
Furthermore, starting with our summer flight schedule valid as of 31
March, we can announce regular flights to Paris, which is undoubtedly
good news for all the admirers of the French metropolis.
We will continue to try to offer you the best services possible. We are
pleased to receive positive feedback from you as well as reminders
about the things we can further improve.
Both for the passengers coming to Slovenia for the first time and
those who like to return here again and again, Adria’s flights are an
important gateway to our country. Our magazine also represents a
gateway: leaf through it, as it might reveal a piece of Slovenia you are
yet to discover or give you an idea for your future trip to a destination a
bit further away.
Thank you for the trust you have placed in us by flying with Adria
Airways. We wish you a pleasant flight.
Mark Anžur,
President of the Management Board and CEO
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Brezplačen izvod / Your personal copy
Revija Adria Airways In-Flight Magazine je namenjena potnikom na poletih z Adrio Airways.
Adria Airways In-Flight Magazine is complimentary on Adria Airways flights.
Izdajatelj / Publisher:
Adria Airways, Slovenski letalski prevoznik, d.d.
Adria Airways, The Airline of Slovenia
Zgornji Brnik 130 h,
4210 Brnik – Aerodrom
Urednica / Editor-in-chief:
Barbara Mihevc Bukovec
Tel. / Phone: + 386 (0)4 259 4541
E- mail: barbara.bukovec@adria.si
Uredništvo / Editorial board:
Alen Mlekuž, Tina Jordan
Oglaševanje / Advertising:
Alenka Dvoršak
Tel. / Phone: + 386 (0)4 259 4526
E- mail: alenka.dvorsak@adria.si
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Naslovnica / Cover:
Denis Rožan - Shutterstock
Oblikovanje in AD / Design and AD:
IDEARNA d.o.o.
Prevod / Translated by:
Amidas
Alkemist,
prevajalske storitve d.o.o.
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Lektorica / Proofreader:
Vera Samohod
Fotoliti / Lithography:
SET, d.o.o.
Tisk / Printed by:
Korotan – Ljubljana, d.o.o.
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Mnenja, izražena v tej publikaciji, so zgolj mnenja avtorjev
ali intervjuvancev in ne odsevajo nujno stališč Adrie Airways.
Razmnoževanje brez pisnega dovoljenja je prepovedano. Izdajatelj
ne prevzema nikakršne odgovornosti za nenaročeno gradivo.
The opinions expressed in this publications are those of the authors or
persons interviewed alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of
Adria Airways. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited.
The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material.
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adrijin potniK / ADRIA PASSENGER
Janez Gorišek >>
legendarni konstruktor smučarskih skakalnic
Legendary Ski Jump Tower Architect
Marjan žiberna
IGOR LAPAJNE
DESTINACIJA beograd – zlatibor
DESTINATION BELGRADE – ZLATIBOR
DAMIJAN JAGODIC
idrija, mesto, ki stoji na rudniku
idria, the town on the top of a mine shaft
Mateja a. hrastar
iztok dimc
Med plavimi žabicami
IN THE COMPANY OF BLUE FROGS
DR. PETRA DRAŠKOVIČ
68. Pisma Juliji iz Verone
LETTERS TO JULIET IN VERONA
SAŠA SUHADOLNIK
74. Mirjam grilc pozna
zdravilno moč rastlin
MIRJAM GRILC KNOWS THE HEALING
POWER OF PLANTS
STANE SUŠNIK
80. po koroškem po kranjskem
že ajda zori
SEE THE BUCKWHEAT GROW IN
CARINTHIA, IN CARNIOLA ...
KATJA UTROŠA
DR. IVAN KREFT
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60.
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MASKE DANES, OBRAZI JUTRI
MASKS TODAY, FACES TOMORROW
KARNEVALSKA KULTURA NA SLOVENSKEM V XX. STOLETJU
CARNIVAL CULTURE IN SLOVENIA IN THE 20TH CENTURY
ANDREJA ZUPANEC BAJŽELJ
RAVENSKI PUSTOVI
THE RAVNE CARNIVAL
CARMEN LEBAN
IZTOK DIMC
milje pri trstu
MUGGIA NEAR TRIESTE
mesto, ki živi za karneval
A CARNIVAL TOWN
ANJA ČOP
87. TORTA LJUBLJANA
Sladek košček kulinaričnih nebes
THE LJUBLJANA CAKE
A Slice Of Culinary Heaven
DR. JANEZ BOGATAJ
BRANISLAV MILOŠEVIČ
KOEN MEERSHOEK,
90. ANDALUZIJSKA ATMOSFERA
ANDALUSIAN ATMOSPHERE
JOŽE BALAS
98. KRPLJANJE
SNOWSHOEING
CARMEN LEBAN
ANDREJ KRIŽ
102. SKRITI PRISTANI V FLORIDI
THE HIDDEN HARBOURS OF FLORIDA
MAJA C. SITAR
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Novosti - news
Zimski vozni red IN NAPOVED
POLETNEGA VOZNEGA REDA
Zimski vozni red Adrie Airways je v veljavi le še do 30. marca 2013. V njem
vam Adria Airways nudi polete iz Ljubljane na petnajst destinacij po Evropi.
Štirikrat dnevno leti v Frankfurt, trikrat dnevno na Dunaj, v Muenchen
in Zuerich. Ljubljano povezuje z Brusljem trinajstkrat in Skopje enajstkrat
tedensko. Sedem letov na teden opravi v Moskvo, Carigrad, Prištino in
Tirano, šest v Beograd, pet v Amsterdam in štiri v Sarajevo. Trikrat tedensko
leti v Podgorico in Koebenhavn.
Redni poleti med Prištino in nemškima mestoma Frankfurtom in Muenchnom
so v Adrijinem voznem redu že od decembra 2010.
Adria Airways bo v poletnem voznem redu letela na 17 destinacij, in sicer
v Amsterdam, Beograd, Bruselj, Carigrad, na Dunaj, v Frankfurt, Koebenhavn,
Manchester, Moskvo, Muenchen, Pariz, Podgorico, Prištino, Sarajevo,
Skopje, Zuerich in v Tirano. Adria Airways omogoča v sodelovanju s člani
združenja Star Alliance, katerega članica je, zelo dobre in cenovno ugodne
povezave po vsem svetu. Združenje Star Alliance opravi dnevno 21.900
letov na 1.329 letališč v 194 državah.
V poletni sezoni bo Adria Airways s čarterskimi leti, ki jih opravlja v
sodelovanju s turističnimi agencijami, povezovala Ljubljano s številnimi
počitniškimi destinacijami, predvsem v Sredozemlju. Iz Ljubljane bo
tedensko letela na naslednja letališča: v Grčijo v Heraklion, na Rodos, Kos,
Santorini, Karpatos, Kefalonijo, Zakintos, Skiatos, Hios in na Lefkas/Preveza.
Letela bo na Menorco in v Palmo de Mallorco v Španiji, v Antalyo v Turčiji
in v Varno in Burgas v Bolgariji. Sharm el Sheikh in Hurgada v Egiptu sta
edini čarterski destinaciji, kamor leti slovenski letalski prevoznik celo leto.
Winter and summer flight
schedule announcement
The Adria Airways winter flight schedule only remains valid until 30 March
2013. As part of the winter schedule, Adria is offering flights from Ljubljana to
15 destinations across Europe. There are four flights daily to Frankfurt, three
flights daily to Vienna, Munich and Zurich, thirteen flights a week to Brussels
and eleven flights a week to Skopje. There are also seven flights a week to
Moscow, Istanbul, Pristina and Tirana, six to Belgrade, five to Amsterdam, four
to Sarajevo and three flights a week to Podgorica and Copenhagen.
Adria has been offering regular flights from Pristina to Frankfurt and Munich
since December 2010.
The summer flight schedule will see Adria operating flights to 17 destinations:
Amsterdam, Belgrade, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Manchester,
Moscow, Munich, Paris, Podgorica, Pristina, Sarajevo, Skopje, Tirana, Vienna
and Zurich. Adria Airways is a member of Star Alliance. In cooperation with
member airlines, Star Alliance offers excellent and affordable connections
around the world. Star Alliance operates 21,900 daily flights to 1,329 airports in
194 countries.
In the summer season, Adria Airways will partner with travel agencies to offer
charter flights from Ljubljana to a number of popular holiday destinations,
particularly in the Mediterranean. There will be weekly flights from Ljubljana to
the following airports: Heraclion, Rhodes, Kos, Santorini, Karpathos, Kefalonia,
Zakynthos, Skiathos, Chios and Lefkas/Preveza in Greece; Menorca and Palma
de Mallorca in Spain; Antalya in Turkey; and Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria.
Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada in Egypt are the only charter destinations that
Adria Airways serves all year round.
Deklica Z IMENOM Adria
22. januarja letos se je v mestu Jurmala v Latviji rodila
deklica, ki so jo poimenovali Adria. Starša male deklice
sta bila pred časom na obisku v Sloveniji. Slovenija,
predvsem pa naša letalska družba, sta na mladi par naredili
tako dober vtis, da sta se v čast našemu podjetju in
Jadranskemu morju odločila dati svoji hčerki ime Adria.
Deklici s polnim imenom Kate Adria Kubulina želimo
vse najlepše na njeni življenjski poti.
A girl named Adria
A girl born on 22 January in Jurmala, Latvia has been
given the name Adria. The little girl's parents visited Slovenia
some time ago. The country in general and our airline
in particular made such a good impression on the young
couple that they decided to name their daughter Adria as
a tribute to our company and the Adriatic Sea. We wish
little Kate Adria Kubulina all the best in her life.
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Novosti - news
Nove storitve za dinamične
možnosti potovanja za potnike
Adrie Airways
Želimo vas obvestiti, da smo v sodelovanju s podjetjem Optiontown, ki se
ukvarja s tehnološkimi inovacijami, uvedli šest novih produktov, ki bodo
zagotavljali potnikom možnosti še prijetnejšega potovanja. Potem ko bo
potnik že kupil karto, bo lahko dokupil določene dodatne produkte, ki mu
bodo omogočali: cenejši prestop v poslovni razred, dokup dodatnega prostega
sedeža, možnost premestitve na izbrani let, ki v času rezervacije ni bil na voljo,
možnost nagrad za prilagajanje svojih odhodov in prihodov glede na zasedenost
posameznih letov, zagotovitev sedeža po lastni izbiri in potrditev večjega
števila rezervacij do določenega potovalnega cilja.
Vabimo vas, da si še sami natančneje ogledate najnovejšo ponudbo. Informacije
so na voljo na
www.adria.si in www.optiontown.com.
Adria Airways offers new
dynamic travel options
Adria Airways has partnered with Optiontown, a company focusing on
technological innovations, to introduce six new products that will improve
your travel experience. After a passenger has purchased the flight tickets,
he or she will have the opportunity to buy additional products that offer a
cheaper upgrade to business class, an additional empty seat, transfer to a
preferred flight that had not been available at the time of booking, rewards
for adapting arrival and departure dates to flight availability, choice of a
preferred seat and multiple confirmed bookings for the same destination.
If you would like to take a look at our latest offers, please visit www.adria.si
and www.optiontown.com for more information.
ADRIA PONOVNO LETI V PARIZ
S poletnim voznim redom, ki bo stopil v veljavo 31. marca, bomo ponovno
poleteli v Pariz. Z Letališča Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana bodo Adrijina
letala vsakodnevno povezovala Ljubljano s francosko prestolnico. Ker so v
akciji »Kdor prej pride, leti ceneje« na voljo tudi leti v Pariz, vas vabimo, da
obiščete romantični Pariz po res ugodnih cenah.
Vabimo vas, da si več o naših ponudbah in posameznih pogojih ogledate
na naši spletni strani www.adria.si.
ADRIA IS FLYING TO PARIS AGAIN
Starting with our summer flight schedule, valid as of 31 March, we will be
flying to Paris again. Adria’s planes will connect Ljubljana with the French
capital through daily flights from the Jože Pučnik Airport. As flights to Paris
are also available through the First come, Fly cheaper offer, we invite you to
visit the romantic city at extremely low prices.
Please visit our website www.adria.si for more information about our offers
and the terms and conditions.
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AKTUALNO - latest OFFERS
Ujemi ugoden polet …
Na vseh Adrijinih rednih linijah imamo ugodne ponudbe po načelu
»Kupi prej, potuj ceneje«. Da bi našo ponudbo še bolj približali vašim
potrebam, imamo na voljo znižane cene potovanj tudi med tednom.
Adria Airways Special Offers!
Special offers are available on all of Adria’s scheduled services on a “buy early,
fly for less” basis. To make our services even more attractive, reduced fares are
available for travel during the week.
Adrijine E-novice
Vabimo vas, da obiščete naše spletne strani www.adria.si in se prijavite
na Adrijine E-novice. S tem boste enkrat mesečno obveščeni o naših
novostih in posebnih ponudbah. E-novice bodo za vas vir dragocenih
informacij in idej pri načrtovanju potovanja ali počitnic.
Naj bo obveščenost vaša prednost!
Adria E-news
Why not visit our website www.adria.si and subscribe to Adria’s E-news
service Once a month you will receive updates on new services and special
offers – straight to your inbox! This means that E-news will be a valuable
source of information and ideas when you are planning a journey or holiday.
Let information be your advantage!
KDOR PREJ PRIDE, LETI CENEJE
Že od nekdaj velja, da je pametno pomisliti vnaprej. S prodajno akcijo
»Kdor prej pride, leti ceneje!« bi vas radi opozorili na novo ponudbo
Adrie Airways, ki sledi načelu »first minute« – nakup karte je najcenejši
nekaj mesecev pred poletom.
Tako je mogoče kupiti povratne vozovnice do
različnih destinacij, kamor leti Adria Airways,
po izjemno ugodnih cenah – že od 90 evrov
naprej, če kupimo vozovnico štiri mesece
pred poletom. Z vsakim mesecem, ki je bliže
odhodu, se cena vozovnice zvišuje. Tako znaša
najnižja cena za povratno vozovnico tri mesece
pred odhodom od 160 evrov dalje itd. Število
vozovnic pod navedenimi pogoji je omejeno, zato
pohitite z nakupom!
First Come, Fly Cheaper
Thinking ahead has always been a good rule of thumb. Our
promotional campaign called First Come, Fly Cheaper wishes
to draw attention to Adria Airways’ new offer, which follows
the “first minute” principle – tickets are cheapest a few months
before the flight.
It is therefore possible to purchase return tickets to
various destinations that Adria Airways flies to at extremely
low prices, starting at 90 euro, if the purchase is
made four months prior to the flight. With every month
closer to departure, the ticket price goes up. Three months
before departure, the lowest prices for return tickets
start at 160 euro, etc. The number of tickets available
under these conditions is limited, so hurry!
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Join us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/AdriaAirways
Sledite nam na Twitterju
Follow us on Twitter
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© Corbis/IPAK Images
frankfurt –
LJUBLJANA –
SARAJEVO
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148 EUR
BRUSELJ –
LJUBLJANA –
SKOPJE
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ZURICH –
LJUBLJANA –
PRIŠTINA
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TIRANA –
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Vse navedene cene veljajo za povratna potovanja na Adrijinih poletih in za nakup vozovnice najmanj 4 mesece pred pričetkom potovanja. Vključujejo vse takse in strošek rezervacije. Vozovnice po teh cenah niso na voljo
za vse lete in datume, število mest na posamičnih letih pa je omejeno. All the prices indicated here are for return journeys on Adria flights and with ticket purchase at least 4 months before the journey. All taxes and booking fees
are included. Tickets at these prices are not available on all flights and dates; the number of seats on individual flights is limited.
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Vse, kar vas zanima o letalstvu
V tokratni številki odgovarja
kapitan Damjan Otoničar na
zanimivo vprašanje o uporabi
prenosnih elektronskih
naprav v letalu.
Fotografija: Aleš Kersnič
Prenosne elektronske naprave – računalniki, tablice, pametni
telefoni ... – so postale del našega vsakdanjega življenja. Uporabljamo
jih vsepovsod, z njihovo pomočjo se povezujemo s starši,
otroki, prijatelji …; z njimi poslušamo glasbo, beremo, iščemo
informacije o svetu okrog nas; vanje si zapisujemo različne
podatke, opomnike, opombe ter si organiziramo delo in prosti
čas. Zaradi njihove prenosljivosti in praktičnosti se marsikdo
le redko loči od njih. Njihova uporaba pa ni enako varna v vseh
okoliščinah. Tako sme voznik avtomobila med vožnjo uporabljati
prenosne elektronske naprave le pod točno določenimi
pogoji, saj ne želi ogrožati varnosti sopotnikov in ostalih udeležencev
v prometu.
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Kako pa je z uporabo teh naprav med potovanjem z letalom Kot potniki
sicer nimamo odgovornosti pri upravljanju letala, a moramo vendarle
upoštevati nekaj določil v zvezi z uporabo naših elektronskih naprav.
Vpliv prenosnih elektronskih naprav na sisteme v letalu
Prenosne elektronske naprave uporabljajo pri svojem delovanju električno
energijo. V njihovih elektronskih komponentah prihaja do sprememb napetosti
in nihanja električnih polj, s tem pa do elektromagnetnih valovanj
– oddajanj naključnih signalov. Nekatere naprave (npr. pametni telefoni)
imajo vgrajene namenske komponente, ki oddajajo telefonske in druge
signale (3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).
Gre torej za dve vrsti nastanka signalov. Prva vrsta nastaja naključno in
zgolj zaradi delovanja naprave, druga pa namerno in z namenom brezžične
komunikacije.
Z navigacijskimi sistemi na letalu piloti določajo pozicijo letala tudi v
najgostejši megli in najtrši temi. S komunikacijskimi sistemi izmenjujejo
nujne informacije s kontrolo letenja. Obe vrsti sistemov delujeta s pomočjo
izmenjave elektromagnetnih signalov. V nekaterih primerih lahko
prenosne elektronske naprave oddajajo naključne ali nenamerne signale,
ki bi zmotile signale obeh vitalnih sistemov. Občutljivosti omenjenih sistemov
se med posameznimi tipi letal nekoliko razlikujejo, zato se lahko
zgodi, da pride do razlik v prepovedi uporabe prenosnih elektronskih
naprav med posameznimi prevozniki. Za večja letala na daljših poletih
obstajajo modifikacijski paketi z dodatno opremo za letala, ki potnikom
omogočajo uporabo Wi-Fi naprav tudi med samim poletom.
Omejitve uporabe elektronskih naprav v letalu
Proizvajalci letal, letalske oblasti in letalski prevozniki so opredelili prenosne
elektronske naprave glede na možnost njihove uporabe v letalu v
štiri skupine:
1.
2.
elektronske naprave, ki jih na letalu lahko uporabljamo brez
omejitev
V to skupino spadajo vse tiste elektronske naprave, katerih uporaba
je na letalu varna in dovoljena. To so: manjše medicinske naprave
(srčni spodbujevalniki, slušni aparati, prenosni koncentratorji kisika,
insulinske črpalke ter elektronske ure in ročni GPS sprejemniki).
elektronske naprave, katerih uporaba je omejena na fazo
počasne vožnje letala po tleh po pristanku (mobilni telefoni z
organizatorjem ali brez njega)
Uporaba pametnih telefonov in tablic v letalu
Pametni telefoni in tablice oddajajo signale v Wi-Fi in omrežja mobilne
telefonije, s pomočjo signalov pa se povezujejo z Bluetooth napravami.
Tablice je mogoče konfigurirati tako, da z omenjenimi omrežji komunicirajo
tudi v stanju pripravljenosti (stand-by) – čakajo na Skype klice,
preverjajo elektronsko pošto itd.
Večina modernih pametnih telefonov in tablic ima poseben režim delovanja
brez povezav, imenovan »flight mode«. Z njim naj bi zagotovili, da
naprava namerno ne bi oddajala signalov, s katerimi se poskuša povezati
v omrežje mobilne telefonije, Wi-Fi ali z Bluetooth napravo.
Preventivno-varnostni postopki Adrie Airways predpisujejo, da morajo
potniki na svojih napravah najprej aktivirati »flight mode«, nato pa napravo
popolnoma ugasniti (ne smejo je torej naravnati v stanje pripravljenosti).
S tem je zagotovljeno dvoje: prvič, ko želi potnik med letom na višini
prižgati napravo, le-ta ne bo namerno oddajala signalov; drugič, naprave
v kritičnih fazah ne delujejo in tako se odstrani riziko naključnega sevanja
signalov. Če boste dosledno upoštevali ta navodila, boste na svojem
potovanju zagotovili varno delovanje tablice ali pametnega telefona.
Če »flight mode« niste aktivirali pred poletom, potem napravo vklopite
šele po odhodu z letala. Medtem raje prelistajte našo revijo in preberite
kaj zanimivega.
Zagotovite sebi in sopotnikom varen polet
Za zagotavljanje varnosti vašega poleta vam kabinsko osebje v imenu
vodje letala posreduje navodila o omejitvi in prepovedi uporabe elektronskih
naprav.
Ali vaš sopotnik pred vzletom s telefonom snema skozi okno Morda
pred pristankom posluša glasbo po predvajalniku ali poskuša poslati
SMS Zagotovite varnejši polet sebi in vsem ostalim v letalu ter opozorite
svojega sopotnika, naj upošteva varnostna pravila; če se za vaše opozorilo
ne bo zmenil, se obrnite na kabinsko osebje. Za namerne kršitelje
navodil, povezanih z varnostjo, pa Zakon o letalstvu, podobno kot Zakon
o cestnem prometu, predpisuje tudi denarno kazen.
Kapitan Damjan Otoničar,
izvedenec za varnost letenja
P. S. Kaj pa vas zanima o letalstvu Vaša vprašanja pričakujemo
na elektronskem naslovu inflightmagazine@adria.si.
3.
4.
skupina naprav, katerih uporaba je v določenih fazah poleta rizična
V to skupino spadajo: elektronske igrice (npr. Game boy), avdio in
video predvajalniki ter snemalniki (npr. CD, DVD, MP3, iPod), kamere,
osebni računalniki, pametni telefoni in tablice. V letalih Adrie Airways
je njihova uporaba dovoljena le med letom na potovalni višini
in med počasno vožnjo po tleh po pristanku; prepovedana pa je po
vkrcanju, med vzletom ter med spuščanjem in pristankom, torej v
času, ko je prižgan opozorilni znak »Pripnite si varnostne pasove«.
skupina elektronskih naprav, katerih uporaba je na letalu v celoti
prepovedana (npr. walkie-talkie, AM/FM radijski in televizijski
sprejemniki, telemetrična oprema, radijsko vodene igrače, brezžične
miške).
10

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO
KNOW ABOUT AVIATION
In the current issue, captain Damjan Otoničar answers
the very interesting question OF the use of portable
electronic devices aboard aircraft.
Portable electronic devices (PEDs) – computers, tablets,
smartphones, etc. – have become part of our everyday life. We use
them everywhere; they allow us to keep in touch with the people
who are important to us, like parents, children and friends; we
use them to listen to music, to read, to find out information
about the world around us; we use them to store information,
reminders, notes, and so on, and to organise our work and free
time. Thanks to their portability and practicality, they have for
many people become an inseparable companion. They cannot,
however, be used safely in all circumstances. Car drivers, for
example, can only use PEDs under precisely defined conditions, so
as not to endanger our fellow passengers and other road users.
What about using PEDs when travelling by air As passengers we have no
responsibility for the operation of the aircraft. Nevertheless, we still have to
observe certain rules in connection with the use of our electronic devices.
PEDs and interference with aircraft systems
PEDs require electricity to function. Voltage changes and electric field oscillations
occur in their electronic components, producing electromagnetic waves
– the unintentional emission of signals. Some devices (such as smartphones)
contain special components designed to emit telephone signals and other
signals (3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).
In other words, two kinds of signals are involved. The first kind are produced
unintentionally simply through the functioning of the device, while the second
kind are produced intentionally for the purpose of wireless communication.
Pilots use the aircraft's navigation systems to determine the position of the
aircraft, even in thick fog and complete darkness. They use their communications
systems to exchange essential information with air traffic control.
Both types of systems operate via the exchange of electromagnetic signals.
In some cases PEDs can emit unintentional or spurious signals that could interfere
with the signals of these vital systems. The sensitivity of these systems
varies slightly depending on the type of aircraft, so it can happen that rules
prohibiting the use of PEDs differ from airline to airline. For larger aircraft on
longer flights there are modification packages featuring additional components
that enable passengers to use Wi-Fi devices even during the flight.
Restrictions on the use of electronic devices aboard aircraft
Aircraft manufacturers, aviation authorities and carriers have divided PEDs
into four groups in terms of their use aboard aircraft:
1.
electronic devices whose use aboard the aircraft is unrestricted
This group includes all those electronic devices whose onboard use is
safe and permitted. These are: small medical devices (heart pacemakers,
hearing aids, portable oxygen concentrators, insulin pumps),
electronic watches and handheld GPS receivers.
2.
3.
4.
electronic devices whose use is restricted to the taxiing phase after
landing (mobile phones, including combination phone/electronic
organiser devices)
devices whose use during certain phases of the flight is risky
This group includes: electronic games (e.g. Game Boy), audio/video players
and recorders (e.g. CD, DVD, MP3 players, iPods, etc.), cameras, personal
computers, smartphones and tablets. The use of such devices aboard Adria
aircraft is only permitted during flight at cruising altitude and while taxiing
after landing; it is prohibited after boarding, during take-off, and during the
descent and landing, in other words whenever the seatbelt sign is switched on.
electronic devices whose use is strictly prohibited aboard the
aircraft (walkie-talkies, AM/FM radio and television receivers, telemetric
equipment, radio-controlled toys, wireless computer mice)
Use of smartphones and tablets
Smartphones and tablets emit signals to Wi-Fi and mobile phone networks
and use signals to connect to Bluetooth devices. Tablets can be configured so
as to communicate with these networks even in standby mode – receiving
Skype calls, checking e-mail, etc.
The majority of modern smartphones and tablets have a special operating
mode called "flight mode" which disables all connections. This is designed to
ensure that the device does not intentionally emit signals to try and connect
to a mobile phone network, Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device.
Adria Airways safety procedures state that passengers must first activate
flight mode on their device and then switch off the device completely (in
other words they must not put it in standby mode). This ensures two things:
first, when the passenger wishes to switch the device on during the flight,
it will not intentionally emit signals; secondly, the devices are switched off
during critical phases, thus eliminating the risk of unintentional emission
of signals. If you follow these instructions carefully, you will ensure that your
tablet or smartphone operates in a safe manner during your journey.
If you have not activated "flight mode" before the flight, you should only
switch on your device after leaving the aircraft. In the meantime, why not
browse our in-flight magazine and read something interesting.
A safe flight for you and your fellow passengers
In order to ensure your safety during the flight, the cabin crew, acting on
behalf of the captain, give you instructions regarding the restriction and
prohibition of the use of electronic devices.
Is the person sitting next to you using his phone to film through the window
before take-off Is someone listening to music before landing, or trying to send
a text message Ensure a safe flight for yourself and everyone else aboard the
aircraft and remind your fellow passengers to observe the safety rules; if they
ignore your warning, contact a member of the cabin crew. Those who deliberately
contravene safety instructions could face a fine under the Aviation Act, in
the same way that road users face fines for traffic offences under the Traffic Act.
Capt. Damjan Otoničar
Flight Safety Officer
What would you like to know about aviation Send us your questions
to the email address inflightmagazine@adria.si.
11

ADRIA smo ljudje
Besedilo : Aleš Kersnič
Že 15 let
z »miško«
nad oblake
V Adrii Airways se ves čas, odkar imamo svoje spletne strani, tj. že od leta 1998,
trudimo, da bi sledili razvoju na področju interneta in tudi spletne prodaje.
Našim obiskovalcem oziroma potnikom ponujamo na spletnih straneh vse
uporabne informacije in napotke, ki jih potrebujejo za svoja poslovna ali pa
privatna potovanja. To smo omogočili s programom za rezervacije Letalskih
vozovnic prek interneta. Marca Leta 2004 smo ta program povezali in nadgradili
s programom za plačila s kreditnimi karticami.
Tako lahko obiskovalci na spletni strani www.
adria.si rezervirajo in kupijo letalske vozovnice
ter najamejo vozilo. V pripravi je tudi možnost
rezervacije hotelskih sob in novost, ki omogoča
zavarovanje odpovedi, ter še nekaj drugih ugodnosti,
ki pa naj zaenkrat ostanejo skrivnost.
Po nakupu vozovnice lahko potniki preko
spletne strani uredijo tudi prijavo na let, tako
imenovani web check-in.
Program za rezervacije je zasnovan preprosto,
tako da uporabnika gladko vodi skozi celoten
postopek, ki je potreben za rezervacijo in nakup.
Kadar pa se uporabniku zatakne, rade volje
pomagamo in obiskovalca rešimo iz zagate.
Pri spletnem nakupovanju se marsikdo še
vedno boji zlorabe, čeprav brez ustrezne zaščite
spletna trgovina sploh ne more delovati. Vsi
osebni podatki, tako potnikovi kot tudi tisti, ki se
nanašajo na nosilca kreditne kartice, so na naših
straneh zavarovani z varnostnim certifikatom
Thawte. Številka kreditne kartice, datum njene
veljavnosti in varnostna koda, ki je zapisana
na hrbtni strani kartice, se vpisujejo na zadnji,
plačilni strani, in to ob vsakem naročilu oziroma
plačilu sproti. Podatki na tej strani so zavarovani
z varnostnim certifikatom Verisign.
V Adrii Airways smo se za tak način prodaje vozovnic
odločili predvsem zato, da bi omogočili nakup
poceni letalskih kart in prihranili našim potnikom
čas, ki bi ga sicer izgubili pri čakanju v vrsti.
Na naših spletnih straneh www.adria.si se
lahko tudi naročite na E-novice, s katerimi vas
redno obveščamo o najugodnejših cenah
letalskih vozovnic, nagradnih igrah in drugih
ugodnostih in zanimivostih.
Spletne strani so povezane tudi z našo Facebook
stranjo, kjer lahko odigrate tudi kakšno
nagradno igro, saj vabljive nagrade v obliki nagradne
letalske vozovnice kar same popeljejo
prste preko tipkovnice in na miško. Pa še tako
varno, enostavno in hitro je vse skupaj.
Tu pa je še nekaj namigov, kako lahko pridete
do poceni vozovnice prek spleta:
• rezervacijo in nakup opravite 7, 14, 21 ali
več dni pred odhodom;
• datume odhoda in povratka določite
vnaprej;
• če ni prostih sedežev po ugodnih cenah za
tisti dan, ki vam najbolj odgovarja, spreminjajte
dneve in poskušajte najti alternativni
datum;
• svetujemo tudi, da ne obupate prehitro;
včasih je že vse zasedeno, potem pa se
že naslednji dan sprosti sedež, ki ga lahko
kupite po ugodni ceni;
• v potovanje vključite vsaj en vikend (noč s
sobote na nedeljo);
• potovanje v ekonomskem razredu je cenejše
kot v poslovnem;
• in seveda, redno spremljajte informacije o
ugodnih cenah letalskih vozovnic na naših
spletnih straneh.
Trenutno je moč na Adrijinih spletnih straneh
kupiti vozovnico s sledečimi kreditnimi karticami:
Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard, Diners club in Maestro
(samo iz Activa Group).
Včasih pa se pri nakupu lahko kaj zatakne. Morda
vam spodnji namigi, zakaj avtorizacija lahko
ni uspešna, pomagajo pri razrešitvi problema:
• stroški s kartičnega računa še niso poravnani;
• znesek (vozovnice in letaliških pristojbin) za
plačilo presega limit na kartičnem računu;
• vpisana je bila napačna številka kartice ali
napačen datum veljavnosti kartic ali kontrolna
koda kartice;
• v pogodbi med banko in uporabnikom
kartice je člen, ki uporabniku ne dovoljuje
uporabe kartice za internetne nakupe;
• za določene vrste kartic je potrebno dodatno
varnostno geslo, ki ga uporabnik izdela
na zahtevo banke izdajateljice kartice;
• nekatere kartice pa za izdelavo dodatnega
varnostnega gesla zahtevajo čitalce kartic;
uporabnik dobi čitalec pri banki, ki mu je
kartico izdala.
Če še niste obiskali naših spletnih strani na
www.adria.si, vas vabimo, da »zasurfate« in si
privoščite potovanje v svoj najljubši kotiček
Evrope.
12

15 years of flying above the clouds
with “the CLICK OF A mouse” Text: Aleš Kersnič
Ever since we have had our own website, that is, since 1998, Adria Airways has been
trying to keep up with developments in the field of the Internet as well as online
sales. Our website offers our visitors or passengers all the useful information
and instructions they need for their business or leisure travel. This was made
possible by introducing the online ticket reservation programme. In March 2004, this
programme was connected and upgraded with the credit card payment programme.
Visitors can book and purchase tickets and rent a
vehicle at the website www.adria.si. The option of
booking a hotel room is also in preparation as well
as a new offer providing insurance for cancellation
and some other special offers that we will keep
a secret for now. After purchasing the ticket, our
website also allows passengers to check in for their
flight via the web check-in.
The design of the programme is simple and
guides the user smoothly through the entire process
necessary for reservation and purchase. If the
user experiences any difficulties, we are happy to
help and get the visitor out of their predicament.
Many people are still afraid of online shopping
abuse despite the fact that an online store cannot
even operate without proper protection. All
personal data entered on our website, both the
passenger’s and those of the credit card holder,
are secured using the Thawte security certificate.
The credit card number, date of expiry and security
code written on the back of the card are entered
on the last payment page for each individual order
or payment. The data on this page are secured
using the Verisign security certificate.
Adria Airways has chosen this method of ticket
sales primarily in order to enable the purchase of
cheap plane tickets and save our passengers the
time that they would otherwise lose waiting in line.
Our website www.adria.si also allows you to
subscribe to our E-Newsletter, where we regularly
inform you of the best plane ticket deals, competitions
and other special offers and news.
Ilustracija: Maja Jančič
The website is also linked to our Facebook page,
where you can also take part in competitions, as
the attractive prizes in the form of plane tickets
make your fingers slide across the keypad to the
mouse all on their own. And everything is so much
safer, easier and faster.
Here are a few tips on how to find cheap plane
tickets online:
• make your reservation and purchase 7,14, 21
or more days before your departure;
• set your departure and return dates in advance;
• if no reduced price seats are available for the
day that suits you best, change the dates and
try to find an alternative date;
• we also advise you not to give up too quickly;
sometimes everything is full and then a seat
becomes vacant the following day and you
can purchase it at a reduced price;
• include at least one weekend into your trip (the
night from Saturday to Sunday);
• travel in economy class is cheaper than the
business class;
• and of course, regularly follow the information
on reduced plane ticket prices on our website.
Currently, you can buy a ticket on the Adria Airways
website using the following credit cards:
Visa , Mastercard/Eurocard, Diners club and
Maestro (Activa Group only)
Sometimes, you might experience some difficulties
with the purchase. The tips below on why the
authorisation might not have been successful
may help you solve your problem:
• the expenses on the credit card account have
not been settled yet
• the amount of the payment (of the ticket and
airport charges) exceeds the limit on the credit
card account
• the wrong card number, date of expiry or security
code has been entered
• the contract between the bank and the card
user contains an article forbidding the user from
using the credit card for the purposes of online
shopping
• for certain types of cards, an additional security
password is needed that the user produces at
the request of the bank that issued the card
• certain cards also require card readers in order
to produce the additional security password; the
user can obtain the reader from the bank that
issued the card.
If you have not yet visited our website www.adria.
si, we invite you to start “surfing” and treat yourself
to a trip to your favourite destination in Europe.
13

We make our members feel like VIPs
wherever they are in the world.
With my Gold Status I feel like one too,
from being the first to check in,
to being the first to take my seat on the plane.
I’ve earned it.
Fiona Foxon – Global Brand Ambassador to the Quintessentially Group,
and Star Alliance Gold Status.
staralliance.com
Discover the
Gold Status feeling
Ta oglas je zaradi ohranitve neposrednosti in avtentičnosti besedila in ker je besedilo zlasti namenjeno tujim bralcem, natisnjen v angleškem jeziku.

Shenzhen Airlines has joined Star Alliance.
Giving you greater access to China, through Shenzhen,
one of the fastest growing cities in the world.
I would know, I helped build it.
I’ve earned it.
Wang Shi, Chairman China Vanke Co Limited, the largest residential real estate
developer in the People’s Republic of China and Star Alliance Gold Status.
staralliance.com
Ta oglas je zaradi ohranitve neposrednosti in avtentičnosti besedila in ker je besedilo zlasti namenjeno tujim bralcem, natisnjen v angleškem jeziku.

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mesto s strehami iz terakote in belimi kamnitimi zidovi, poraslimi griči;
kraj slikovite starodavnosti, ki gleda na morje kobaltno modre barve. Scott
sedi v prijetni družbi pri opoldanskemu obedu, ob krožniku morskih sadežev,
in opazi – ne ene, ne dveh, ampak tri mačke, ki od spodaj opazujejo
mize in lovijo koščke hrane, padajoče od zgoraj. Divje mačke se urno premikajo
od ene mize do druge in v šape lovijo kosce hrane. Teh zalogajev
je veliko več, kot bi si človek morda mislil; letijo z vilic in v neredu, ki ga
ustvarja človeštvo za mizo, padajo s krožnikov in pribora.
Pred pisateljem se je začelo dogajanje odvijati v počasnem posnetku,
v enem samem dolgem, ustavljenem trenutku. Nato pa se mu je
posvetilo. Te mačke bi bile lahko del tolpe (ali kolonije, kot pravimo
skupini divjih mačk) in bi v mestu doživljale različne dogodivščine, še
posebej povezane z duhom Giuseppeja Tartinija, vražjega violinista,
katerega kip krasi glavni mestni trg. In ideje so se začele porajati.
Prva mačka – Scott ji je že nadel ime Felicia – je mačka s svilnato črno
dlako, ki je nedvomno prišla iz Italije. Drugi, divji in bojevit maček zemeljske
barve, je potemtakem slovenski maček Dragan. Tretji, oranžni
tigrasti maček z vzorcem črke M na čelu, je Madžar Magyar. Vse je
jasno. Kraljevska Felicia mora biti kraljica piranskih divjih mačk, Dragan
pa njen zvesti veteranski general. Magyar je samooklicani dvorni norček.
Felicia, Dragan in Magyar – vsi skupaj sestavljajo s preostalo nič
manj pisano druščino tolpo ali strogo rečeno »kolonijo« divjih mačk z
imenom Piranske divje mačke.
Tako se je rodila serija otroških knjig. Avtor si je zastavil nalogo, da
napiše nekaj tako domiselnega in prismuknjenega, kot so roman Veter
v vrbju ali zgodbe za otroke Oscarja Wilda, kjer je sámo pripovedovanje
enako pomembno kot zgodba. V decembru 2012 je izšla prva iz serije
devetih zgodb. Zgodbe divjih mačk se osredotočajo na kolonijo pogumnih,
četudi precej lenih divjih mačk, ki živijo v majhnem obmorskem
mestecu na Jadranu. V lovu za koščki hrane vsak dan obdelujejo mize
v restavracijah na promenadi ob morju; in plen je bogat. Življenje v
Piranu je lepo. Toda v živalskem kraljestvu in sferi nadnaravnega so
stvari nekoliko drugačne. Nihče se tega ne zaveda bolje od Felicie,
kraljice kolonije divjih mačk. V poletju, ko se naša zgodba začne, se
mora soočiti s pravim viharjem težav, saj so v tem imenitnem mestu na
delu čudne sile. Piranske podgane so se v zadnjem času skrivnostno
razvile in se združujejo pod poveljstvom svojega vodje, zloveščega
generala Podganarja. Poleg novoustanovljene podganje vojske se je
treba spopasti še z mestnimi Duhovi in – kar je še huje – z vtikajočimi
se in nesposobnimi ljudmi. Ali lahko Felicia kljub vsemu obdrži svoj
klan skupaj ali pa je njihov idilični način življenja obsojen na izumrtje
Odgovore oziroma vsaj nekatere izmed njih najdete v prvi od devetih
knjig, ki bodo gotovo všeč ljubiteljem mačk vseh starosti. Zgodbe, polne
živahnih barvnih ilustracij, ponujajo največji bralni užitek v dolgem
popoldnevu ali večeru v udobnem naslanjaču. Več bralcev je pripomnilo,
da jih knjiga spominja na klasično otroško literaturo.
Ilustrator knjig je švicarsko-italijanski umetnik Moreno Chistè, ki je s
svojimi zares imenitnimi ilustracijami živo ujel podrobnosti Pirana.
Avtor, Scott Alexander Young, pa je televizijski scenarist, potopisec in
igralec z Nove Zelandije, ki živi v Budimpešti.
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Ljubljana, December and January
INSPIRED IN ISTRIA The Wild Cats of Piran – The Back Story
It was a few years ago now while on holiday in ISTRIA, ON THE
BORDER OF ITALY AND SLOVENIA, that the idea came to author
Scott Alexander Young for a series of children’s books called
The Wild Cats of Piran. It was on the second day eating lunch
at one of Piran’s oceanfront cafes that inspiration struck. Or
perhaps it’s truer to say he simply noticed what was going on
all around him.
Anyway, Piran: Think small but perfectly formed renaissance era Venetian town
with terracotta roofs and whitewashed stone walls, surrounded by cypress tree
covered hills, a place of picturesque antiquity facing onto a cobalt blue sea.
As Scott was sitting down to the midday meal with an agreeable companion,
and a seafood platter, he noticed not one, not two, but rather three cats
"working the tables" beneath; fetching scraps of food as they fell from above.
The feral cats moved swiftly underfoot from table to table, catching scraps
of food in their paws . There are many more such morsels than you might
think; flying from forks, falling from plates and utensils in the mess made by
humanity at table.
He saw it all happening in slow motion for a long still moment and then the
idea took hold. These cats could be part of a gang (or colony as a group of
feral cats are called) and they would have all kinds of adventures in the town,
not least with the ghost of Giuseppe Tartini, the diabolical violinist whose
statue graces the main market square. Scott was off on a roll!
The first cat – who Scott was already calling Felicia – was a sleek black cat that
just had to have come from Italy. The other, who was wild and warrior-like and
earthy, must ergo have been a Slovenian cat named Dragan. The third cat, an
orange tabby cat with an M pattern on his forehead, was Magyar the Magyar
(Hungarian). It was all so obvious. Regal Felicia must have been the Piranese
wild cats’ Queen, so Dragan must have been her loyal, battle hardened General.
Magyar meanwhile was self-appointed class clown. Felicia, Dragan, Magyar:
Together, with others just as colourful, they would make up a gang, or strictly
speaking ‘colony’ of feral cats called The Wild Cats of Piran.
Thus a series of children's books was born. The author set himself the task of
writing something as wise and whimsical as The Wind in the Willows, or Oscar
Wilde's stories for children, where the telling of the story is as important as the
tale itself. In December, The Wild Cats of Piran, the first in a series of nine chronicles
was published. The Wild Cat Chronicles are concerned with a colony of
courageous if also rather lazy feral cats that live in a small seaside town on the
Adriatic. Every day, the wild cats work the tables of the restaurants along the seafront
promenade, hunting for scraps; and the pickings are rich. Life is good in Piran.
In the animal realm, and in the sphere of the supernatural, things are rather
different. No one knows that better than Felicia, Queen of the wild cat colony.
In the summer which our story begins she is presented with a perfect storm of
troubles, for there are strange forces at work in this genteel town. For one thing,
Piran’s rats have become mysteriously evolved lately, and are mobilizing under
their leader, the sinister ‘General Rat’. As well as the newly formed rat army, there
are the town’s Ghosts and worse, meddling and incompetent humans to deal
with. Can Felicia hold her clan together, against all odds, or is their idyllic way
of life doomed to extinction The answers, some of them anyway, are in the first
set of nine tales bound to please literary cat lovers of all ages. Filled with vibrant
full colour illustrations, the chronicles are best enjoyed over a long afternoon or
evening in a snug armchair.
Our man at the drawing board is Moreno Chistè, the Swiss/Italian artist.
Moreno has captured the detail of Piran to the life with his really rather brilliant
depictions of the wild cats, and the charming old town of Piran. As for the
author, Scott Alexander Young is a television scriptwriter, travel writer and actor
from New Zealand living in Budapest, Hungary.
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Ljubljana, Muzej novejše zgodovine Slovenije, do sredine aprila 2013; vstop prost
GOTO1982 – razvoj računalniške kulture
na Slovenskem
V Muzeju novejše zgodovine Slovenije so ob 30. obletnici prihoda računalnika ZX Spectrum
na trg pripravili pregledno razstavo o razvoju računalnikov. Na njej je mogoče videti
Enigmo, nemški stroj za šifriranje iz 2. svetovne vojne, tranzistorski računalnik Zuse Z23 iz
šestdesetih let, IBM 1130 iz sedemdesetih ter seveda hišne in osebne računalnike iz osemdesetih.
Med njimi je razstavljena serija računalnikov Sinclair – od ZX80 pa do Sinclair
QL. Med prenosniki velja izpostaviti Osborne 1, ki velja za prvi prenosni računalnik. Na
razstavnih panojih je na kratko predstavljena zgodovina strojne in programske opreme.
Posebna soba na razstavi je namenjena razvoju računalništva v Sloveniji in Jugoslaviji. Na
ogled so računalniki podjetja Iskra Delta, Gorenje, Kopa ter nekateri hišni računalniki, med
katerimi izstopa Galaksija – hišni računalnik, narejen v Beogradu leta 1983. Razstava se
zaključi z interaktivno mizo Microsoft Surface.
Sejem mikro – Cankarjev dom, 1983 (foto Miško Kranjec, MNZS)
Razstavo so postavili skupaj z Računalniškim muzejem in
v sodelovanju s Tehniškim muzejem Slovenije, muzejem
Peek&Poke z Reke, zavodom Arnes ter nekaterimi posamezniki.
Ljubljana, National Museum of Contemporary History, Until mid-April
2013; free admission
GOTO1982
The Development of Computer
Culture in Slovenia
At the 30th anniversary of the market launch of the ZX Spectrum,
the National Museum of Contemporary History has prepared a
retrospective exhibition on the development of computers.
On display are the Enigma, a German cipher machine from
World War II, the Zuse Z23, a transistor computer from the 1960s,
the IBM 1130 from the 1970s and of course home and personal
computers from the 1980s. Among the exhibits, you will also find
a series of Sinclair computers ranging from the ZX80 to the Sinclair
QL. There is also the Osborne 1, which is considered the first
portable computer. The exhibition panels show a brief history of
hardware and software, and there is a room dedicated to the development
of computers in Slovenia and Yugoslavia. There, you
will find computers by the companies Iskra Delta, Gorenje and
Kopa and several home computers, the most notable of which
being the Galaksija, a home computer made in Belgrade in 1983.
The exhibition ends with Microsoft’s interactive table Surface.
The exhibition was set out together with the Computer Museum
and in collaboration with the Technical Museum of Slovenia, the
Peek & Poke Computer Museum (Rijeka), the Arnes institute and
several individuals.
www.goto1982.si
Ljubljana, Gospodarsko razstavišče, 15. 2.–12. 5. 2013
Razstava Genij – Da Vinci
Gospodarsko razstavišče bo 15. februarja odprlo vrata največji mednarodni potujoči razstavi
Da Vinci – Genij, ki so si jo v šestih letih ogledali milijoni ljudi v več kot 40 mestih po vsem
svetu, od Ria de Janeira do Tokia, od San Francisca do Moskve. Največja svetovna razstava o
Da Vinciju obsega prek 200 fascinantnih, interaktivnih in poučnih eksponatov.
Na osnovi rokopisov Leonarda da Vincija so italijanski rokodelci natančno izdelali interaktivne mehanske
izume v naravni velikosti. Med te izdelke sodijo prve zasnove avtomobila, kolesa, helikopterja,
jadralnega letala, akvalunge, podmornice, vojaškega tanka in idealnega mesta, če jih naštejemo le
nekaj. Razstava pa obsega precej več od izumov. Na velikih interaktivnih zaslonih si je namreč mogoče
ogledati reprodukcije Leonardovih najbolj znanih zasnov, anatomske študije, risbe znane freske Bitka
za Anghiari in drugo renesančno umetnost.
Najnovejšo pridobitev predstavlja rekonstrukcija Zadnje večerje v visoki ločljivosti, velikosti 8,9 m x 4,5
m. Ta mogočni zaslon domiselno dopolnjuje obstoječe 3D animacije. Nazorna analiza kipa Velikega
konja (Sforza horse) in risbe Vitruvijskega človeka so le del predstavitve renesančnega umetnika.
Razstava razkriva tudi skrivnosti Mona Lise – edinstveno analizo ikonske slike, ki jo je v muzeju Louvre
izvedel priznani znanstveni inženir, izvedenec in fotograf likovne umetnosti, Pascal Cotte.
Razstava je primerna za vse starostne skupine, še posebej pa se priporoča družinam in šolam.
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Umetnostna galerija Maribor, do 24. februarja 2013
SKORAJ POMLAD
100 let slovenske umetnosti
Umetnostna galerija Maribor v sodelovanju z osrednjimi slovenskimi
galerijami in muzeji predstavlja ob zaključku Evropske prestolnice
kulture Maribor 2012 pregled likovne umetnosti XX. stoletja – od
impresionistov do retroavantgardistov – ter odpira poglede na nove
prakse slovenskih vizualnih umetnikov XXI. stoletja.
100 let slovenske umetnosti je razdeljenih na dva dela: na XX. in XXI.
stoletje. XX. stoletje sledi kronološkemu pregledu slovenske umetnosti
od impresionistov do konca stoletja. Med gostujočimi muzeji
in galerijami zastopa osrednjo mesto Moderna galerija z velikimi
imeni, kot so Marij Pregelj, Gabrijel Stupica in Zoran Mušič. Druge
zbirke prepoznavamo po odličnih segmentih slovenske umetnosti,
kot na primer Narodno galerijo s predstavniki slovenskega impresionizma
Rihardom Jakopičem, Matijo Jamo, Ivanom Groharjem
in Matijo Sternenom, Obalne galerije z umetnostjo 80-ih, Galerijo
Miklova hiša s kiparstvom s konca stoletja ter zbirko Akademije za
likovno umetnost in oblikovanje z deli njenih profesorjev. Razstava v
UGM tako v enem prostoru združuje dela, ki običajno niso razstavljena
skupaj in v novih konstelacijah omogočajo sveže polje diskusij.
Ob kronološkem pregledu razkriva razstava izbrane posebnosti:
soba, namenjena izbranim tematskim poudarkom, ki se bodo tekom
razstave spreminjali, je v začetni postavitvi t.i. Mariborska soba.
XXI. stoletje izpostavlja najzanimivejša imena sodobne umetniške
produkcije. To so imena, ki puščajo za seboj sledi in katerih dela
so že del zgodovine slovenske umetnosti, čeprav so jasno uprta v
prihodnost: od umetnikov srednje generacije, Vadima Fiškina, Nike
Špan in Nataše Prosenc, do mlajših vzhajajočih zvezd, Jasmine Cibic,
Jaše, Petra Koštruna in drugih.
Izmed mnogih pomenov pomladi je najmočnejša med njimi
obljuba pričakovanja. Prastar zapis večnega nadaljevanja in prihoda
ponovnega začetka. Kljub negotovosti nas prav pričakovanje požene
na še tako negotovo pot.
Maribor Art Gallery, until 24 February 2013
ALMOST SPRING
100 Years of Slovenian Art
In the final stage of the European Capital of Culture Maribor 2012, the
Maribor Art Gallery (UGM), in cooperation with the major Slovenian galleries
and museums, presents an overview of 20 th century art from Impressionism
to Retro Avant-garde, offering insight into the new practices of
Slovenian visual artists of the 21 st century.
One hundred years of Slovenian art have been divided into two parts: the
20 th and the 21 st century. The 20 th century follows a chronological overview of
Slovenian art, starting with the Impressionists and continuing all the way to
the end of the century. Among the participating museums and galleries, the
Museum of Modern Art has the central role with its contribution of the works
by several great names such as Marij Pregelj, Gabrijel Stupica and Zoran Mušič.
Other collections can be recognised by their excellent segments of Slovenian
art, for instance the National Gallery with the representatives of Slovenian
Impressionism: Rihard Jakopič, Matija Jama, Ivan Grohar and Matija Sternen;
Coastal Galleries Piran with 1980s art, Gallery Mikl house with the sculptures
from the end of the century and the collection of the Academy of Fine Arts and
Design with works by its academic staff. The UGM exhibition joins works that
normally are not displayed together and by positioning them in new constellations,
a fresh discourse is enabled. Apart from the chronological overview,
the exhibition reveals certain special features – a room is reserved for selected
thematic emphases that will change in the course of the exhibition: initially,
it is called the “Maribor room”. The 21 st century presents the most interesting
names of contemporary art production. These are the individuals who have
already made an impact and whose works have found their place in the
history of Slovenian art, even though they are clearly focused on the future:
ranging from the middle-aged generation (Vadim Fishkin, Nika Špan and
Nataša Prosenc) to the younger artists, the “rising stars” (Jasmina Cibic, Jaša,
Peter Koštrun and others). The strongest of the many connotations of spring
is the promise of expectation. It is an ancient record of endless continuation
and the arrival of a new beginning. It is precisely our expectations that drive us
forward, no matter how uncertain the path ahead may be.
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, 15 February – 12 May 2013
Da Vinci - The Genius
On 15 February, the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre will open its doors to the biggest international
travelling exhibition called Da Vinci – The Genius, which has already been seen over six years by millions of people
in more than 40 cities around the world, from Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo to San Francisco and Moscow. The world’s
biggest Da Vinci exhibition features over 200 fascinating, interactive and educational exhibits.
Italian craftsmen have used Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts to make thorough and interactive life-size mechanical
inventions. These include the first designs of a car, a bicycle, a helicopter, a glider, an aqualung, a submarine, a
military tank and an ideal city, to name just a few. The exhibition contains much more than just inventions, though.
There are reproductions of Leonardo’s most famous designs, anatomical studies, drawings of the famous fresco The
Battle of Anghiari and other Renaissance art available for viewing on large interactive screens.
The latest addition to the exhibition is the reconstruction of The Last Supper in high resolution (8.9 m x 4.5 m). This impressive
screen ingeniously supplements the existing 3D animations. The detailed analysis of the huge horse statue (Sforza Horse)
and the drawing of the Vitruvian Man are just a small part of the presentation of the Renaissance artist. The exhibition also
reveals the secrets of Mona Lisa – a unique analysis of the iconic painting that was carried out at the Louvre Museum by the
renowned scientific engineer, expert and fine art photographer Pascal Cotte.
The exhibition is suitable for all age groups and is particularly recommended for families and schools.
www.gr-sejem.si/obiscite-nas/koledar-prireditev
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Zgodovinski muzej Frankfurt
Posebna razstava
– Tretji svet v
2. svetovni vojni
– Pozabljeno poglavje zgodovine
Do 7. aprila 2013
Druga svetovna vojna ni opustošila
le Evrope, temveč tudi večja
območja tretjega sveta. Samo na
Kitajskem je umrlo več ljudi kot
v Nemčiji, Italiji in na Japonskem
skupaj. Razstava bo s fotografijami,
predmeti, besedili ter video in
avdio postajami obudila spomin
na te okoliščine kot tudi na služenje
več milijonov (kolonialnih)
vojakov iz Afrike, Azije, Oceanije
in Latinske Amerike, ki so se prav
tako borili na evropski fronti, da bi
svet osvobodili nacističnega terorja
in japonske megalomanije.
www.3www2.de
DAM – Deutsches Architekturmuseum
NAGRADA DAM ZA
NEMŠKO ARHITEK-
TURO – 22 najlepših
zgradb v Nemčiji
in izven nje
Od 26. januarja do 21. aprila 2013
Otvoritev v petek, 25. januarja 2013,
ob 19.00
Publikacija Deutsches Architektur
Jahrbuch vsako leto pripravi
celovit pregled sodobne nemške
arhitekture v državi in izven nje.
Od leta 2007 so vse zgradbe,
vključene v Deutsches Architektur
Jahrbuch, s fotografijami in
modeli predstavljene na razstavi.
Nagrado za leto 2012 je dobil Max
Dudler za preureditev in razširitev
stavbe Hambacher Schloss nr.
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse.
Komisija kuratorjev, arhitektov
in arhitekturnih kritikov, ki ji je
predsedoval Roger Diener iz podjetja
Diener & Diener Architekten
(Basel, Berlin), je med 22 projekti
za dobitnika letošnje nagrade
DAM soglasno izbrala preureditev
in razširitev Hambacher Schlossa.
www.dam-online.de
Köbenhavn
Wondercool
Od 1. do 28. februarja 2013
Wondercool je velik zimski festival
v Köbenhavnu, ki se osredotoča na
umetnost, arhitekturo, oblikovanje,
hrano, modo, glasbo in kulturne
dogodke. Podpirajo ga veliki uveljavljeni
mestni festivali in institucije.
Wondercool se bo leta 2013 odvijal
že tretjič in bo trajal ves februar.
Uveljavljeni festival hrane Copenhagen
Cooking vas vabi na razkošje
gastronomskih doživetij, glasbena
festivala FROST in Copenhagen
Jazz Festival pa ponujata obilo koncertov.
Copenhagen Art Festival,
Designmuseum Danmark, Dansk
Arkitektur Center in Copenhagen
Fashion Festival ponujajo številna
doživetja iz sveta oblikovanja, umetnosti,
mode in arhitekture.
Blue Gold in MAD Mondays
Kuharski festival Copenhagen Cooking
vas vabi, da proslavite užitno
klapavico. Pod zastavo Blue Gold
lahko uživate v popoldanskem
gastronomskem izletu z ladjo po
pristanišču Köbenhavna. Ladja se
bo ustavljala v različnih restavracijah,
kjer bodo pripravili jedi s
klapavico kot glavno sestavino.
Še ena nova pobuda je MAD
Mondays (MAD v danščini pomeni
hrana). Kvizi o gastronomiji,
raziskovanje nordijske kuhinje in
festival lakrice je le nekaj stvari, ki
so na jedilniku.
www.visitcopenhagen.com
Amsterdam, Het Nationale Ballet
Najboljše od
Balanchina
Februar 2013
Trije obrazi koreografskega
genija. Danes je že po vsem svetu
sprejeto dejstvo, da je bil George
Balanchine (1904–1983) največji
plesni inovator dvajsetega stoletja.
Rusko-ameriški koreograf in ustanovitelj
slavnega New York City Balleta
je ustvaril več kot 150 baletov.
Po slogu in pristopu so raznoliki,
a vedno izjemno muzikalni, z
enkratno vizualno logiko in izjemno
svobodo ekspresivnega gibanja
plesalcev. Da bi počastili trideseto
obletnico njegove smrti, bo Nizozemski
državni balet (ki je skupaj z
ustanovo Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris
najpomembnejši varuh Balanchinovega
opusa v Evropi) uprizoril tri
njegove nesporne mojstrovine.
Serenade (1934), prvi balet, ki ga
je Balanchine ustvaril v Ameriki,
izstopa s svojo preprostostjo in liriko,
čudovitimi prostorskimi vzorci
in izjemno sintezo plesa in glasbe.
Čeprav je Balanchine vanj vključil
veliko pripetljajev z vaj, delo ne
pripoveduje zgodbe. Koreografu je
bila najpomembnejša vizualizacija
melodičnih in ritmičnih not Serenade
za godala Čajkovskega.
Po vzdušju popolnoma drugačen
je Balanchinov Agon (1957), poznan
tudi kot »računalniški balet«
ali »IBM-balet«. Uprizorjen je v
preprostih vadbenih oblačilih in
brez vsakršne trohice dramskega
razvoja. Vsa pozornost je usmerjena
v samo konstrukcijo gibanja, ki
je – podžgano z osupljivimi ritmi
istoimenske glasbe Stravinskega –
kompleksno in eksplozivno ter od
plesalcev zahteva skoraj akrobatsko
virtuoznost.
Predstava Simphony in C (1947),
izvirno ustvarjena za Ballet de
l'Opéra de Paris, pokaže »še enega
Balanchina«. To med gledalci najbolj
priljubljeno delo se s svojim
elegantnim bliščem, kristalno
čistimi vzorci gibanja in domiselno
tehniko »en-pointe« opira na
klasični ruski balet divertissement
iz 19. stoletja. Vendar pa je iz
ognjevitih, vrtečih se plesnih tem
in visokih hitrosti, ki jih koreografija
pogosto vsebuje, jasno razviden
tudi vpliv, ki ga je imelo na Balanchina
ameriško življenje.
Predstava traja približno 2 uri
in 10 minut (vključno z dvema
odmoroma).
www.het-muziektheater.nl/en/
Dunaj, Kunsthistorisches Museum
(Muzej umetnostne zgodovine)
V senci piramid.
Avstrijska izkopavanja
pri Gizi
(1912–1929)
Od 22. januarja do 20. maja 2013
Velike piramide Keopsa, Kefrena
in Mikerina ter obsežna pokopališča
na planoti Gize sodijo med
najbolje raziskane nekropole Stare
države (ca. 2650–2190 pr. Kr.).
Januarja 1912 se je začela avstrijska
odprava na izkopavanje
mastab Stare države, ki se nahajajo
zahodno od Velike piramide.
Uspešni pohodi so se nadaljevali
do leta 1929 (prekinila jih je le 1.
svetovna vojna) in razkrili bogastvo
umetnin, kulturnih dokazov
in informacij o gradnji grobnic in
pojmovanju posmrtnega življenja
starih Egipčanov. Mnogi izmed
njih še vedno predstavljajo temelj
nadaljnjih študij tega obdobja.
Večina najdb je ostala v Egiptu,
številni kipi, reliefi, sarkofagi in
drugi pogrebni predmeti pa so po
razdelitvi najdb prišli na Dunaj.
Razstava želi izpostaviti tako pomen
posedovanja predmetov iz
dobe piramid za Kunsthistorisches
Museum kot tudi prispevek Avstrije
k izkopavanju in raziskovanju
tega pomembnega obdobja. S
pomočjo pomembnih izposoj velikih
evropskih in ameriških zbirk
in muzejev razstava omogoča poučen
vpogled v temeljne dosežke
staroegipčanske civilizacije v času
prve zlate dobe. Dogodek vključuje
tudi digitalno predstavitev, ki
obiskovalce popelje na virtualno
potovanje, na katerem lahko
obiščejo planoto Gize v času dobe
piramid in raziščejo arhitekturo,
okrasje in opremo grobnic.
Kuratorja razstave sta dr. Regina
Hölzl, direktorica egipčanske in
bližnjevzhodne zbirke v muzeju
Kunsthistorisches Museum, in dr.
Peter Jánosi, docent egiptologije
na dunajski univerzi.
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UMETNOST IN KULTURA / ART & CULTURE
Historical Museum Frankfurt
Special
Exhibition – The
Third World in
World War II
– A Forgotten Chapter in History
Until 7 April 2013
World War II laid waste not only to
Europe, but also to large areas of
the Third World. More people died in
China alone than in Germany, Italy
and Japan together. With photos,
objects, texts and video and audio
stations, the exhibition will recall
these circumstances, as well as the
military service performed by millions
of (colonial) soldiers from Africa, Asia,
Oceania and Latin America who
also fought on the European front to
free the world from Nazi terror and
Japanese megalomania.
www.3www2.de
DAM - Deutsches Architekturmuseum
DAM PRIZE FOR
ARCHITECTURE
IN GERMANY –
22 OF THE BEST
BUILDINGS IN/
FROM GERMANY
26 January – 21 April 2013
Opening on Friday, 25 January
2013, 19:00
The German Architecture Annual
privides every year a comprehensive
review of contemporary German
architecture in and outside the
country. Since 2007 all the buildings
included in the German Architecture
Annu Dudler for his conversion and
expansion of Hambacher Schloss
nr. Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. T al
are presented in an exhibition, in the
form of photographs and models. The
2012 prize winner is Max he jury of
curators, architects and architectural
critics, chaired by Roger Diener of
Diener & Diener Architekten (Basel,
Berlin), unanimously chose the conversion
and expansion of Hambacher
Schloss from among 22 projects as
the winner of this year’s DAM Award.
www.dam-online.de
Copenhagen
Wondercool
1 Februar 2013 - 28 Februar 2013
Wondercool is Copenhagen's major
winter festival with focus on art,
architecture, design, food, fashion,
music and cultural experiences. It is
backed up by the city's large established
festivals and institutions.
Wondercool takes place in 2013
for the third time and throughout
the month of February. Established
festivals such as the food festival
Copenhagen Cooking invites you to
a wealth of gastronomic experiences,
and the music festivals FROST and
Copenhagen Jazz Festival offer an
abundance of concerts.
Copenhagen Art Festival, Designmuseum
Denmark, Danish Architecture
Centre and Copenhagen Fashion
Festival provide a wealth of experiences
from the worlds of design, art,
fashion and architecture.
Blue gold and MAD Mondays
The Copenhagen Cooking food
festival invites you to celebrate the
blue mussel. Under the banner Blue
Gold, you can enjoy a gastronomic
afternoon boat trip around Copenhagen
harbour, stopping at various
restaurants that will prepare dishes
where the blue mussel is the star
ingredient.
Another new initiative is MAD
Mondays (MAD means food in Danish).
Here, gastronomic quizzes, an
exploration of Nordic cuisine and a
liquorice festival are just a few of the
things on the menu.
www.visitcopenhagen.com
Amsterdam, Het Nationale Ballet
Best of
Balanchine
February 2013
Three faces of a choreographic genius.
It is now an accepted fact all over
the world that George Balanchine
(1904-1983) was the greatest dance
innovator of the twentieth century. This
Russian-American choreographer and
founder of the famous New York City
Ballet created more than 150 ballets.
Though they varied in style and approach,
they were always exceptionally
musical, with an unparalleled visual
logic and enormous freedom of expressive
movement for the dancers. To commemorate
the thirtieth anniversary of
his death, the Dutch National Ballet
(which along with the Ballet de l’Opéra
de Paris is the largest European guardian
of Balanchine’s oeuvre) is staging
three of his undisputed masterpieces.
Serenade (1934), the first Balanchine
balle created in America, stands out for
its simplicity and lyricism, its wonderful
spatial patterns and the exceptional
synthesis between dance and music.
Although Balanchine incorporated
many rehearsal studio incidents in
the piece, it does not tell a story. The
choreographer’s main concern was to
visualise the melodic and rhythmic lines
of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
Completely different in atmosphere is
Balanchine’s Agon (1957), also known
as the ‘computer ballet’ or the ‘IBM
ballet’. Performed in simple training
clothes, the ballet has been stripped
of every vestige of dramatic development.
All the attention is focused on
the pure construction of movement,
which – fuelled by the striking rhythms
of Stravinsky’s music of the same
name – is complex and explosive, and
demands an almost acrobatic virtuosity
of the dancers.
Symphony in C (1947), originally created
for the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris,
shows ‘yet another Balanchine’. With
its cool glitter, crystal-clear movement
patterns and inventive pointe-work
technique, this audience favourite
refers to the classical Russian ballet
divertissement of the 19 th century.
However, the influence that American
life had on Balanchine is also clearly
discernible in the fiery, whirling dance
themes and the high speeds often seen
in the choreography.
Running time wil be approximately
2 hours and 10 minutes (including
2 intervals).
www.het-muziektheater.nl
Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum
(Art History Museum)
In the Shadow
of the Pyramids.
The Austrian
Excavations at
Giza (1912-1929)
22 January - 20 May 2013
The Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafra
and Mycerinos and the extensive cemeteries
on the Giza plateau are among
the best-researched necropolises from
the Old Kingdom (c. 2650-2190 B.C.).
In January 1912, an Austrian
expedition began to excavate the Old
Kingdom mastabas located west of
the Great Pyramid. These successful
campaigns continued until 1929
(interrupted only by WWI) and uncovered
a wealth of artworks, cultural
evidence and information on tomb
building and the Ancient Egyptians’
conception of the afterlife, many of
which still form the basis of subsequent
studies of this period. Most of
the finds have remained in Egypt, but
numerous statues, reliefs, sarcophagi
and other funerary objects came to
Vienna following the find divisions.
The exhibition hopes to demonstrate
both the importance of the Kunsthistorisches
Museum’s holdings of objects
from the Age of the Pyramids and
Austria’s contribution to excavating
and researching this important period.
With the help of seminal loans from
major European and American collections
and museums, the exhibition
offers informative insights into the
seminal achievements of the Ancient
Egyptian civilization during its first
golden period. The show also includes
a digital presentation that takes visitors
on a virtual journey to visit the Giza
plateau during the Age of the Pyramids
and explore the tombs’ architecture,
decoration and furniture.
The exhibition is curated by Dr Regina
Hölzl, director of the Egyptian and
Near-Eastern Collection of the Kunsthistorisches
Museum, and Dr Peter
Jánosi, Assistant-Professor of Egyptology
at the University of Vienna.
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POTNik
BESEDILO: marjan žiberna Fotografije: IGOR LAPAJNE
Janez Gorišek
legendarni konstruktor smučarskih skakalnic
Brez njega skakalni šport danes ne bi bil to, kar je. To velja še zlasti za polete.
Ko je leta 1936 Sepp Bradl v Planici kot prvi človek preletel na smučeh več kot 100 metrov, je bil star dobri dve leti. Dobrih 20 let kasneje je sam
skočil nekaj metrov dlje in z nazivom svetovnega študentskega prvaka, ki ga je osvojil dvakrat, dosegel svoj največji športni uspeh. Kmalu zatem
sta s pokojnim bratom Ladom prevzela skrb za planiške skakalnice. Tu je bilo doslej doseženih 43 svetovnih rekordov, 30-im je s svojim konstruktorskim
delom botroval Janez Gorišek. O poletih čez 200 metrov je razmišljal že v 60-ih letih minulega stoletja, ko je začela v Planici nastajati
letalnica, na kateri je Toni Nieminen leta 1994 prvi preletel to razdaljo. Prvi svetovni rekord je bil na letalnici bratov Gorišek – največji na svetu –
dosežen že leta 1969, v obdobju 1987–2011 pa si je Planica rekord »lastila« neprekinjeno. Potem ji je primat prevzel norveški Vikersund. Vendar je
tudi tamkajšnja letalnica rezultat zamisli Janeza Goriška, človeka, ki za zahtevne izračune potrebnih lastnosti skakalnih naprav ni nikoli uporabljal
računalnika. Rezultat zamisli, ki so nastale nekaj let po tistem, ko se je moral po infarktu znova učiti brati in pisati, zaradi česar mu je zdravnica rekla,
naj na Planico pozabi in napiše spomine. A pri 79 letih in več kot pol stoletja življenja z njo še vedno govori o njej in o smučarskih skokih z mladostno
strastjo. Načrtuje, da bo v Planici, kjer bo med 21. in 24. marcem finale svetovnega pokala v poletih, spet postavljen svetovni rekord.
Kako ste izbrali lokacijo za velikanko v Planici
Leta 1959 je umrl Stanko Bloudek, ki je skonstruiral planiške
skakalnice, na katerih je bilo doseženih več svetovnih
rekordov, zadnji leta 1948. Ker so si organizatorji planiških
tekmovanj želeli spet vodilno mesto na svetu, so me na željo
najbližjega Bloudkovega sodelavca Stana Pelana povabili k
sodelovanju. Leta 1961 sem končal s tekmovalno kariero,
tedaj pa sem tudi zaključil študij gradbeništva. Rekonstrukcija
stare Bloudkove skakalnice se mi zaradi lokacije, ki bistvenih
izboljšav in povečanja ni omogočala, ni zdela smiselna. Z
Rudijem Finžgarjem, ki je leta 1947 kot prvi Slovenec preskočil
100 metrov, sva se zato posvetovala z Janezom Kerštajnom,
Bloudkovim sodelavcem, in za izgradnjo letalnice izbrala mesto
nedaleč od stare Bloudkove skakalnice. Šlo je pravzaprav
za eno od mest, ki si jih je ogledal in zabeležil že Bloudek, le
poiskati smo ga morali.
Letalnica je menda nastajala v Libiji …
Res je. Po potresu, ki je leta 1963 prizadel Skopje, sem tam
preživel nekaj mesecev kot statik. Zaradi teh izkušenj so me
povabili v Libijo, kjer sem sedem let delal kot izvršni direktor
pri izgradnji mesta Barca blizu Bengazija, ki ga je potres porušil
isto leto. Zamisli in izračuni za planiško skakalnico so tako
nastajali v Afriki.
Kakšna pa je bila vloga vašega brata Lada
Brata šport prej ni zanimal, a sem ga kot gradbenika pritegnil
k sodelovanju. Medtem ko sem jaz v Libiji delal izračune, je on
doma skrbel za izdelavo načrtov in za raziskavo ter pripravo
terena v Planici. Tudi gradnjo, ki je stekla šele leta 1967, je
vodil on, prav tako je poskrbel za financiranje. V dobrem
letu je bila zgrajena letalnica, katere lokacija je omogočala
nadaljnje povečevanje in izboljšave. Kasneje se je to izkazalo
kot res dobra zamisel. Poskusne skoke na letalnici pa bi skoraj
zamudil – ko so prvi skakalci že poleteli, sem bil še na poti iz
Libije v avtobusu, ki je peljal iz Zagreba v Ljubljano. Sicer pa
sva z bratom kasneje skonstruirala še več skakalnic in letalnic
v Sloveniji in tujini, med drugim tudi skakalni center za zimske
olimpijske igre, ki so bile leta 1984 v Sarajevu.
Ena od posebnosti Planice je tudi njena mikroklima, ne
Ja, take lege, kot jo ima planiška letalnica, nima nobena druga
na svetu. Po eni strani je zaradi dobrih 1000 metrov nadmorske
višine, kjer stoji, tu ozračje redkejše, kar povzroča, da skakalec
»prej pade dol.« Po drugi strani pa v sredini ali konec marca, ko
je tu tekmovanje v poletih, sredi dneva običajno pihajo zelo
ugodni vzgonski vetrovi, ki omogočajo dolge polete. Že na
prvem tekmovanju, ki je bilo tu leta 1969, je bil svetovni rekord
izboljšan kar petkrat. V treh dneh, kolikor je trajalo tekmovanje,

ADRIJIN POTNIK
Leta 1961 sem končal
s tekmovalno kariero,
tedaj pa sem tudi
zaključil študij
gradbeništva.
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ADRIJIN POTNIK
Fotografija: Bobo
si je prišlo ogledat skoke okrog 90.000 gledalcev. Poleti – to so
daljši skoki – so bili do takrat v senci skokov, nato pa so se hitro
uveljavili kot povsem enakovredna, v očeh gledalcev pa celo
kot prestižna disciplina.
Pri Fisi, mednarodni smučarski zvezi, se nad vašimi
zamislimi niso vedno navduševali, pravzaprav ste bili z
njo vedno malo v sporu. Zakaj
Ne da bi se hvalil, lahko rečem, da smo bili v Planici vedno vsaj
korak, pogosto pa dva pred časom. Razvoj Planice je bil za mednarodno
organizacijo skoraj vedno prehud. Želeli so zagotoviti
varnost skakalcev, kar je seveda prva in daleč najpomembnejša
stvar, a tega, kaj v resnici omogoča varne polete, praviloma niso
razumeli. Varnost je, nasprotno, kot bi si mislili, prav v dolžini –
pristajanje je pri dolgih poletih bolj varno kot pri krajših.
Ena vaših inovativnih idej je tudi računalniško vodeno
uravnavanje bočnih vetrov na skakalnici. Kako daleč je
ta zamisel
Upal sem, da bo stvar mogoče preizkusiti že na zimski Univerzijadi,
ki je bila leta 2011 v Erzurumu v Turčiji; tam so postavili
skakalnico po naših načrtih. Načrte za računalniško nadzorovano
zaveso, namenjeno uravnavanju bočnih vetrov in s
tem zaščiti tekmovalcev, so razvijali na inštitutu Jožef Stefan
v Ljubljani. Stvar iz več razlogov še ni bila realizirana, vendar
upam, da je to ena od reči, ki bodo v prihodnosti odigrale v
razvoju skokov določeno vlogo.
S svojo ekipo ste sodelovali tudi pri rekonstrukciji
letalnice v Vikersundu, kjer je Johan Evensen leta 2011
z 246,5 metrov dolgim poletom postavil aktualni svetovni
rekord. S tem ste »svoji« Planici pravzaprav vzeli
dolgoletni primat.
Rekord v Vikersundu je tudi mene presenetil. Izkazalo se je, da
ima pri dolgih letih pomembno vlogo tudi temperatura. Tam je
bilo zelo hladno, 20 do 25 stopinj pod ničlo, kar je gostoto zraka
in vzgon, ki sta zaradi nizke nadmorske višine že itak ugodna, še
izboljšalo. Vendar je to dobro, saj ima tako Planica konkurenco.
Planica je že od Bloudka naprej
poligon, kjer smo vselej preizkušali
novosti, popravljali napake in
postopoma napredovali. Varnost je
bila seveda ves čas na prvem mestu.
Vikersund je imel pravzaprav srečo, da je Fisa prav tedaj
sprejela nova pravila. Tako ima njihova skakalnica točko K na
195 metrih, kar omogoča občutno daljše skoke kot prej. Na
spremembo Fisinih pravil pa smo vplivali tudi mi, saj smo želeli
letalnico v Planici povečati. Fisa nam je potrdila nov profil,
ki ima točko K na 200 metrih. Upamo, da bo mogoče na tako
rekonstruirani letalnici tekmovati že leta 2014.
Kako daleč bo mogoče na njej leteti
Menim, da precej dlje kot doslej, v prihodnosti celo do
270 metrov.
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Planica and ski jumping with the same youthful enthusiasm. He
anticipates a new world record to be set there during the World Cup
qualifications that are taking place from 21 to 24 March.
How did you choose the location for the Planica ski flying hill
Stanko Bloudek passed away in 1959. He designed the Planica
ski jump towers where several world records had been set, the
last in 1948. The Planica competition organisers hoped to regain
a leading position on the global scale, so they asked me to work
with them. Stane Pelan, a close associate of Bloudek's, put in a
good word for me. I stopped competing in 1961 and finished my
civil engineering studies in the same year. A simple reconstruction
of the old Bloudek tower didn't seem viable, since the location
offered no room for improvement or expansion. Rudi Finžgar (the
first Slovenian to achieve a jump of more than 100m in 1947) and
I discussed matters with Janez Kerštajn, another of Bloudek's associates,
and decided on a new location not far from the old tower.
This was in fact one of the locations that Bloudek had already
scouted and considered, all we had to do was find it.
I stopped competing in
1961 and finished my civil
engineering studies in
the same year.
ADRIA PASSENGER
ADRIA PASSENGER
TEXT: marjan žiberna PhotographS: IGOR LAPAJNE
Janez Gorišek
Legendary Ski Jump
Tower Architect
Without him, ski jumping would not be what
it is today. This is even more true of ski flying.
Fotografija: Arhiv LTO Kranjska Gora
In 1936 in Planica, Sepp Bradl was the first person ever to achieve a ski jump longer than
100m. Janez Gorišek was two years old at the time. Some 20 years later, he made an even
longer ski jump and achieved his biggest sporting success by winning his second student
world champion title. Soon after, Janez and his brother Lado (now deceased) were put in
charge of the ski jump towers in Planica. Of the 43 world records that have been set here
to date, 30 have been achieved on constructions designed by Janez Gorišek. In the 1960s,
as work started on a new ski flying hill in Planica, Gorišek was dreaming of flights longer
than 200m, a record first achieved by Toni Nieminen in 1994 on that very hill. Designed by
the Gorišek brothers, the Planica ski flying hill was the highest in the world. The first world
record was set there in 1969. Later, in the period after 1987, Planica was where every world
record was achieved until Vikersund in Norway took over in 2011. But even that record was
set thanks to Janez Gorišek, an architect who never used a computer to make the complex
calculations required to work out the necessary specifications for ski jump towers and ski
flying hills. The Vikersund record came about as a result of an idea that Gorišek had several
years after suffering a stroke that meant he had to relearn how to read and write. His physician
told him to forget about Planica and focus on writing his memoirs instead. But even
at 79 and after having devoted more than 50 years of his life to it, Gorišek still talks about
Is it true that the ski flying hill was designed in Libya
Yes, that is true. After the devastating earthquake that demolished
much of Skopje in 1963, I spent several months there working as
a statics expert. The experience I gained there led to my being invited
to Libya. I was appointed executive director in the construction
of Barca, a town near Benghazi that had been struck by an
earthquake in the same year. So all the ideas and calculations for
the Planica hill happened in Africa.
What role did your brother Lado play in all this
My brother was never really interested in sports, but I asked him to
work with me as a civil engineer. While I worked on the calculations
in Libya, he was in charge of the designs, research and prepping
the location in Planica. He was also in charge of financing
and construction, which didn't get underway until 1967. A year
later, we had finished a ski flying hill whose placement allowed for
further expansions and improvements if and when required. Later,
this turned out to be a very good idea. I came very close to missing
the trial jumps on our new hill – the first athletes were already in
the air while I was still on my way from Libya, stuck on a coach
from Zagreb to Ljubljana. My brother and I later designed a number
of other towers and hills in Slovenia as well as abroad, including
the ski jump centre for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
A unique feature of Planica is its microclimate. What is
special about it
The location of the Planica ski flying hill is unlike that of any other
hill in the world. On one hand, it is situated some 1000m above sea
level where the atmosphere is somewhat thinner, causing ski jumpers
to "fall down" sooner. On the other, there are usually ideal winds
here, especially in March when the ski flying competitions take
place. They give you plenty of lift and allow for longer flights. During
the very first competition that was organised here in 1969, the
world record was broken five times in total. In the three days that
the competition was on, some 90,000 spectators came to Planica.
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Fotografija: Bobo
Initially, ski flights were somewhat overshadowed by ski jumping,
but they soon came into their own as an equally important
discipline and a prestigious sport in the eyes of the viewers.
At FIS, they were not necessarily impressed by your
ideas – it could even be said that you were usually in
conflict with them. Why is that
I don't like to brag, but I can safely say that Planica has always
been a step or two ahead of the times. As far as FIS was concerned,
our rate of development was too rapid. They were concerned
about the safety of ski jumpers. Obviously, safety should
always come first, but most of the time FIS really had no idea
about what it actually takes for a safe ski flight. Despite what you
might think, safety actually comes from length – it is much safer
to land after a long flight rather than a short one.
Another of your innovative ideas was to have computer-guided
balancing of lateral winds on a ski flying hill.
How far along are you with this concept
I was hoping that the system would be tested at the 2011 Winter
Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey. We designed the ski jump tower
that was built there. The designs for a computer-guided screen
that would balance lateral winds and increase the participants'
safety were developed at the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana.
There are several reasons why the concept has not been realised
yet, but I hope that it will eventually become an important factor
in the future development of ski jumping.
You and your team were also involved in the reconstruction
of the Vikersund hill where Johan Evensen set
the current world record – 246.5m – in 2011, taking it
away from Planica after several decades.
I was surprised by the Vikersund record. It turned out that temperature
plays an important part in longer flights. It was very
cold there, 20 or 25°C below zero; when you factor in the low
altitude, the combination makes for ideal air density and lift.
But this is a good thing – it gives Planica some competition.
Ever since Bloudek's time, Planica has
been a testing ground where we tried
out new ideas, learnt from our mistakes
and gradually made progress. Of
course, safety always came first.
They had a bit of luck in Vikersund because FIS had just adopted
new rules, which meant that the K point on their tower was
placed at 195m, allowing for much longer jumps than before.
My team and I played a part in this change of FIS rules, because
we wanted to expand the Planica hill. The new profile with the K
point situated at 200m has been approved and our hope is that
the reconstructed hill will be ready for competitions in 2014.
What lengths will it be possible to achieve there
Much longer than in the past, I think. Perhaps even up to 270m
in the future.
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omenja že leta 878. Čast glavnega mesta
Srbije mu pripada od leta 1405 dalje. Njegova
lega predstavlja strateško točko na križpotju
med vzhodno in zahodno civilizacijo že od
najstarejših časov.
Beograd kot gospodarsko in kulturno središče
Srbije nudi sodobnemu popotniku poleg
turističnih znamenitosti še obilo kulturnih
prireditev in festivalov, ki privabljajo v mesto
obiskovalce z vsega sveta. Mesto se ponaša
tudi z uglednim nazivom »prestolnica zabave«
z živahnim dnevnim in nočnim življenjem.
Največkrat je prav Beograd izhodišče za
različna popotovanja po Srbiji, kjer lahko
poleg čiste in neokrnjene narave spoznamo
tudi arheološka najdišča, rimsko dediščino,
srednjeveške trdnjave in samostane.
In če popotnika na njegovi poti ne prepričajo
številni kulturno-zgodovinski kraji, raznovrstne
galerije in muzeji, so odprtost, gostoljubnost,
toplina in prijaznost prebivalcev te dežele
tisto, kar pusti neizbrisen vtis in željo po
ponovni vrnitvi.
Beligrad – the White City by the confluence of the
Danube and Sava Rivers – was first mentioned
by its Slavic name as early as 878. It has had the
honour of being the capital of Serbia since 1405.
Since ancient times, its position has represented
a strategic point at the crossroads of Eastern and
Western civilisation.
As the economic and cultural centre of Serbia,
Belgrade offers the modern traveller not only
tourist attractions but also an abundance of
cultural events and festivals that attract visitors
from all over the world. The city also boasts the
impressive title of “the capital of fun” with its lively
day and night life.
Belgrade is most often the starting point for various
trips around Serbia, which offers clean and
well-preserved nature as well as archaeological
sites, Roman heritage, medieval fortresses and
monasteries.
Adria leti na liniji
LJUBLJANA& BEOGRAD
petkrat tedensko
Adria flies between
LJUBLJANA& BELGRADE
five times a week.
And if the traveller is not impressed by the numerous
cultural and historical places, diverse galleries
and museums on their journey, it is the openness,
hospitality, warmth and kindness of the locals
that leaves a lasting impression and the desire to
come back again.
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zdraviliška oaza in dom svetovne zvezde
Besedilo IN FOTOGRAFIJE: damijan jagodiC

Že sama vožnja od Beograda do Zlatibora (230 km) je
doživetje. Neglede na izbor prevoznika. Tja me je v osebnem
vozilu peljal osebni voznik, nazaj avtobus. Skupno obema
je, da sta se vozili kmalu pokvarili. Tako je vožnja v obeh
primerih trajala pet ur. Voznik osebnega vozila je imel pet ur
samogovora, šofer avtobusa na voznem redu najavljenEGA
kot "ekspresni", pa je ustavil na vsaki postaji.
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Zlatibor velja za zdraviliški in turistični biser na nadmorski
višini 1000 metrov. Obiščejo ga ljudje, ki so jim všeč ohranjena
narava, borovi gozdovi, svež zrak, velike jase, pašniki in
prijetna klima. Letovanje v tem kraju je dolgo časa veljalo za
modo in luksuz. Zasebne vile potrjujejo, da to še vedno drži.
Razvoj organiziranega turizma beležijo od obiska kralja Aleksandra
Obrenovića 1893. leta. Srčnim, pljučnim, slabokrvnim
bolnikom in tistim z motnjami v delovanju ščitnice je Zlatibor
končna postaja, turistom pa izhodišče za najrazličnejše
izlete. Nacionalni park Tara, Stopića pećina, Sirogojno, Mokra
gora, Perućac, rezervat Uvac, Potpeć – vse to so bližnji kraji,
kjer turisti občudujejo naravno, kulturno, arhitekturno in
versko dediščino ter uživajo v gostoljubju in obilni hrani.
Šarganska osmica, spomin na znamenito parno lokomotivo
Izlet, kamor se turisti najpogosteje odpravijo, se začne v Mokri Gori –
začetni postaji vlaka, ki je v letih 1925–1974 povezal Beograd s Sarajevom
in Dubrovnikom. Mostovi, viadukti in tuneli so premostili ovire za
parno lokomotivo, ki je vozila po ozkotirni progi čez doline in gorska
pobočja. Življenje ob progi se je vračalo, povezava Evrope z Jadranskim
morjem je bila vzpostavljena. Ta železniška povezava je imela ekonomski,
politični in vojaško strateški pomen za Kraljevino SHS. Zadnji vlak
je odpeljal 28. februarja 1974. Po Šarganski osmici vozi danes turistični
vlak in obuja nekdanje spomine. Ena od postaj se imenuje Golubići.
Leta 2002 je Emir Kusturica tu snemal odličen film »Život je čudo«, ki
ga je dobro videti, preden pridemo v njegovo vas. Narava tod okoli je
res filmska, stara železnica in hiša, ki so jo nekaj mesecev gradili, potem
pa gršali in podirali, da je dobila pridih patine, sta odlični kulisi za film,
v katerem Kusturica barvito in skrajno prikaže temperament in folkloro
tukajšnjih ljudi, primitivizem, humor, vojno, usode ljudi in optimizem, ki
jim pomaga, da se ne zlomijo.
Športniki in umetniki imajo svoje ulice, politiki so v zaporu,
Kusturica pa uživa
Za marsikoga je Emir Kusturica velik mojster filma, za nekatere idol s
številnimi nagradami in častmi. Na hribu Mečavnik si je postavil svoj dom
iz 25 hišk, zgrajenih iz iglavcev, ki jih je kupoval od okoliških kmetov z
območja Tare, Šargana in Zlatibora.
Majhne poti in trgi so imenovani po ljudeh, ki so mu vzor: Nikita Mikhalkov,
Jim Jarmusch, Ivo Andrić, Branislav Nušić, Federico Fellini, Andrej
Tarkovski, Bruce Lee, Novak Đoković, Diego Armando Maradona, Nikola
Tesla ... Za dva politika se je našlo mesto pod kamnito utrdbo v mestnem
zaporu, kjer sta za železnimi vrati in rešetkami naslikana generalni sekretar
Nata Javier Solana, ki je leta 1999 ukazal napad na Srbijo, in George
Bush. Poslikana vrata pogosto odklepajo kuharice in oskrbniki posestva,
saj je za vrati skladišče s čebulo, krompirjem in vrtnim orodjem.
Na najlepši in najimenitnejši točki naselja je postavljena cerkev v čast
svetemu Savi, prvemu srbskemu nadškofu in najpomembnejšemu
svetniku srbske pravoslavne cerkve. V naselju je knjižnica Meša Selimović,
kino gledališče Stanley Kubrick, galerija, restavracija, slaščičarna,
trgovinica s spominki, pokrit bazen, savna, športna dvorana, teniško
igrišče in vrtec, poimenovan »dr. Nele Karajlić« po vodji nekdanje skupine
Zabranjeno pušenje. Kmalu bo zgrajeno tudi smučišče. Večina hišic je
namenjena oddihu za obiskovalce, ki si želijo mir, počitek, stik s čudovito
naravo ter kulturne in kulinarične užitke. Hišice so pogosto zasedene,
zlasti januarja, ko Kusturica priredi filmski in glasbeni festival Küstendorf.
Obiščejo ga zvezde, kot recimo Johnny Depp.
»čobansko mučkalico«, golaž, sarmice, polnjeno papriko ali pa preprosto
- "roštilj". Sladek izbor zaokrožijo baklave, tulumbe, tufahije ...
Ko že odhajate in mislite, da manjka pika na i, se Kusturica pripelje v črnem
terenskem vozilu s francosko registracijo, odpre okno avtomobila, v
eni roki drži volan, v drugi mobilni telefon, podeli kak avtogram, pogleda
v fotoaparate in se odpelje naprej. Toda enkrat ga boste zagotovo srečali
za dalj časa, saj se boste v te kraje zanesljivo še vrnili.
Večina hišic je namenjena oddihu
za obiskovalce, ki si želijo mir,
počitek, stik s čudovito
naravo ter kulturne in
kulinarične užitke.
Kusturico lahko srečate odvisno od tega, kako se vam in njemu križajo
poti. Najbolje je, da sedete v lokal in ga čakate, medtem pa z jedilnega lista
izberete kakšno jed, recimo telečjo ribico v kajmaku, prebranac, čufte,
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Zlatibor
Health Oasis and Home of an International Celebrity
TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHY: damijan jagodiC
The ride itself from Belgrade to Zlatibor (230 km) is an experience, no matter the choice of transport.
I was taken there by a personal driver in a private car and took the bus back. What the rides had in
common was that both vehicles soon broke down. And so in both cases, the drive lasted five hours. The
car driver went into a five-hour monologue, while the driver of the bus, announced as the express bus
on the timetable, stopped at every stop.
Zlatibor is considered to be a health and tourist gem at an
altitude of 1000 metres. It is visited by people who enjoy wellpreserved
nature, pine forests, fresh air, large clearings, meadows
and a pleasant climate. For a long time, vacationing here was
considered fashionable and luxurious. Private villas confirm that
this is still the case. The development of organised tourism has
been recorded here since the visit of King Alexander Obrenović in
1893. For heart, lung, anaemic and thyroid patients, Zlatibor is a
final stop, and for tourists, it is the starting point for various excursions.
The Tara National Park, Stopića pećina, Sirogojno, Mokra
gora, Perućac, Uvac Reserve, Potpeć - all these are nearby places
where tourists can admire the natural, cultural, architectural and
religious heritage and enjoy the hospitality and hearty food.
The Šargan Eight,
Memory of the Famous Steam Locomotive
The excursion that tourists most often make starts in Mokra
gora – at the starting point of the train connecting Belgrade
with Sarajevo and Dubrovnik in the years 1925–1974. Bridges,
viaducts and tunnels have removed the barriers for the steam
locomotive travelling along a narrow gauge railway over valleys
and mountain slopes. Life on the railway tracks was making a
comeback; there was a connection between Europe and the
Adriatic. It was of economic, political and military strategic
importance to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The
last train departed on 28 February 1974. A tourist train, evoking
memories of the past, now runs on the Šargan Eight. One of
the stations is called Golubići. In 2002, Emir Kusturica shot an
excellent film here, Life Is a Miracle, which is good to see before
coming to his village. The nature here is really like something out
of a film; the old railway and the house, which they spent a few
months building and then made look uglier and dilapidated so
as to get a touch of patina, make for great scenery for the film,
where Kusturica shows a colourful and extreme portrayal of the
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temperament and folklore of people as well as the primitivism, humour, war,
people’s fates and the optimism that does not fail them.
Athletes and Artists with Their Own Streets, Politicians Behind
Bars and Kusturica Living the Life
To many, Emir Kusturica is a great master of film, to some an idol with numerous
awards and honours. He built his home on Mečavnik hill as well as 25 little
houses made of conifers that he bought from the neighbouring farmers of the
Tara, Šargan and Zlatibor regions.
The little paths and squares are named after the people who inspire him:
Nikita Mikhalkov, Jim Jarmusch, Ivo Andrić, Branislav Nušić, Federico Fellini,
Andrei Tarkovsky, Bruce Lee, Novak Đoković, Diego Armando Maradona,
Nikola Tesla, etc. Two politicians have found their place beneath the stone
fort in the city jail, where the Secretary General of NATO, Javier Solana, who
ordered the attack on Serbia in 1999, and Bush are painted behind the iron
door and bars. The painted door is often unlocked by the cooking staff and
the estate managers, as there is a storehouse with onions, potatoes and
garden tools behind the door.
On the most beautiful and magnificent spot of the hamlet stands the church
built in honour of Saint Sava, the first Serbian Archbishop and the most important
saint of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The “hamlet” includes the Meša
Selimović Library, the Stanley Kubrick Cinema Theatre, a gallery, a restaurant,
a cake shop, a souvenir shop, an indoor pool, a sauna, a gymnasium, a tennis
court and the Dr Nele Karajlić Kindergarten, named after the frontman of the
former group Zabranjeno pušenje. A ski slope will also be built soon. Most of
the houses are intended for visitors on holiday who want peace and rest, to
be in touch with the magnificent nature and to enjoy cultural and culinary
pleasures. The houses are often full, particularly in January, when Kustorica
organises the Küstendorf Film and Music Festival. It is attended by stars such as
Johnny Depp.
You may run into Kusturica depending on how your and his paths cross. The
best thing to do is sit in the restaurant and wait for him. In the mean time,
you can choose something from the menu such as the veal steak in kajmak,
prebranac, koftas, “čobanska mučkalica”, goulash, sarma, stuffed peppers or
simply the “grill”. The selection of desserts is rounded off with baklava, tulumbas,
tufahije, etc.
When you are about to leave, thinking that the icing on the cake is missing,
Kusturica drives up in his black ATV with French plates, opens the car window,
the steering wheel in one hand and his mobile phone in the other, gives an
autograph or two, looks into the cameras and drives on. However, you are
bound to see him someday for a longer period of time, for you will definitely
return to these parts.
Most of the houses are intended
for visitors on holiday who want
peace and rest, to be in touch
with the magnificent nature
and to enjoy cultural and
culinary pleasures.
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Idrija,
mesto, ki stoji na rudniku
besedilo: MATEJA A. HRASTAR FOTOGRAFIJE: IZTOK DIMC
IZ KATEREKOLI SMERI SE VOZITE V IDRIJO, SE DO NJE
VIJE LE OVINKASTA CESTA. IDRIJA, OBDANA S HRIBI,
JE VERJETNO NAJBOLJ SKRITO SLOVENSKO MESTO.
JE SINONIM ZA ŽLINKROFE, ČIPKE IN RUDNIK
ŽIVEGA SREBRA. PRAV RUDNIK S PETSTOLETNO
TRADICIJO JE BIL LETOS SKUPAJ S ŠPANSKIM
RUDNIKOM ALMADEN VPISAN NA UNESCOV
SEZNAM KULTURNE DEDIŠČINE. RAZLOG VEČ, DA SE
PODAMO NA OVINKASTO POT, OBIŠČEMO IDRIJO IN
RAZIŠČEMO NJENO PODZEMLJE.
Ko se končno spustite v grapo in se pred vami odpre idrijska kotlina, prav nič ne kaže,
da ste prišli v mesto, kjer je bil nekoč drugi največji rudnik živega srebra na svetu.
Idrija na videz ni rudniško mesto. V njem ne boste našli kolonije, naselja za rudarje,
tako kot v zasavskih rudarskih mestih. V Idriji ni velikega industrijskega kompleksa
tako kot v Velenju. Zdi se, kot da so celo Idrijčani pozabili na rudarsko tradicijo. No,
pozabili verjetno niso, saj imajo rudnik po petsto letih rudnik skoraj v genih. Je pa
nemara res, da se sodobni Idrijčani več ne identificirajo z rudarstvom. Ne nazadnje
so rudnik uradno zaprli že leta 1977. Do tedaj je bil v vsaki družini vsaj en rudar.
Sedaj jih je v celi Idriji le še osem. Rudarjev. Starejše generacije so še vedno čustveno
navezane na rudnik, mlajše pa o njem poslušajo le še v zgodbah starih staršev. Ti
pripovedujejo otrokom o škratu Perkmandeljcu, ki živi v rudniških rovih in nagaja
rudarjem. Veselo se podi po 700 kilometrih rovov, ki so ostali pod Idrijo. Dobesedno
pod mestom. Idrija je namreč eno redkih mest na svetu, ki stoji neposredno nad
rudniškimi jaški. Če bi kjerkoli v stari Idriji zavrtali v tla luknjo, bi padli naravnost
v opuščen rov. Večina rovov idrijskega rudnika je danes zasuta in zalita. Le zaradi
varnosti je ostal zgornji del jame nezasut. V nasprotnem primeru bi se začelo mesto
zaradi zalitja vode posedati. Osem idrijskih rudarjev še vedno hodi vsak dan v rove,
pa ne zaradi iskanja nekoč dragocene rude, temveč zaradi vzdrževanja varnosti.

idrija
Kovina vredna kot zlato
Ko se pripeljete v center mesta, nenadoma zagledate na desni pod
hribom stolp dvigala v rudniški rov in velik napis »Srečno« na zapuščeni
stavbi. Končno. To je vhod v Jožefov jašek. Pred njim pa stoji eno največjih
čudes idrijske rudniške dediščine: kamšt – rudniška črpalka. Skrita v
kamniti hiši priča o zgodovini tehnološke naprednosti Idrije. Črpalka je
lesena, narejena leta 1790. Ko vstopite v notranjost, osupnete: pred vami
je leseno kolo s premerom 13,6 metrov, pripeto na veličastno leseno
strukturo. Zdi se vam, da kljub temu, da je kolo utihnilo leta 1948, še
vedno slišite škripanje lesa, bučanje vode in ječanje gredi.
Ob takih nenavadnih strojih se nehote vprašate, zakaj je bilo živo srebro
tako pomembno, da so v kraj sredi hribov pol tisočletja hodili največji
svetovni strokovnjaki z najboljšimi rudniškimi napravami. Zakaj so tu
zgradili grad, ki ni bil za gospodo, temveč za skladišče živega srebra, ki so
ga ljubosumno čuvali pred zavojevalci Zakaj je kmet Škafar leta 1490 med
zajemanjem vode v potoku radostno vzkliknil, ko je zagledal kapljice svetleče
kovine No, Škafar je mislil, da je našel zlato, in ga je odnesel k zlatarju
v Škofjo Loko, a ta mu je razložil, da ne, ni zlato, temveč živo srebro. Razočaranega
možaka je potolažil, da je vredno skoraj toliko kot zlato. Da brez živega
srebra ni zlata, ker je zlatotopka, in je nujno potrebno za pridobivanje
zlata. In prav zato so se že v naslednjih letih v kotlino zgrnile trume iskalcev
rude. Sprva niso imeli velike sreče. A 22. junija 1502, na dan svetega Ahaca,
so 42 metrov pod površino odkrili pravo najdišče rude. Dovolj, da so živo
srebro pošiljali po vsem svetu, vse do brazilskih rudnikov zlata.
V rovih je bilo v petsto letih izkopanih dovolj rude, da so natopili 147.000
ton živega srebra, kar je bilo trinajst odstotkov svetovne proizvodnje.
Pod zemljo pa je po zaprtju rudnika še vedno ostalo pet odstotkov vseh
svetovnih zalog živega srebra.
Skrivnosti rudniških rovov
Ko se od kamšta obrnete proti staremu mestnemu jedru, se končno
soočite še z drugačno rudniško zgodovino. Na hribu pod cerkvijo, med
bloki, je vhod v jašek Frančiška, tik za njim pa popolnoma ohranjena
rudarska hiša, kjer so nekoč živeli rudarji. Njihovo življenje ni bilo lahko.
Bivali so v lesenih hišah, sicer slokih in visokih, s kamnito kletjo, a ne
dovolj izoliranih za mrzle idrijske zime. V hiši si kar predstavljate otroke,
ki se za mizo igrajo »volkeca«, igrico s kamenčki, v kateri morate pred
volkom ščititi ovce. In mamo, ki v majhni kuhinji mesi kruh. Oče pa sedi
na stopnicah pred hišo, obdani z ohišnico, in uživa na svetlobi. Večino
dni tako in tako preživi v temi ...
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Sedaj že komaj čakate, da se tudi vi spustite v temo
rudniških rovov. Ob vhodu v staro mesto je Antonijev
rov, najstarejši v idrijskem rudniku. Po njem
se lahko spustite v realnost podzemnega življenja
rudarjev. Za hip oživi pred vami srednjeveški rudar,
odet v kožo; s kladivom, dletom in oljenko v skoraj
popolni temi išče dragoceno rudo. Na stenah lahko
opazite majhne srebrne kapljice – samorodno živo
srebro, še eno svetovno posebnost idrijskega rudnika.
Tu živo srebro ni le v rdečkasti rudi, temveč tudi
v drobnih srebrnih kapljicah.
Po vlažnih, z lesom podstavljenih rovih se sprehodite
po zgodovini vse do 20. stoletja. Nekateri stroji v
Antonijevem rovu so dejansko še vedno na mestih,
kjer so jih pustili zadnji dan delujočega rudnika.
Vmes srečate rudarska tovarša, ki sedita na klopi in
malicata kruh in geruš, značilno rudarsko pijačo iz
pelinovega prevretka in špirita, grenko, kot je bilo
življenje rudarjev.
Ko se na koncu iz brezna dvigate po kamnitih stopnicah,
ki so se v stoletjih obrabile za štiri centimetre,
si lahko predstavljate rudarje, upognjene pod
težo rude, ki so jo nosili v koših. V zahvalo za delo in
v upanju za zaščito pred nesrečami so na koncu stopnic
postavili podzemno kapelico, iz katere sta sveti
Ahac in sveta Barbara, zavetnika rudarjev, bdela nad
njihovimi življenji.
In potem, ko ponovno
zagledate luč dneva, ste
definitivno prepričani,
da je Idrija mesto z
neverjetno dediščino
rudarstva. Le najti
jo je potrebno.
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Idrija,
on Top of a Mine Shaft
TEXT: MATEJA A. HRASTAR, PHOTOGRAPHS: IZTOK DIMC
WHICHEVER ROAD YOU TAKE TO
IDRIJA, IT WILL ALWAYS BE WINDING.
SURROUNDED BY HILLS ON ALL
SIDES, IDRIJA IS PROBABLY THE BEST
CONCEALED TOWN IN SLOVENIA.
THE TOWN IS SYNONYMOUS WITH
"ŽLINKROFI" RAVIOLI, LACE AND THE
MERCURY MINE. IDRIJA'S MERCURY
MINE HAS A HISTORY THAT SPANS
FIVE CENTURIES; ALONG WITH THE
ALMADEN MINE IN SPAIN, THE IDRIJA
MINE WAS ADDED TO THE UNESCO
WORLD HERITAGE LIST THIS YEAR. ONE
MORE REASON, THEN, TO SET OFF DOWN
THE WINDING ROAD, VISIT IDRIJA AND
EXPLORE ITS SUBTERRANEAN WORLD.
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When you finally descend into the ravine and see the basin of Idrija, there
is nothing to indicate that you are entering a town that once housed the
world's second largest mercury mine. Idrija does not look like a mining town.
Unlike the mining towns of Zasavje, it has no colony, no miners' neighbourhood.
Idrija has no large industrial zone like Velenje does. It seems that even
the people of Idrija have forgotten all about their mining tradition. Well,
they probably haven't forgotten it entirely – after five centuries, the mine is
as good as embedded in their genes. But it is true that the Idrija inhabitants
of today no longer identify with mining. Let's not forget that the mine was
officially closed way back in 1977. Until then, there was at least one miner in
every family; now there are only eight miners left in all of Idrija. While the older
generations still have an emotional connection to the mine, the younger
generations only know about it through the stories told by their grandparents.
The old people tell children stories about Perkmandeljc, a gnome that is
said to live in the mine shafts, playing tricks on miners and cavorting merrily
along the 700 km of mine tunnels below Idrija. Literally below it. Idrija is
one of few towns anywhere in the world to be situated directly above mine
tunnels and shafts. If you were to drill down deep enough anywhere in old
Idrija, you would fall straight into an abandoned tunnel. Today, most of the
Idrija mine tunnels and shafts have been filled with soil or water. The upper
part of the mine shaft has only been left open for the sake of safety, in order
to prevent the town from sinking and settling as a consequence of the waterfilled
tunnels. Idrija's eight remaining miners still go down into the tunnels
every day, not to look for the ore that was once so precious, but merely for
maintenance and safety.
A Metal as Valuable as Gold
As you reach the town centre, below the hill to your right you will see the lift
tower that leads down into the mine and a large sign reading Srečno ("good
luck") on an abandoned building. At last. This is the entrance to the Jožef shaft.
A stone building next to the shaft entrance houses one of the greatest wonders
of Idrija's mining heritage: "kamšt," a mining pump. Built in 1790, the wooden
pump tells us a lot about the history of technological advancement in Idrija.
Stepping into the stone building, you are sure to be stunned by what you see: a
wooden wheel 13.6 metres in diameter, attached to a majestic wooden structure.
The wheel may have stopped for good in 1948, but it is as though you can
still hear the wood creaking, the water roaring and the axle groaning.
Unusual machines such as this one might make you wonder what was so
important about mercury – after all, for half a millennium it kept the world's
most renowned experts and finest mining equipment coming to this town
surrounded by hills. Why did they build a castle here – not for nobility but for
storing mercury – and guard it so fiercely from invaders Why was Škafar, a
farmer bringing water from the stream back in 1490, so overjoyed when he
spotted shining metal droplets in the water Well, Škafar actually thought
that he had found gold, so he took it to a goldsmith in Škofa Loka, but the
goldsmith told him it wasn't gold – it was mercury. Škafar was disappointed,
but the goldsmith explained that mercury was worth almost as much as
gold, because mercury was indispensable in gold mining at the time. That is
what attracted the hordes of ore prospectors who flocked to Idrija over the
next few years. They did not have much luck initially, but on 22 June 1502, on
the feast day of St. Acacius, a deposit of ore was finally discovered 42 metres
below the surface. There was so much of it that mercury was exported to
countries across the world, even to gold mines in Brazil.
Over five centuries, the ore from the Idrija mine was used to make 147,000 tonnes
of mercury – 13% of all mercury produced worldwide. Today, the mine is closed,
but the ground below Idrija still holds 5% of the world's entire supply of mercury.
The Mysterious Mine Tunnels
Walking back from the mining pump to the old town centre, you are finally
faced with a different side of mining history. Below the church on the hill,
surrounded by some apartment buildings, you will find the entrance to the
Frančišek shaft; immediately behind it, a miner's house has been preserved
until today. This is how miners lived. They didn't have any easy life. They lived
in wooden houses that, while reasonably large and with a stone cellar, were
nowhere near warm enough for the cold Idrija winters. It is easy to imagine
children sitting around the table playing "wolf", a pebble game in which
sheep must be protected from a wolf. Their mother is kneading bread dough
in the small kitchen, while their father sits on the steps in front of the house
surrounded by a small plot of land and enjoys the sunlight. Most of his days
are spent in the dark.
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By now, you are probably excited to descend into
the dark mine tunnels yourself. Near the entrance
to the old town, you will find the Antonij tunnel,
the oldest part of the Idrija mine. This tunnel will
show you the reality of the miners' life underground.
You can almost visualise a medieval miner,
dressed in fur, armed with a hammer, chisel and
oil lamp, searching for the precious ore virtually in
total darkness. There are silver droplets shining on
the walls – native mercury, another unique feature
of the Idrija mine. Here, mercury comes not only in
reddish ore but also in these tiny silver drops.
Walking along the damp tunnels with their
wooden supports, you can see the history of the
mine unfolding before you all the way up until
the 20 th century. Some equipment in the Antonij
tunnel is actually still in the same place where it
was left on the last day that the mine was open.
On your way, you might encounter a couple of
miners sitting on a bench and enjoying some
bread and "geruš", a traditional miners' drink
made of boiled mugwort liqueur and spirit, every
bit as bitter as the lives of miners.
is easy to imagine miners climbing up alongside
you, bowed low under the weight of the ore they
carried up in baskets. In their gratitude for the
work and hope for protection from accidents, the
miners built a subterranean chapel at the end
of the steps, dedicating it to St. Acacius and St.
Barbara, the patron saints of miners.
Finally, you come
back to the light
of day, thoroughly
convinced that
Idrija is a town with
a hugely impressive
mining heritage. All
you have to do is
find it.
Climbing out of the shaft at the end on stone
steps worn down 4 cm through the centuries, it
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Med PLAVIMI
ŽABICAMI
Besedilo in fotografije: dr. Petra Draškovič
Bila sem že pred Brežicami, ko se še ni delal svit. Še za v službo je
bilo mnogo prezgodaj, a mene je tokrat vabil Krakovski gozd. ŠE
BOLJ PA ŽIVLJENJE V NEJM.

Ko se še pred svitom sprehodiš po njem, počasi oživlja pred tabo. Ptice zapojejo svoj jutranji spev,
v množici različnih napevov je sozvočje ena najlepših arij. Do mlakuže v gozdu hodim po slabo
uhojeni poti med lužami, dokler ne pridem do večje mlake, kjer si postavim svoj ribiški stolček, stativ
in sedem ob rob. Meditacija, še preden prvi sončni žarek obsije ta svet, je tokrat čisti blagoslov,
čeprav je to prvo sedenje bolj namenjeno čapljam; za žabice je še nekoliko prezgodaj, a nič ne de.
Poplavni gozd, kot je Krakovski, ima svoje značilnosti,
svoj utrip in tudi svoje posebnosti. Tudi redko močvirsko
žabo, plavčka, ali kot ji znanstveno rečejo Rana arvalis.
Žabice, ki morda tekom leta niso »nič posebnega«,
sodijo v rod rjavih žab, a v času parjenja, zgodaj spomladi,
dobijo povsem nenavadno svatovsko preobleko.
Takrat je ne oblečejo neveste, pač pa ženini, in še to se
ne odenejo v belino, pač pa v sinje modro. Po tem so te
dvoživke dobile tudi ime. »Modre žabe V Sloveniji To
pa že ne bo res!« se običajno čudijo, če kdaj omenim, da
sem fotografirala plavčke. Šele ko pokažem fotografije,
verjamejo, a začudenje v barvi glasu ostaja in pogled s
kančkom dvoma tudi.
Tudi jaz jih sprva nisem poznala, a odkar sem jih videla
prvič, so me prevzele. Dan poprej me je prijatelj poklical,
rekoč: »Pridi! Sedaj so na vrhuncu.« Paritvena preobleka
samca seveda ni trajna, takšna ostane kvečjemu nekaj dni,
kar naredi »fotolov« še toliko bolj zanimiv. Mnogi začetni
poskusi so se končali z večurnimi meditacijami v mlakah
brez enega samega posnetka modre žabe. Če sem tedaj
zamudila ključne dni, me je popravni izpit čakal šele
naslednje leto. Brez pomisleka sem mu torej odgovorila
da pridem, čeprav še nisem imela odobrenega dopusta. A
tistega 15. marca se je zame začela pomlad.
A tisto pravo »plavčkanje« se je začelo, ko se je delal že
dan, ko je sonček toplo grel in jih s svojimi žarki klical na
plan. Precej potrpežljivosti je potrebno, preden se pojavi
tista prva modra glava nad vodno gladino in naredi tisti
značilni: »Blub.« Nisem se upala premakniti, da jih ne bi
splašila, niti treniti z objektivom, ki je vdano bdel nad
njihovimi gibi. Kmalu zatem se je slišal drugi »blub« in tako
dalje, dokler niso začele sproščeno mrmrati … Šele tedaj
je bilo varno narediti kak »škljoc« s fotoaparatom. Nekaj
trenutkov so negibno ždele nad gladino, naredile kak skok
sem ter tja, nato pa so kmalu poniknile nazaj v mlako.
Bila sem očarana, to vam priznam. Čeprav sem nekaj ur
sedela skorajda nepremično in naredila nekaj skromnih
posnetkov, je bilo doživetje neprecenljivo. Celo tako so
me prevzele, da sem jih šla iskat še na drug konec Slovenije,
v Prekmurje, kjer je še ena izmed poznanih lokacij
teh žabic. Spektakel, ki ga tudi zlepa ne pozabiš, ko se v
dobri luži nagrmadi na desetine plavih žabic.
Življenjski prostor plavčkov je vezan predvsem na močvirne
travnike, poplavne gozdove, mrtvice, močvirja in
mlake, kjer se lahko razmnožujejo in odlagajo mreste. Na
takih mrestiščih se ponavadi najprej znajdejo samci, ki
nato z mrmranjem kličejo samice in jih objamejo v svatovski
objem. Samičke začno odlagati jajčeca, ki jih samci
nato zunanje oplodijo. Mresti so strnjeni v večje blazine,
na mrestiščih pa se lahko zbere tudi po sto in več osebkov.
V Sloveniji jih tako najdemo poleg že omenjenega
Krakovskega gozda še ob mrtvicah ob Muri, v Podravju in
na Ljubljanskem barju.
Žabica plavček ni edina vrsta, ki nosi tako ime. Ime si delita
še plavajoča praprot z latinskim imenom Salvinia natans in
ptica modra sinica (Parus caeruleus). Zanimivo, ob mrtvicah
Mure lahko najdemo tudi vse tri vrste hkrati.
Ko vas bo letošnjo
pomlad pot ali pa
radovednost odnesla na
katero izmed omenjenih
lokacij, bodite uvidevni.
Te žabice so ranljiva
vrsta in uvrščena tudi
na Rdeči seznam dvoživk
Slovenije. Pretirana
prisotnost človeka ob
tako intimnem dejanju,
kot je parjenje, jim
zagotovo ni všeč.
Sicer pa – živela pomlad!
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In the Company
of Blue Frogs
Text and Photographs: Petra Draškovič, phD
I was nearing Brežice, and it wasn't even dawn yet. It was
much too early for work, but I wasn't headed there
anyway – I was going to the Krakovo forest (Krakovski
gozd). I was interested in its diverse animal life. Walking
through the trees before dawn, the forest slowly comes
to life in front of your eyes. Birds launch into their
morning songs, and the multitude of tunes somehow
come together in beautiful harmony. I follow a narrow
footpath that winds its way between puddles until I
reach a pond where I set up my fishing chair and tripod.
I enjoy a blissful period of meditation before the first
sunbeam caresses the world around me. I see mainly
herons – it is a bit too early for frogs but never mind.
A flood-prone forest such as Krakovo boasts several unique features and
characteristics. One of them is a rare species of frog known as the moor frog
(Rana arvalis). A member of the brown frog genus, the moor frog may not
look like much during the rest of the year, but during the mating season in
early spring they put on an unusual wedding dress. Actually, in this case it's
the groom rather than the bride that gets dressed up, and they wear sky
blue rather than white. In Slovenia, the moor frog is known as the blue frog
thanks to this very feature. "Blue frogs In Slovenia No way!" is the usual
response when I mention that I have taken some photographs of the moor
frog. It is not until I show the pictures that people believe me, but even then
they look surprised and slightly doubtful.
I didn't know about the blue frog either, but I have been completely captivated
by them since the first time I saw them. The day before, I got a phone call from
a friend, "Come on! This is the perfect time!" Obviously the male's mating
season colouring is not permanent; it only lasts for a few days, making a photo
safari all the more interesting. Many of my early attempts had ended as nothing
more than hours of meditating around a pond without a single picture of a
blue frog to show for it. If I missed the key period, there was no way to try again
until the following year. So I don't really have to think about it; I tell my friend
that I'll be there, even though my time off work has not actually been approved
yet. It was on that 15 March that spring really started for me.
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The blue frog hunt begins after the sun is up and the warm rays of sunshine
start to lure the frogs out into the open. It takes a lot of patience until the first
little blue head peeks out of the water with a characteristic "blub" sound. I
dare not move for fear of startling the frogs; I can see them in the viewfinder
of my camera but I wait a little longer. Soon there is another blub and then
another, until finally the sounds grow into a relaxed hum. At last I can start
taking pictures. The frogs stay above the surface for a few moments, hop
around for a little while and soon disappear back into the pond.
I was captivated. Yes, I had just spent hours sitting motionless for the sake of
taking a few photographs, but I would not trade the experience for anything.
In fact, I was so taken by the moor frogs that I drove to the other end of Slovenia,
to Prekmurje, where they are also known to live. Dozens of blue frogs
crowded in a convenient puddle is a sight that I won't forget in a hurry.
The habitat of moor frogs comprises swamp meadows, flood-prone forests,
dead river branches, marshes and ponds, where they are free to reproduce and
deposit spawn. Males are usually first to visit potential spawning places. Their
humming is designed to attract females that they can mate with; once the
females deposit the spawn, the males fertilize it externally. The spawn forms
large pads. Spawning places can attract a hundred or more specimens. In addition
to the Krakovo forest, moor frogs in Slovenia can also be found in dead
river branches of the Mura, in Podravje and in the Ljubljana Marshes.
The moor frog is not the only species named after the colour blue in Slovenia.
It shares its name with a type of floating fern (Salvinia natans) and a bird, the
blue tit (Parus caeruleus). The interesting thing is that these three species can
all be found in and around the dead river branches of the Mura.
If coincidence or curiosity brings
you to one of these locations in
spring, please be considerate. The
moor frog is a vulnerable species
and has been placed on Slovenia's
Red List of Amphibians. They
certainly wouldn't like to
have too many people around
during mating season.
Anyway – enjoy the spring!
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maske DANES,
OBRAZI JUTRI
Karnevalska kultura na Slovenskem v XX. stoletju
Besedilo: Andreja Zupanec Bajželj
Fotografije: Arhiv Muzeja novejše zgodovine Slovenije
Fotografija: Marjan Ciglič

Maske zagotovo sodijo med pomembnejše
predmete, saj jih pozna domala celotno
človeštvo. V slovenskem etničnem prostoru
poznamo okoli 176 različnih pustnih likov
oz. šemskih vlog, različne oblike pustovanj
pa živijo v 738 slovenskih krajih. Obredne
vsebine, ki so nekoč zaznamovale pustni
čas na Slovenskem, so se do danes razvile v
povsem novo urbano karnevalsko kulturo,
katere glavne sestavine so burkaštvo, satira,
veselje, ples in zabava. Pustni karnevali so
tako postali festivali, ki odsevajo tradicijo
in sodobnost, globalne informacije, modo,
množično in popularno kulturo itd.

pust na slovenskem
Občasna fotografska razstava Muzeja novejše zgodovine Slovenije »Maske danes,
obrazi jutri« je na ogled na Ljubljanskem gradu med 12. februarjem in 31. marcem 2013.
Pusta, ki naj bi dokončno odgnal zimo in v deželo prinesel
pomlad, na Slovenskem ne obhajamo vsako leto ob istem
času. S koledarskim namreč sočasno teče tudi cerkveno leto s
središčnim praznikom – veliko nočjo. Največji krščanski praznik
praznujejo verniki na nedeljo po prvi pomladanski luni, kot
duhovna priprava vernikov na praznik je predtem zapovedan
štiridesetdnevni post, ki se začne s pepelnico, tj. sredo pred
prvo postno nedeljo. Dan prej je pustni torek, nedelja pred
njim pa pustna nedelja. Obdobje od praznika sv. treh kraljev
(6. januarja) do pustne nedelje tako na Slovenskem predstavlja
čas, ko pustne šeme oživijo ter nastopi čas ženitovanj, plesnih
prireditev in veseljačenja.
Spontanemu pustnemu rajanju med ljudmi so se v drugi polovici
dvajsetega stoletja pridružile organizirane pustne prireditve,
ki so v dobršni meri izrinile tradicionalne pustne like. S povorkami
se je začelo opozarjati na aktualne družbene, gospodarske
in politične razmere na lokalni, nacionalni in mednarodni ravni.
Karnevalsko dogajanje z vozovi in bleščečimi sprevodi vse do
20. stoletja ni bilo množično. Neustavljiv razvoj iz preteklega
se nadaljuje tudi v 21. stoletju s pojavom vedno novih oblik,
pomenov in vsebin. Pust na Slovenskem doživi svoj konec z
uprozoritvijo pogreba, s sežigom ali metom v bližnjo reko.
Karneval v Litiji
Litija je med letoma 1957 in 1983 zasedala med slovenskimi
karnevalskimi mesti posebno mesto. Celotno ogranizacijo
pustnega karnevala je že od začetka prevzelo tamkajšnje turistično
društvo. Organiziran je bil celo POPRL, Pustni odbor
– Pustno rajanje Litija, ki je bil zadolžen za vodenje karnevala
ter medijsko oglaševanje. Celotna prireditev je zahtevala več
kot tri mesece priprav in sodelovanje približno tridesetih ljudi,
v zadnjem tednu in na dan prireditve pa vključenost preko
petsto krajanov. Vsako leto so določili aktualno problematiko,
ki so jo obiskovalcem predstavile maskirane skupine in
posamezne maske. V sprevodu sta sodelovali tudi dve godbi
na pihala. Tako so Litijani na karnevalih izstrelili v vesolje
svojega kozmonavta Kožurina, uprizorili sodni proces proti
Moizu Čombi, leta 1963 gostili mirovno konferenco, pokopali
star pokojninski zakon, litijske smeti s šejki uspešno zamenjali
za nafto, reševali »Hansaluft« afero itd. Pustni karneval v Litiji
si je letno ogledalo od deset do dvajset tisoč obiskovalcev.
Zaradi slabih gospodarskih razmer in nezadostne angažiranosti
organizatorjev je pustno dogajanje v Litiji po letu 1983
zamrlo, za njegovo ohranitev, sicer v okrnjenem obsegu, pa
se danes zavzemajo Občina Litija, Center za razvoj Litije in
Turistično društvo Litija.
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Fotografija: Marjan Ciglič
Pustni karneval –
festival, kjer odsevajo
tradicija in sodobnost,
moda ter množična in
popularna kultura.
Karnevalska tradicija v Cerknici
Med naše izrazito pustne kraje danes zagotovo sodi
Cerknica. Začetek pustnega veselja je bil že od nekdaj na
debeli četrtek, vrhunec pa vsakoletni pustni sprevod. V
osemdesetih letih, ko je zamrl tradicionalni litijski pustni
karneval, je vodilno vlogo karnevalske prireditve v osrednji
Sloveniji prevzela Cerknica. Karneval je še vedno dobro
obiskan, saj si ga ogleda okoli tri do štiri tisoč radovednežev.
V središču karnevalske prireditve je obisk čarovnic s Slivnice
ter mitoloških prebivalcev iz Cerkniškega jezera in kraškega
podzemlja – coprnice Uršule, povodnega moža Jezerka,
žabca Brontoskoka, jezerske ščuke, hudiča s polhi in skupine
Butalcev. Ideje za snovanje velikih pustnih likov so Cerkničani
dobili pri Valvazorju. Tako je tudi on od leta 1989 postal
redni gost karnevala.
Kurentovanje na Ptuju
Ptujsko kurentovanje kot osrednja prireditev karnevalskega
dogajanja na Ptuju neprekinjeno poteka od leta 1960.
Že prvo leto so se v spremstvu domače godbe predstavili
zbrani množici s plesom kopijaši, sledili so jim orači, rusa,
medved, vile, piceki in glavni akterji – kurenti. (Kurent ali
korant – tradicionalni pustni lik, oblečen v kožuh, z zvonci
okoli pasu in posebnim pokrivalom, izvira z območja
Ptujskega in Dravskega polja ter Haloz.) Leta 1961 so
se tradicionalnim likom v karnevalskem sprevodu prvič
pridružile tudi pustne skupine, katerih cilj je bil šaljivo
prikazati aktualne razmere. Prireditev je bila vse do leta
1993 zgoščena v en dan, a je bila skrbno razdeljena na
dopoldanski in popoldanski program. V dopoldanskem
času so se na bližnjem stadionu predstavile tradicionalne
pustne skupine iz bližnje in daljne okolice in celo tujine, v
popoldanskih urah pa je po mestnih ulicah stekel sprevod
mask – tradicionalnih in novodobnih. Vrstni red mask v
karnevalski povorki je bil skrbno določen. Prva je v sprevodu
nastopila šolska mladina, sledile so ji odrasle maske in
posamezniki ter na koncu motorizirane skupine. Vsebinsko
in organizacijsko spremembo je ptujsko kurentovanje
doživelo leta 1994. Časovni obseg prireditev se je razširil
na enajstdnevno pustno dogajanje v mestu, vrhunec
katerega še vedno ostaja nedeljska povorka tradicionalnih
in karnevalskih likov ter skupin.
Vsem, ki bi radi izvedeli še več o karnevalski tradiciji na
Slovenskem, lahko priporočim le dvoje: samostojno raziskovanje
med številno in bogato literaturo ali pa obisk in
doživetje enega izmed pustnih karnevalov.
Fotografija: Svetozar Busić
Fotografija: Miloš Švabić
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MASKS TODAY,
FACES TOMORROW
Carnival Culture in Slovenia
in the 20th Century
TEXT: Andreja Zupanec BajželJ
PHOTOGRAPHS: National Museum of Contemporary History Archives
Surely masks are one of the more important things,
considering that they are known practically to the
whole of mankind. There are around 176 distinct Carnival
characters or costumes known in the Slovenian ethnic
space and there are 738 Slovenian places that celebrate
various forms of the Carnival. The ritual content that
used to mark Shrovetide in Slovenia has now turned into
a completely different urban carnival culture whose
main components are pranks, satire, joy, dancing and fun.
The Carnivals have thus become festivals that reflect
tradition and modernity, global information, fashion,
mass and popular culture and so on.
In Slovenia, Shrovetide, which is supposed to finally chase away winter
and bring spring, is not celebrated at the same time every year. Namely,
running parallel to the civil calendar is the ecclesiastical calendar with
its key holiday – Easter. The biggest Christian holiday is celebrated on
the Sunday after the first spring moon and, as spiritual preparation
for this holiday, believers have to observe 40 days of fasting starting
on Ash Wednesday, i.e. on the Wednesday before the first Sunday of
Lent. The day before that is called Shrove Tuesday, and the Sunday
before that is the Shrove Sunday. In Slovenia, the period from the Three
Kings Day (6 January) to the Shrove Sunday is a time when Carnival
costumes come to life, ushering in a time of wedding feasts, dance
events and revelry.
In the second half of the 20 th century, spontaneous Carnival festivities
among the people were joined by organised Carnival events that have
largely driven out the traditional Carnival characters. The parades
began to draw attention to current social, economic and political
conditions at the local, national and international levels. There were no
mass Carnival events featuring carts and ornate processions until the
20 th century. This unstoppable trend from the past continues into the
21 st century with the emergence of ever new forms, meanings and content.
The Carnival mascot in Slovenia meets its end with the staging of
a funeral, by being burned or by being thrown into the nearby river.
The Carnival in Litija
In 1957–1983, Litija held a special place among the Slovenian Carnival
towns. Ever since the beginning, the local tourism association has
been in charge of the entire organisation of the Carnival. It even organised
POPRL (the Carnival Committee – the Litija Carnival Festivities),
which managed the Carnival and its advertising in the media. The
entire event would require more than three months of preparations
and the joint effort of about thirty people, with over 500 locals being
included in the last week and on the day of the event. Every year, they
would determine the current issues that would be presented to the
visitors by the masked groups and individual masks. There would even
be two wind orchestras participating in the procession. At the various
Carnivals, the people of Litija have launched into space their own
cosmonaut Kožurin, staged a court process vs. Moise Tshombe, hosted
a peace conference in 1963, buried the previous pension act, successfully
traded the waste of Litija for oil with the sheiks, tried to resolve
the “Hansaluft” affair, etc. The Carnival in Litija would attract ten to
twenty thousand visitors every year. Due to poor economic conditions
and insufficient commitment by the organisers, the Carnival events in
Litija died down after 1983, though efforts to preserve it have recently
been made, albeit limited in scope, by the Litija Municipality, the Litija
Development Centre and the Litija Tourism Association.
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Fotografija: Marjan Ciglič

pust na slovenskem
Fotografija: Nace Bizilj
“Masks Today, Faces Tomorrow”, a temporary photographic exhibition of the National Museum of Contemporary
History, will be on display at the Ljubljana Castle between 12 February and 31 March 2013.
The Carnival – a festival
that reflects tradition and
modernity, fashion and mass
and popular culture.
The Carnival Tradition in Cerknica
Cerknica is now definitely one of the best known Slovenian towns in
terms of Carnival tradition. Carnival festivities are always launched
on Fat Thursday and culminate in the annual Carnival procession. In
the 1980s, when the traditional Carnival in Litija faded out, Cerknica
took on the role of the leading Carnival event in central Slovenia. The
Carnival is still well attended and receives three to four thousand visitors.
At the centre of the Carnival event is the visit from the witches
of Slivnica, the mythological inhabitants of Lake Cerknica and the
Karst underworld – the hag Uršula, the water man Jezerko, the frog
Brontoskok, the lake pike, the Devil with the dormice and the group
of Butalci (Dimwits). Cerknica locals got the ideas for designing the
big Carnival characters from Valvasor, who was also turned into a
regular character of the Carnival starting in 1989.
Kurentovanje at Ptuj
As the central event of the Carnival at Ptuj, the Ptuj Kurentovanje has
been running continuously since 1960. On the first year, accompanied
by the sound of a local band, dancing spearmen, followed by ploughmen,
“rusa”, a bear, fairies, cockerels and the main figures – Kurents
introduced themselves to the group of people that had gathered there
(Kurent or Korant – a traditional Carnival character that wears sheepskin,
bells around its waist and a special head covering; it originates
from the area of Ptujsko polje, Dravsko polje and Haloze). In 1961, the
traditional figures of the Carnival procession were joined for the first
time ever by Carnival groups whose goal was to portray the current
situation humorously. The event was condensed into a single day up
until 1993, when it was carefully divided into the morning and afternoon
programme. In the morning, traditional Carnival groups from
the surrounding area and abroad would present themselves at the
nearby stadium, while in the afternoon, there would be a procession
of masks (both traditional and modern) along the town streets. The
order of the masks in the Carnival procession was carefully determined.
The first to appear in the procession were schoolchildren, followed by
grown-up masks and finally by motorised groups. In 1994, the Ptuj
Kurentovanje was overhauled in terms of content and organisation.
Its duration was extended to eleven days of Carnival events in the
town, the highlight of which remains the procession of traditional and
Carnival characters and groups on Sunday.
I have two things to recommend to anyone wishing to learn more about
the Carnival tradition in Slovenia: to study the abundant and rich literature
by themselves or to see and experience one of the Carnivals in person.
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Pust pod Krnom
Ravenski pustovi
odganjajo zimo
Besedilo: Carmen Leban Fotografije: Iztok Dimc
Teden dni pred pustno soboto se pustne šeme izpod Krna odpravijo na 4-kilometrsko krožno pustno pot
po vaseh: Drežniške Ravne, Magozd in Jezerca. Negujejo tradicijo svojih prednikov, ki na izviren in slikovit
način prikazuje pogansko ženitev. Sodelujejo le neporočeni fantje, kO dopolnIJO 17 let starosti. Pred
dvema letoma so uradno predali namenu prvo pustno pot v Sloveniji – Pot Ravenskega pusta.
Dolge in naporne priprave
Fantje se že decembra posvetijo sprejemu novih članov.
Ti morajo znati vriskati – vriskanje kar pogosto odmeva
v pustni povorki –, vsak pa mora opraviti tudi pustno zaprisego.
Razdelijo pustne vloge, ki do konca pustovanja
ostanejo strogo varovana skrivnost; ve se le, da so novinci
»ta grdi«.
Predpustna polnočna povorka
Pustovi se sestanejo prvo soboto v letu, ko se urini kazalci
že nagibajo proti polnoči. Za povorko se opremijo z
zvonci in drugimi kovinskimi predmeti, s katerimi želijo
ustvariti čim večji hrup. Ustavijo se v središču vsake
izmed treh vasi, sklenejo krog ter ob spremljavi harmonike
in bobnov zapojejo. Pred pustom je naporno: zbrati
morajo ves material in vloge naštudirati, vsak posameznik
naj bi jim dodal nekaj izvirnega.
»Ta lepe« skrbno izberejo
Pustna povorka, na čelu katere je vodja sprevoda – edini
lik, ki mu je dovoljeno govoriti –, krene na pot že ob pol
osmih zjutraj. Harmonikaš gre na popotovanje od hiše do
hiše skozi tri vasi in igra avtentično pustno koračnico; po
njegovem taktu se ravna bobnar, v tem ritmu pa se gibljejo
tudi vsi ostali pustni liki. »Ta lepi« predstavljajo ženina in
nevesto. Pri izbiri so pozorni na razliko v višini (moški mora
biti višji od ženske); dobro morajo znati tudi plesati, saj je
ples sestavni del sprevoda – zavrtijo se namreč v vsaki hiši
pa tudi med potjo po vasi. »Ta lepi« so poleg »ta grdih«
najbolj prepoznavni liki Ravenskega pusta. K likom, ki jim je
dovoljeno vstopiti v hišo, za kar se z gospodarjem že prej
pogodi vodja povorke in mu skuša dopovedati, da pustovi
prinašajo srečo in odganjajo zlo, sodita tudi »ta star« in »ta
stara«. Rezjan nosi s seboj malo delavnico in popravi to in
ono, najraje pa se loti čiščenja čevljev. Hitro se lahko kdo
od obiskovalcev znajde v rokah žandarja, ki te na silo in s
pomočjo puške odpelje v hišo, ti predstavi lovca, ta pa se
trudi prodati domačega zajca, ki ga je ukradel domačinom,
medtem ko se je ravbar brezskrbno podil po vasi. V povorki
so še dimnikar, nosač »ta slamnat« pa kmet in kmetica
ter smrt, ki je sestavni del našega življenja.
»Ta grdi« imajo najtežjo vlogo
»Ta grdi« so opasani s težkimi zvonci, na glavi imajo
lesene maske, iz katerih štrli velik usnjen jezik, na maski
so tudi ovnovi rogovi; vse skupaj zaokroža ovčja koža, ki
je tudi sestavni del zgornjega dela oblačila in poskrbi,
da je fantom prijetno toplo. A kljub temu marsikoga
pogled na gole roke kar strese. Hlače so pošite s trakci iz
pisanega blaga. Obvezen pripomoček pa je ženska najlon
nogavica, napolnjena s pepelom, in služi za preganjanje
vaških otrok, včasih pa se »ta grdi« zapodijo tudi za lepimi
dekleti. Pustne šeme ves čas tečejo, zato je zvonce slišati
daleč naokrog.
Prva pustna pot v Sloveniji
Z razglasitvijo 4 kilometre dolge Poti Ravenskih pustov,
ki jo opravijo vsako leto pustni liki, želijo domačini zagotoviti
prepoznavnost v Sloveniji, zamejstvu in v svetu ter
ohraniti pustno tradicijo, like in maske. Ravenski pustovi
so zabeleženi v registru Unescove nesnovne dediščine
in obetajo si, da se jim bo uspelo uvrstiti na prestižni seznam,
ki predstavlja zanimivosti z vsega sveta. Domačini
pod Krnom so pust razglasili za praznik, saj ga štejejo za
enakovrednega božiču in novemu letu.
Ta dan vsi ostanejo doma,
počakajo na pustove in
jih pogostijo, zvečer pa
se vsi zberejo na vasi,
kjer rajajo pozno v
noč.
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pust pod krnom
Carnival at the Foot of Krn
The Ravne Carnival Characters
Drive away Winter
Text: Carmen Leban photographs: iztok dimc
A week before the carnival Saturday, the carnival characters set off from
under Krn on a 4-kilometre round trip through the villages of Drežniške
Ravne, Magozd and Jezerca. They foster their ancestors' tradition, which in an
original and picturesque manner presents a pagan wedding. Only unmarried
young men over the age of 17 participate. Two years ago, they officially opened
the first carnival route in Slovenia – the Ravne Carnival Route.
Long and strenuous preparations
Men focus on taking on new members already in December.
The new members have to know how to whoop – whooping
often echoes in a carnival procession – and each must
take a carnival vow. The carnival roles are assigned and kept
highly secret until the end of the carnival. It is known only
that the novices are "the ugly ones".
Pre-carnival midnight procession
Carnival characters meet on the first Saturday of the year
close to midnight. They wear bells and other metal objects
to make as much noise as possible. They stop at the centre of
all three villages, form a circle and sing, accompanied by an
accordion and drums. The time before the carnival includes
hard work: all material has to be collected and roles studied;
every individual is expected to add an original note.
"The pretty ones" are carefully selected
The carnival procession lead by the head of the procession
– the only character allowed to speak – takes off as early
as half past seven in the morning. The accordion player
goes from house to house in the three villages playing an
authentic carnival march; he is accompanied by a drummer,
and all carnival characters move to the same rhythm. "The
pretty ones" stand for the groom and the bride. When the
roles are assigned, the height difference is considered (the
man must be taller than the woman). They must be able to
dance, as dancing is an important element of the procession
– they take a spin in every house and while going through
the village. Besides "the ugly ones", the "pretty ones" are the
most recognisable characters of the Ravne Carnival. The
characters that are allowed to enter a house – which is previously
arranged with the master of the house by the head of
the procession, who tries to convince the former that carnival
characters bring good fortune and drive away evil – also include
"the old man" and "the old woman". The "Rezjan" character
has with him a small workshop to fix this and that, and
likes most to polish shoes. Any of the visitors may quickly fall
into the hands of a gendarme, who by force and with a rifle
takes a visitor into the house and introduces the Hunter, who
tries to sell a domestic rabbit that he stole from the locals
while the robber roamed the village care-free. The procession
also includes a Chimney Sweep, the "straw" Carrier, a he- and
a she-peasant and Death that is a part of our life.
"The ugly ones" have the most difficult role
"The ugly ones" carry behind their belt heavy bells and wear
wooden masks from which protrude a large leather tongue.
Attached to the mask are also ram horns and sheep skin,
which is part of the upper clothing and keeps the young men
warm. Still, the sight of bare arms makes many a person
shiver. The trousers have attached ribbons of various colours.
A mandatory accessory is a woman's nylon sock filled with
ashes that is used to chase the village children. "The ugly
ones" sometimes also chase pretty girls. Carnival characters
run all the time, so the bells can be heard far away.
The first carnival route in Slovenia
By declaring the 4-kilometre Ravne Carnival Route that is
every year travelled by carnival characters, the locals wish
to ensure the recognisability of and preserve the carnival
tradition, characters and masks in Slovenia, its neighbouring
countries and all over the world. The Ravne Carnival characters
are recorded in the Unesco register of intangible heritage
and hope to be included in the prestigious list that contains
attractions from all over the world. The local people living
under Krn have declared carnival a holiday, as they consider
it equal to Christmas and New Year.
They do not go to work
on that day but wait for
the carnival characters
and give them a feast,
while in the evening, they
gather in the village
and party late into the
night.
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pust pod krnom
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064
MILJE PRI TRSTU
mesto, ki živi
za Karneval
Besedilo in fotografije: Anja Čop
Le korak od italijanske meje, natančneje 3 kilometre od mejnega prehoda Škofije, zavijemo levo in
prispemo do ljubkega obmorskega mesteca z imenom Milje. Prelepo staro mestno jedro z glavnim
trgom obkrožajo tipične ozke ulice, s hribčka pa se dviga srednjeveški grad. Mesto je znano po
karnevalu, ki vsako leto pokaže pravi značaj tega kraja. Miljski karneval pravzaprav traja celo leto,
svoj vrhunec pa doseže s povorko na pustno nedeljo. Stik z domačini vzpostavimo na kateri koli dan
v letu s preprostim vprašanjem: »Kateremu društvu pripadaš« Samo po sebi je umevno, da povprašamo
za eno izmed društev, ki sodelujejo pri pripravi miljskega karnevala.
Tradicija priprave karnevala sega v davno leto
1420. Že v tistem obdobju so imeli mestno
listino, kjer je bilo zapisano, da se subvencionirajo
vsa tista društva, ki bodo sodelovala pri
pustni povorki. Po dveh vojnah je leta 1954
takratni župan Giordano Paco obnovil tradicijo.
Danes tekmuje osem društev, vsako s svojimi
vozovi, maskami in glasbenimi skupinami.
Ponašajo se s svojimi imeni in celo logotipi:
Bellezze Naturali – naravne lepotice,
Brivido – srh, Bulli e Pupe – mulci in mulke,
La Bora – burja, Lampo – strela, Mandrioi – šalabajzerji,
Ongia – noht – in Trottola – vrtavka.
Že septembra se v hangarju, nekoč namenjenemu
gasilskim vozilom, zberejo vse pustne ekipe
in začnejo s pripravami na pustno povorko za
naslednje leto. Seveda pred tem določijo, na katero
temo bodo izdelovali maske, koliko vozov
– traktorjev potrebujejo, koliko članov imajo na
razpolago in kateri od njih bo kaj počel. Vsaka
skupina ima točno določen prostor, namenjen
za svoje delo, in vse skupine delujejo v navideznem
sožitju. Vsaka želi na koncu zmagati, se
najbolje odrezati pred izkušeno žirijo, zato je
tukaj občutiti tudi napeto ozračje kot posledico
zdrave konkurence. Ker traja izdelovanje
mask celo zimo, ima vsako društvo v hangarju
postavljeno tudi »sejno sobico« oziroma barski
kotiček. Če slučajno zaidete tja med pustnimi
pripravami, vas bodo gostoljubno pogostili s
kozarčkom domače istrske malvazije.
Dela, ki se odvijajo v hangarju, so le tretjina
vseh priprav. Za domačimi vrati številnih
gospodinjstev se krojijo oblačila, šivajo se in
barvajo maske … in pihalni orkestri pustnih
skupin vadijo iz dneva v dan vsak na svoj takt.
V malem mestu
Milje ni doma, kjer
se ne bi odvijale
priprave na pust.

KARNEVAL V MILJAH
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KARNEVAL V MILJAH
Na pustno nedeljo se zjutraj odprejo vrata velikega
hangarja in to je trenutek resnice. Ali se
bodo ogromne maske na vozovih le dvignile
v nebo in se ne bodo zrušile pod svojo težo in
velikostjo Vse skupine ena za drugo zapeljejo
svoje paradne vozove na štartno mesto v centru
Milj. Od tam se začne karnevalski sprevod
skozi mesto. Strokovne žirija skrbno ocenjuje
maske, ko se le te ustavijo pred njo. Proti večeru
razglasijo zmagovalno skupino v kategoriji
najbolj izvirne in dovršene maske. Rajanje se
nato nadaljuje pozno v noč in še naslednji dan.
V torek Milje počivajo od napornega rajanja.
Člani karnevalskih skupin imajo tudi uradno
prosta oba delovna dneva. Vendar s tem miljski
karneval še ni končan, saj Pust vendar še ni pokopan.
To se zgodi v sredo, ko se dobijo vsi člani
na sedežu pustnega društva. Ne smejo manjkati
niti duhovnik niti njegovi cerkveni spremljevalci,
godba na pihala in seveda vdova gospoda
Pusta. Skupaj pokopljejo »umrlega«.
Po sežigu na grmadi je za to leto pusta konec.
Ostane še kakšen mesec pospravljanja hangarja,
da bo pripravljen za novo sezono in nove
pustne ideje.
Miljski karneval pa v svojem bistvu živi vse
leto. Združuje mlade in stare, veseljake, pa tudi
tiste, ki so izgubili upanje. Vsak najde v njem
svoj smisel, zaupanje vase, v svoje delo in delo
skupine, kjer se vedno znova tkejo pristne
prijateljske vezi.
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carnival in muggia
In the small town
of Muggia, every
single household
is involved in
the carnival
preparations.
Muggia near Trieste:
A Carnival Town
Text and photographs: Anja Čop
Muggia is a charming coastal town situated just a stone's throw from the Italian
border, a mere 3 km from the Škofije border crossing. Characteristic narrow streets
surround the beautiful old town centre and main square; a medieval castle on a hill
overlooks the town. Muggia is famous for its carnival, an occasion that reveals the
town's true character. The Muggia carnival actually takes place all year long, but the
main event is the parade on Carnival Sunday, the last Sunday before Shrove Tuesday.
It is easy to start a conversation with the locals – just ask them which company they
belong to. It goes without saying that you are asking about the companies that are
involved in organising the Muggia carnival.
The town's carnival tradition dates back to 1420;
a document from this period promises a subsidy
for each company that takes part in the carnival.
In 1954, two world wars later, the then-mayor
Giordano Paco revived the tradition. There are
eight companies competing for the title of carnival
winner today, each with its own floats, costumes
and musicians. They also have names and even
logos: Bellezze Naturali – natural beauties,
Brivido – shiver, Bulli e Pupe – dudes and chicks,
La Bora – the bora wind, Lampo – lightning,
Mandrioi – charlatans, Ongia – fingernail, and
Trottola – spinning top.
As early as September, the carnival teams meet in
an old hangar that once housed fire trucks and
start preparing for next year's carnival parade.
Before they begin, they choose a theme for the
costumes, decide on the number of floats and
tractors required, count the company members
available and assign them the tasks that need to
be done. Each company has its own space in the
hangar and they all seem to be getting on in perfect
harmony. Obviously they all want to get the
most votes from the long-standing jury and win
the competition, so there is also a feel of healthy
competition in the air. Since it takes all winter to
create the costumes, each company has its own
meeting room (which doubles as a bar) in the
hangar. If you happen to visit during the carnival
preparations, they will be happy to treat you to a
glass of home-grown Istrian malvasia.
There are other preparations to be done aside from
the work that takes place in the hangar: in many
a household, costumes are being designed and
sewn, masks cut and painted … Meanwhile, the
company brass bands practice their music.
Early on Carnival Sunday, the large hangar
doors open. It is the moment of truth. Will
the enormous figures on parade floats stay
upright or crash to the ground, defeated by
their own weight and size One by one, the
companies bring their floats to the starting
line in the centre of Muggia. The carnival
parade winds its way through town. The
expert jury carefully assesses each float as
it stops in front of them. Towards the end of
the day, the company to have created the
most original and accomplished parade
figure is declared the winner. The festivities
continue late into the night and all through
the following day.
On Tuesday, Muggia rests. Carnival company
members are given Monday and Tuesday
off from work. But the Muggia carnival
is far from over – the Carnival effigy hasn't
been buried yet. This is done on Wednesday:
the company members meet up at the
Carnival headquarters accompanied by a
priest and his attendants, a brass band and
the widow of the Carnival man. Together
they bury the "deceased".
After the effigy has been burnt at the stake,
the Carnival is over for another year. All that's
left is a month of cleaning in the hangar so
that it is ready for the next season and the
fresh ideas that will come with it.
But in its essence, the Muggia carnival goes
on all year long. It brings together young
and old, the happy and the desperate …
It helps people to find meaning and confidence
in themselves, their work and the
work of the carnival company, where genuine
friendships are born again and again.
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068
Pisma
Juliji
iz Verone
Besedilo: Saša Suhadolnik
FOTOGRAFIJE: Saša Suhadolnik, SHUTTERSTOCK
Za romantične duše je Verona, to ljubko malo italijansko gnezdece, v prvi vrsti prizorišče
brezčasne zgodbe dveh tragičnih zaljubljencev – Romea in Julije. Njuno nesrečo je Shakespeare,
ta iznajdljivi mojster, spravil na papir in nehote sta mlada zaljubljenca za vedno
zaznamovala svet romantikov, ki ga v najlepši podobi uteleša prav Verona. Tisti s srečo v
ljubezni vadijo v tem očarljivem mestu kljunčkanje, oni s srčnimi težavami pa za rešitev in
upanje pišejo na naslov prav posebnega kluba Julijinih tajnic, kjer vam priskoči na pomoč –
kdo drug kot Julija. Za vsak slučaj sem se odločila, da ji pišem …
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Kako se je vse začelo ...
Julija, Verona. Tako preprosto se je glasilo prvo pismo,
ki je leta 1937 prispelo na naslov Julijine grobnice.
Njen oskrbnik, nepoboljšljivi romantik Ettore
Solimani, je odgovoril na pismo in s tem začel Julijin
ljubezenski ritual. Po drugi svetovni vojni je na pisma
odgovarjal lokalni profesor Gino Beltramini, a ko je
njegova identiteta postala znana, se je iz javnosti
raje umaknil. V 1980-ih se je župan Verone odločil, da
to nalogo zaupa Julijinemu klubu (sprva le skupini
prijateljev, ki je razglabljala o kulturnih problemih v
Veroni), in prosil Giulia Tamassia, naj prevzame vlogo
predsednika in odgovornost za pisma. Giulio, živahen
79-letnik in dolgoletni oboževalec Julije, zdaj počasi
predaja krmilo svoji hčerki Giovanni, ki mi je prijazno
in iz prve roke pojasnila, kdo sploh so Julijine tajnice.
Kdo bo torej rešil vaše ljubezenske težave
Giovanna mi potrdi domnevo, da so Julijine tajnice večinoma
ženske, čeprav sem pa tja svetuje tudi kakšen
moški. Njihovo število se spreminja, nekaj je stalnih
že več let, sprejemajo pa medse tudi prostovoljce iz
celega sveta, ki želijo za en dan ali za dalj časa postati
Julijin glas. Julijine tajnice so različnih let, nekatere
poročene, druge samske, vse pa opravljajo to delo prostovoljno.
Obvladajo številne jezike, odgovorijo celo v
Braillovi pisavi za slepe in so ponosne na svoja ročno
napisana pisma. Da, to so tajnice, ki ne tipkajo.
Si predstavljate ta podvig!
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pisma juliji iz verone
Na leto dobijo preko 10.000
navadnih pisem in preko 100.000
virtualnih sporočil (število je
skokovito naraslo potem, ko je na
filmska platna prišel hollywoodski
film Pisma Juliji), zato nekatere od
tajnic odgovarjajo na pisma
tudi po več ur na dan.
No, vsaj za znamke jim ni treba skrbeti. Mesto
Verona plača poštnino, imajo pa tudi svojega
osebnega in posebnega poštarja Walterja,
ki se ponosno kiti z nazivom »il postino d'
amore«. Poleg tega, da odgovarjajo na pisma,
pa so tajnice aktivne tudi na drugih področjih.
Organizirajo različne kulturne dogodke, kjer
predstavljajo svoj klub, na stojnicah ponujajo
obiskovalcem svoje izdelke in širijo dober glas
o Juliji. Imela sem srečo. Na dan mojega obiska
je klub priredil kratek recital, kjer so prebrali nekaj
pisem Juliji in me ob glasbi in plesu ponesli
nazaj v čas nesrečnih zaljubljencev. Lepo. Seveda
vsako leto tudi primerno počastijo pisma;
na valentinovo, na praznik zaljubljencev, pa
izberejo najbolj spontano in ganljivo pismo
Juliji ter avtorju podelijo nagrado, prikladno
poimenovano »Draga Julija«.
Z ljubeznijo so križi in težave
Mene so v Verono pripeljale zgodbe. V tem
primeru zgodbe v pismih. O čem pišejo ljudje
s celega sveta v svojih prošnjah Juliji Zakaj
ji pišejo In kakšni so odgovori »Tri četrtine
pisem napišejo ženske,« mi zaupa Giovanna.
Njihove težave so naše težave: od neuslišane
ljubezni do ljubezni na daljavo, nezvestobe in
ločitve. V zadnjem času je še posebej veliko
pisem napisanih iz osamljenosti, oglasijo pa se
tudi dekleta, ki se spopadajo z neodobravanjem
svojih staršev, torej z isto oviro, ki je stala na poti
že Romeu in Juliji. Sem pa tja se najde kak romantičen
moški, ki prosi Julijo, naj piše njegovi
ljubljeni in ji izpove njegova čustva, saj sam tega
ne zna ali ne zmore. Ženitna posrednica Julija
mu z veseljem ugodi in tajnice nato pogosto
prejmejo še hvaležno pismo v zahvalo za
pomoč pri parčkanju. »Happy end.« Vsi niso taki.
Giovanna mi pokaže nekaj pisem. Ob enem se
mi kar malo orosi oko. Neka Angležinja je Juliji
poslala pismo, v katerem piše:
»Draga Julija, nekoč sem bila s svojim
možem na poročnem potovanju v Veroni
in obiskala sva tvojo hišo. To je bil
najlepši čas mojega življenja. Zdaj sva
ločena. Pišem ti v upanju, da boš lahko
ponovno prižgala iskro in bova morda
znova našla skupno pot.«
Priložena je slika srečnega in nasmejanega para.
Spet druga pisma so hudomušna. Neko dekle
iz Japonske je pismu priložilo debel dnevnik, v
katerem je opisovalo svoje ljubezenske zveze
pred poroko; in ker zaradi moža tega dnevnika
ni želelo več hraniti doma, ga je v varstvo
zaupalo Juliji. Kot precej optimistično pa lahko
opišemo pismo afriškega princa, ki je prosil Julijo,
naj mu najde Evropejko. Res je, z ljubeznijo
so sami križi in težave.
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pisma juliji iz verone
Julijine tajnice odgovorijo na vsa pisma. Le enkrat
se je zgodilo, da je nek ameriški zapornik pisal tako
pogosto in vsiljivo, da so mu iz varnosti nehali odgovarjati.
Sicer pa ni klica na pomoč brez odgovora.
A kako potolažiti ljudi Elena Marchi, ki je Julijina
tajnica že deset let, mi pove, da njihovi odgovori
vedno vsebujejo upanje in optimizem, saj je bila
Julija junakinja, ki se je borila za svojo ljubezen. Toda
večina pisem je žalostnih, še posebej sedaj v času
krize, in zato včasih tajnice povprašajo za nasvet
tudi psihologa. Odgovornost je namreč velika, če
moraš pomagati dekletu, ki se odloča, ali naj obdrži
otroka, ali pa fantu, ki se je zaljubil v sliko dekleta na
nagrobniku. Delo Julijinih tajnic je vse prej kot lahko,
a Elena mi zagotovi, da je vsekakor vredno truda,
saj vse te zgodbe obogatijo tudi njihovo osebno
življenje. Za konec in za hec še vprašam Eleno,
kakšen mora biti po njenem mnenju sodobni
Romeo. »Odgovor je preprost,« pravi, »spoštljiv,
pozitiven, iskren in s pravimi vrednotami.« Hm, le kje
ga najti Morda mi pa lahko pomaga Julija.
Julija, mit ali resnica
Ciniki vam bodo v en glas zatrjevali, da Julija ni bila nikoli
resnična in da je le plod ljudske in Shakespearjeve
domišljije. A v 13. stoletju je obstajalo dekle z imenom
Giulietta Capello (Shakespeare jo je preimenoval v
Julijo Capulet), in če se odločite za skok v Verono,
lahko njeno hišo obiščete še danes, le sledite množici.
Povzpnite se na njen znameniti balkon in zakličite: »O,
Romeo, zakaj si Romeo« Neobvezno. Obvezno pa
pustite pismo Juliji v nabiralniku ali ga natipkajte na
enem izmed štirih simpatičnih računalnikov, ki jih najdete
v tem muzeju, posvečenem ljubezni. Na dvorišču
Julijine hiše lahko tudi pogladite prsi na Julijinem kipu,
kar naj bi vam prineslo srečo. V eni izmed simpatičnih
trgovinic vam lahko izvezejo vaše ime za spomin, ne
pozabite pa biti turist in si privoščite tudi kakšnega
izmed tisočih spominkov z Julijinim logotipom. Priporočam
čokoladne piškotke Baci di Romeo in Baci di Giulietta.
Da bo nekaj za oba. Pa postojte za trenutek …
tam na dvorišču. Začutili boste, da je Julija še kako živa
in da njeno sporočilo ljubezni živi naprej.
Za tiste, ki pa
se ne boste
odpravili v
Verono …
Tu je njen
naslov:
Club di Giulietta
Via Galilei 3
Verona 37100
Italy
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letters to juliet in verona
Letters to Juliet in Verona
text and photographS: Saša Suhadolnik
Romantic souls see Verona – a lovely, enchanting
Italian city – first and foremost as the setting of the
timeless tale of two tragic lovers, Romeo and Juliet.
Since Shakespeare immortalised their ill fortune in his
famous play, the young lovers and Verona itself have
become favourites of romantics everywhere. Those
fortunate enough to be lucky in love come to this
charming city to spend a few happy days kissing in one
of the most romantic places on earth. Meanwhile, the
lovesick and the unhappy have arrived at a new way
of finding hope: they send letters to the address of a
very special club of Juliet's secretaries and ask advice
from … who else but Juliet herself! Just to be on the
safe side, I decided to send a letter myself …
How It All Began
Juliet, Verona. That was the short address on the first letter to
arrive at Juliet's tomb in 1937. The caretaker, a hopeless romantic
by the name of Ettore Solimani, wrote a reply and started a new
romantic tradition. After World War II, replies were written by
Gino Beltramini, a local professor, but his identity was eventually
revealed and he shied away from the spotlight. In the 1980s, the
mayor of Verona decided to entrust the task of letter-writing to the
Juliet Club (which started out as a group of friends who debated
cultural issues in Verona), and Giulio Tamassia was asked to tackle
the role of chairman and take on the responsibility for the letters.
Giulio, now an ebullient 79-year-old and a lifelong fan of Juliet,
has recently handed over the reins to his daughter, Giovanna. She
was happy to tell me firsthand everything I wanted to know about
Juliet's secretaries.
Who, then, will solve your love problems Giovanna confirms what
I had already suspected: the majority of Juliet's secretaries are
women, although they do include a few men as well. Their numbers
vary; some secretaries have been answering letters for years,
but they also welcome volunteers from across the world who wish
to be the voice of Juliet, be it just for a day or for a longer period. Juliet's
secretaries are people of all ages, some married, some single,
but all working on a volunteer basis. They speak many languages
and can even read and write using the Braille system for the blind
and visually impaired. They are proud of their handwritten letters.
Yes, these are secretaries who don't type – imagine that!
The club receives some 10,000 letters
and over 100,000 e-mails a year (the
numbers increased hugely following
the release of the Hollywood movie
Letters to Juliet), meaning that some
secretaries will spend several
hours a day writing replies.
One thing they don't have to worry about are stamps: the
postage fees are covered by the city of Verona. And then there
is Walter, personal postman to Juliet's secretaries, proud to be
known as "il postino d'amore". In addition to replying to letters,
the secretaries are active in several other fields as well. They
organise a variety of cultural events where they represent their
club, give visitors a chance to see their products and spread the
word about Juliet. I was in luck: on the day of my visit, the club
held a short recital where several letters to Juliet were read out,
while the music and dancing transported me back to the time
of the star-crossed lovers. Beautiful. Every year, Juliet's secretaries
pay tribute to the letters they have received; on Valentine's Day,
the author of the most spontaneous and touching letter to Juliet
is given an award, suitably named Dear Juliet.
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Trials and Tribulations
Stories were what brought me to Verona, the stories in
these letters. What do people from all over the world
write about in their appeals to Juliet Why do they
write I asked Giovanna. "Three quarters of the letters
are written by women," she tells me. Their problems
are the same as ours: from unrequited love and longdistance
relationships to adultery and divorce. Recently
there have been more letters from lonely people as well
as letters from girls whose choice of partner has been
met with disapproval from the parents – the same
problem that faced Romeo and Juliet. Every now and
then, there is a letter from a man, a romantic asking
Juliet to write to the object of his affection on his behalf,
since the sender is unable to reveal his emotions.
Matchmaker Juliet is happy to oblige, and the story
often ends with a grateful letter thanking the secretaries
for their part in bringing the couple together. Happy
ending. But it doesn't happen for everyone. Giovanna
shows me a few letters. One of them brings tears to my
eyes. An Englishwoman writes:
"Dear Juliet, years ago my husband and I
came to Verona on our honeymoon and we
visited your house. It was the best time of
my life. Now we are divorced. I'm writing
to you because I hope you can rekindle the
flame and help us find a way out."
Enclosed is a photograph of a happy, smiling couple.
Then there are the more amusing letters. A girl from
Japan enclosed with her letter an extensive journal
describing her love affairs prior to marriage; since she
didn't want to keep the book at home for fear of her
husband finding it, she decided to entrust it to Juliet for
safekeeping. There is also a rather optimistic letter from
an African prince asking Juliet to find him a European
wife. It is true – love is full of trials and tribulations.
Juliet's secretaries reply to every single letter. The only
exception was an American prisoner who wrote so frequently
and intrusively that they were forced to stop replying
to him for safety's sake. Other than that, no cry for
help goes unanswered. How do you make a person feel
better Elena Marchi has been Juliet's secretary for ten
years now. She tells me that their replies focus on hope
and optimism, since Juliet is renowned as a character
who fought for her love. Because the majority of the
letters are sad – particularly in these times of economic
crisis – the secretaries often turn to a psychologist for
advice. There is great responsibility involved in trying to
help a girl who has to decide whether to keep her baby
or a boy who has fallen in love with the picture of a girl
on a tombstone. While the work of Juliet's secretaries is
anything but easy, Elena assures me that it is absolutely
worth it. The stories are an invaluable contribution to
the secretaries' lives. Finally, just for fun, I ask Elena about
her idea of the modern Romeo. "That's easy," she says, "He
should be respectful, positive, honest and have the right
values." I wonder where one could find such a man Maybe
Juliet can help me.
Juliet: Fact or Legend
Ask any cynic and he will tell you that Juliet never
existed; she is merely the product of folk legend and
Shakespeare's imagination. However, in the 13th century,
there actually lived a girl called Giulietta Capello
(Shakespeare renamed her Juliet Capulet); if you come
to Verona, you can still visit her home today – just follow
the crowd. Then you can climb up to the famous
balcony and exclaim, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art
thou Romeo" Obviously that is optional, but this is a
must: leave your letter to Juliet in the letter box or type it
up on one of the four delightful computers to be found
in this museum dedicated to love. In the courtyard of
Juliet's house, you can stroke the right breast of Juliet's
statue for luck. There are several charming shops where
you can get your name embroidered; don't forget to play
the tourist and buy one of the thousands of souvenirs
bearing the Juliet logo. You should also treat yourself
to the Baci di Romeo and Baci di Giulietta chocolate
biscuits – something for you and your loved one. Finally,
stop in the courtyard … just for a moment. You will
sense that Juliet and her message of love live on.
If you are
not going to
Verona …
here is
Juliet's
address:
Club di Giulietta
Via Galilei 3
Verona 37100
Italy
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Mirjam Grilc

zeliščARKA MIRJAM GRILC
pozna zdravilno moč rastlin
besedilo: Stane sušnik FOTOGRAFIJE: STANE SUŠNIK IN OSEBNI ARHIV M. GrILC
Kdor verjame, da tudi rastline čutijo, se odzivajo na okolje in prenašajo
posebno energijo, oblikuje do njih poseben odnos. Rastline mu odpro svoj
kozmos, v katerem ni meja. Ponudijo mu okus, boljše počutje, zdravje in
zadovoljstvo ob sobivanju z njimi.
Zeliščarka Mirjam Grilc je ena teh srečnih
ljudi. Čeprav so jo tako šole kot življenje sprva
vodili po povsem drugih poteh, je pred skoraj
desetletjem skupaj z možem Gregorjem pristala
na pobočjih Krvavca kakih 700 metrov nad
morjem. Takrat so se v njej zbudile izkušnje iz
otroških let, ko sta skupaj z mamo ali babico
nabirali zelišča. Pozneje so se začele na njenih
policah nabirati knjige o zdravilnih rastlinah.
Možnost, da začne okoli novega doma v neokrnjeni
naravi gorenjskih hribov gojiti zelišča,
je v njej sprožila začetniško navdušenje. Sprva
je na novo zorani njivi sadila vse, kar je lahko
dobila. S časom, ko je rastline začela čutiti,
kot pravi danes, pa je zmanjšala število tistih
zelišč, ki jih goji sama. Izbrala je le zelišča, ki so
»njena«. Obiskovala je izkušene zeliščarje, se
včlanila v združenje, ponujala svoje pripravke,
ki jih je začela izdelovati, iskala stike z ljudmi in
z leti se je sestavil mozaik izkušenj. V njem so
vgrajena spoznanja, ki jih je pridobila tako, da
je na sebi in svojih bližnjih preskušala učinkovitost
posamičnih zelišč – seveda le, kadar so se
pojavile težave.
Z možem sta uredila prijazno sodobno podeželsko
domačijo. Vseh zelišč seveda ne goji na
gredah; izrablja prednost, da živi v okolju, kjer
lahko na travnikih nabira kakih 20 vrst zelišč,
ki v naravi vsebujejo vse zdravilne učinkovine.
Ko obiskovalca vodi mimo svojih gred,
navdušeno opisuje rastline na njih. Skoraj za
vsako reče, da ji je posebno ljuba, zelo pri
srcu ali ena najljubših. Tak odnos je zgradila
z vsakodnevno nego, opazovanjem in
okušanjem svojih rastlinic ter s pripravo čajev,
tinktur ali mazil iz teh zelenih prijateljic. Ker
rada kuha in preizkuša nove recepte, ne more
brez dvignjenih gred, na katerih so pomešane
zelenjadnice in zelišča. Okrasnega vrta
še nima, so pa prav minulo jesen preuredili
del zemljišča pod hišo, kjer se bo prihodnjo
pomlad razrasel zeliščno-okrasni vrt.
Najprej je začela iz posušenih rastlinskih delov
pripravljati čaje. V nekaterih zmeša različna
zelišča in so namenjeni dobremu počutju,
spodbujanju energije, še več pa je takih s
premišljeno izbranimi rastlinskimi vrstami in so
namenjeni lajšanju zdravstvenih težav. Lično
pakiranim vrečkam s čaji so se z leti pridružila
mazila. Izdeluje jih na tradicionalen način,
kakor se je naučila pri starih zeliščaricah – iz
naravnih sestavin. Osnovo predstavlja kakovostno
oljčno olje, lanolin pripomore k temu,
da je možno mazilo enakomerno mazati, za
zgostitev pa doda še čebelji vosek. Priljubljena
so gabezovo, brinovo, ognjičevo, timijanovo,
šentjanževo in še katero mazilo.
Med načine, kako iz zdravilnih rastlin pridobiti
njihove zdravilne učinkovine, spada poleg
navedenih tudi priprava eteričnih olj in tinktur.
Mirjam zaenkrat izdeluje samo tinkture na
osnovi domačega žganja, torej z okoli 40%
alkohola. Pri tej pripravi uporablja različne dele
rastlin, od listov, stebel in socvetij do korenin,
odvisno pač od tega, v katerem rastlinskem
delu je skritih največ učinkovin.
Kdor pozna osnove ljudskega zdravilstva, ki se
je razvilo prav iz nabiranja zelišč, se zaveda, da
ljudje iz različnih delov Slovenije (pa seveda tudi
drugod po svetu) pripisujejo številnim rastlinam
različne zdravilne lastnosti. Saj veste, »za vsako
bolezen rož'ca raste«. Danes, ko so večino rastlin
že strokovno preučili, so nekatere teh zdravilnih
lastnosti potrjene, druge pa ovržene. Hkrati pa
je pomembno še eno spoznanje in tega se Mirjam
dobro zaveda. Poudarja namreč, da delujejo
zelišča na ljudi različno: pri enem je učinek tak,
pri drugem pa povsem drugačen. Poleg tega
tudi ve, da so mnogi pri uporabi zdravilnih pripravkov
premalo vztrajni. Zato svojim strankam,
ki jo pogosto pokličejo po telefonu, prijazno
pojasnjuje, kako naj ravnajo v prihodnje, da si
bodo olajšali težave ali okrepili zdravje.
Svojega znanja ne skriva, rada ga deli z vsemi, ki
jih zanimajo njene izkušnje. Tako je bilo kar pričakovati,
da bo sedla in spisala knjigo, v kateri je
ponudila nekatere izmed svojih preizkušenih receptov.
Knjigi Zelišča z gore je sledila še Zeliščna
kuharija, v njej pa je zbrala načine priprave jedi,
pri katerih so pomembna tudi zelišča.
Gotovo ne bi bila uspešna, če bi morala vse
postoriti sama. Mož Gregor Grilc, nekdaj član
naše smučarske reprezentance, danes pa
uspešen poslovnež, je nepogrešljiv pri pridelavi
zelišč. On razdela in udejani načrte, ki se rojevajo
v glavi njegove Mirjam. Organizira delo
pri ureditvi vrta in nasadov, velikokrat pa sam
prime lopato v roke. Sadi, presaja, izkopava,
reže. Kar zavidal sem jima, ko sem ju opazoval,
kako usklajena sta pri delu.
Mirjam Grilc prepriča s toplino v glasu. Izžareva
samozavest, zraslo iz izkušenj. Zato se ljudje radi
obračajo k njej in ji verjamejo.
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TEXT: STANE SUŠNIK
PHOTOGRAPHS: STANE SUŠNIK AND ARCHIVE M. GRILC
Mirjam Grilc
Knows the Healing Power
of Plants
People who see plants as living things that respond
to the environment and carry a special energy have a
unique relationship with nature. They have access to the
limitless cosmos of plant life. Plants give them all the
flavours, health, well-being and satisfaction that come
from living in harmony with nature.
One such fortunate person is herbalist Mirjam Grilc. Although formal
education and life initially took her in another direction, Mirjam and
her husband Gregor moved to the slopes of Krvavec, some 700 m
above sea level, almost a decade ago. For Mirjam, the new environment
brought back memories of her childhood when she would
go looking for herbs with her mother or grandmother. Books about
medicinal plants soon accumulated on Mirjam's bookshelves.
The opportunity to start growing herbs around her new home in the
pristine nature of the Gorenjska hills filled Mirjam with a beginner's
enthusiasm. She started out by planting everything that she could
get her hands on. Eventually she started feeling the plants, as she
describes the experience today, and she cut down the number of
herbs that grew on her fields. She chose only the herbs that she felt
somehow belonged to her. She talked to more experienced herbalists,
joined the herbalist association, started selling her own preparations,
established contacts with other people and gradually built
up a collage of experience. It includes knowledge that she gained
by testing the efficacy of individual herbs on herself and her family
when they felt unwell.
Mirjam and her husband have built a welcoming, contemporary
homestead in the country for themselves. Naturally, Mirjam does not
grow all the herbs in her own garden. She is lucky to live in an area
where she has access to around 20 different herbs with natural medicinal
properties on the local meadows. Showing a visitor around her
garden, Mirjam talks about the plants with warmth and enthusiasm.
She describes every other plant as being particularly dear to her, close
to her heart or one of her favourites. It is a relationship that developed
through daily care, observation and tasting and preparing teas,
tinctures and creams from her little green friends. Since Mirjam loves to
cook and try new recipes, she is also proud of the raised beds where she
grows a mix of vegetables and herbs. She doesn't have a flower garden
yet, but last autumn the land in front of the house was prepared for a
new garden of herbs and flowers in the spring.
Mirjam started out by preparing teas from dried plants. Some of
her teas are combinations of herbs for well-being or energy, but for
the most part she combines carefully selected plants to make teas
for specific health problems. After a few years of neatly packaged
tea bags, Mirjam started making creams as well. Her creams are
made from natural ingredients using traditional methods that she
learnt from old herbalists. The base for any cream is quality olive oil,
lanolin makes the cream spread more evenly and beeswax is used to
thicken it. The most popular creams she makes are comfrey, juniper,
marigold, thyme, St. John's wort and a few others.
Other methods of extracting healing substances from medicinal
plants include making essential oils and tinctures. For now, Mirjam
only makes tinctures based on homemade spirit with around 40%
alcohol by volume. When preparing a tincture, various parts of the
plant can be used – leaves, stalks, flowers or roots, it depends on
where there is the highest concentration of healing substances.
If you are familiar with the basics of folk medicine that developed
from herbalist practices, you know that people across Slovenia
(and elsewhere in the world) attribute various healing properties to
various plants. As they say, there is a plant for every illness. A good
deal of this reputation came from the lack of systematic research on
the true effects of substances that plants contain. In modern times,
when most plants have been scientifically studied, there is a different
aspect that matters. Mirjam is well aware of it. She underlines
the fact that herbs have a different effect on different people. If
two people use the same herb, it can have a completely different
effect on each of them. Mirjam also knows that many people lack
the necessary persistence when it comes to using medicinal herbal
preparations. She often talks to her clients on the phone to explain
what they should do in the future to ease their problems or improve
their health.
Mirjam does not hide her knowledge; she loves to share it with anyone
interested in her experience. It was somewhat expected, then,
that she would sit down and write a book of tried and tested recipes.
Her first book, Herbs from the Mountain, was followed by Cooking
with Herbs, a book of cooking recipes with a focus on herbs.
One thing is certain: Mirjam would not have been able to succeed
without the support of her husband. Gregor Grilc, a one-time
member of the Slovenian national ski team and now a successful
businessman, is indispensable when it comes to growing herbs.
When Mirjam has an idea, Gregor draws up the plan and implements
it. He is responsible for organising the work on the garden
and beds of herbs and has been known to take up a shovel himself.
He also sows, plants, digs and mows. Watching them work in such
perfect harmony, it was difficult to avoid a feeling of envy.
Mirjam Grilc wins you over with
the warmth in her voice. The
confidence that she exudes has
grown from experience. That is
why people seek out her help
and trust her advice.
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Regratova juha
Dandelion soup
Sestavine:
4 korenine regrata | 2 korenčka | zelo majhen ohrovt
1 majhna čebula | drobnjak | česen | peteršilj | sol |
poper | maščoba | skuta | 1 liter zelenjavne osnove
Priprava:
Čebulo prepražimo na maščobi in dodamo narezane
korenine regrata, korenček in ohrovt. Pustimo, da se
malo prepraži, nato zalijemo z jušno
osnovo, solimo, dodamo nasekljan česen in pustimo
rahlo vreti približno 25 minut. V pripravljeno juho
vmešamo žličko skute.
Ingridients:
4 dandelion taproots | 2 carrots | 1 small head of kale | 1
small onion | chives | garlic | parsley | salt | pepper | lard |
cottage cheese | 1 l vegetable stock
Preparation:
Sauté the onion in lard and add sliced dandelion taproots,
carrots and kale. Sauté briefly and then add the
vegetable stock, some salt and chopped garlic. Allow the
soup to simmer gently for about 25 minutes. When it is
ready, stir in a teaspoon of cottage cheese.
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zeliščARKA MIRJAM GRILC
Metina potica
Mint potica
Testo:
300 g moke | 20 g kvasa | 3 rumenjaki | 50 g sladkorja
| 50 g masla vanilijev sladkor | 2 žlici ruma |
limonina lupina | 2 dcl mleka
Nadev:
2-3 večji šopki sveže ali posušene mete (poprove, črne
ali čokoladne) | 80 g masla | 60 g drobtin | 80 g sladkorja
| 3 dcl kisle smetane | 3 rumenjaki | limonina lupinica
Priprava:
V posodico zdrobimo kvas ter ga zmešamo z žlico moke, sladkorja in
toliko mlačne vode, da dobimo gladko zmes. Vzhaja naj približno 10
minut. V skledo presejemo moko, dodajamo vzhajan kvas in postopoma
mešamo. Posebej zmešamo zmehčano maslo, rumenjake,
sladkor, sol, mleko, rum in limonino lupinico ter dodamo moki, zmešani
s kvasom. Stepamo ročno, tako da postane testo gladko in se loči od
posode. Pomokamo ga, pokrijemo in pustimo vzhajati.
Medtem pripravimo nadev. V kozici prepražimo na maslu drobtinice in
jih ohladimo, preden primešamo kislo smetano, sladkor in rumenjake.
Vzhajano testo zvrnemo na dobro pomokano desko in zvaljamo na
1 cm debelo plast pravokotne oblike. Namažemo z nadevom in dobro
posujemo z nasekljanimi metinimi listi (naj bo videti vse zeleno). Z nadevom
obloženo testo zvijemo in položimo v dobro namazan pekač. Tako
pripravljeno potico premažemo s stepenim jajcem in vzhajamo približno
15 minut v pečici, ogreti na 50° C. Pečemo pri 180–190° C približno 1 uro.
For the dough:
300 g flour | 20 g baker's yeast | 3 egg yolks | 50 g sugar
| 50 g butter | vanilla sugar | 2 tsp rum | lemon zest | 200
ml milk
For the filling:
2-3 large bunches of fresh or dried mint (peppermint, horehound,
chocolate mint) | 80 g butter | 60 g breadcrumbs |
80 g sugar | 300 ml sour cream | 3 egg yolks lemon zest
Preparation:
To make the dough, crumble the baker's yeast and mix it with a spoon of
flour, a spoon of sugar and enough lukewarm water to make a smooth
mixture. Leave it to rise for about 10 minutes. Sift the flour into a bowl, add
the yeast mixture and gradually combine them. In another bowl, combine
softened butter, egg yolks, sugar, salt, milk, rum and lemon zest. Add the
mixture to the flour and yeast. Beat by hand until the dough is soft and
separates easily from the bowl. Sprinkle the dough with flour, cover with a
cloth and leave to rise. In the mean time, prepare the filling. Melt the butter
in a pan and fry the breadcrumbs. Leave to cool before stirring in the sour
cream, sugar and egg yolks.
Place the dough on a board thoroughly sprinkled with flour. Roll the
dough into a rectangular shape 1 cm thick, spread the filling over it and
sprinkle chopped mint leaves on top until the entire surface is green. Roll
up the dough and place it in a well greased baking tray. Beat an egg, coat
the potica with it and leave to rise for another 15 minutes at 50°C. Preheat
the oven to 180-190°C and bake for about 1 hour.
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Po Koroškem, po Kranjskem
že ajda zori …

Navadna ajda (Fagopyrum
esculentum) je tradicionalna
poljščina slovenskega kmeta
in njegove krajine, globoko
povezana z navadami, folklornim
izročilom in identiteto naroda.
Polja brhkih belih ali rahlo roza
obarvanih cvetov že stoletja
poleti in vse do pozne jeseni
krasijo podeželje ter polnijo
kašče križem Slovenije. Uspeva
tudi na Krasu, le poletno sonce
na Obali ji ne prija. Iz ajde
pripravljamo številne značilne
slovenske jedi, kot so žganci in
štruklji, prav dobro se znajde
tudi v sodobni kuhinji.
V Sloveniji je ajda prvič pisno omenjena v gornjegraškem urbarju leta
1426 pod imenom »poganka«. »Pohanka« ji še danes pravijo na Češkem, v
romanskih jezikih je »saracensko« ali »mavrsko žito«, v avstrijski nemščini je
»Heiden«, kar tako kot slovenski izraz ajd nakazuje, da so jo v Evropo prinesli
tuji oziroma poganski trgovci. Angleško poimenovanje »buckwheat« in
nemško »Buchweizen« razlagajo etimologi kot bukovo žito, saj ajdova zrna
nekoliko spominjajo na bukova semena.
Čeprav ajdo uporabljamo podobno kot druga žita, botanično gledano
ni žito. Ne spada v družino trav in ni enokaličnica kot ostala žita. Vzklije z
dvema kličnima listoma in spada v družino dresnovk, kjer najdemo številne
plevelne dresni. Je bližnja sorodnica rabarbare in kislice ter daljna sestrična
špinače in južnoameriškega amaranta, ki ga prav tako predelujejo v kašo
in moko.
Izvira iz kitajske province Yunnan. To so potrdili japonski znanstveniki, ki so
tam pred leti odkrili divjo sorodnico ajde. Uspeva v visokogorju, ponekod v
Himalaji na nadmorski višini 3000 metrov. Učinkoviteje od drugih poljščin
črpa hranila iz prsti, je rastlina skromnih tal. Prijajo ji nižje temperature in
vlaga. Pravijo, da zori v megli. Ima kratko rastno dobo, iz semena do zrna
potrebuje le dobre tri mesece, zato se jo v Sloveniji pogosto seje kot strniščni
posevek, po žetvi pšenice. V eni sezoni jo lahko dvakrat spravimo.
V Evropi jo sejejo tudi na daljnem severu v Skandinaviji, denimo v Kareliji
na Finskem. Skandinavci pripravljajo iz ajdove moke kisli kruh. Cenijo jo
na Japonskem, v Koreji, Rusiji, Ukrajini in Franciji, predvsem v pokrajini
Bretanja. Da pa lahko služi tudi kot okras, potrjujejo prakse iz Japonske in
Danske, kjer ajdo zasajajo ob pasove cest! Nekaj poskusov s sortami ajde,
ki bi bile primerne za okrasno cvetje, so izvedli tudi na Biotehniški fakulteti
Univerze v Ljubljani.
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AJDA V LITERATURI
V srednjem veku je ajda predstavljala poljedelsko novost. Rastlina je bila
ponekod v Prekmurju in na Dolenjskem oproščena dajatve desetine
gospodi, zato je bila pomemben vir hranil in dodatnega zaslužka za
ruralno prebivalstvo. Znani trgovci z ajdo so bili kmetje iz vasi Odranci v
Prekmurju. Kašo so prodajali v Maribor in v hrvaško Slavonijo. Nedavno
je v Odrancih društvo kmečkih žena uredilo majhen muzej pridelave in
predelave ajde. Zlata stopa, lesena priprava za luščenje zrnja, pa krasi
občinski grb in zastavo.
Ajda se kot pomembna rastlina pojavlja v ljudskem slovstvu in literaturi.
Najdemo jo v eni izmed verzij ljudske bajke o Kurentu in vesoljnem potopu.
Kurent je slovansko bajeslovno božanstvo, ki prežene zimo. Povezujejo
ga s kultom plodnosti in spolnosti, podobno kot grškega Priapa. V
zgodbi pred poplavo rešeni Kranjec obljubi svojemu rešitelju Kurentu, da
bo zmerom častil dve Kurentu sveti rastlini – ajdo in vinsko trto.
O ajdi se razpiše polihistor Janez Vajkard Valvasor v knjigi Slava vojvodine
Kranjske, ki je prvi strukturiran opis ljudi in dežele Kranjske, predela Slovenije,
ki je v Valvasorjevem času zaobjemal osrednjo Slovenijo in Kras z
Istro. Tam pravi, da kranjski kmet ajdo pogosto uživa kot kašo ali kruh. Ob
tem opomni bralce, da četudi je ajdov kruh črn, naj se meščanska usta
ne kremžijo nad njim, saj je tako kot kaša, ki jo sicer pogosto pošiljajo na
tuje, prav dober!
Iz ohranjenih jedilnikov Žičke kartuzije, ki je na Štajerskem nedaleč od
mesteca Slovenske Konjice delovala med letoma 1160 in 1782, razberemo,
da so ajdo v poznem 18. stoletju na praznične in običajne dni uživali
tamkajšnji bratje, ki so sloveli po strogi, skromni, a dobri kuhinji. Ob delno
obnovljenih ruševinah kartuzije se v tej skriti dolini Janeza Krstnika še
danes nahaja Gastuž, najstarejša gostilna v Sloveniji.
Znan slovenski folklorni napev Po Koroškem, po Kranjskem opisuje
mlado dekle, ki je želo ajdo tri dni in si pridelalo le tri snopiče ter žuljave
roke, kar nakazuje, da je bilo spravilo ajde zahtevno opravilo. Danes jo
žanjemo s kombajni, po izročilu pa naj bi ajdo v skupinah žele ženske
močnejšega stasa, ki so na žetvi rade veliko pojedle in popile. V Prekmurju
je na čelu žanjic s srpi in drugimi pripomočki kosil kosec s koso.
Pokošeno ajdo so na njivi povezali v snope in jih pustili na soncu nekaj
dni, da so se posušili. Na vozeh z živinsko vprego so odpeljali pridelek na
domačijo, kjer so ga pojoč ročno zmlatili s cepci. Sledilo je »bintanje«, postopek,
po katerem z rešeti in vejalnikom ločimo zrnje od plev in ostalih
primesi. Zrnje je tako pripravljeno za mletje v moko. Za pripravo kaše pa
so očiščeno ajdovo zrnje najprej kuhali toliko časa, da se je zrno odprlo,
potem so ga stresli na platnen prt, da se je posušilo na zraku. Sledilo
je luščenje zrnja v stopi. Tako pripravljena ajdova kaša je bila nared za
prodajo ali domačo rabo.
V drugi polovici 20. stoletja so začele v Sloveniji ajdo izpodrivati krmne
rastline, zlasti koruza. Danes Slovenec poje le dober kilogram ajde na
leto, od tega petdeset odstotkov iz uvoza. A ajda se počasi in vztrajno
vrača na slovenska polja in jedilnike, predvsem v luči zdrave in ekološko
pridelane hrane.
AJDA V PREHRANI
Zaradi globalne razširjenosti in različnih navad narodov, ki jo pridelujejo,
uporabljamo ajdo na številne načine v prehrani in drugje. Na Japonskem
izdelujejo odlične rezance, imenovane soba, Rusi pripravljajo kvašene bline,
Francozi palačinke. Poznamo ajdovo pivo, ki je tako kot pivo iz prosa
primerno za bolnike s celiakijo, saj so ajdova zrna brez glutena. Iz ajde se
lahko pripravi celo sladoled! Luščine ajdovih zrn so odlična zastirka, in če
so temeljito očiščene prašnih delcev (primerne so luščine po tradicionalno
pridobljeni ajdovi kaši s predkuhanjem neoluščenih zrn), lahko z njimi
polnimo vzglavnike in oblazinjeno pohištvo.
Ajdova kaša in kruh sta se ohranila kot značilni slovenski jedi vse do
danes. Ob njiju ne moremo mimo ajdovih žgancev, h katerim se odlično
poda zabela iz ocvirkov; predstavljajo tradicionalen zajtrk slovenskega
kmeta. Včasih so žgance prelili z navadnim ali kislim mlekom, ko ni bilo
drugega, so jih jedli ‘gole’ tudi po trikrat na dan. Tu so še slani ali sladki
ajdovi štruklji, ajdov močnik, v Prekmurju ajdova »zlevanka«, tradicionalno
prelita z bučnimi oljem in kislo smetano.
Ajdova moka se dobro poda v različne sladice, denimo v nedavno zasnovano
reprezentančno sladico prestolnice, torto Ljubljana.
V moderni kuhinji ajdova kaša odlično nadomesti riž, dodamo jo v
različne juhe in obare, prileže se h gobovim jedem. Ponekod iz nje izdelujejo
kosmiče. Enako kot pri koruzi lahko iz ajdovega zrnja pripravimo
petelinčke oziroma »kokice«.
Ajdovo moko lahko pred pripravo testa za kruh oparimo ali popražimo.
Tako zgubi nekaj značilnega okusa in vonja, ki sta nekaterim moteča. Oparjena
ajdova moka lahko zadrži več vode in kruh bo bolj sočen. Za ajdov
kruh se po navadi pripravi mešanica iz tretjine ajdove moke in dveh tretjin
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pšenične. Zakonodaja predpisuje, da mora izdelek vsebovati vsaj trideset
odstotkov ajdove moke, da ga lahko prodajamo kot ajdovega. Slovenska
posebnost, vsakodnevno dostopna v pekarnah, je ajdov kruh z orehi.
Ajda je zelo hranilna. V ZDA ji pravijo »super živilo«, redno se znajde na
menijih ruskih šol, Združeni narodi jo pošiljajo na prizadeta območja.
Odlikuje jo skoraj popolna slika esencialnih aminokislin, snovi, ki jih naše
telo ne more proizvesti samo, a jih tako kot vitamine nujno potrebuje
za pravilno delovanje. Izstopata aminokislini lizin in arginin, slednja je
esencialna aminokislina le pri otrocih, saj ti še nimajo do konca razvitega
sistema presnove. Zaradi visoke vsebnosti kakovostnih beljakovin priporočamo
ajdo vegetarijancem in veganom.
Vsebuje veliko mineralov – kalcij, železo, fosfor, cink, baker, magnezij,
mangan in selen – ter antioksidant rutin, ki blagodejno vpliva na ožilje.
Vsebnost rutina v ajdovih zrnih je močno odvisna od vrste, sorte in
razmer v okolju, v katerem raste.
Navadna ajda je najbolj razširjena vrsta. Njene prednosti v primerjavi s
sorodnico tatarsko ajdo (Fagopyrum tataricum) so sladek okus, velika
semena in njihovo enostavno luščenje. A tatarska ajda, ki prav tako
izvira iz Vzhodne Azije, ima v svojih semenih veliko več rutina, drugih
flavonoidov in večjo aktivnost antioksidantov. Semena tatarske ajde so
manjša in bolj grenka. Na Kranjsko jo je v sedemnajstem stoletju iz Češke
uvozil baron Žiga Zois, da bi kot skromna, a rodna rastlina reševala ljudi
v času hude lakote, ki je pestila te kraje med letoma 1812 in 1815. Tako
se jo je prijelo ime »cojzla«. Tatarska ajda je sedaj redka poljščina, pravo
butično žito, v komercialne namene jo danes prideluje zasebni mlinar na
Dolenjskem.
AJDA KOT KULTURNA RASTLINA
Ena izmed odlik ajde je njena primernost za ekološko kmetijstvo. Ni je potrebno
gnojiti ali varovati pred boleznimi in škodljivci s fitofarmacevtskimi
sredstvi. Nekoč so jo uporabljali kot učinkovit naravni herbicid, saj hitro raste
in s svojimi dolgimi srčasto puščičasti listi prekrije njivo, kar ovira rast drugih
rastlin. Ne glede na to se včasih v posevek ajde primešajo trdovratne sorte
plevela, kot sta ambrozija in strupeni kristavec. Nekaj zastrupitev z alkaloidoma
atropinom in skopolaminom, ki ju najdemo v semenih kristavca,
so v Sloveniji že zabeležili; njive morajo biti čiste, brez plevelov, zrnje pred
mletjem pa primerno očiščeno plevelnih semen.
Največ težav povzroča pridelovalcem ajde srnjad, jeleni in košute, ki se prav
radi pasejo na tej okusni rastlini. Mlade poganjke ajde uživajo na Kitajskem
surove v solatah ali kuhane – podobno, kot strežemo beluše ali špinačo.
Iz posušene ajdove zeli pripravljajo zeleno ajdovo moko, ki jo dodajajo
različnim jedem.
Rutin je vodotopen, zato je ajdov čaj učinkovit način priprave ajdove zeli.
Ob tem velja opozorilo, da vsebuje ajdova zel, zeleni deli rastline in cvetovi,
tako kot šentjanževka fotosenzitivno snov, ki lahko poškoduje naš vid, če
se kmalu po njenem vnosu izpostavljamo soncu. Čaj iz ajdove zeli je priporočljivo
piti zvečer in ob oblačnih jesensko-zimskih dneh. V Aziji pijejo čaj
iz popraženih zrn tatarske ajde, ki ne vsebujejo fotosenzitivne snovi, imajo
pa veliko rutina.
Ajdova polja so odlična čebelja paša, predvsem zato, ker niso obdelana z
umetnimi sredstvi in ker ajda cveti v zgodnjo jesen, ko ni na voljo veliko
drugih cvetlic. Ajdov cvet omogoča dobro prezimovanje čebel, panj čebel
pa lahko poveča donos polja do deset odstotkov. Ajdov med spada med
najkvalitetnejše vrste medu. Na slovenskem tržišču ga je skoraj nemogoče
kupiti, saj ni dovolj ajdovih polj. Pred stoletji je bilo območje Slovenije
pomemben izvoznik ajdovega medu, sedaj pa so največje izvoznice tega
medu Kitajska, Poljska in Rusija. Raziskave iz ZDA so pokazale, da lahko
žlička ajdovega medu bolje lajša otroški kašelj kot sintetična zdravila.
Slovenija je eno od mednarodno pomembnih središč raziskav ajde. Leta
1980 je bila tu ustanovljena Mednarodna organizacija za raziskave ajde
(IBRA – International Buckwheat Research Association), ki organizira
mednarodne znanstvene konference o ajdi vse od Japonske do Kanade,
avgusta 2013 pa bo taka konferenca ponovno v Sloveniji, v Laškem. Mednarodno
sodelovanje pridelovalcev ajde in strokovnjakov za predelavo in
prehrano je pomembno za vračanje te lepe, zanimive in koristne rastline in
za zagotavljanje živil iz ajde vrhunske kakovosti.
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SEE THE BUCKWHEAT GROW IN
CARINTHIA, IN CARNIOLA …
TEXT: kATJA uTROŠA PHOTOGRAPHS: IVAN KREFT, Phd, SHUTTERSTOCK
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), a crop traditionally grown by Slovenian farmers, is closely connected to the habits, folk
tradition and identity of the nation. For many centuries, rolling fields of dainty white and pale pink blossoms have adorned the
countryside from summer until late autumn, while the grain has filled granaries across Slovenia. Buckwheat is also cultivated in the
Kras region, but not on the coast where the summer sun is too hot. Buckwheat is an essential ingredient in many traditional Slovenian
dishes such as žganci and štruklji, but it is just as useful in contemporary cooking.
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), a crop traditionally grown
by Slovenian farmers, is closely connected to the habits, folk
tradition and identity of the nation. For many centuries, rolling
fields of dainty white and pale pink flowers have adorned the
countryside from summer until late autumn, while the grain has
filled granaries across Slovenia. Buckwheat is also cultivated in
the Kras region, but not on the coast where the summer sun is
too hot. Buckwheat is an essential ingredient in many traditional
Slovenian dishes such as žganci and štruklji, but it is just as useful
in contemporary cooking.
The first written mention of buckwheat in Slovenia can be
found in the Gornji Grad land register, which dates back
to 1426. The crop is referred to as "poganka". It is still called
"pohanka" in the Czech language today, while the Romance
languages describe it as "Saracen grain" or "Moorish grain".
Its Austrian name "Heiden" and the Slovenian "ajda" both
imply that buckwheat was introduced to Europe by foreign or
"heathen" merchants. Meanwhile, the English "buckwheat"
and German "Buchweizen" are interpreted by etymologists as
originating from "beech wheat", since the shape of the buckwheat
seed is somewhat reminiscent of beech seeds.
Although buckwheat is used in a similar way to other grains, it
is not botanically speaking a grain itself. Unlike other cereals,
buckwheat does not belong in the grass family and is not a
monocot. Rather, it has two seed leaves and is a member of
the knotweed family, which also includes a number of weeds.
Buckwheat is closely related to rhubarb and sorrel, and more
distantly to spinach and South American amaranth, which is
also used to make groats and flour.
Buckwheat originates in the Chinese province of Yunnan. This
was established by Japanese scientists, who discovered a wild
relative of buckwheat in the region some years ago. The crop
thrives in mountainous regions, even growing at altitudes as
high as 3000m in the Himalayas. A plant used to modest conditions,
it is much more efficient than other crops at drawing
nutrients from the soil. Buckwheat prefers low temperatures
and humidity. It is said to ripen in fog. With a short growth
period of just three months from seed to grain, buckwheat is
often sewn in Slovenia after the wheat crops have been harvested.
It can give up to two harvests in a single season.
In Europe, buckwheat has spread all the way to Scandinavia,
to regions such as Karelia in Finland. The Scandinavians use
it to make sour bread. Buckwheat is also popular in Japan,
Korea, Russia, Ukraine and France, especially Brittany. In Japan
and Denmark, it is planted along the roadsides, proving that
it can even be used for decorative purposes. Similarly, several
experiments with species of buckwheat that might be used as
decorative flowers have been conducted at the Biotechnical
Faculty at the University of Ljubljana.
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BUCKWHEAT IN LITERATURE
Buckwheat was a new crop in the Middle Ages. In some parts of
Prekmurje and Dolenjska, it was even grown tithe-free, consequently
becoming an important source of nutrients and extra
income for the rural population. Farmers in the Prekmurje village
of Odranci were known for trading in buckwheat. They regularly
sold groats in Maribor and in the Slavonia region of Croatia. As
a tribute to them, the local association of farmers' wives has recently
opened a small museum dedicated to buckwheat farming
and processing, and to this day the Odranci municipal flag still
bears a golden stamp mill (a wooden mill for husking grain).
Buckwheat frequently features in folk stories and legends, such as
«a version of the folk tale about Kurent and the flood. In the Slavic
tradition, Kurent is a mythical figure believed to have the power
to chase away winter. It is connected to the cult of sex and fertility,
much like the Greek god Priapus. The story goes that Kurent
saved a Carniolan man from the flood. To show his gratitude,
the man swears to worship forever two plants that Kurent holds
sacred: buckwheat and the vine.
The polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor (born 1641- died 1693)
wrote about buckwheat in his famous work The Glory of the
Duchy of Carniola. His book was the first structured description
of the province of Carniola and its people – a region that
in Valvasor's time included central Slovenia as well as Kras and
Istria. In The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, Valvasor writes that
Carniolan farmers often eat buckwheat porridge and bread, and
describes buckwheat groats as a successful export. He also notes
that, although brown, buckwheat bread is nevertheless popular
even with the city dwellers, and that the bread and porridge are
both quite delicious.
The Žiče Carthusian Monastery, situated in the Štajerska region
near the town of Slovenske Konjice, operated from 1160 to
1782. The monks were known to adhere to a strict and modest
but nevertheless tasty diet that often included buckwheat, as
evidenced by the holiday and everyday menus that have been
preserved from the late 18th century. Near the partly restored
ruins of the monastery, in the hidden valley of Janez Krstnik (John
the Baptist), you will find Slovenia's oldest inn, Gastuž.
In Carinthia, in Carniola is a popular Slovenian folk song about
a girl who spends three days harvesting buckwheat, but all she
has to show for it at the end are three small sheaves and plenty
of blisters. This song reveals that harvesting buckwheat was
anything but easy. Today the crop is gathered with combine
harvesters, but in the old days it was done by stout women who
liked to punctuate the harvest with plenty of food and drink. In
Prekmurje, groups of female harvesters with sickles and other
implements were headed by a man with a scythe.
Once harvested, the buckwheat was bound into sheaves and left
to dry in the sun for several days. It was then loaded onto cattle
wagons and transported to the farm, where it was threshed
with flails. The farmhands often sang as they worked. After the
threshing came the winnowing, a process in which sieves and a
winnowing fan were used to separate the grain from the chaff
and other parts. The grain was then ready to be ground into flour.
To make groats, buckwheat grains were cooked just long enough
to start splitting. They were then air-dried on a linen cloth and
finally husked in the stamp mill. The groats were then ready for
sale or home use.
In the second half of the 20th century, the use of buckwheat in
Slovenia declined as food crop , particularly corn, began to dominate.
The average Slovenian today consumes just over a kilogram
of buckwheat a year, 50% of which is imported. However, thanks
to the growing awareness of the importance of healthy and
sustainably produced food, buckwheat is now making a slow but
steady return to Slovenian fields and menus.
BUCKWHEAT IN NUTRITION
Since buckwheat enjoys global popularity and is produced in a
number of different cultures, there are countless ways it can be
consumed and used: delicious soba noodles in Japan, leavened
blini in Russia or crepes in France. Then there is buckwheat beer;
much like millet beer, this is suitable for people with celiac disease
as buckwheat grains do not contain gluten. Buckwheat can even
be used to make ice cream! Meanwhile, the leftover husks make an
excellent mulch. Alternatively, they can be used to fill pillows and
cushions provided they have been thoroughly cleaned of all dust
particles (husks left over from the traditional method of processing
pre-cooked grains to make groats are particularly suitable).
Buckwheat bread and porridge have
been preserved in traditional Slovenian
cuisine to this day. Another dish that
remains popular is buckwheat žganci,
made with flour, oil and water,
usually served with crackling
when eaten for lunch or dinner.
A traditional farmers' breakfast, žganci used to be served with
fresh or soured milk. If there was no other food to be had,
they were eaten "dry" for every meal. Other traditional
buckwheat dishes include sweet and savoury štruklji
(rolled dumplings), močnik (a porridge made
from flour) and Prekmurje zlevanka (a type
of thick pancake), traditionally served
with pumpkin seed oil and sour cream.
Buckwheat flour works well in desserts
and was recently used to create the
Ljubljana Cake, a new cake to represent
the capital of Slovenia.
In contemporary cuisine, buckwheat
groats are an excellent substitute for
rice and go well with soups, stews
and mushroom dishes. Buckwheat
grains can be processed into flakes
or even used to make a substitute for
popcorn.
When making bread, buckwheat flour can be
steamed or roasted before use. This will eliminate
some of the characteristic taste and scent, which
some people dislike. Steamed buckwheat flour will retain
more water, making the bread moister. Buckwheat bread is normally
made from one third buckwheat flour and two thirds wheat
flour, and to be sold as buckwheat bread it must contain at least
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30% buckwheat flour. Slovenian bakeries also sell unusual
buckwheat-and-walnut bread.
With a high nutritional value, buckwheat is known as a
"super food" in the US, regularly served in Russian schools
and included in UN packages sent to devastated areas.
Buckwheat contains virtually all the essential amino acids
that the human body cannot process itself but requires in
order to function properly. The most important are lysine
and arginine, although the latter is only essential for children
until their metabolic system has fully developed. Due to the
high content of quality proteins, buckwheat is recommended
for vegetarians and vegans.
It also contains plenty of minerals – calcium, iron, phosphorus,
zinc, copper, magnesium, manganese and selenium
– as well as rutin, an antioxidant with a positive effect on
the vascular system. The rutin content in buckwheat grains
depends significantly on the species, variety and environmental
conditions.
The most popular species is the common buckwheat, which
boasts advantages such as a sweeter flavour, larger grains
and easier husking compared to the related Tartary buckwheat
(Fagopyrum tataricum). Also originating from East
Asia, Tartary buckwheat does have more active antioxidants
and is considerably richer in rutin and other flavonoids. The
grains are smaller and have a slightly bitter taste. Tartary
buckwheat was imported from the Czech provinces and
introduced to Carniola in the 19th century by Baron Žiga
Zois. He hoped that this undemanding and prolific crop
would help eliminate the famine that dominated the region
from 1812 to 1815. The species became known locally as
"cojzla" after its importer. Today, Tartary buckwheat is a rarity,
a boutique crop cultivated for commercial purposes by a
private miller in Dolenjska.
BUCKWHEAT AS A CULTIVATED PLANT
One of the advantages of buckwheat is that it is extremely
suited to green farming. It requires no fertilisers and no
pesticides to protect it from pests and disease. In the past,
it was even used as an effective natural herbicide: it grows
rapidly and covers the field with long, heart-shaped leaves
that impede the growth of other plants. Nevertheless,
stubborn weeds such as ragweed and the toxic datura can
sometimes invade buckwheat fields. There have been several
instances of light poisoning with atropine and scopolamine,
alkaloids found in datura seeds. To prevent this, fields should
be thoroughly weeded and all weed seeds removed from the
grains before milling.
The biggest problem for buckwheat farmers are deer and
roe deer, which like to feed on this tasty crop. In China, buckwheat
sprouts are eaten raw in salads or cooked and served
like asparagus and spinach. The buckwheat plant is dried
and processed into a green powder, which can be added to
a variety of dishes.
As rutin is soluble in water, buckwheat tea is another
good way to prepare the buckwheat plant. However, it is
important to note that, like St. John's wort, the buckwheat
plant (the green parts and flowers) contains a photosensitive
substance that may damage your eyesight if you are
exposed to the sun shortly after consumption. Buckwheat
herb tea is therefore recommended in the evenings and on
cloudy autumn or winter days. In Asia, a tea is made from
roasted Tartary buckwheat grains, which do not contain
photosensitive substances but are rich in rutin.
Buckwheat fields make ideal bee pastures because they
are not treated with chemicals; additionally, buckwheat
blooms continue into the early autumn when there are
few other flowers to choose from. Buckwheat flowers
help the bees prepare for winter, while a hive of bees can
increase the yield of a buckwheat field by as much as 10%.
Buckwheat honey is extremely high quality; it is virtually
impossible to find in Slovenia because there are not enough
buckwheat fields to produce it. Centuries ago, the area of
modern Slovenia was a major source of buckwheat honey,
while the main exporters today are China, Poland and Russia.
Research conducted in the US has shown that a spoonful
of buckwheat honey is a more effective cough medicine
for children than synthetic substances.
Slovenia is an internationally recognised buckwheat
research centre. 1980 saw the founding of the International
Buckwheat Research Association (IBRA), an organisation
that has held international symposia on buckwheat in
locations ranging from Japan to Canada. The next symposium
will be organised in August 2013 in Laško, Slovenia. It
is important to maintain international cooperation among
buckwheat producers, processing experts and nutritionists
in order to ensure the proliferation of this beautiful,
fascinating and useful plant and to provide high quality
buckwheat foods.
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Torta
Ljubljana
Sladek
košček
kulinaričnih
nebes
Besedilo: Prof. dr. Janez Bogataj
Fotografije: KOEN MEERSHOEK,
BRANISLAV MILOŠEVIČ
Ljubljana, odprta za vplive z
vseh štirih strani neba, je postala
dom številnih kulinaričnih
posebnosti. Manjkala ji je le
še »smetana na torti« (cherry
on top). Zato smo ustvarili
prvo pravo ljubljansko Torto
Ljubljana s ciljem, da postane
zaščitni znak Ljubljane, kot
je na primer na Dunaju torta
Sacher. Izdelana je iz najboljših
sestavin, značilnih za vse slovenske
regije, in oblita s kakovostno
čokolado. Ročno izdelana
in vedno sveža Torta Ljubljana
je sladek košček kulinaričnih
nebes jugovzhodne Evrope in
vas čaka v središču mesta na
Čopovi ulici.
V Ljubljano – na Torto Ljubljana!
Leto 2012 je bilo za turizem Ljubljane prav
gotovo uspešno v več smereh. Seveda pri
tem ne mislimo le ozko na turizem in na
povečanje števila turistov, ki so obiskali glavno
mesto naše države, ampak na številne vsebine
in dejanja, ki so vsebinsko, doživljajsko in
kulturno obogatili tako vsakdanjike in praznike
prebivalcev Ljubljane kot tudi vseh tistih, ki so
prišli sem na krajši ali daljši obisk.
Ljubljana ni le glavno mesto, ampak je tudi središče
osrednjega dela Slovenije, ki ga sestavlja
26 občin. V letu 2012 je bila na pobudo Zavoda
za turizem Ljubljana izdelana Strategija gastronomije
v regiji Osrednja Slovenija. Raziskava in
postavljeni model sta trdno ogrodje za sodobno
razpoznavnost gastronomije osrednjega
dela Slovenije z Ljubljano vred. Za celotno
območje določa značilne in razpoznavne
kulinarične posebnosti in tudi inovativne jedi, ki
s svojimi okusi, vonji, oblikami ter navsezadnje
z zgodbami sooblikujejo razpoznavno pestrost
in kakovostno prehransko različnost na stičišču
Alp, Mediterana, Panonske nižine in v stikih s sosednjim
Balkanom. Med inovativne ljubljanske
jedi lahko uvrstimo tudi najnovejšo pridobitev
mesta, Torto Ljubljana.
Torta Ljubljana ni nastala kot naključje, ampak
kot plod temeljitih strokovnih premislekov
in načrtovanj, od slaščičarske tehnologije,
marketinškega programa, prodajnih poti do
zgodbe o njenem nastanku. Svečana predstavitev
torte z imenom Torta Ljubljana je bila na
mestnem martinovanju na Ljubljanskem gra-
du 8. novembra 2012. Prebivalci Ljubljane so
jo odtlej že odkrili, dodobra spoznali in sprejeli.
Prav tako tudi turisti, ki prihajajo v Ljubljano in
jo spoznavajo na njenem prvem prodajnem
mestu na Čopovi ulici. Sestavine te torte so
značilne za slovensko geografsko in kulturno
različnost. Biskvit je pripravljen iz ajdove
moke, ki tako simbolizira alpski del Slovenije.
Okuse torte pa sooblikujejo: kostanj, suhe fige
in mandlji z mediteranskega dela, bučnice s
panonskega ter slovenski med. Seveda je Torta
Ljubljana pripravljena brez umetnih sladil in
drugih dodatkov.
Zgodba o Torti Ljubljana
Na Ljubljanskem gradu je živel graščak, ki
je imel zelo lepo hčer. Želela si je ženina, ki
bi jo znal razvajati z najboljšimi sladkostmi.
Graščak je prisluhnil njenim željam in je po vsej
deželi razglasil, da bo tisti, ki bo znal pripraviti
najboljšo torto za njegovo hčer, lahko postal
njen mož.
Vest je dosegla tudi mladega kuharja, ki je za
devetimi gorami razvajal vaščane z izvrstnimi
dobrotami. Ko je slišal za graščakovo sporočilo,
je zajahal konja in se odpravil proti Ljubljani.
Prijezdil je na grad, kjer mu je graščak rekel:
»Veliko snubcev je že poskušalo narediti
torto, za mojo zalo hčer, vendar še nikomur ni
uspelo. Uspešen bo le tisti, ki bo naredil torto
iz vsega, kar ponuja okolje mojega mesta in
dežele.« Mladi kuhar si je podrobno ogledal
mesto in njegovo bližnjo ter daljno okolico.
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Za grajskim zidom je na prisojni legi
našel figo, ki je prav takrat rodila sladke
plodove. Natrgal jih je in položil v
svojo malho. Na Rožniku in Golovcu
je nabral sladkega kostanja. Med
potepanjem po mestnih ulicah je pri
mlinarju ob Ljubljanici odkril izvrstno
ajdovo moko, ki je bila sladka že sama
po sebi.
Poskušal je in sestavljal različne
recepte, na koncu pa mu je uspela
torta, za katero je bil prepričan, da ne
bo navdušila le graščaka, ampak tudi
njegovo hčer. Oblil jo je s čokolado in
odnesel na Ljubljanski grad. Ko je stopil
pred graščaka in njegovo hčer, ga
je ta strogo opozoril: »Če torta meni
in predvsem moji hčeri ne bo povšeči,
ti odrobim glavo!« Vendar se kuhar
ni zmedel in je graščaku ter njegovi
hčeri ponudil kos torte. Zagrizla sta v
rezino in na njeno lice se je prikradel
čudovit smehljaj, ki je vsem prisotnim
na gradu dal vedeti, da je bistri
kuhar izbrani ženin graščakove hčere.
Kmalu sta se poročila in vsi svati so za
predjed, glavno jed in sladico jedli to
torto. Rajali so sedem dni in sedem
noči in še ob zaključku je vsak pojedel
kos torte. Tudi dandanašnji prebivalci
glavnega mesta Slovenije jo jedo in
prav taka je kot takrat, ko jo je bistri
kuhar prvič prinesel na grad. To je
zgodba o Torti Ljubljana.
The Ljubljana Cake
A Slice Of Culinary Heaven
Text: PROF. Janez Bogataj, Phd
PhotoHRAPHS: KOEN MEERSHOEK, BRANISLAV MILOŠEVIČ
Ljubljana – open to influences from all four cardinal points, it is now home to
numerous culinary specialities. The only thing missing was the “cherry on top”, so we
created the first real “Ljubljana Cake” with the aim of making it the signature dish
of Ljubljana, just like, for example, the Vienna Sachertorte. It is made of the finest
ingredients that are typical for Slovenia’s various regions and coated with quality
chocolate. The hand-made and always fresh “Ljubljana Cake” is a sweet piece of culinary
heaven of Southeast Europe, waiting for you in the city centre on Čopova Street.
To Ljubljana – for the Ljubljana Cake!
2012 was certainly a successful year in more ways
than one for Ljubljana tourism. Naturally, this does
not only refer to tourism itself and the increased
number of tourists who visited our country’s
capital but also to the diversified content and actions
that have enriched, content-, experience- and
culture-wise, the everyday lives and holidays of the
people of Ljubljana as well as everyone else who
came here for a shorter or longer stay.
Ljubljana is not only the capital city but also
the heart of central Slovenia, consisting of 26
municipalities. In 2012, the Gastronomy Strategy
in the Region of Central Slovenia was developed
based on the initiative of Ljubljana Tourism. The
research and the designed model represent a
solid framework for the contemporary visibility
of the gastronomy of Central Slovenia, including
Ljubljana. It establishes the typical and distinctive
culinary features for the entire region as well as
the innovative dishes, flavours, smells, forms and
also stories that make up the distinctive diversity
and quality nutritional variety at the intersection
of the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Pannonian
Basin and the neighbouring Balkans. One of the
innovative dishes of Ljubljana is also the city’s
newest acquisition, called the “Ljubljana Cake”.
The creation of the “Ljubljana Cake” was not a
coincidence but the fruit of thorough professional
reflection and planning, from pastry technology,
marketing and channels of sale to the story of
its development. The official presentation of the
Ljubljana Cake took place at the city's celebration
of St. Martin's Day at the Ljubljana Castle
on 8 November 2012. The people of Ljubljana
have had the chance to discover, get to know
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and embrace it. As have the tourists who come to Ljubljana and discover it at its first point of sale on
Čopova Street. The Cake is made of ingredients that are typical of Slovenian geographic and cultural
diversity. The pastry is made of buckwheat flour, symbolising the Alpine part of Slovenia. The flavours
making up the cake are chestnut, dried figs and almonds from the Mediterranean part, pumpkin
seeds from the Pannonian part and Slovenian honey. Naturally, the Ljubljana Cake does not contain
any artificial sweeteners or other additives.
The story of the Ljubljana Cake
Once upon a time, there lived a lord in the Ljubljana
Castle. This lord had a beautiful daughter.
She wanted a husband who would pamper
her with only the finest sweets. The lord gave in
to his daughter's wish and let it be proclaimed
across the land that the man who made the
most delectable cake for his daughter would be
rewarded with her hand in marriage.
The news eventually reached a young cook who
lived in a remote village, where he treated the
villagers to feasts of fantastic food every day. As
soon as he heard of the lord's proclamation, he
saddled his horse and set out for Ljubljana. He
rode all the way to the castle, where the lord told
him: "Many suitors have tried to make the perfect
cake for my beautiful daughter, but so far none
has succeeded. The only way to succeed is to create
a cake using the best ingredients you can find
in my city and country." The young cook looked
closely at the city and the surrounding countryside.
In a sunny spot behind the castle walls, he
found a fig tree that had just borne sweet fruit.
The cook picked some figs and placed them in
his satchel. On the Rožnik and Golovec hills, he
gathered sweet chestnuts. Wandering the city
streets, he found a riverside miller selling delicious,
sweet buckwheat flour.
The cook worked hard testing different recipes.
At last he created a cake that he knew would impress
the lord and delight his daughter. The cook
glazed the cake with chocolate and carried it up
to the castle. As he was led before the lord and his
daughter, the lord glared at him: "If the cake displeases
me or, more importantly, if it displeases
my daughter, it will be off with your head!" But
the cook was not worried. He offered the lord and
his beautiful daughter a piece of the cake. They
each took a bite. A radiant smile soon spread
over her face, announcing to everyone present
that the clever cook would be chosen as the lucky
bridegroom. The two were soon married and the
cook's cake was served as the starter, main course
and dessert at their wedding. The festivities lasted
for seven days and seven nights, with each guest
eating one last piece of cake before finally going
home. The cake is still eaten by people living in
Ljubljana today. It is still exactly the same as it
was when the clever cook first brought it up to
the castle. This is the story of the Ljubljana Cake.
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1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
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E: hotel.union@gh-union.si
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Slovenska cesta 15
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
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Zdraviliški trg 3
3250 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenija
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www.hotel-aleksander.com

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Besedilo in fotografije: Jože Balas
Andaluzijska
atmosfera
Ko siesta postane način življenja
Andaluzijci so drugačni, vsekakor
niso tipični Španci. Mogoče je v njih res
precej mavrske krvi, ki jo je tako rekoč
čutiti na vsakem koraku, tako v kulturi,
kulinariki pa tudi v arhitekturi, predvsem
pa v temperamentu, v pogledih črnolasih
lepotic, v glasbi, flamencu, poeziji pa v
nogometu in bikoborbah. Čutiti v ljudeh
samih, ki radi delajo, kar znajo, in so
ponosni na to, kar imajo …
Zapisa ne bom začel niti končal v Sevilli, pa čeprav se je tam začela in končala
naša pot po Andaluziji in čeprav bi lahko o Sevilli napisal cel kup zgodb. In ker
bi bil sicer tudi greh, če ne bi omenil vsaj delčka njene bogate zgodovine in
vsaj dela vseh njenih lepot, pa naj bo to Plaza de España, mogoče katedrala ali
pa samo židovska četrt. Tudi ni razlog to, da mi je tokrat Sevilla ostala v spominu
predvsem po lepo rejenih ščurkih v ameriški restavraciji, znani menda po
odličnem žaru. Kakor koli, Sevilla bi si omembo v zgodbi o Andaluziji vsekakor
zaslužila, tako ali drugače, pa vendar … Pojdimo raje malo ven, na podeželje, na
morje! Andaluzija je velika dežela, prevelika za en sam objem, zato ponuja nešteto
možnosti, kje čim bolj koristno zapraviti svoj poletni čas, denar in živce. In ker
nas zbetonirane sredozemske plaže in poletni kaos milijonske Malage in Coste
Del Sol odbijajo že ob sami misli na ta košček nekakšnega raja, se raje odpravimo
na njeno atlansko obalo, nekam med Tarifo in Cadizom.
Zdi se, da je celotna obala Costa De La Luz zaradi svoje lege in naravnih danosti
pravo nasprotje njene mediteranske sestrice, Coste Del Sol.
Prvo je seveda morje, ki je na mediteranski strani sorazmerno mirno in toplo, v
primerjavi z Atlantikom prave toplice. Na drugi strani je voda namreč hladna,
nemalokrat tudi razpenjena od visokih valov in vetra ter zaradi tega za kakšne
zmrzuhe skoraj neprimerna za kopanje. Lahko bi rekel, da v njej uživajo le severnjaki,
da je primerna le za kakšne Nemce, Dance ali pa Švede, Ruse in Bohinjce.
In zaradi tega je najbrž atlantska obala bolj ali manj neobljudena, množičnega
turizma na srečo še ni zaslediti. Poleg tega, da Costa De La Luz ponuja radosti za
vsak žep – od klošarjev, ki fehtajo na vsakem vogalu za večerno pivo, do zabave
navadnih backpackerjev in bogatunov, ki se skrivajo v svojih ograjenih naseljih –,

ŠPANIJA
je bolj nekakšno pribežališče novodobnih hipijev, ki bežijo
pred ponorelo množico in betonskimi plažami ter kričečimi
restavracijami in pubi, pred nekakšno potrošniško mrzlico
izgubljenega zahodnega sveta. In čeprav sta ta svobodni
in nemirni duh nekakšen zaščitni znak Coste De La Luz, se
v bolj urbanih naseljih, kjer je infrastruktura že prilagojena
modernejšim in zahtevnejšim gostom, že zbirajo upokojenci.
Tako kot so v 70. letih najprej poselili Costo Del Sol in
druge obale sredozemske Španije prav zaradi poceni nepremičnin,
se sedaj selijo na zahod – mogoče iz istega razloga
kot mladi, zaradi miru in neokrnjene narave.
Z nekaj izjemami je nameč Costa De La Luz od Tarife do
Conila de la Frontiera skoraj neposeljena. Že sama Tarifa,
najjužnejša točka kontinentalne Evrope, od koder vozijo
trajekti v sosednji Maroko in je zaradi ilegalne trgovine s hašišem
precej na slabem glasu, češ da so večerne ulice ovite
v meglice hašiša in marihuane, daje zelo provincionalen,
če že ne zapuščen videz. In vse do Conila, starega ribiškega
mesta, je le nekaj vasic, pa še te so tako raztresene, da sploh
ne veš, kdaj si v katero prispel in kdaj si jo zapustil.
Od Conila proti Cadizu pa se že tu in tam bohotijo bogata
turistična naselja, ki dajejo slutiti, da se bodo najbrž že v
tem desetletju razrasla tudi drugod ter to zaenkrat mirno
obalo spremenila v betonsko džunglo množičnega turizma.
Ta se na nek način že kaže v vse večjem številu golf igrišč,
ki se zažirajo v obalo in kradejo ob njej najboljše lokacije.
Andaluzija je sicer zaradi milega podnebja in veliko sonca
prava meka za golfiste, atraktivna destinacija, tako za petične
in ambiciozne igralce golfa kot tudi za tiste, ki si poleg
tega športa radi privoščijo še kaj več. In Andaluzija ponuja
prav to, nekaj več. Je dežela užitkov!
In če se že ne zaljubiš v
te kraje zaradi prelepe
narave, kulture, tradicije,
na katero so Andaluzijci
tako ponosni, če jih
ne občuduješ zaradi
ležernosti, ki jo premorejo,
in hkrati zaradi strasti,
s katero počnejo stvari,
potem podležeš hrani, to
je gotovo!
S hrano te zasvojijo, tako da se vračas znova in znova …
Tappasi, pa naj jih pripravijo v dragih in nobel restavracijah
ali pa v lokalnih vaških birtijah, so preprosto odlični … Če
poskusiš gazpacho, ga ne moreš več pozabiti, o pršutu, ki
se kar topi v ustih, bi lahko razpravljal ure ali pa vsaj tako
dolgo, dokler bi ga lahko počasi in mirno degustiral ob
dobrem vinu …
In kot je raznovrstna in kvalitena hrana, seveda neupoštevajoč
seviljsko izkušnjo, taka je tudi ponudba prenočišč,
torej za vsak žep. Od luksuznih apartmajev do vedno
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priročnih kampov. Ti so polni mladine, ne samo iz Evrope,
temveč s celega sveta. Tja jih poleg neokrnjene narave,
peščenih plaž, ki jim ni primerjave v Evropi in Sredozemlju,
prijetne klime in svobodnega duha privabljajo tudi nemirni
vetrovi z Atlantika, ki športnim navdušencem nudijo
pravi raj za kajtanje.
Najbolj znana je sedemkilometrska plaža severno od Tarife,
kjer naj bi pihali najbolj ugodni vetrovi za ta adrenalinski
šport, zato so kampi v prijetni senci borovcev vedno
zasedeni do zadnjega kotička. Sicer pa je kajtarje in surferje
najti tako rekoč na vsaki plaži in teh do Cadiza ni malo.
Naj omenim le nekatere: Valdevaqueros pri Tarifi, Bolonia,
Zahara, Berbate, Trafalgar, Conil, Fuente del Gallo, La Barrosa
… Te so znane zaradi že omenjenih ugodnih vetrov, veličastnih
sipin saharskega peska, ki ga tja nosijo močni vetrovi
čez atlantsko ožino, in zaradi prostranstev, kjer lahko vsakdo
najde svoj mir.
Če vas po nekaj dneh mine posedanje na plaži, ker vam
pesek neutrudno in že malo tečno polni vse luknje in
odprtine, če ste naveličani tega, da na plaži ni prave sence,
vaše pivo pa se neverjetno hitro segreva, potem je najbolje,
da sedete v avto in se odpravite v notranjost dežele. Le ta je
posejana z neštetimi belimi vasicami, znanimi kot pueblos
blanco. Arcos de la Frontera, Setenil de las Bodegas,
Ubrique in Vejer de la Frontera so le nekatera imena krajev,
ki jih ne smete zamuditi, na tej poti pa ne spreglejte še
drugih krajev, ki so pravi biseri Andaluzije: romantična
Medina-Sidonia, pravljični Castelar pa Ronda, na koncu pa
še zgodovinski Cadiz. Naj vas torej zanese v te vasi in mesta
z bogato zgodovino, ki jim dajejo enkratno kuliso prostrana
polja sončnic, nasadi pomarančevcev in oljk, pašniki govedi,
travniki in nenavadni plutovci, v senci katerih se preko dneva
zadržuje marsikateri pastir. No, tekom dneva se v senci
bolj ali manj zadržuje cela Andaluzija, in to ne glede na to,
ali je zunaj peklenskih 40 stopinj ali pa pada dež. Čas sieste
je pač od boga dan in prekršiti se čez to zapoved bi bil pravi
greh. Siesta je pravzaprav del tako imenovane andaluzijske
atmosfere, če že ne kar nekakšen njen zaščitni znak.
In čeprav smo prav zaradi andaluzijske atmosfere nekje na
jugu Španije in je prav ta kriva za naše popotniške apetite,
znabiti, no, recimo temu, za normalega srednjeevropskega
državljana tudi malo neprijetna. Najprej vstajamo prezgodaj
in s tem motimo domačine, ko ropotamo z lonci za jutranji
čaj, bentimo pred trgovino, čakajoč sveže žemljice, češ zakaj
še ni odprto, nestrpno postopamo pred zaprtimi vrati bifeja,
kako le bomo začeli dan brez jutranje kave, na plaži zaman
čakamo na izposojo ležalnikov in senčnikov, ne najdemo
pametne restavracije, kjer bi nam opoldne postregli z »dunajcem
in pomfrijem«. Sprašujemo se, kdo je zdaj tu bolj nor,
in ko bi si radi proti večeru privoščili le še mrzlo pivo in lažji
prigrizek pred spanjem, se čudimo, zakaj nas gledajo kot nekakšne
nemške škrtuhe in nas silijo s preobilnimi večerjami,
da o preglasni glasbi, ki odmeva iz bifeja na ulici pod našim
apartmajem vse do jutranji ur, niti ne govorim. In potem
naslednji dan isto in tako še naslednji teden pa naslednji –
vse do konca dopusta. Ko končno zapuščamo to drugačno
deželo, kjer vstajajo prepozno in še bolj pozno hodijo spat,
ob tem pa spijo še celo popoldne, si rečemo: Narobe svet!
Vendar čigav svet, naš ali njihov Ali pa gre samo za andaluzijsko
atmosfero, ki jim jo tako zavidamo …
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When siesta becomes a way of life
ANDALUSIAN ATMOSPHERE
Text and photographs: jože balas
Andalusians are different from your typical Spaniard.
Maybe it's because of their Moorish blood that
comes through in everything: in culture, cuisine and
architecture, but most of all in their spirit, the eyes
of black-haired beauties, the music, flamenco, poetry,
football and bullfighting. It comes through in the people;
they love to do what they are good at and they are proud
of what they have.
This article neither starts nor ends in Seville, even though that was where
we started and ended our trip around Andalusia and despite the fact that
there are countless stories we could tell you about the city. It does seem a
shame not to mention at least a part of its rich history and describe at least
a fragment of its beauty, be it the Plaza de España, the cathedral or maybe
the Jewish quarter. It is true that after this trip, what I remember most about
Seville are the fat cockroaches in the American restaurant famous for its
barbecue dishes. One way or another, Seville merits a mention in any story
about Andalusia, but still … Why don't we head off the beaten path instead,
into the countryside and to the coast Andalusia is a large region, too large
to experience during a single visit, but it offers a variety of wonderful places
where you can spend your time and money. Since even the thought of the
concrete Mediterranean beaches and summer chaos in crowded Malaga
and Costa Del Sol is enough to make my toes curl, let's head off instead to the
Atlantic coast, somewhere between Tarifa and Cadiz.
Its location and natural features make the Costa De La Luz almost the exact
opposite of the Costa Del Sol, its Mediterranean sister. The main difference
is the sea: on the Mediterranean side, it is relatively flat and calm, a veritable
swimming pool compared to the Atlantic. On the Costa De La Luz, the sea is
cold, with large waves whipped up by the wind; definitely not the first choice for
people who tend to feel chilly. It could almost be said that Northerners are the
only visitors who actually enjoy swimming there – Germans, Danes, Swedes,
Russians and the people of Bohinj, whose lake is similarly chilly. This is likely the
reason why the Atlantic coast is more or less deserted, and there are no signs
of mass tourism anywhere. The Costa De La Luz has something for everyone
from tramps begging on every street corner, hoping to scrape together enough
for a bottle of beer, to partying backpackers and rich people hiding in fenced
communities. More than anything, the coast is a haven for modern hippies
looking to escape from the crowds and concrete beaches, the noisy restaurants
and pubs and the consumerist fever of the Western world. It is this free and
restless spirit that defines the Costa De La Luz. Nevertheless, pensioners are
now starting to flock to the urban settlements on the Atlantic coast where the
infrastructure is sufficiently modern to meet the needs of the more demanding
visitors. Much like they settled en masse on the Costa Del Sol and other
parts of the Spanish Mediterranean coast where property was cheap in the
1970s, they are now migrating to the west, perhaps for the same reasons as the
younger travellers – peace and pristine nature. There are a few exceptions, but
the Costa De La Luz is virtually uninhabited from Tarifa to Conil de la Frontera.
Even Tarifa, the southernmost point of continental Europe with regular ferry
services to Morocco, gives the impression of a provincial, if not abandoned
town. The illegal hashish trade has given it a bad reputation, with streets said
to be shrouded in clouds of hashish and marijuana smoke as soon as evening
falls. Between Tarifa and Conil, an old fishing town, you won't find more than a
handful of villages. The houses are scattered so sparsely that it is difficult to tell
where a settlement begins or ends. Opulent tourist resorts, however, are sprouting
up between Conil and Cadiz as an indication of things to come.
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for everyone here, from luxury suites to affordable campsites.
The latter are especially popular with young travellers coming in
not just from Europe but from all over the world. Aside from the
pristine nature, sandy beaches unlike any you can find in Europe
and the Mediterranean, mild climate and open atmosphere, they
come here in search of the strong Atlantic winds that make this
coast a veritable kitesurfing paradise. There is a 7km stretch of
beach north of Tarifa that is famous for having the best conditions
for kitesurfing; its campsites, pleasantly shaded by pine
trees, are always bursting at the seams with visitors in search of
adrenaline. There are a number of other beaches between Tarifa
and Cadiz, each and every one of them popular with surfers. Let
me name but a few: Valdevaqueros near Tarifi, Bolonia, Zahara,
Barbate, Trafalgar, Conil, Fuente del Gallo, La Barrosa ... They are
known not just for the winds but also for the majestic dunes of
Sahara sand (grains of which are carried across the Atlantic strait
on the wind) and the expanses of space where everyone can find
some peace and quiet.
It is not unlikely that they will continue to proliferate throughout the
current decade, transforming the peaceful coast into a concrete jungle of
mass tourism. This theory is supported further by the growing number of
golf courses that continue to take up the best locations along the coast.
Its mild and sunny climate makes Andalusia a promised land for golfers
and an inviting destination for wealthy, ambitious players as well as for
people who like to treat themselves to other pleasures aside from golf.
That is exactly what Andalusia offers – this is the land of pleasure!
Even if you are able to resist the
magnificent nature, culture and
traditions that Andalusians cherish
so proudly and the relaxed and
passionate character of the people,
there is one thing that will make
you fall in love with the region:
the food!
The food will hook you and keep you coming back again and again ...
Whether prepared in an expensive first-rate restaurant or a local village
pub, the tapas are always delicious. Try a plate of gazpacho and you
will remember it forever. Then there is the prosciutto; it melts in your
mouth and makes you want to sit there for hours on end just tasting it
and drinking wine …
The diversity and quality of food (not including Seville, obviously) could be
compared to the range of accommodation on offer – there is something
After a few days on the beach, when sand has filled and
invaded every part of your body, you might become tired of the
lack of shade and the warm beer. In that case, the best thing to
do is hop in the car and drive inland. This part of the country
is scattered with countless white villages, known locally as
pueblos blancos. Arcos de la Frontera, Setenil de las Bodegas,
Ubrique and Vejer de la Frontera – these are just some of the
places you absolutely have to see in addition to these gems
in the Andalusian landscape: the romantic Medina-Sidonia,
the enchanting Castelar and Ronda and the historic Cadiz to
top things off. You are sure to fall in love with these towns and
villages, their rich history and their magnificent setting amidst
rolling sunflower fields, orange and olive tree plantations, pastures,
meadows and oddly shaped cork trees that give shade to
many a shepherd. To be fair, it is most of Andalusia that prefers
to stay in the shade throughout the day, regardless of whether
it is a hellish 40°C or raining outside. The siesta is a God-given
privilege, and it would be a sin to break a command as important
as that. The siesta is a big part, if not the trademark of the
Andalusian atmosphere.
While this atmosphere is the very thing that has brought us
to the south of Spain, the reason for our desire to travel, it can
also be slightly frustrating for ... let's call it a normal Central
European visitor. First, you get up too early and disturb the
locals in their sleep when you try to make your morning tea;
then you complain about the shop not being open yet when
you want to buy some fresh bread; next you have to wait for
the cafe to open so you can have some coffee to start the day
right; at the beach, you wait in vain to rent a recliner and umbrella;
at noon, you can't find a single restaurant to buy a steak
and chips for lunch. You soon start to wonder whether you are
normal at all: in the evening, when all you want is a cold beer
and a light snack before bed, you can't understand why people
think you are a stingy German tourist as they try to force a large
dinner on you, not to mention the loud music that plays in
the bar below your apartment until early morning. The same
process starts all over again the next day and the day after
that, the next week and the week after that and so on until your
vacation is over. What a crazy world you might say to yourself
as you leave this strange land where they get up too late and
go to bed even later after sleeping through the afternoon. But
whose world is it that's crazy, theirs – or ours Or maybe we are
just jealous of the Andalusian atmosphere …
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besedilo: Carmen Leban
fotografije: Andrej Križ
Krpljanje
sprehod skozi zasneženo pokrajino
Krpljanje je postalo eden najbolj priljubljenih načinov zimske
rekreacije, saj omogoča enako dobro vadbo za kardiovaskularni
sistem kot tek na smučeh. Vse, kar potrebujemo za ta
enkratni šport, je le par krpelj in s snegom obdarjenA naravO,
ki je je v Sloveniji na pretek. Počutimo se, kot bi plavali čez najgloblje
oblake snega, ob čudovitih pogledih na naše Julijce
pa se nam zazdi, da smo v raju.
Krpljanje, ki vse bolj osvaja ljubitelje narave in
pohodništva, v bistvu ni kakšna novost. Krplje
so namreč uporabljali že naši daljni predniki in
si z njimi olajšali hojo po snegu. Tradicionalne
starodavne krplje so izdelane iz lesenih okvirov,
na katerih je napeta vrvica in pritrjena žakljevina;
so enkraten izdelek domače obrti, a se v
današnjih dneh ne bi odnesle. Že sama izdelava
je predraga, še več pa bi stalo samo vzdrževanje.
Zaradi svoje velike površine omogočajo krplje
manjše udiranje na mehkem pršičastem snegu
in zato tudi lažje in hitrejše premikanje. Danes
so najpopularnejše športne krplje, ki so izdelane
iz aluminija, gume in drugih visokotehnoloških
materialov, zato so lažje, obstojnejše in
manj zahtevne za vzdrževanje.
Udobna, topla obleka in čevlji
Za krpljanje je pomembna tudi izbira čevljev.
Najprimernejši so lahki pohodniški čevlji
zaradi svoje teže in udobja, paziti pa moramo
predvsem na to, da so topli. Čim težje čevlje
obujete, tem večjo težo bo čutil vaš hrbet
med krpljanjem. Nogavice so sicer osebna
izbira, posebej priporočljive pa so smučarske
ali pohodne, izdelane iz volne ali mešanih
materialov. Na vsak način se izogibajte bombažnih
nogavic, saj le-te vpijajo vlago, so slab

krpljanje
izolator in lahko povzročijo nastanek žuljev.
Priporočljive so gamaše iz materiala goretex,
ki nam pokrijejo noge med čevlji in koleni.
Potrebujemo le še udobna in topla oblačila, pa
ne pozabite na kremo za sončenje in očala s
primernim UV filtrom.
Prva izkušnja naj bo lahka
Za popolne začetnike, tiste, ki se s krpljanjem
srečajo prvič, mora biti uvod v krpljanje kratek,
lahek in dobro pripravljen. Pomembno je, da se
vsakdo na krpljah dobro počuti, da bo postal
in ostal navdušen krpljar. V nahrbtnik, ki ga vzamemo
s seboj, sodijo poleg rezervnih oblačil
tudi steklenica vode in prigrizek, svetilka, prva
pomoč in vžigalice. Narava je nepredvidljiva in
zato se moramo z njo vedno znova spopadati
predvsem pripravljeni.
Tudi pri krpljanju je pomembna varnost
»Krpljanje sicer ni nevaren šport, a kljub
temu sta najpomembnejša varnost in dobro
počutje,« nam razloži Matija Koren iz KOREN
SPORTS-a, ki so med prvimi v Sloveniji oživili
krpljanje – za popestritev zimskih aktivnosti.
Ta šport je kljub vsemu povezan s hitrostjo in
raznolikimi pogoji, ki zahtevajo previdnost: še
posebej previdni moramo biti glede proženja
snežnih plazov. Najlepše je namreč krpljanje
po novozapadlem pršiču, prav takrat pa je tudi
največja nevarnost proženja snežnih plazov,
zato tik po sneženju raje izbirajmo bolj ravninske
trase in se izogibajmo strmim terenom in
napihanim kložam.
Slovenija je raj za krpljanje
Naša deželica na sončni strani Alp nudi terene,
kakršnih si krpljarji lahko le želijo. Prostrane
poljane pokljuške planote, okolica Kranjske
Gore, Vršič, območje Triglavskih jezer pa Komen,
Pohorje, Rogla. Mi smo se v prijetni družbi in
pod vodstvom izkušenih vodnikov odpravili
v dolino Tamar, ki jo obdaja veduta čudovitih,
s snegom bogato pobeljenih gora. Lahkoten
sprehod skozi zasnežen gozd je kot nalašč
primeren za prve, sicer še okorne korake;
zasnežena drevesa, med katerimi kraljujejo bogate
smreke, in tišina zimskega dne pa nudijo
nepopisen občutek sproščenosti in željo, da bi
tak pristni stik z naravo še kdaj doživeli.
Poznavalci pravijo,
da te krpljanje
zasvoji: ko začneš,
preprosto ne moreš
več odnehati.
Nestrpno čakaš nove
snežne padavine in
mehek puhec, ki te
popelje v čarobni
svet najlepše
zimske pravljice.
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Snowshoeing
A Walk over the
Snow-Covered Land
Text: Carmen Leban photographS: Andrej Križ
Snowshoeing has become one of the
most popular winter recreational
activities, as it is equally beneficial for the
cardio-vascular system when compared
to cross-country skiing. All you need
for this one-of-the-kind sport is a pair
of snowshoes and SNOWY NATURE, which
Slovenia has an abundance of. You get
the impression of swimming in the deepest
snow clouds, enjoying breath-taking
views of the Julian Alps, and you feel as if
in you’re in paradise.
Snowshoeing, which is becoming ever more
popular among nature lovers and hiking fans, is
actually no novelty. Snowshoes were used by our
ancestors a long time ago to walk over snow more
easily. Traditional ancient snowshoes are made of
a hardwood frame with webbing and attached
canvas; they are a unique handicraft product, but
they would not be successful in these days. The
manufacturing alone is too costly and maintenance
would be even more expensive.
Owing to their large surface, snowshoes prevent
sinking into soft powdery snow and enable a
person to move more easily and quickly. The
most popular today are sport snowshoes made
of aluminium, rubber and other high-tech
materials. They are lighter, more durable and less
demanding to maintain.
Comfortable, warm clothes and shoes
The selection of shoes is important when we go
snowshoeing. The most suitable are light hiking
shoes, as they are light and comfortable, but the
most important thing of all is that they are warm.
The heavier the shoes, the more weight you will
feel in your back when you go snowshoeing. Socks
are left to personal choice, but the most recommended
are skiing or hiking socks made of wool
or a mixture of materials. If possible, avoid using
cotton socks as they absorb moisture, are a poor
insulator and may cause calluses. We recommend
gore-tex gaiters that cover the legs between the
shoes and the knees. All you need now is comfortable
and warm clothes and do not forget about
the sunscreen with an appropriate UV filter.
The first experience should be easy
If you are a complete beginner, a novice to snowshoeing,
the first snowshoeing experience should
be short, easy and well-organised. It is important
that each person feels well on snowshoes, so that
he or she becomes and remains a fan of snowshoeing.
The backpack that you take with you for
snowshoeing should include spare clothes as well
as a bottle of water and a snack, a lamp, a first aid
kit and matches. Nature is unpredictable, and we
always have to be well prepared.
In snowshoeing too, safety comes first
"Snowshoeing is not a dangerous sport, but
safety and well-being still come first," explained
Matija Koren from KOREN SPORTS, the agency
that was among the first in Slovenia to revive
snowshoeing – to make winter activities more
interesting. This sport is nevertheless connected
with speed and diverse conditions that require
caution: pay special attention to setting off avalanches.
Snowshoeing is most enjoyable on fresh
powdery snow, when the danger of avalanches
is the greatest. Immediately after snowfall, you
should rather opt for flatter courses and avoid
steep terrain and snow slabs.
Slovenia – a snowshoeing paradise
Our country on the sunny side of the Alps offers terrains
that snowshoers dream of. The vast plains of
the Pokljuka plateau, the surroundings of Kranjska
Gora, Vršič, the area of the Triglav Lakes, Komen,
Pohorje and Rogla. In pleasant company and led
by experienced guides, we took off for the Tamar
valley, which offers a view of magnificent, thickly
snowed mountains in all directions. A light walk
through a snow-covered forest is perfect for the
first unsure steps; the snowy trees, among which
the most numerous are lush spruce trees, and
the silence of a winter's day give an indescribable
sense of relaxation and the desire to experience
such genuine contact with nature again.
Connoisseurs say
that snowshoeing
is addictive, since
once you start you
can never quit. You
impatiently wait for
new snow to fall,
for the soft fluffy
snow to take you
to the magical
world of the
loveliest winter
fairy tale.
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Za Florido pravijo, da je edina ameriška
zvezna država, v kateri so vloge juga in
severa zamenjane. Bolj ko se oddaljuješ
od severa, zaznamovanega z brezobličnimi
kraji ob glavnih cestah ter naseLJI prikolic,
polnimi ljudi z ljubeznijo do konfederacijske
zastave, bolj vstopaš v paralelno realnost
legendarnih ameriških podob. Disneyworld,
razkošna počitniška naselja, spravljena za
varne ograde, Miami, Florida Keys, aligatorji in
neskončne peščene plaže.

SKRITI
PRISTANI
V FLORIDI
Besedilo: Maja C. Sitar
Fotografije: shutterstock
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Leta 1811 je pisatelj John Grant Forbes zapisal, da Indijanci
opisujejo južne dele Floride kot popolnoma neprehodne,
angleški raziskovalci, brodolomci in pomorci pa, da nimajo
sredstev za raziskovanje onkraj morske obale in ustij rek. Dvesto
let kasneje režejo notranjost floridskega polotoka številne
avtoceste in Florida je ena izmed najhitreje rastočih ameriških
zveznih držav. Vsak dan se tja na novo priseli 1000 ljudi, dve
tretjini prebivalcev pa je bilo rojenih izven njenih meja.
Kljub temu je Florida uspela ohraniti dele svoje divjine. Če
je še sredi prejšnjega stoletja stalo v ospredju izsuševanje
močvirnatih področij in grajenje kanalov za preprečevanje
poplavljanja urbanih območij, je sredi sedemdesetih let
nastopilo obdobje ohranjanja in obnavljanja divjine. UNESCO
in Ramsarska konvencija sta Everglades imenovala za eno od
zgolj treh mokrišč globalnega pomena. Leta 2000 je ameriška
vlada sprejela načrt za vrnitev Evergladesa v naravno stanje,
kar predstavlja največji in najdražji poskus obnove kakšnega
naravnega območja.
Od južne konice Evergladesov, zemlje, prepredene z vodo,
pa je le streljaj do otočja Florida Keys, ki je iz oceana zraslo s
kopičenjem neštetih živalskih telesc in rastlinskih ostankov.
Otočje povezuje s celino cesta US 1, ki vodi do najbolj južnega
mesta celinske ZDA, Key Westa. Tu je nekaj let živel in pisal
Ernest Hemingway, preden se je preselil na le 171 kilometrov
oddaljeno Kubo. V osemdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja so
hišo spremenili v muzej, v katerem je ohranjeno originalno pohištvo
in po pripovedovanju muzejskih vodičev tudi potomci
šestprste Hemingwayeve mačke. Danes živi na posestvu od
štirideset do petdeset mačk, od katerih jih polovica premore
šest prstov. Nasprotno zgodbi, ki je velika prodajna uspešnica
med številnimi obiskovalci hiše, pa Hemingwayev sin Patrick
trdi, da Hemingway na Key Westu ni nikoli imel mačke. Nabavil
naj bi si jo bil šele na Kubi.
Šestprste mačke in ogroženo keysko srnjad tukaj loči le nekaj
otokov. Na to, da je prišel na njihovo območje, opozarjajo
potnika hitrostne omejitve, pospremljene z opozorili o izredno
strogih kaznih za prekrškarje, in žičnate ograje, ki obrobljajo
robove ceste. Kljub temu so nesreče še vedno glavni vzrok
smrtnosti keyške srnjadi; od nekaj sto živali, ki naseljujejo
majhno število otokov, jih od kolizije z avtomobili letno umre
okrog petdeset.
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skriti pristani v floridi
V okoliškem morju doživljajo podobno usodo številne želve.
Ko se dvignejo na površje po zrak, so v veliki nevarnosti, da
trči vanje kateri izmed neštetih hitrih čolnov, ki neprestano
režejo pastelno modro morsko gladino. Vendar v zadnjih letih
takšna nesreča zanje ne pomeni več nujno smrtne obsodbe.
Na otoku Marathon se namreč nahaja bolnica, specializirana
za potrebe želv. Hidden Harbour, Skriti pristan, je prva tovrstna
bolnica na svetu, a razen nevpadljivega obcestnega napisa
ter parkiranega ambulantnega vozila nič drugega ne razkriva
junaških dejanj, ki se v nekdanjem motelu odvijajo s skromnimi
sredstvi in precejšnjo zagretostjo prostovoljcev.
Na svetu je vsega sedem vrst morskih želv in šest med njimi
je ogroženih. Bitja, ki plavajo v svetovnih morjih zadnjih 120
milijonov let in so prijateljevala z dinozavri ter si z njimi 60
milijonov let delila planet, so v nevarnosti, da naslednjih dvajset
let ne bodo preživela. In večino »zaslug« za to si moramo
pripisati ljudje. Nabiranje jajc za hrano, onesnaženje morij,
ribiške mreže in v zadnjem času celo globalno segrevanje so
vzroki, ki so privedli šest od sedmih vrst želv na rdečo listo
IUCN. Tri med njimi so celo kritično ogrožene, kar pomeni, da
je verjetnost izumrtja v naslednjih letih skoraj neizbežna.
Florida je ena izmed najhitreje
rastočih ameriških zveznih
držav. Vsak dan se tja na novo
priseli 1000 ljudi, dve tretjini
prebivalcev pa je bilo rojenih
izven njenih meja.
Kje torej prostovoljci in uslužbenci najdejo upanje, ko takšna
teža dokazov govori proti preživetju teh morskih bitij z
otožnim pogledom »Vsaka želva, ki jo rešimo danes, bi znala
pomeniti razliko v tem, ali bodo imele prihodnje generacije
priložnost videti ta veličastna bitja ali ne,« pravi ustanovitelj
bolnišnice Richie Moretti. In to je vse.
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tHE HIDDEN HARBOURS
Of Florida
text: Maja C. Sitar
photographS: SHUTTERSTOCK
They say that Florida is the only American state
where the roles of South and North are reversed.
The more you move away from the North,
characterised by unvaried places by the main roads
and trailer parks full of people feeling love for
the Confederate flag, the more you are entering
the parallel reality of legendary American images.
Disneyworld, luxurious summer homes tucked
safely away behind fences, Miami, the Florida Keys,
alligators and endless sand beaches.
In 1811, writer John Grant Forbes wrote that the Indians represented
the Southern points of Florida as completely impenetrable
and that English surveyors, wreckers and coasters did
not have the means to explore beyond the sea coast and the
mouths of rivers. Two hundred years later, the inland portion
of the Florida peninsula is cut up by numerous highways, and
Florida is one of the fastest-growing American states. 1000 new
people move there every day, and two thirds of its inhabitants
were born outside of its borders.
Nevertheless, Florida has managed to preserve parts of its
wilderness. If, in the 1950’s, draining swampland and constructing
canals in order to prevent the flooding of urban areas
was still at the forefront, by the mid 70’s the era of wilderness
preservation and renewal had begun. UNESCO and the Ramsar
Convention named the Everglades one of only three wetlands
of global importance. In 2000, the American government
adopted a plan to return the Everglades to their natural state,
one of the biggest and most expensive attempts at the renewal
of a natural area.
The southern tip of the Everglades, a land covered by water, is
only a stone’s throw away from the Florida Keys archipelago
that grew out of the ocean with the accumulation of countless
animal and plant remains. The archipelago is connected to
the mainland by the US 1, leading to the southernmost city of
the continental USA, Key West. Ernest Hemingway lived and
wrote here for a few years before moving only 171 kilometres
away to Cuba. In the 1980’s, the house was turned into a
museum housing the original furniture and, according to the
museum guides, the offspring of Hemingway’s six-toed cat.
Today, forty to fifty cats live on the estate, half of which have six
toes. Contrary to the story that is a great hit with the numerous
visitors of the house, Hemingway’s son Patrick claims that
Hemingway never had a cat in Key West. He was supposed to
get one after he moved to Cuba. Here only a couple of islands
separate the six-toed cat and the endangered Key deer. The
traveller is warned of entering their territory by the speed limit
signs, accompanied by warnings about extremely heavy fines
for offenders and wire fences running along the edges of the
road. Accidents are still the main cause of death of the Key deer;
out of a few hundred animals populating a small number of
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The hidden harbours of florida
Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote
here for a few years before moving
only 171 kilometres away to Cuba.
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The hidden harbours of florida
108

The hidden harbours of florida
UNESCO and the Ramsar Convention named the Everglades one of only three
wetlands of global importance. In 2000, the American government adopted
a plan to return the Everglades to their natural state, one of the biggest
and most expensive attempts at the renewal of a natural area.
islands, around fifty die from car collisions each year.
In the surrounding sea, numerous turtles are experiencing a similar
fate. When they come up to the surface for air, they are in great
danger of being run over by the countless speedboats constantly
cutting through the pastel blue sea. However, in recent years,
such accidents no longer necessarily mean a death sentence for
them. On the island of Marathon, there is a hospital specialising
in the needs of turtles. Hidden Harbour is the first such hospital
in the world, but apart from the inconspicuous road sign and
a parked ambulance, nothing reveals the heroic actions taking
place in the former motel with humble resources and considerable
enthusiasm from its volunteers. There are a total of seven sea
turtle species in the world, and six of them are endangered. The
creatures that have been swimming in the world’s oceans for the
past 120 million years and hung out with the dinosaurs, sharing
the planet with them for 60 million years, are in danger of not
making it through the next twenty years. And most of the “credit”
for this goes to us humans. Collecting eggs for food, sea pollution,
fishnets and lately even global warming are the causes that have
led to six out of seven species of turtles being on the IUCN Red List.
Three of them are even critically endangered, meaning that the
probability of extinction in the coming years is almost unavoidable.
So where do the volunteers and employees find hope, with
such a weight of evidence speaking against the survival of these
sea creatures with the sad eyes “Every turtle we save today
could mean the difference between future generations having
the chance to see these magnificent creatures or not,” says the
founder of the Richie Moretti hospital. And that is all.
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Sloves Slovenije so že pred osamosvojitvijo ustvarjali alpski smučarji, ki so
poleg medalj z zimskih olimpijskih iger prinašali kolajne s tekem svetovnega
pokala; tudi s Pokala Vitranc v Kranjski Gori, priljubljenem slovenskem športnorekreativnem
prizorišču za vse čase, in s Pokala Zlata Lisica na Mariborskem
Pohorju - presenetljivem smučišču v neposredni bližini drugega največjega
slovenskega mesta. Zimski zmagovalci so tudi junaki smučarskih skakalnic, ki se
že desetletja kalijo v slovenski Planici, nepozabne slovenske tekačice na smučeh,
ki jih je mogoče srečati na treningu na sodobnem stadionu na Rogli, biatlonci -
domačini v Biatlonskem centru Pokljuka.
Ljubiteljem aktivnega oddiha so na voljo tudi namenski centri za priprave, kot
so:
• Olimpijski športni center planica – s simulacijo višinskih razmer v več
prostorih, s telovadnico, fitnesom, zunanjimi igrišči in različnimi bližnjimi
površinami, prostori za masaže in testiranja / www.osc-planica.si
• Športni center pokljuka – z novimi zunanjimi površinami za biatlon,
smučarski tek in druge športe ter z notranjimi fitness zmogljivostmi /
www.center-pokljuka.si
• pohorje–Maribor – z nogometnim kampom Arena in Bolfenk ter drugimi
športnimi in spremljevalnimi zmogljivostmi / www.pohorje.org
• Olimpijski center rogla – v priznanem klimatskem zdravilišču s Top
Sport izbirami za športnike, z višinskimi sobami in raznoterimi športnimi
površinami za letne in zimske priprave / www.rogla.eu
• Kranjska gora – z zimskimi in letnimi zunanjimi športnimi površinami,
novo športno dvorano Vitranc in s hotelsko ponudbo za specifične potrebe
športnikov / www.kranjska-gora.si
dobrodošli v sloveniji!
Slovenia has always provided inspiration to numerous lovers of an active
lifestyle and living a healthy life. It has even been discovered by numerous great
athletes in Europe and from all around the globe! Wherever you look, you find
unspoiled nature. Wherever you go, you can expect a quick changing of the
landscape, which is rarely experienced anywhere else! The change of landscapes
means different challenges for activities, especially during the winter months,
when green turns into white.
For the majority of visitors to Slovenia, the outdoor possibilities for activities are the
true discovery – in the most diverse, but always recognisable green and, in the winter,
white landscapes. Slovenia has the Alps with their skiing areas and areas for winter
recreation, the sea with great winds for sailors and other athletes, the Pannonian
lowland and picturesque valleys for cyclists, underground Karst features and unique
gorges for professional and recreational athletes who seek different experiences.
Slovenia is green luxury
The variety of landscapes, incredible forest cover, the luxury of various water sources,
the friendliness of all four seasons and the enduring and curious character of Slovenians
have always been an inspiration for incredible achievements. Victories, records and
various kinds of sports have always been connected with nature.
Active in Slovenia. And healthy.
The nature of Slovenia is also reflected in the success of Slovenian athletes. Slovenia
had already gained a strong reputation before its independence due its alpine
skiers, who brought home, besides the medals from the Winter Olympic Games,
many medals from World Cup races, including the Vitranc Trophy in Kranjska
Gora, a popular Slovenian sports venue in all periods, and the Golden Fox Trophy
on Mariborsko Pohorje – a surprising skiing area near the second largest Slovenian
town. The winners of the winter also include ski jumping heroes, who have been
training in Planica for decades, as well as the unforgettable Slovenian ski runners,
who can be found in their training facilities at the modern stadium in Rogla, and
biathletes – at home in the Pokljuka biathlon centre.
Lovers of active vacations also have the following training centres available to them:
• The Planica Olympic Sports Centre – including a simulation of high altitude
conditions in several areas, gym, fitness, outdoor fields and various nearby surfaces,
massage and testing areas / www.osc-planica.si
• The Pokljuka Sports Centre – including new external surfaces for biathlon,
cross-country skiing and other sports as well as internal fitness facilities /
www.center-pokljuka.si
• Pohorje–Maribor – including a football camp Arena and Bolfenk and other sports
and accompanying facilities / www.pohorje.org
• Rogla Olympic Centre – the recognized climatic health spa with Top Sport facilities
for sportsmen, including high altitude rooms and numerous sports surfaces for
summer and winter training / www.rogla.eu
• Kranjska gora – including winter and summer outdoor sports surfaces,
the new Vitranc sports hall and hotels for the specific needs of sportsmen /
www.kranjska-gora.si
Welcome to Slovenia!

ČUTIM SVOBODO GORA POD SVOJIMI SMUČMI
I FEEL THE FREEDOM OF THE MOUNTAINS BENEATH MY SKIS
Gore in jezera se zlivajo v edinstveno lepoto.
Stoletja je trajalo, da je nastala ta lepota. Utiram si pot skozi prijazne
vasice, čutim vznemirjenje in navdušenje na prizorišču svetovnega pokala.
Po vsakem zmagovitem spustu me pričakata prisrčen sprejem in topel
napitek.
Postanite aktivni na enem od slovenskih prizorišč svetovnega pokala ali v
slikovitih smučarskih vasicah.
SLOVENIJA. Zelena. Aktivna. Zdrava.
Mountains and lakes fuse together.
It’s taken centuries to create this playground. I can wind my way through
pretty villages or feel the adrenalin and excitement of a world cup resort.
There’s always a warm welcome, and a hot drink, waiting for me after I’ve
finished winning my own downhill race.
Get active in one of Slovenian’s world cup resorts or picture postcard ski
villages.
SLOVENIA. Green. Active. Healthy.
www.slovenia.info
Photo: Philip Platzer

SLOVENIJA / SLOVENIA
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A Few Facts
površina (v km 2 ) 20 273
gozdovi 11 854
travniki 5 593
polja in vrtovi 2 471
sadovnjaki 402
vinogradi 163
dolžina meje (v km)
s Hrvaško 546
z Avstijo 324
z Italijo 235
z Madžarsko 102
obala (v km) 46,6
najvišja točka
Triglav
gostota naseljenosti
2864 m
(prebivalcev/km) 98
prebivalstvo
2 milijona
glavno mesto: Ljubljana
večja mesta:
Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Velenje
podnebje:
alpsko, celinsko, sredozemsko
jezik: Uradni jezik je
slovenščina, na območjih
z mešanim prebivalstvom
pa tudi madžarščina in
italijanščina.
Pri stiku s tujci uporabljajo
prebivalci Slovenije največkrat
angleščino, nemščino,
italijanščino in francoščino.
denarna valuta: Denarna valuta
je evro (EUR). Tuje valute lahko
zamenjate na mejnih prehodih,
v bankah, menjalnicah in
hotelih.
territory area (in sq. km) 20273
forests 11 854
grassland 5 593
fields and gardens 2 471
orchards 402
vineyards 163
border length (in km)
with Croatia 546
with Austria 324
with Italy 235
with Hungary 102
coastline (in km) 46.6
highest point
Triglav
population density
2864 m
(inhabitants/km) 98
population
2 million
capital:
Ljubljana
major towns:
Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Velenje
climate: Alpine, Continental,
Mediterranean
language: The official language
is Slovene, as well as Hungarian
and Italian in areas of mixed
population.
People who live in Slovenia
most commonly use English to
communicate with foreigners,
then German, Italian and
French.
currency: The currency is the
euro (EUR). Foreign currency
may be exchanged at border
crossings, in banks, exchange
offices and hotels.
prazniki
1. januar novo leto
8. februar Prešernov dan, slovenski kulturni praznik
31. marec in 1. april velika noč, velikonočni ponedeljek
27. april dan upora proti okupatorju
(druga svetovna vojna)
1. in 2. maj praznik dela
25. junij dan državnosti
15. avgust Marijino vnebovzetje
31. oktober dan reformacije
1. november dan spomina na mrtve
25. december božič
26. december dan samostojnosti
holidays
January 1
February 8
March 31 & April 1
April 27
May 1 & 2
June 25
August 15
October 31
November 1
December 25
December 26
New Year’s Holiday
Prešeren Day, Slovene Day of Culture
Easter Sunday and Monday
Day of Uprising Against the Occupation
(WW2)
Labour Day, Pentecost
Statehood Day
Assumption Day
Reformation Day
All Saints’ Day
Christmas Day
Independence Day

Copenhagen
Manchester
Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Munich
Vienna
Verona
Ljubljana
Venice
Belgrade
Sarajevo
Dubrovnik
Pristina
Ibiza
Menorca
Palma de Mallorca
Podgorica
Tirana
Skopje
Thessaloniki
Thassos
Istanbul
Kerkira/Corfu
Lefkas
Skiatos
Lesbos
Malta
Kefalonija
Zakinthos
Chios
Mykonos
Santorini
Samos
Kos
Rhodos
Karpatos
Heraklion
Djerba

Evropa / Europe
Redni poleti
Scheduled Flights
Čarterski poleti
Charter Flights
zimski in poletni vozni red
Winter and summer timetable
Moscow
Iz/from
Ljubljana/Brnik
Nm/km
Čas poleta/
Flight time
(A320/CRJ)
Iz/from
Ljubljana/Brnik
Nm/km
Čas poleta/
Flight time
(A320/CRJ)
Amsterdam 606/1122 1.35 h
Antalya 966/1789 2.35 h
Belgrade 267/494 1.05 h
Aqaba 1454/2692 3.18 h
Brussels 559/1035 1.26 h
Cairo 1276/2363 3.25 h
Copenhagen 641/1187 1.39 h
Chios 738/1367 2.10 h
Frankfurt 420/778 1.07 h
Djerba 796/1474 2.20 h
Istanbul 781/1446 1.53 h
Dubrovnik 292/541 1.05 h
Manchester 868/1608 2.11 h
Heraklion 832/1540 2.15 h
Moscow (Sheremetyevo) 1120/2074 2.35 h
Hurghada 1533/2839 3.45 h
Munich 224/415 0.41 h
Ibiza 799/1480 2.20 h
Paris (Ch. de Gaulle) 616/1141 1.36 h
Karpathos 996/1844 2.35 h
Pristina 622/1150 1.50 h
Kefalonija 585/1083 1.45 h
Podgorica 365/676 1.25 h
Kerkira (Corfu) 523/968 1.35 h
Sarajevo 222/411 0.41 h
Kos 873/1616 2.20 h
Skopje 413/765 1.07 h
Larnaca 1197/2216 3.00 h
Tirana 474/878 1.14 h
Lefkas (Preveza) 567/1050 1.40 h
Vienna 153/283 0.30 h
Lesbos (Mitiline) 746/1381 2.10 h
Zurich 334/619 0.56 h
Malta 670/1241 2.00 h
Menorca 646/1196 1.55 h
Mykonos 793/1468 1.56 h
Palma de Mallorca 723/1339 2.10 h
Rhodos 947/1753 2.30 h
Samos 823/1524 2.10 h
Santorini 836/1548 2.15 h
Sharm el Sheikh 1505/2787 3.45 h
Skiatos 632/1170 1.50 h
Thassos (Kavala) 563/1043 1.45 h
Antalya
Tel Aviv 1286/2382 2.57 h
Thessaloniki 571/1057 1.24 h
Larnaca
Zakinthos 632/1170 1.50 h
Iz/from PRISTINA
Iz/from PRISTINA
Cairo
Sharm el Sheikh
Hurghada
Tel Aviv
Aqaba
Frankfurt 930/1722 2.50 h
Munich 646/1196 2.00 h
Venice 567/1050 1.45 h
Verona 650/1203 1.20 h
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ADRIA airways
Flota - Fleet
Ilustracije: Miha Žnidar
Airbus A319
Število/Total 2
Dolžina/Length
33.84 m
Višina/Height
11.76 m
Razpon kril/Wingspan
34.10 m
Hitrost/Cruising speed
900 km/h
Višina poleta/Max. altitude
11 700 m
Dolet/Range
6 650 km
Št. potnikov/Passenger capacity 135
Airbus A320
Število/Total 1
Dolžina/Length
37.57 m
Višina/Height
11.75 m
Razpon kril/Wingspan
31.10 m
Hitrost/Cruising speed
900 km/h
Višina poleta/Max. altitude
11 700 m
Dolet/Range
3 890 km
Št. potnikov/Passenger capacity 180
Bombardier CRJ-900
Število/Total 4
Dolžina/Length
32.50 m
Višina/Height
7.57 m
Razpon kril/Wingspan
23.20 m
Hitrost/Cruising speed
882 km/h
Višina poleta/Max. altitude
12 496 m
Dolet/Range
3 600 km
Št. potnikov/Passenger capacity 86
Bombardier CRJ-200 LR
Število/Total 5
Dolžina/Length
26.77 m
Višina/Height
6.22 m
Razpon kril/Wingspan
21.21 m
Hitrost/Cruising speed
860 km/h
Višina poleta/Max. altitude
12 496 m
Dolet/Range
3 285 km
Št. potnikov/Passenger capacity 48/50
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prevzema kadarkoli, omogoča pa tudi druge ugodnosti, kot so: sprememba
datumov potovanja brez doplačila, večja količina brezplačne prtljage,
uporaba poslovnih salonov na letališčih idr.
V ekonomskem razredu potujejo potniki z vozovnicami po ekonomskih
tarifah, ki so nižje in vsebujejo določene omejitve.
Nakup vozovnice prek spleta
Letalsko vozovnico lahko najceneje in hitro rezervirate
ter kupite na Adrijini spletni strani www.
adria.si. To velja le za polete na Adrijinih
letih. Nakup prek interneta je zaščiten z
varnostnim certifikatom. Elektronske
vozovnice prejme potnik po elektronski
pošti.
V primeru, da potrebujete letalsko
vozovnico, kjer bodo vključeni tudi
drugi prevozniki, vas prosimo, da
pokličete naš Klicni center za rezervacije
in prodajo letalskih vozovnic na
telefonskih številkah 386 1 369 10 10 in
080 13 00.
Potujte z elektronsko vozovnico
Na vseh rednih poletih slovenskega letalskega prevoznika je možno
leteti z elektronsko vozovnico.
Potnik dobi ob nakupu potniški kupon, ki velja kot račun, in načrt poti
(itinerar) v ovitku Adrie Airways. Dokument lahko prejme tudi na svoj
elektronski naslov in ga natisne sam. To dokumentacijo mora imeti s
seboj ves čas potovanja. Pri okencu za prijavo na let se identificira s
potnim listom ali osebno izkaznico. Uslužbenec izda potniku vstopni
kupon za let, s katerim ta vstopi v letalo. Elektronski način dokumentiranja
prodaje zagotavlja sproten vpogled v dogajanje z vozovnico, hiter
prenos podatkov in manjše možnosti zlorab. Najpomembnejše pri tem
pa je, da so potnikovi kuponi za let shranjeni v elektronski obliki in tako
varni pred izgubo.
Adria Airways tudi na mobilnih telefonih
Vsem uporabnikom pametnih telefonov sporočamo, da
si lahko na svojem mobilnem brskalniku nastavite našo
mobilno stran m.adria.si ali pa s skenerjem kod poskenirate
QR kodo.
Če skenerja nimate, si ga lahko naložite na povezavi »http://www.i-nigma.
com/Download-nigmaReader.html”. Uporabniki iPhona pa to najdete v iStoru.
Mobilna stran prinaša: spremljanje statusa letov, informacije o voznem redu,
informacije o naših destinacijah in informacije o vremenu na destinacijah.
Poleg tega pa lahko na tej strani najdete še: vodič za potnike, turistični
vodnik, naše kontakte in različne povezave do sledenja prtljage, iskanja
poslovnih salonov po letališčih in preverjanje milj v klubu Miles&More.
Seveda pa so tu še novice in najbolj vroče cenovne ponudbe vozovnic
ter »checkmytrip«, kjer lahko preverite svoje potovanje.
Web Check-in
V Adrii Airways se zavedamo, da je pri potovanju pogosto dragocena vsaka
minuta. Še posebej takrat, kadar nas na poti na letališče ovira gost promet.
Web check-in je novost, s katero boste prihranili čas pri okencu za prijavo
na let, saj se nanj lahko prijavite že od doma, z delovnega mesta oziroma
povsod, kjer je vzpostavljena internetna povezava. Svoj planirani let lahko
prijavite največ 24 ur in najmanj 60 minut pred poletom. Storitev web-
-check-in je trenutno možna le za določene lete Adrie Airways. V prihodnjih
mesecih bomo obstoječim destinacijam postopoma dodajali še nove.
Omejitve pri vnosu živil v EU
Potnikom svetujemo, naj pred potovanjem preverijo seznam artiklov,
ki jih je mogoče vnesti na območje Evropske skupnosti. Strog nadzor
nad uvozom mesa, mleka, rib, lupinarjev in drugih tovrstnih izdelkov
je nujen za zaščito ljudi in živali pred boleznimi, ki se lahko prenašajo
s temi živili.
V primeru, da carinska služba pri rutinskem pregledu osebne
prtljage ugotovi prisotnost nedovoljenih živil živalskega izvora, le-te
zaseže. Informativni letak “Kaj prinesti domov” vam je na voljo na
naši spletni strani.
Več informacij lahko dobite na Glavnem uradu VURS-a ali na njihovi spletni
strani www.vurs.gov.si v poglavju Javne objave/Uvoz živil za osebno rabo.
Ročna prtljaga
Zaradi vaše varnosti in udobja vas vljudno prosimo, da upoštevate mednarodna
pravila, ki potniku dovoljujejo imeti pri sebi en kos ročne prtljage v
velikosti 55 x 40 x 23 cm in z največjo težo osem kilogramov.
Ročno prtljago namestite v za to namenjeni predal nad sedežem, težje
kose pa, če je le mogoče, shranite pod sedež pred sabo. Priporočamo vam,
da predal s prtljago pazljivo odpirate, saj se lahko med poletom predmeti
v njem premaknejo.
Na letalih CRJ oddajte večjo ročno prtljago pred letalom. Tam jo takoj po
izstopu iz letala tudi prevzemite.
Varnostna pravila
Evropska unija je v letu 2006 sprejela nova varnostna pravila. Ta omejujejo
količino tekočin, ki jo lahko vzamete s seboj na letalo.
V svoji ročni prtljagi lahko prenašate samo majhne količine tekočin, ki
morajo biti shranjene v posamičnih posodah z največjo prostornino 100
mililitrov. Te posode morate zapakirati v prozorno plastično vrečko, ki jo
je mogoče znova ponovno zatesniti; prostornina vrečke posameznega
potnika ne sme biti večja od enega litra. Med tekočine spadajo: voda in
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druge pijače, juhe in sirupi; kreme, losjoni in olja; parfumi; razpršilci; geli,
vključno z geli za lase in tuširanje; posode z vsebinami pod pritiskom,
vključno s peno za britje ter drugimi penami in dezodoranti; kreme, vključno
z zobno kremo; mešanice tekočin in trdih snovi; črtalo za veke in tuš za
trepalnice ter katerekoli druge snovi s podobno vsebnostjo.
Še vedno lahko tekočine prenašate v oddani prtljagi – nova pravila se
nanašajo samo na ročno prtljago. V svoji ročni prtljagi lahko prenašate:
• zdravila in nujno potrebna živila (vključno z otroško hrano), ki jih boste
uporabljali med potovanjem; morda boste morali dokazati, da jih
nujno potrebujete;
• tekočine, kot so pijače in parfumi (kupite jih lahko bodisi v prodajalni na
letališču v EU, ki je za točko, na kateri pokažete svoj vstopni karton, bodisi
na letalu, ki ga upravlja prevoznik EU).
Če ste tekočine kupili zapakirane v posebni zatesnjeni vrečki, te vrečke
pred varnostnim pregledom ne odpirajte, sicer lahko varnostno osebje na
kontrolni točki njeno vsebino zaseže. Če na letališču presedate na drug let,
vrečke ne odpirajte pred varnostnim pregledom na transfernem letališču
oziroma na zadnjem letališču, če presedate več kot enkrat.
Če imate kakršne koli dvome ali vprašanja, se pred potovanjem obrnite
na svojega letalskega prevoznika ali potovalno agencijo.
Med letom
Napotki za varnost
Z najpomembnejšimi varnostnimi napotki vas bo pred poletom seznanilo
naše kabinsko osebje, poleg tega pa boste v žepu sedeža pred sabo našli
navodila za postopke v sili. Ker se glede na tip letala ta navodila razlikujejo,
vas prosimo, da jih pred vsakim poletom pazljivo preučite.
Med vzletanjem in pristajanjem si morate pripeti varnostni pas, zaradi varnosti
in udobja pa vam priporočamo, da ostanete pripeti tudi med poletom.
Po pristanku počakajte na svojem sedežu, dokler se letalo popolnoma ne
ustavi oziroma dokler ne ugasne znak za obvezno uporabo varnostnih pasov.
Kapitan letala lahko podeli potniku, ki se v letalu neprimerno vede, tako
imenovani RDEČI KARTON. Ta je namenjen vsem, ki s svojim vedenjem
ovirajo delo kabinskega osebja, ne spoštujejo varnostnih pravil ali pa
ogrožajo varnost in udobje potnikov. Napad na varnost zračnega prometa
je kaznivo dejanje po 330. členu Kazenskega zakonika RS (KZ-1), ki za
tovrstna dejanja predpisuje zaporno kazen.
Uporaba elektronskih naprav
V letalu ni dovoljeno uporabljati prenosnih telefonov (biti morajo popolnoma
izključeni!), radijskih in televizijskih sprejemnikov, videoiger z daljinskim
upravljanjem, računalniških tiskalnikov in drugih naprav, ki bi lahko z elektromagnetnimi
valovi motile delovanje občutljivih letalskih instrumentov.
Druge elektronske naprave, denimo prenosne računalnike, CD in DVD
predvajalnike ter žepne kalkulatorje, je dovoljeno uporabljati le med
poletom (če ne povzročajo motenj), med vzletanjem in pristajanjem pa
ne. Prosimo vas, da se pred uporabo elektronskih naprav posvetujete s
kabinskim osebjem in dosledno upoštevate njihove napotke.
Nevarni predmeti
Po mednarodnih varnostnih predpisih potnikom v letalu ni dovoljeno
imeti (ne pri sebi ne v prtljagi) orožja in drugih nevarnih predmetov, kot so:
vnetljive tekočine, pločevinke s stisnjenim ali utekočinjenim plinom, lahko
vnetljive snovi, vžigalice, ki niso označene kot varne, in podobno.
Počutje in zdravje
Vašemu dobremu počutju sta namenjena ventil za uravnavanje dotoka zraka
in lučka za branje, ki sta nameščena nad sedežem. Tam je tudi pozivni gumb, s
katerim lahko po potrebi pokličete članico oziroma člana kabinskega osebja.
V letalu je na voljo priročna lekarna, opremljena s sredstvi za nudenje
prve pomoči. Med poletom lahko včasih v ušesih občutite neprijeten
pritisk, do česar prihaja zaradi sprememb višine in zračnega pritiska v
letalu; težavo boste zlahka odpravili s poudarjenim požiranjem sline ali
z nakazanim zehanjem.
Da bi se izognili težavam z ožiljem, ko gre za dolg polet, vam svetujemo,
da se večkrat sprehodite po potniški kabini, med sedenjem pa delate
vaje za raztezanje celega telesa.
Postrežba med letom
Tudi na letalu bodo člani našega prijaznega osebja lepo poskrbeli za
vas. Odvisno od trajanja leta, destinacije in razreda v letalu vam bodo
na voljo okusni obroki, postrežba pijače, časopisi in naš odlični In-Flight
Magazine, na letih izven EU pa boste lahko nakupovali tudi v našem
»zračnem« Adria Shopu. Hrana in pijača sta na rednih letih Adrie Airways
že vključeni v voznino, na čarterskih poletih pa potnikom zaračunavamo
alkoholne pijače po naslednjem ceniku:
• pivo 0,33 l 3,00 €
• vino 0,2 l 4,00 €
• penina 0,25 l 5,50 €
V kolikor pa bi imeli zaradi zdravstvenih, verskih ali ideoloških pogledov
kakršnekoli zadržke do določene hrane, vam v Adrii Airways ponujamo
pester izbor tako imenovanih posebnih obrokov. Izbor si lahko ogledate
na naši spletni strani v rubriki Vodič za potnike; pomembno pa je, da svoje
želje zaupate svetovalcu že ob rezervaciji oziroma nakupu vozovnice.
Alkohol v letalu
V letalu ni dovoljeno uživanje alkoholnih pijač, ki jih prinesete s sabo.
Kabinsko osebje ne sme streči alkoholnih pijač osebam, ki kažejo znake
vinjenosti, in osebam, mlajšim od 18 let. Dobronamerno vas opozarjamo,
da alkohol zaradi nekoliko nižjega zračnega pritiska med poletom deluje
na telo hitreje in bolj intenzivno kot na tleh.
po pristanku
Zamujena, izgubljena ali poškodovana prtljaga
Če bi med vašim potovanjem prišlo do nepravilnega
ravnanja z vašo registrirano prtljago
(velja tudi za prtljago, oddano pred letalom),
zadevo takoj po prihodu prijavite na letališču
pri ustrezni službi (Izgubljeno/Najdeno,
Lost&Found, Arrival Service). Telefonska
številka pa je + 386 (0) 25 94 339.
Center za stike s potniki
V Adrijinem Centru za stike s potniki lahko
dobite vse informacije o naši ponudbi in novostih
pa tudi pomoč ali nasvet.
Sem lahko potniki posredujete pritožbo ali odškodninski zahtevek, veseli
pa bomo tudi pohvale. Na naš center se lahko obrnete osebno, pisno, po
elektronski pošti prc@adria.si ali po telefonu na brezplačno številko 080
13 03 za klice znotraj Slovenije oziroma kot doslej na telefonsko številko
+386 (0)1 369 11 33.
Najem avtomobila in hoteli
Na Adrijini spletni strani je zavihek Rent-a-car, ki vam omogoča najugodnejši
najem vozila. Zelo enostavno: obiščite www.adria.si. Pri Budgetu lahko
najamete vozilo na več kot 3.400 lokacijah v 128 državah po vsem svetu.
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Adria Airways Welcomes You Aboard
Dear passengers, your satisfaction is our success. In order to ensure that your Adria flight is as pleasant as possible, allow
us to draw your attention to certain points that are important for your comfort and safety before take-off, during the
flight and after landinG.
Before take-off
Economy and business class
The majority of Adria routes are served by the following aircraft: Airbus A319
and A320, Bombardier CRJ-200 LR and CRJ-900.
A business-class ticket is issued according to the current business-class tariff
and is valid for one year. The ticket can be booked, paid for and picked up at
any time and includes other advantages such as changing the date of travel
without additional charge, a larger free baggage allowance, the use of business
lounges at airports, etc. Economy class is for passengers with economyclass
tickets, which are cheaper and carry certain restrictions.
Online ticketing
The cheapest and quickest way to book a flight and buy a ticket is to visit
Adria’s website at www.adria.si. This only applies to flights operated by Adria.
Online purchases are protected by a security certificate. Passengers receive their
electronic tickets via e-mail.
If you require a ticket that will also include other carriers, please contact our
Call Centre for Reservations and Ticket Sales on: 386 1 369 10 10 or 080 13 00.
Travel with an electronic ticket
You can travel with an electronic ticket on all Adria Airways
scheduled flights. On purchasing a ticket, passengers receive a
passenger coupon and itinerary in an Adria Airways
cover. You can also receive the document via
e-mail and print it yourself. You must keep this
document with you throughout the journey. At
the check-in, present your passport or identity
card. The check-in personnel will issue you with
your boarding pass. Electronic documentation
of the ticket sale means that the ticket status
can be verified at any time. It also facilitates
rapid transfer of data and reduces the chance
of abuse. Most importantly, there is no danger of
losing the boarding pass, since it is stored in electronic form.
Adria Airways on mobile phones
To all smartphone users – we would like to inform you that
you can now set our mobile site, m.adria.si, on your mobile
browser or scan your QR code with a barcode scanner.
If you do not have a barcode scanner, you can download
one by clicking the following link http://www.i-nigma.com/
Downloadi-nigmaReader.html. iPhone users can find this in the iStore.
The mobile site provides information on the following: flight status, timetables,
destinations and weather conditions.
In addition, you will also find the following: travellers guide, tourist guide, our
contact details and various links to: baggage tracking, searches by airport
business lounge, and frequent flyer miles in the Miles & More Club.
Of course, you can also find news, the hottest ticket price bids and “checkmytrip”
where you can check information on your trip.
Web Check-in
At Adria we are aware that every minute is precious when you are travelling.
Especially when heavy traffic holds you up on the way to the airport. The
web check-in service is a new service that lets you save time at the check-in
desk: because you can check in from home or office – or anywhere with an
Internet connection. You can check in as early as 24 hours and up to 60 minutes
before your scheduled departure time. Web check-in is currently only
available on selected Adria flights. In the coming months new destinations
will gradually be added.
Restrictions on bringing food into the EU
We advise passengers to check the list of articles that may be brought into
the EU before travelling. Strict controls of the import of meat, milk, fish,
shellfish and products derived from them is necessary to protect people and
animals from the diseases that they can transmit.
If customs officials discover prohibited foodstuffs of animal origin during routine
luggage checks, they will be confiscated. The informative leaflet “What to
bring home” is available on our website.
More information is available from the Veterinary Administration of the Republic
of Slovenia or on its website http://www.vurs.gov.si/ under the section
Public Announcements/Import of Foodstuffs for Personal Use.
Carry-on baggage
For your safety and comfort, we ask you to observe international rules that
permit passengers to have one piece of carry-on baggage of a maximum size
of 55 x 40 x 23 cm and a maximum weight of 8 kg.
Carry-on baggage should be placed in the overhead bins. Heavier items may
be stored under the seat in front of you if possible.
We recommend that you take care when opening the overhead bins as items
may have moved during the flight and may fall out.
If your flight is on a CRJ aircraft, larger items of carry-on baggage must be surrendered
on boarding. They will be returned to you when you leave the aircraft.
EU airport security rules
In 2006 the European Union adopted new security rules that restrict the
amount of liquids that passengers can take aboard aircraft.
You are only allowed to take small quantities of liquids in your hand
luggage. These liquids must be in individual containers with a maximum
capacity of 100 millilitres each. These containers must be packed in one
transparent re-sealable plastic bag of not more than one litre capacity per
passenger. Liquids include: water and other drinks, soups, syrups; creams,
lotions and oils; perfumes; sprays; gels, including hair and shower gels; contents
of pressurised containers, including shaving foam, other foams and
deodorants; pastes, including toothpaste; liquid-solid mixtures; mascara;
any other item of similar consistency.
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You can still:
• pack liquids in bags that you check in – the new rules only affect hand luggage;
• carry in your hand luggage medicines and dietary requirements, including baby
foods, for use during the trip. You may be asked for proof that they are needed;
• buy liquids such as drinks and perfumes in an EU airport shop when located
beyond the point where you show your boarding pass or on board an aircraft
operated by an EU airline. If they are sold in a special sealed bag, do not open
it before you are screened – otherwise the contents may be confiscated at the
checkpoint. (If you transfer at an EU airport, do not open the bag before screening
at your airport of transfer, or at the last one if you transfer more than once).
• If you have any doubts, please ask your airline or travel agent in advance of travel.
During the flight
Safety information
Our cabin crew will give you important safety information before take-off.
You will find instructions for emergency procedures in the pocket of the
seat in front of you. Since these procedures differ depending on the type
of aircraft, we ask you to read the instructions carefully before
every flight.
During take-off and landing you must fasten your
seatbelt. For your own safety and comfort we also
recommend that you leave it fastened during the
flight. After landing, wait in your seat until the
aircraft comes to a complete stop or until the
seatbelt sign is switched off.
The captain can issue a passenger who acts
inappropriately on the aircraft with what is
called a RED CARD. The red card is intended for
anyone whose behaviour obstructs the work of the
cabin crew, who does not observe safety instructions
or who threatens the safety and comfort of passengers.
Unacceptable behaviour on board an aircraft is a violation
of the law. Placing air traffic in jeopardy is a criminal offence in
accordance with Article 330 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia
(KZ-1), carrying with it the penalty of imprisonment.
Use of electronic devices
Use of the following devices is not permitted aboard the aircraft: mobile
phones (they must be switched off!), radios and televisions, video games
with remote control, computer printers and other devices emitting electromagnetic
waves which could interfere with sensitive aircraft systems.
Other electronic devices such as portable computers, CD and DVD players
and pocket calculators may only be used during the flight (if they do not
cause a disturbance). They may not be used during take-off and landing.
Please check with the cabin crew before using electronic devices and be
sure to follow their instructions.
Hazardous items
Under international safety regulations air passengers may not transport,
either on their person or in their luggage, weapons and other hazardous
items such as flammable liquids, compressed or liquefied gas cylinders,
highly inflammable materials, matches (except safety matches), and so on.
Comfort and health
For your comfort, an adjustable air vent and a reading light are located
above your seat. There is also a button which you can use to call a member
of the cabin crew if necessary.
The aircraft is equipped with a first aid kit. During the flight you may feel an
uncomfortable pressure in your ears. This is caused by changes in altitude and the
air pressure in the aircraft; swallowing or yawning will help relieve the discomfort.
In order to avoid vein problems associated with long flights, we advise
you to take frequent walks up and down the cabin and to do stretching
exercises for the whole body while seated.
Service during the flight
Our friendly staff will also serve you while on board the aircraft. Depending
on the length of the flight, the destination and the class of travel, you
will be offered tasty meals, drink service, newspapers and our outstanding
InFlight magazine, and on longer flights you can also make purchases in
our “airborne” Adria Shop. Meals and drinks are included in the ticket price
on scheduled flights, while on charter flights passengers have to pay for
alcoholic beverages:
• Beer 0,33l
• Wine 0,2l
• Sparkling Wine 0,25l
3,00 eur
4,00 eur
5,50 eur
With a thought of each passenger we carefully prepaired a
huge sellection of special meals which you could order.
Reason being either medical or religious, a matter or your
life style or personal belief – there is something for everyone.
A variety of special meals is to be found on our
website, just follow the Passanger Guide tab. However,
it is of significant importance to state your wish as
soon as you book or purchase your ticket.
Alcohol on board
Consuming alcoholic beverages that you have brought
on board the aircraft yourself is not permitted. The cabin
crew is not allowed to serve alcohol to passengers who
show signs of intoxication or to passengers under 18 years old.
Please bear in mind that because of the lower air pressure during
flight, alcohol has a faster and stronger effect than on the ground.
After landing
Delayed, lost and damaged baggage
If problems occur with your checked baggage during your journey (also applies
to luggage surrendered on boarding), contact the appropriate service
as soon as you arrive at the airport (Lost & Found, Arrival Service, etc.)
Passenger Relations Centre
Adria’s Passenger Relations Centre provides you with news and information
about our services and can also offer assistance and advice.
Passengers can submit complaints or compensation claims, and praise is
always welcome. You can contact the centre in person, in writing, by e-mail
to prc@adria.si, and by phoning the free telephone number 080 13 03 if
calling from Slovenia, +386 1 369 11 33 if calling from outside Slovenia.
Car hire and hotels
There is a tab on Adria’s website that enables you to hire a car throughout
the world at favourable rates. Simply visit www.adria.si. Budget offers Adria
Airways customers the best car hire deals in more than 3,400 destinations
in 128 countries!
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Čarterski prevozi
Adria Airways ponuja potnikom, agencijam,
podjetjem in drugim letalskim prevoznikom
poleg svojih rednih linij tudi čarterske polete iz
Ljubljane in vseh drugih (predvsem evropskih)
letališč. Z vstopom v Evropsko unijo ponujamo
agencijam, podjetjem in drugim letalskim
prevoznikom tudi polete z vseh drugih evropskih
letališč. Odlikujejo nas zlasti prilagodljivost,
ažurnost, visoka kakovost in točnost poletov.
E-pošta: charter@adria.si
Charters
In addition to its scheduled services, Adria
Airways offers charter flights from Ljubljana and
other (mainly European) airports to passengers,
agencies, companies and other carriers. Now
that Slovenia is part of the European Union, we
can also offer flights from all other European
airports to agencies, companies and other
carriers. Adria charters offer flexibility, up-to-theminute
services, high quality and punctuality.
E-mail: charter@adria.si
Prevoz tovora
Blagovna služba Adrie Airways odpremi vse pošiljke hitro in kakovostno
do vseh letališč po svetu. V sodelovanju z drugimi prevozniki
in s pomočjo računalniško podprtega rezervacijskega sistema
spremljamo vsako pošiljko od sprejema do predaje naslovniku.
Naša blagovna služba in prodajna zastopništva v tujini vam bodo
z veseljem pomagala odpremiti oz. dostaviti blago po najhitrejši in
cenovno najugodnejši poti.
ADRIA CARGO, Letališče Ljubljana – Prevoz tovora
Telefon: + 386 (04) 259 43 40, Faks + 386 (04) 202 30 30
E-pošta: cargo@adria.si
Cargo
The Adria Airways cargo service provides fast, high-quality goods transport
to every airport in the world. In conjunction with other carriers, and
with the help of a computerised booking system, we monitor every item
from reception to delivery.
Our goods service and sales offices abroad will be happy to help you dispatch
or deliver goods by the fastest and most competitively priced route.
ADRIA CARGO, Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport – Cargo Transport,
Telephone: + 386 (04) 259 43 40, Fax: + 386 (04) 202 30 30,
E-mail: jp.cargo@adria.si
Uradni prevoznik dogodkov
Kot sodobna družba razumemo potrebe poslovnega vsakdanjika, ki se
vse pogosteje odvija v globalnem prostoru. Zato stopamo naproti tistim,
ki organizirajo konference, kongrese, sejme ali druge mednarodne
dogodke tako, da postanemo njihov uradni ekskluzivni prevoznik,
udeležencem ter organizatorju pa nudimo posebne ugodnosti. Preprosto,
učinkovito in prilagojeno potrebam svojih uporabnikov poskrbimo
za to, da poteka dogodek uspešno, udeleženci pa prispejo na cilj
pravočasno, varno in zanesljivo. Kot članica združenja Star Alliance
Iahko za večje mednarodne kongrese zagotovimo produkt “Conventions
PlusTM”, v sklopu katerega postane več članov združenja uradni
prevoznik dogodka. Za vse nadaljnje informacije smo dosegljivi po
elektronski pošti: events@adria.si
Official events carrier
As a modern company we understand the needs of modern business, which
increasingly takes place in the global arena. For this reason we are ideally
positioned to work with organisers of conferences, congresses, fairs and other
international events by becoming their official exclusive carrier and offering
discounted fares and other advantages to participants and organisers. With
a simple, efficient approach adapted to the needs of our customers, we
make sure that the event runs smoothly, with participants arriving at their
destination on time, safely and reliably. As a Star Alliance member we offer
the Conventions Plus service for major international conferences, which effectively
makes all Star Alliance members the official carrier for the event. For
more information write to us at: events@adria.si.
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Panoramski poleti
Letenje je doživetje. Podarite sebi ali svojim najbljižnjim, prijateljem
ali znancem nepozabno doživetje. V Adria Airways Letalska Šola d.o.o.
so za vas pripravili nekaj najpogostejših in priljubljenih panoramskih
poletov tako po Sloveniji, kot tudi v sosednjih državah. Seveda pa lahko
panoramski let sestavite tudi po lastnem izboru. Da je polet res prijetno
doživetje, je datum letenja v dogovoru s pilotom seveda vedno možno
prilagajati glede na vremenske razmere.
Panoramski polet se običajno izvaja iz letališča na Brniku, na dobrih
300 metrih višine nad terenom, z enomotornim propelerskim letalom,
povprečne hitrosti prbližno 220 km/h. Letenje je možno z enim potnikom
(dvosedežno letalo) ali z do tremi potniki (štirisedežno letalo).
Več informacij dobite na: www.letileti.si
Panoramic Flights
Flying is an adventure. Give the gift of an unforgettable experience to yourself
or your loved ones, friends or acquaintances. Adria Airways Letalska Šola d.o.o.
has compiled a selection of the most popular and frequently chosen panoramic
flights over Slovenia and the neighbouring countries. Alternatively, you can
choose a panoramic flight tailored to your own wishes. To ensure that the flight
is a truly enjoyable and memorable experience, the flight date can be changed
depending on weather conditions by agreement with the pilot.
For panoramic flights, we use a single engine propeller plane that usually
takes off from Brnik Airport and flies at an altitude of some 300 m and at an
average speed of around 220 kmph. Flights can be conducted with one passenger
(two-seat plane) or with up to three passengers (four-seat plane).
For more information, please visit: www.letileti.si
Klubi zvestobe - Loyalty Clubs
Partnerska kartica
Diners Club-Adria
Potniki s stalnim prebivališčem v Republiki Sloveniji se lahko odločite za
skupno plačilno kartico Diners Cluba in Adrie Airways. Z uporabo partnerske
plačilne kartice Diners Club-Adria lahko zbirate milje in koristite
nagradne vozovnice in druge ugodnosti v programu Miles & More. Vsak
porabljen evro vam bo prinesel 1 miljo. Dogovor, sklenjen med Adrio in
klubom Miles & More, prinaša imetnikom partnerske kartice pomembno
dodatno ugodnost: milje, zbrane z nakupi s plačilno kartico Diners Club-
-Adria, ne zapadejo, če ste vsaj tri mesece član. Kartica pa vam odpira
vrata in nudi brezplačne storitve tudi v več kot 130 letaliških salonih po
vsem svetu, kjer boste lahko v miru počakali na odhod svojega letala,
brezplačno prelistali časopis, se osvežili z napitki, telefonirali ali poslali faks.
Informacije: telefon 080 13 45, www.dinersclub.si, info@dinersclub.si
Diners Club
Adria Partner Card
Passengers with permanent residence in Slovenia can obtain the joint Diners
Club and Adria Airways charge card. By using the Diners Club – Adria Airways
charge card, you can collect miles and enjoy bonus tickets and other privileges
in the Miles & More programme. Every euro spent will give you one mile. The
agreement between Adria and Miles & More brings partner card holders an important
additional benefit: miles collected through purchases using the Diners
Club- Adria payment card will not lapse if you have been a member for at least
three months, you use the card for at least one purchase each month and you
settle your account balance on time. At the same time, the card opens the door
to free services in more than 130 airport lounges around the world, where you
can await your departure in tranquillity, browse through newspapers, enjoy a
refreshing drink, make phone calls or send faxes.
Information: Telephone: 080 13 45, www.dinersclub.si, info@dinersclub.si
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ADRIA airways
Star Alliance
Star Alliance
PARTNERSTVO
Adria Airways je letalski prevoznik z več kot 50-letnimi izkušnjami v
čarterskem in rednem prometu. Uspešno sodeluje v evropskih integracijskih
tokovih in se partnersko povezuje z drugimi letalskimi prevozniki.
Decembra 2004 se je Adria kot regionalna članica pridružila največjemu
globalnemu združenju letalskih prevoznikov Star Allianceu, z januarjem
2010 pa je napredovala v polnopravno članico združenja.
Potnikom zagotavljamo vse prednosti, ki jih prinaša izboljšan dostop do
svetovnega omrežja prevoznikov, združenih v Star Allianceu. V povezavi s
partnerji vam omogočamo dostop do svetovne mreže poletov 27 letalskih
prevoznikov, ki z več kot 21.900 leti dnevno povezujejo 1.329 destinacij v
194 državah.
Poleg tega so vam na voljo ugodnosti, ki jih ponujajo prevozniki, člani
Star Alliancea, kot so: prijava na let do končne destinacije, priznavanje
statusa, vstop v letališke salone ter zbiranje in uveljavljanje točk ali milj v
okviru programov za pogoste potnike. Za številne destinacije po svetu
so vam na voljo potovanja po ugodnejših cenah in posebna ponudba
Star Alliancea Round the World – potovanje okoli sveta. Za več informacij
smo vam na voljo na naših prodajnih mestih.
Star Alliance
Partnership
Adria Airways has more than 50 years of experience in operating both
charter and scheduled flights. We are successfully participating in the
process of European integration and have established partnership arrangements
with other air carriers. In December 2004 Adria joined Star Alliance,
the world’s largest airline alliance, as a regional member and later became
a full member in January 2010.
Our customers now benefit from improved access to the world-wide Star
Alliance network. In connection with our partners, we offer access to a
global network of flights on 27 airlines, which offer more than 21,900
flights daily serving 1,329 destinations in 194 countries.
Moreover, our passengers enjoy customer benefits offered by Star Alliance
member carriers, such as through check-in, status recognition, lounge access,
frequent-flyer accrual and redemption. Reduced fares are available for
numerous destinations throughout the world, along with the Star Alliance
Round-the-World special offer. We will be glad to provide details at any
Adria sales outlet.
Ena zlata točka vodi do druge
Status Zlati član Star Alliance omogoča udoben počitek v mirnem okolju na približno
1300 letališčih po vsem svetu. Poleg teh ugodnosti pa vam je na voljo še:
• Prednostna prijava na let - Prijavite se na let na okencu za prednostne
prijave
• Vstop v letališke salone - Kadar potujete z letalsko družbo, članico
Star Alliancea, lahko skupaj s sopotnikom uživate udobje preko 1000
letaliških salonov
• Prednostno vkrcavanje - Vkrcate se skupaj s potniki prvega in poslovnega
razreda, oziroma kadarkoli po vaši želji
• Dovoljena dodatna prtljaga - Na let lahko vzamete dodatnih 20kg
(44 funt), pri letalskih družbah kjer je v uporabi kosovni sistem pa
dodatni kos prtljage
• Prednostno rokovanje s prtljago - Tudi vaša prtljaga se obravnava
prednostno, kar pomeni, da jo izkrcajo med prvimi
• Prednostne rezervacije na čakalnih listah - Kadar je vaš izbrani let že
zaseden, vas uvrstimo na začetek čakalne liste
• Prednost na čakalnih listah na letališču - Če zamudite vaš let, vam
bo osebje uredilo vse potrebno, da boste zagotovo na prvem naslednjem
prostem letu
One Gold point leads to another
With Star Alliance Gold Status you can enjoy additional comfort and peace of
mind in over 1300 airports around the world. These invaluable extras include:
• Priority Airport Check-in - Check-in through the priority check-in counters
• Airport Lounge Access - When you travel with a Star Alliance member
airline, you and a guest can relax in over 1000 airport lounges
• Priority Boarding - You can board at your convenience along with First
and Business Class travellers.
• Extra Baggage Allowance - We allow an additional 20 kg (44 pounds)
where the weight concept applies, or one additional piece of luggage where
the piece concept applies.
• Priority Baggage Handling - Your luggage also gets priority treatment
and is among the first to be unloaded.
• Priority Reservation Waitlisting - When there aren’t any seats available
on your preferred flight, we ensure that you sit at the top of the waiting list
for another.
• Priority Airport Standby - If you miss your flight, member airline staff will
arrange for you to be on the next available flight home.
You’ve earned it.
Zaslužili ste si.
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miles & more
Dobrodošli v Miles & More
Razlog več, da poletite
z Adrio Airways
Adria Airways nudi svojim pogostim potnikom program Miles & More in jim
s tem omogoča pestrost zbiranja in uporabljanja milj v celotni mreži poletov
članic zveze Star Alliance. Sem spadajo tudi vse redne proge Adrie Airways.
Prijava
Prijavite se lahko s prijavnico, ki jo dobite na vseh prodajnih mestih in v
letalih Adrie Airways, ali pa to storite na naslovu www.adria.si na naših
spletnih straneh.
Zbiranje milj
Milje lahko zbirate na celotni mreži poletov članic zveze Star Alliance. Dodatne
milje lahko zbirate z bivanjem v hotelih, najemom vozil, telefoniranjem,
nakupi v določenih trgovinah in z uporabo kreditnih kartic.
Podroben seznam vseh partnerjev, ki vas nagrajujejo v okviru Miles & More
programa najdete na www.miles-and-more.com v rubriki »Earn miles«.
Zbrane milje so veljavne tri leta. Člani Miles & More v Sloveniji lahko pridobijo
nagradne milje tudi s partnersko plačilno kartico Diners Club-Adria. Vsak
nakup v vrednosti 1 EUR vam prinese eno miljo. Čas veljavnosti zbranih milj
je neomejen, če plačilno kartico uporabljate najmanj 3 mesece, opravite z
njo vsak mesec vsaj en nakup in račune poravnate v roku.
Koriščenje milj
Zbrane milje lahko porabite za številne nagrade: nagradne vozovnice na
progah članic Star Alliancea, potovanje v višjem razredu, počitniška potovanja,
nakup različnih artiklov.
Članske kartice
Z včlanitvijo postanete član programa in imetnik osnovne kartice. Doseženo
število zahtevanih statusnih milj, zbranih v koledarskem letu, zagotavlja višje
nivoje članstva, kot so: srebrni član ali Frequent Traveller, zlati član ali Senator
in HON Circle Member. Višji nivo članstva vam prinese posebne ugodnosti.
Te so prednost na čakalnih listah, prevoz večje količine prtljage, vstop v
oslovne salone idr. Člansko kartico imejte vedno pri roki, potrebujete jo za
beleženje milj, uveljavljanje ugodnosti in naročanje nagrad. Splošna pravila in
pogoji programa Miles & More so objavljeni na www.miles-and-more.com.
Registration
You can join the programme by filling in the registration form available at all
sales offices and on board Adria Airways aircraft, or by registering online at our
website, www.adria.si.
Earning miles
You can collect miles within the entire Star Alliance network. You can also collect
additional miles through hotel stays, car rental, telephone calls, purchases at
selected shops and using your credit cards. The complete list of all Miles & More
partners can be found on www.miles-and-more.com in »Earn miles« section.
Miles & More members in Slovenia can also receive award miles with the partner
Diners Club-Adria credit card. Every euro charged earns you 1 mile. Miles collected
through purchases using the Diners Club-Adria payment card will not
lapse if you have been a member for at least three months, you use the card for
at least one purchase each month and you settle your account balance on time.
Spending miles
You can use the miles you have accumulated for various benefits: award tickets
on Star Alliance member routes, upgrades to business class, holiday travel and
various purchases.
Membership cards
You become a member as soon as you join. Accumulating the required number
of status miles in a calendar year leads to higher levels of membership: silver
member or Frequent Traveller, gold member or Senator and HON Circle Member.
A higher level of membership offers you special benefits, such as priority
on waiting lists, excess baggage allowance, airport lounge access and so on.
Miles are valid for three years. Always have your membership card on hand,
because you’ll need it to register miles, claim benefits and request awards.
General Terms and Conditions of the Miles & More programme can be found
on www.miles-and-more.com.
Welcome aboard Adria Airways, a Star Alliance member!
For information on miles, latest news about programme and to order award
tickets or other benefits, call the Miles & More call centre at +386 40 747 440.
You’ll be asked for your membership number and PIN code. We’ll be happy to
take your calls in Slovene from 8 am to 6 pm. Service is also available in English
and German outside these hours.
Dobrodošli na poletih Adrie Airways, članice združenja Star Alliance!
V klicnem centru Miles & More na tel. št. (0)40 747 440 smo vam na voljo
za posredovanje informacije o zbranih miljah, o novostih v klubu in za
naročila nagradnih vozovnic ter drugih nagrad. Navesti morate člansko
številko in PIN kodo. V delovnem času od 8. do 18. ure vam bodo informacije
na voljo v slovenskem jeziku, kasneje v angleškem ali nemškem.
wELCOME TO Miles & More
One more reason for
flying Adria Airways
Adria Airways offers its frequent flyers the chance to join the Miles & More
programme, which makes available a variety of ways to collect and use miles on
the entire flight network of Star Alliance members. All Adria Airways scheduled
services are included in this network.
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ADRIA airways
Prodaja vozovnic in rezervacije - Ticket Offices and Booking
Adria Airways
Zgornji Brnik 130h
4210 Brnik - Aerodrom
Klicni center / call centre:
tel: +386 (0)1 36 91 010, 080 13 00, FAX: +386 (0)4 25 94 573
E-mail: booking@adria.si
Poslovalnice / Sales Offices:
Letališče Jožeta Pučnika
LJUBLJANA
LJUBLJANA Jože Pučnik
Airport
Adria Airways Sales Office
Tel.: +386 (0)4 25 94 245
Fax: +386 (0)4 23 63 461
E-mail: adr.prodaja@adria.si
AMSTERDAM
Adria Airways
Tel.: +31 20 625 11 22
Fax: +32 2 753 23 37
Airport Ticketing Desk
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Aviapartner
Terminal 2
Tel.: +31 20 79 52 600
Fax: +31 20 79 52 601
E-mail: adr.amsairport@adria.si
BELGRADE
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
OKI AIR INTERNATIONAL
Airport “Nikola Tesla”
11180 Belgrade 59
Tel/Fax: +381 11 2286457,
2286458, 2097457
E-mail: okiairbeg@oki.me,
adr.belgrade@adria.si
BRUSSELS
Adria Airways
Brussels Airport – Box 4
1930 Zaventem
Tel.: +32 (0)2 75 32 336
Fax: +32 (0)2 75 32 337
E-mail: adr.brussels@adria.si
Adria Airways Ticket Desk
Flightcare row 5
Airport Zaventem / Brussels
Tel.: +32 (0)2 75 32 335
COPENHAGEN
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
A CVITAN AB
Tings Gatan 2
256 56 Helsingborg, SWEDEN
Tel.: +46 (0)42 28 47 78
Fax: +46 (0)42 14 47 78
Mobil: +46 708 28 47 78
E-mail: adr.copenhagen@adria.si
a.cvitan@adria-airways.se
vozovnice: info@adria-airways.dk
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Desk
Copenhagen Airport
Terminal 2, Floor 2, Office 230
2770 Kastrup, Denmark
Tel. & Fax: +45 (0)32 51 59 59
Mobil: +46 708 28 47 78
E-mail: adr.copenhagen@adria.si
FRANKFURT
Adria Airways
Frankfurt Airport
Terminal 1, Building 201
Room 201. 4043/4044
P.O.Box 039, 60549 Frankfurt am
Main
Tel.: +49 (0)69 269 56 720, 269 56 721
Fax: +49 (0)69 269 56 730
E-mail: adr.frankfurt@adria.si
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Desk
Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 1, Hall B
Sales Desk 307
P.O.Box 039, 60549 Frankfurt am
Main
Tel. +49 (0)69 269 56 722
ISTANBUL
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
ACM
Halaskargazi Mah.
Valikonağı Cad. No: 534371,
Nişantaşı
Istanbul / TURKEY
Tel.: +90 212 232 01 10
Fax: +90 212 232 01 44
Mobi: +90 532 283 79 08
Email: salesagent.ist@adria.si
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Desk
Atatürk International Airport,
Departure Level, IDL 38129 Yesilkoy
– Istanbul / TURKEY
Tel: +90 212 465 55 15
Fax: +90 212 465 55 16
Mob: +90 0530 938 43 20
E-mail: adr.istanbul@adria.si
MOSCOW
Adria Airways
Derbenevskaja 4
115 114 Moscow
Tel.: +7 495 727 08 85, 727 08 87
Fax: +7 495 727 08 88
E-mail: adr.moscow@adria.si
Adria Airways
Sheremetyevo Airport
Ticket office Bohemia
2nd floor of terminal F
Ticketing +7 903 5613645,
e-mail: apt-svo@mail.ru,
fax +7 495 578 8197
Supervisor on duty +7 916 267 2395,
e-mail: svokkjp@adria.si
MUNICH
Prosimo, obrnite se na
predstavništvo v Frankfurtu.
Please contact our office in
Frankfurt.
PODGORICA
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
Oki Air Montenegro
Ivana Vujoševića 46
81000 Podgorica
Tel. & Fax: +382 20 201 201, 201 202,
241 154
Mobil: +382 67 24 11 54
E-mail: adr.podgorica@adria.si,
okiair@oki.me
Adria Airways Ticket Office
Podgorica Airport
OKI AIR Montenegro
Tel. & Fax: +382 20 653074
Mobil: +382 67 24 11 54
E-mail: adr.podgorica@adria.si
PRISTINA
Adria Airways
Rr. Qamil Hoxha nr.12
Tel: +381 38 246746
Fax: +381 38 246 747
Mob: + 377 44 165 084
E-mail : adr.pristina@adria.si
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Desk
Tel.: +381 (0) 38 548 437
Fax: +381 (0) 38 548 437
Mobile: +377 44 501 241
SARAJEVO
Adria Airways,
General Sales Agent
Ferhadija 23
71000 Sarajevo
Tel.: +387 (0)33 23 21 25, 23 21 26
Fax: +387 (0)33 23 36 92
E-mail: adr.sarajevo@adria.si
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Desk
Sarajevo International Airport
Tel. & Fax: +387 33 464 331
SKOPJE
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
AAM dooel
Ulica Dame Gruev, Gradski Zid,
blok 4/8
1000 Skopje
Tel.: +389 (0)2 31 17 009, 32 29 975
Fax: +389 (0)2 31 65 531
E-mail: adr.skopje@adria.si
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Office
Skopje Airport
Tel. +389 (0)2 25 50 133
TEL AVIV
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
MIRUS SERVICES Ltd
EL AL BUILDING
32 Ben Yehuda Street
8th Floor, Room 822
Tel Aviv 63432
Tel.: +972 (0)3 52 23 161
Fax: +972 (0)3 52 40 895
Adria Airways Ticket Desk
Ben Gurion Airport
Laufer Aviation Ltd.
Tel.: +972 (0)3 97 74 300
Fax: +972 (0)3 97 12 022
TIRANA
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
Europian Trade Center
Street Bajram Curi 19
Town Office
Tel.: +355 4 227 4666
Tel. & Fax: +355 4 227 2666
Mobil Off.: +355 6 94076614
Airport
Tel. & Fax: +355 4 238 1911
Mobil in Rinas Apt.: +355 6
94076611
E-mail: adr.tirana@adria.si
VERONA
Adria Airways, Ticketing Office
AIRPORT VALERIO CATULLO
VERONA
Departure Area
Tel.: +390 45 8619 006
Fax.: +390 45 8095 711
e-mail: ticket@aeroportoverona.it
VIENNA
Adria Airways, General Sales Agent
Flight Directors
Lufttransportvermittlung
Auhofstraße 67, 1130 Wien
Tel.: +43 (1) 879 8705
Fax: +43 (1) 876 0453 11
E-mail: barbara.lintner@adria.si
blintner@flightdirectors.at
ZÜRICH
Adria Airways
Loewenstrasse 54/II.
8001 Zürich
Tel.: +41 (0)44 212 63 93
Fax: +41 (0)44 212 52 66
E-mail: adr.zurich@adria.si
Adria Airways Airport Ticket Office
Zürich Airport
Terminal B-2-521
Tel.: +41 (0)43 81 64 437
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in internet ter za vse obstoječe naročnike omenjenih paketov, ki nimajo obstoječe vezave naročniškega razmerja. Akcijska ponudba velja od 19. 12. 2012 do 31. 3. 2013 oz. do odprodaje zalog. Akcijske ponudbe nakupa prenosnih
računalnikov HP 655, HP 4740s s pripadajočim USB-modemom ter Samsung Galaxy TAB 2 10.1 so med seboj izključujoče. Na posamezen paket je lahko vezana le ena naprava iz ponudbe.
** Akcijska cena za nakup mobitela z enkratnim plačilom ob vezavi naročniškega razmerja za 24 mesecev je 119 EUR z DDV za Sony Xperia go in 229 EUR z DDV za Samsung Galaxy S III mini. V akcijski ponudbi so količine omejene,
akcijska ponudba velja ob sklenitvi/podaljšanju naročniškega razmerja za storitve Mobitel za 24 mesecev s storitvijo Izbira NAJNAJ 12 Premium (Samsung Galaxy S III mini) ali Izbira NAJNAJ 7 Premium (Sony Xperia go). Velja za vse, ki
nimate veljavnega aneksa GSM št. 8/2005 oz. GSM št. 8/2005 Povezani (12 mesecev) ali UMTS št. 14/2005 oz. UMTS št. 14/2005 Povezani (24 mesecev) ali samostojnih aneksov GSM št. 16/2009 oz. GSM št. 16/2009 Povezani (24
mesecev) ali UMTS št. 17/2010 (24 mesecev) ali UMTS št. 18/2011 (24 mesecev) ali UMTS št. 19/2012 (24 mesecev) in izpolnjujete ostale pogoje. Velja za naročniške pakete A, B, C, MPO-M, MPO-V in Povezani (razen Povezani 2000), ki
so vključeni v Poslovni komplet telefonija in internet. Izbira NAJNAJ 12 Premium ali Izbira NAJNAJ 7 Premium se doda naročniškim paketom v tej akciji, kar pomeni, da ima naročnik za obdobje 24 mesecev na prejetem mesečnem računu
dodatnih 12 ali 7 EUR z DDV za nakup mobitela. V ceno Izbire NAJNAJ 7 Premium in NAJNAJ 12 Premium sta vključeni storitvi Mobilna TV in Integral.
Slike so simbolične. Cene so navedene v EUR in vključujejo DDV. Telekom Slovenije, d. d. si pridržuje pravico do spremembe cen in pogojev. Za več informacij o ponudbi in za ostale pogoje nakupa obiščite najbližji Telekomov center, www.
telekom.si ali pokličite Center za pomoč uporabnikom na 080 8000 ali 041 700 700.