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<strong>SLOVENIA</strong><br />
ADVENTURE<br />
Slovenia is a country of sporting challenges and a place where you can<br />
put your trust in your own strength! In winter, the slopes of fresh snow<br />
attract Alpine and Nordic skiers, ski tourers, snowboarders, tobogganing<br />
and snowshoeing enthusiasts – and also those who want to try paragliding<br />
over the snowy landscape!<br />
CHAMBER OF MOUNTAIN CENTRES /<br />
<strong>SLOVENIA</strong>N ROPEWAY ASSOCIATION<br />
Dimičeva 13, SI-1000 Ljubljana<br />
tel.: +386 1 5898 130<br />
fax: +386 1 5898224<br />
e-mail: info@slo-skiing.net<br />
www.activeslo.com<br />
For more information about Slovenia's ski<br />
centres,see the electronic publication Slovenia Skiing at<br />
www.slovenia.info/publications<br />
GREEN FACT<br />
A full 36 percent of Slovenia’s surface area falls<br />
within protected zones. We are proud of our magnificent<br />
Triglav National Park, three regional parks<br />
and 40 landscape parks.<br />
When the snow melts, Slovenia becomes a<br />
paradise for hikers and cyclists. This is also the<br />
time that golf courses all over the country come<br />
into their own, not to mention the many lakes<br />
and rivers offering everything from rafting to<br />
HIKING<br />
Although Slovenia only covers an area of around<br />
20,000 km 2 and can be traversed diagonally by<br />
motorway in less than three hours, it is crisscrossed<br />
by almost 10,000 kilometres of marked<br />
paths. Exploring areas that can be covered by car<br />
in a matter of minutes can take hours and hours<br />
on foot. And the more you stray from main routes,<br />
the more you realise that walking is the right way<br />
to discover the true beauties of Slovenia. Fiftytwo<br />
hikers’ hotels located along footpaths offer<br />
specialised accommodation. You can also sleep in<br />
climbers’ huts, either in the mountains or in lowerlying<br />
areas. Huts in high mountain areas are open<br />
in summer, while in other areas they are open all<br />
year round (at weekends).<br />
Slovenia is crossed by hiking trails in all directions.<br />
If you want to experience the genuine Slovenian<br />
countryside, set off on one of the established<br />
routes. The Slovenian section of the E6 European<br />
Hiking Trail – the Cigler Trail – runs from the<br />
Drava to the Adriatic, while the Slovenian section<br />
of the E7 European Hiking Trail – the Mara<br />
Rupena Trail – runs from Dolenjske Toplice to<br />
Žužemberk. The Via Alpina, 5,000 kilometres<br />
long and divided into 341 one-day stages, runs<br />
through eight Alpine countries.<br />
There are over 380 themed tourist trails in Slovenia.<br />
Most of them are located within individual<br />
tourist destinations or municipalities and lead<br />
past various sights of cultural or historical interest.<br />
By following these trails you can hear stories<br />
of the First World War, discover archaeological remains,<br />
protected areas and forest paths and hear<br />
the stories of characters from literature.<br />
fishing, from sailing to adrenaline-boosting<br />
activities such as canyoning. The broad sky and<br />
the mysteries of underground caves offer even<br />
more opportunities for adventurous activities.<br />
BIKING<br />
Slovenia is almost irresistible for cyclists. Over<br />
250 marked cycling routes and Slovenia’s varied<br />
landscape offer opportunities for adventures on<br />
two wheels that are anything but ordinary. Cycle<br />
through the Karst or along panoramic routes to<br />
wonderful Alpine views. You can cycle by lakes or<br />
along the coast, among vineyards and through villages.<br />
You can even cycle through an abandoned<br />
mine in Mežica! As well as road cycling tours<br />
through nature parks, spa towns and rural areas,<br />
and cycle paths in the outskirts of towns, Slovenia<br />
has a growing number of mountain bike trails.<br />
Adrenaline junkies can enjoy the climbs and descents<br />
of marked forest and mountain trails in<br />
the area around Kranjska Gora in the middle of<br />
the Julian Alps (www.bikepark.si), or put themselves<br />
to the test in the annual Assault on Vršič,<br />
an ascent up a winding road full of hairpin bends<br />
to the highest-lying road pass in Slovenia. Just<br />
outside Maribor, the Pohorje Bike Park (www.pohorje.org)<br />
is a true paradise for downhill enthusiasts<br />
and one of the most attractive mountain<br />
bike World Cup venues (four-cross and downhill<br />
events). An increasingly important mountainbiking<br />
destination is the green and mountainous<br />
Koroška region (www.koroska.si) with its network<br />
of cycling roads, cart tracks and single trails<br />
offering opportunities for endless combinations<br />
of tours in between mountains, over mountains<br />
or even through them (www.mtbpark.com).<br />
The Pomurje, Dolenjska and Primorska regions<br />
are perfect for family cycling trips.
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