Discover beautiful Slovenia through amazing photos that will instantly make you want to visit and explore this wonderful country in the heart of Europe. Slovenia has it all: a charming capital, picturesque coastal towns on the Adriatic Sea, fairy-tale Alpine villages, centuries-old castles, lovely churches, remarkable caves, stunning lakes, spectacular waterfalls, beautiful rivers, extraordinary gorges, majestic mountains, alluring green valleys, and more. So put your feet up, make yourself a cup of coffee or tea and spend awhile wandering through our high resolution picture galleries.
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 Aerial photography provides you with a breathtaking bird's eye view – one you won't get anywhere else. So, here are 50 spectacular aerial photos that prove why Slovenia might just be the most beautiful country on Earth. |
 Slovenia in the winter time is almost more magical than in summer. Check out this beautiful gallery with 50 stunning winter photos of Slovenia that prove you absolutely have to visit this small but extremely picturesque country in the winter time. |
 Take a look at these fabulous photographs from the 2020/21 winter and we think you'll agree that winter in Slovenia is truly spectacular. |
 Spring is such a wondrous time of year in Slovenia! The days become longer and brighter, the weather is getting warmer and nature begins to come out of dormancy, and the flowers and trees begin to bloom. Every day, a little more life and colour come back into nature. By mid-spring, everything is in full bloom. |
 Autumn is truly a spectacular time in Slovenia. The country features some of the most beautiful fall colors in all of Europe, making it a must-see destination for nature lovers and photographers from all over the world. |
 Night has its own magic. Night can transform an ordinary scene into something magical, mysterious and captivating. Light, shadow, texture, tonality, pattern all work together to create a very different feeling compared to photos captured during the day. Everything is just more magical at night, so here are 30 night pictures of Slovenian cities, towns, villages and other places at night. Enjoy! |
 Did you know that Slovenia is the only country with the word LOVE in its name. The capital Ljubljana means ‘the beloved one’. The country's tourist slogan is "I feel sLOVEnia" (with "love" bold). With all the beauty and all the wonderful and kind people you cannot but as the song by John Paul Young goes, 'Love is in the air, everywhere you look around.' |
 There are Christmas markets taking place in all the larger towns, the most impressive being in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. The Christmas markets are well worth visiting and not just for buying some special gifts. A wide range of entertainment is also provided, and you can easily spend several hours at these fascinating places. |
 A fascinating capital, charming coastal towns, beautiful alpine villages, stunning natural attractions, and much more - enjoy this wonderful selection of absolutely the most beautiful pictures of Slovenia, taken either by professional photographers or amateur photo enthusiasts. |
 With the technological advancements in cameras and drones, we can now get a glimpse of the world from a different perspective. And from high up above, especially with a bird’s eye view, the world is a stunningly beautiful place. Jure Korber and Tjasa Borsnak, a young student couple based in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, took their aerial photography platform called Hexabee into the sky and captured Slovenia from angles not seen before. |
 Luka Esenko is considered by many to be Slovenia's new leading landscape and travel photographer. He has been photographing landscapes for almost a decade now, and through photography he has been blessed to capture some of the most gorgeous locations in Slovenia. Strong compositions and a feel for natural light are what make Luka’s images stand out. |
 Dejan Hudoletnjak is a super-talented and passionate photographer best known for his beautiful landscape photos of Slovenia and wonderful use of light and color. He has an unerring eye for composition and detail, and a great sensitivity to mood, expressed in his photographs through the awareness and use of light. His goal as a photographer is to create an image that not only captures a moment in time, but also tells a story and evokes an emotional response. An image that shares the mood and feelings he felt when being there. |
 Daniel Tomanovic is a young and very talented landscape photographer who has been creating images that portray the natural beauty of Slovenia and its landscapes for over 8 years. He believes that finding good light is the most important thing to create great landscape images. Everyone can capture outstanding landscape scenery, but hunting the special light is the true challenge for a landscape photographer. And judging from his works, he is very successful in capturing beautiful locations in the best light. |
 Erich Reisinger is a 55-year-old German landscape, nature, and urban photographer based in the Bavarian town of Ingolstadt. He has been fascinated with photography since he was a 6-year-old child. He has a special connection with Slovenia. He met his wife in Maribor and Slovenia soon became his second home country. He visits Slovenia several times a year and never forgets to mention how he loves Slovenia and how he will never tire of photographing its immense beauty and infinite variety. |
 Piotr Skrzypiec is one of the leading landscape photographers in Slovenia. Born in Nowy Sacz, Poland in 1978, Piotr spent most of his childhood in the south of Poland. After completing his master's degree in geography Piotr moved to Slovenia, where he picked up his first camera in 2008. Through photography, Piotr found a way of communicating about his nature and landscape passion and he quickly established himself as a successful landscape and nature photographer. |
 Domen Dolenc is a young but well-established travel photographer currently based in Zelezniki, Slovenia. Since Domen purchased his first camera in 2005, he has been addicted to photography. He never travels without his camera and loves to capture the beauty he finds throughout the world in his own way - his photographic style is defined by powerful colours, street photography scenes, landscapes, but also moments of everyday life, faces and a very close approach on people. |
 Gregor Kacin is a 39-year-old landscape and nature photographer based in the charming little town of Idrija in western Slovenia. He is very fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of the country and he can often be found roaming the countryside, looking for that special moment when the true beauty of nature revels itself. |
 Ales Krivec has a passion for taking photographs and his work features the finest landscapes in Slovenia. He is very much a landscape artist and his work reflects a great understanding and deep love of the countryside and nature. An extensive technical knowledge and a seeing eye enable his photos to convey the beauty of the landscape that surrounds us all. |
 Bojan Kolman is a passionate 63-year-old landscape and nature photographer based in Begunje Na Gorenjskem, a small idyllic village at the foothills of the Karavanke mountain range. Bojan is completely self-taught and learned about photography on the Internet, but he shoots beautiful photographs, possessing an incredible eye for composition. There are so many beautiful things that surround us every day and Bojan strives to reflect that beauty through photography. |
 Kozjansko and Obsotelje is a very scenic but still undiscovered hilly region in the far eastern part of Slovenia. It's an area of rolling hills, vineyards, forests and scattered farms located along the eastern side of the Posavje Mountains and the Sotla River. |
 Branko Cesnik is a passionate landscape and nature photographer from Pivka, a small town in the Karst region of southwestern Slovenia. He is 52 years old and has been interested in photography since his school years. Branko tends to shoot in the morning and at the end of the day when the light just either side of sunrise and sunset can transform an already interesting scene into something even more engaging. He firmly believes a good photograph tells a story and creates a feeling within the viewer. |
 Jure Kralj is an incredibly talented photographer based in Slovenia's second largest city Maribor, who combines his love for travelling around the world with his love for landscape and cityscape photography. He is an enthusiastic observer of the surrounding world. When possible, he is looking for the best light, for the right angle at the right moment to capture a compelling image. |
 Denis Sodrznik is a passionate landscape and nature photographer born and raised in the beautiful town of Slovenske Konjice in the Styria region of Slovenia. He strives to capture photographs that convey the beauty of the Slovenian landscapes he explores in his spare time with his fiancée Karmen. His intention is to show the viewer details that we often overlook. |
 Jakob Noc is an inspiring landscape and cityscape photographer whose talents allow him to capture the most amazing images in a style that is truly his own. Through careful composition, attention to detail and the creative use of beautiful light, Jakob strives to show us cities and landscapes in ways that we may not have seen them before. |
 Masa Vodenik is a self-taught photographer who lives in a small town of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. She's an economist during weektime, but on weekends she becomes an ambitious landscape photographer who doesn’t want to miss a single second she could have used to take a great photograph. Her passion for photography increased steadily since she started doing photography in 2010. Since then she successfully combines her love for travel and hiking with her enthusiasm for photography. |
 Miroslav Asanin is a keen amateur photographer from Sencur, a small town in northwestern Slovenia. His main photographic interests are landscapes and nature though he does photograph wildlife and architecture when he finds them. He especially loves to photograph the amazing landscapes and nature of the Slovenian Alpine area. However he also loves to take day trips to other parts of the country and scout new locations in search of compelling scenes or subjects to photograph. |
 Blaz Gvajc is a landscape and cityscape photographer from Slovenia’s third largest city Celje whose passion is to explore and capture the most inspiring and beautiful places in the world. Although being an avid traveler, Blaz also adores his home country Slovenia and loves making spontaneous trips around it when there is promising light, and he will never tire of photographing it. |
 Bostjan Kersbaumer is a passionate self-taught photographer from Slovenia’s second largest city Maribor. He is a car mechanic working at Porsche Maribor during weektime, but on weekends he becomes an ambitious landscape, nature and cityscape photographer with an aim to create memorable images from locations across Slovenia and other parts of the world. |
 Sabina Tomazic is a young but already established professional on-location lifestyle photographer based in Trebnje, Slovenia. Although known primarily as a lifestyle photographer, Sabina also loves to create images that portray the natural beauty of Slovenia and its landscapes. Her landscape photos are realistic with minimal post processing. |
 Jernej Leben is one of the most talented amateur photographers in Slovenia whose unrelenting passion for his hobby inspires him to capture the beautiful landscapes and nature of Slovenia with absolute perfection. |
 Klara Kulovec is one in a line of talented new Slovenian female landscape photographers who has found her passion with a camera in her hands. She has a heart of an artist and loves nothing more than time with her camera and a scene in front of her to capture the perfect copy of what she saw in her minds’ eye. The forms, color and light that shape the landscape are a constant source of her inspiration. |
 Peter Zajfrid is a well-respected and very passionate amateur landscape photographer who loves capturing the beauty of this world through photography. He enjoys the outdoors and nature, and photography provides him with a medium to capture and share this with others. He especially loves creating images that portray the beauty of the Styria region of Slovenia and its landscapes. |
 Matej Kovacic is a young and exceptionally talented wildlife and bird photographer dedicated to capturing images of the indigenous wildlife of Slovenia. During his childhood Matej developed a strong fascination for wildlife, birds and nature. When he bought his first camera at the age of 13, he became as passionate about photography. It's hard to photograph wildlife in the wild, but Matej wants to be true, so he stays away from captive animals - all his photos are taken in the wild in Slovenia. |
 Uros Leva is a versatile freelance artist – photographer, graphic designer and screenwriter. He has been living in Slovenia’s second largest city Maribor for his whole life and never fails to be overawed by the beauty of the city. His connection to Maribor began the moment he was born and the more Uros experiences this city, the further he falls in love. When Uros is behind the camera, his goal is to bring out the beauty of Maribor and its surrounding area for all to see. |
 There’s no denying that Slovenia is a beautiful place. Like, perhaps the most beautiful country in the world. And while the entire country is full of beautiful scenes, the Slovenian Alps are arguably the pinnacle of that beauty. Mountains, lakes, waterfalls – everything in the Slovenian Alps is absolutely picture perfect. |
 Gregor Skoberne is one of the most talented and passionate landscape and nature photographers in Slovenia. Completely self-taught, Gregor is primarily focused on the unique local landscape and nature found in the Lake Bohinj area with an aim to capture the spirit and the essence of the moment in his photographs. |
 Tibor Lelkes is a very talented landscape and nature photographer from the beautiful, historic city of Dordrecht in the Western Netherlands. He has spent time travelling and photographing throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. One of his all time favourite trips was the solo trekking in the Triglav National Park. He was mesmerized by the beauty of nature and took some really beautiful photos exploring the park's breathtaking landscape. |
 Walle Grevik is a passionate nature and landscape photographer, hiker, and traveler based in Helsingborg, Sweden. He has traveled to many countries around Europe including Iceland, Faroe Islands, Scotland, Ireland, and Greece. This year, he and his hiking partner, Fredrik Vestlund, decided to visit Slovenia and do a 9-day hiking adventure through the Julian Alps and Triglav National Park. Walle took some really beautiful photos during this hiking tour, and he was kind enough to share some of them with us here at Travel Slovenia. |
 The Slovenian Alps are a part of the Southern Limestone Alps with three high-Alpine mountain ranges, the Julian Alps, the Karawanks and the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. They take up a large part of Slovenia and are full of incredible trails for all levels of hiking ability. They are lower compared with those in Austria and Italy, but with their beauty they surpass anything you may see in the Alps in Europe. All the photos in this gallery were taken by Masa Vodenik. She's an avid hiker who spends most of her weekends in the mountains and she never forgets to take her camera with her. |
 Miroslav Asanin is a very enthusiastic, amateur photographer from Sencur, a small town in the Gorenjska region of Slovenia. His passion for photography began four years ago when he got his first proper camera - a Canon EOS 600D, after that there was no stopping. His primary interests has always been on shooting landscapes and different sceneries found throughout Slovenia and especially in the Slovenian Alps and its Triglav National Park. |
 Jaka Ivancic is an established landscape photographer who also specialises in food and events photography. His connection to the Slovenian Istria began the moment he was born and the more Jaka experiences this region, the further he falls in love. The coastal towns of Piran, Izola and Koper and the beautiful Mediterranean nature that surrounds these towns are Jaka's playground where he takes most of his photos. |
 Robi Debevc Kvocka is a self-taught photographer based in Vrhnika, whose fine art nature and landscape photographs celebrate the natural beauty of the Vrhnika countryside. When Robi is behind the camera, his goal is to bring out hidden beauty of the Vrhnika area for all to see. His style, which is recognisable through the artistry of his photographs, is born of a keen eye for the many moods of the natural landscape and a life-long passion for the nature and the great outdoors. |
 Tibor Lelkes is a passionate Dutch travel photographer who visited Slovenia's capital Ljubljana in August of 2017 and kindly shared his beautiful photos of the city with us. |
 The 936-metre-high Malic hill that rises above the town of Lasko in northeastern Slovenia is known for having a swing with the most beautiful views in the country. |
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 Hard to spell but easy to fall in love with, Ljubljana is one of Europe's greenest and most charming capitals. |
 Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. Situated right in the middle of Slovenia, Ljubljana means beloved in Slovenian, and there is a lot to love about this city. |
 Slovenia's capital Ljubljana is a charming central European city with a medieval core. The central part of Ljubljana is completely closed for traffic, which makes it such a lovely city to stroll around in and because it’s so compact, it’s easy to walk everywhere. |
 The town of Bled, located in the northwestern corner of Slovenia between Austria and Italy, is a vacation hotspot for tourists from all over Europe and the world. It is an all year round resort with plenty to do in both summer and winter. |
 Bled is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Slovenia, it's definitely a photographer's paradise and a traveller's dream. |
 Bled is a must-see destination in Slovenia that needs little introduction. The town is famous for the picture-perfect Lake Bled at the heart of the town that draws in visitors from around the world. |
 Bled with its idyllic lake is a magical place, especially during the holiday season, and it's not like any other place in Slovenia. |
The charming coastal town of Piran is a medieval jewel on the Adriatic coast. It has a rich cultural heritage and the close Venetian influence is immediately apparent in its architecture with the narrow winding streets, houses huddled close together, rising in cascades, beautiful squares and churches and stunning sea views. |
 Maribor is a beautiful city filled with lots of friendly people and wonderful sights and monuments. It is Slovenia’s second largest city and the economic, educational, cultural and sports centre of the north-eastern part of the country. |
 Portoroz is known as Slovenia’s glitzy coastal town, with lots of hotels, luxury cars parked on the streets, its own marina, sandy beach, airport, casino, congress and wellness centers, and numerous restaurants and cafes. |
 Ptuj is the oldest town in Slovenia and one of the oldest of whole Europe. It is set on the Drava river and oozes charm thanks to its lovely medieval core with a medieval castle, museums, monasteries, churches and other historic buildings. |
 Celebrating Christmas in Slovenia's oldest town Ptuj should be on your bucket list. Every year in the beginning of December this pretty old town transforms into a magical wonderland. |
 Kranjska Gora is a beautiful alpine village and the most famous Slovenian ski resort situated on the northern tip of the Triglav National Park in the Slovenian Alps, just a mere 5 minutes by car from both the Italian and Austrian borders. |
 Kranjska Gora in winter is beautiful. You must have heard this a hundred times, but honestly, Kranjska Gora looks magical when covered in snow in the winter. |
 Novo Mesto is Slovenia’s seventh largest city and also the capital of the Dolenjska region of Slovenia. It is perched snugly on a very sharp and very scenic bend of the Krka River and oozes charm thanks to its romantic old town centre with the cobbled square of Glavni trg and picturesque historic houses, which are all protected as monuments. |
 The old Mediterranean town of Izola is one of the popular towns on the Slovenian Coast. It used to be a thriving fishing town and is now a delightful combination of Italian, Austrian, Croatian and Slovenian culture and architecture. |
 Koper or Capodistria as it is called in Italian is a lovely historical coastal town located at the northern end of Slovenia’s short stretch of coastline, only 5 kilometres (3 miles) from the Italian border. It’s a unique mix of a genuine Venetian old town center and a modern part of the city. |
 Skofja Loka is one of the oldest towns in Slovenia with a population of 11,900. It is a gem of a medieval town with much to see, including the hill-topping castle, historic buildings, decorated churches, beautiful bridges and interesting museums. The town dates from the 10th century and is considered the most carefully preserved medieval town in the country. |
 Postojna is a small, modern town with just a few more than 9,000 inhabitants. Each year, more than half a million travelers come here to visit the Postojna Caves, a remarkable underground system of passages, caverns, halls and surreal stone sculptures that lie just below the town’s surface. The town is very tourist friendly and features a number of restaurants, cafés and bars as well as a very interesting museum in the town centre dedicated to karst phenomena. |
 The friendly and relaxed town of Bovec is the adventure tourism capital of Slovenia. It's situated in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valleys in Europe, the River Soca valley. |
 Strunjan is a lovely old salt-making village on the Slovenian coast located between Piran and Izola. It lies in the bay of the same name, which is known as one of the sunniest places on the Adriatic with more than 2300 hours of sun a year. |
 Podcetrtek is a lovely small town on Slovenia’s eastern border in the heart of Kozjansko, where most people come to relax at the Terme Olimia thermal spa. |
 Podcetrtek is best known for its thermal water, spas and wellness, so the number one reason to visit Podcetrtek is the relaxation at the Terme Olimia thermal spa. |
 Moravske Toplice is a small, but very friendly village located in the northeastern corner of Slovenia in the middle of the Prekmurje region, which is known as the breadbasket or the granary of Slovenia because rolling corn and wheat fields cover much of the fertile land. |
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 Lake Bled is a 2,220 meters by 1,380 meters lake that looks like it’s straight out of a children’s storybook with its little tear-shaped island in the middle of the lake, the medieval cliff-top castle and incredible panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. |
 Lake Bled is one of the most picturesque destinations to visit in Slovenia. It's a photographer’s paradise and travel eye candy and has plenty of magnificent photo opportunities. |
 Lake Bled is one of those places that feels like it was pulled off straight from the pages of a fairytale. Thousands of tourists visit it every year, and all you have to do is follow the hiking trails leading around the lake and you'll be rewarded with jaw-dropping views and Instagram-worthy photo-ops. |
 Take a look through these stunning aerial drone photos that offer a different perspective on Lake Bled. |
 Take a look at these breathtaking drone photos of Lake Bled in the fall season. |
 The most remarkable view of Lake Bled is definitely from the Mala Osojnica viewpoint. |
 Vintgar Gorge, or Bled Gorge as it is also known, is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary places to visit in Slovenia. It is part of the Triglav National Park and is located just outside the northern side of Bled. It has been made into a huge attraction by the addition of walkways alongside and across the river. |
 Walking through the Vintgar Gorge is such an amazing experience. It is clearly one of the best things to do in the Lake Bled area. |
 With its jade green waters and natural beauty, Vintgar Gorge has become one of the most popular natural attractions to visit in Slovenia. What makes this stunning natural attraction so special is the man made boardwalks that cross their way through the gorge and make this a photographer’s dream. |
 Lake Bohinj is the largest glacial lake in Slovenia, located in the extraordinary beautiful Triglav National Park in northwestern part of the country.. There is a church and stone bridge at one end of the lake and the mountains of the Julian Alps all around the rest. It’s a very popular place with photographers, sketchers, and artists due to the stunning nature surrounding it. |
 Spring, summer, autumn or winter, Lake Bohinj has its charms in all seasons, but there’s something especially magical in the early spring, when nature comes back to life and everything turns green and starts flourishing. |
 Although most choose to visit Lake Bohinj in spring or summer, the fairytale landscape of the lake in the winter months is a must see. |
 Lake Bohinj looks so incredibly calm and tranquil the next day after snowfall. |
 This is really very special and unique. From the Triglav Lakes Valley in the Triglav National Park the water descends through the rocks and bursts out of the sheer rock wall as Waterfall Savica. The best time to appreciate it is in spring when the snow in the mountains is melting and the water drops 78 meters into the lovely green pool below. |
 Mostnica Gorge is one of the most beautiful natural attractions in the Lake Bohinj area. It's located in the Voje valley near the Stara Fuzina village, about 2 km northeast of the lake. The gorge is two kilometres long and was carved by a Mostnica stream. |
 Situated just south of the charming village of Kranjska Gora, Lake Jasna is a very picturesque lake with white sand around its rim and the high mountain peaks of the Slovenian Alps as a stunning backdrop. |
 Kranjska Gora's Jasna Lake becomes even more spectacular during the winter when it freezes over. |
 Zelenci Nature Reserve is worth visiting in every season, but wintertime is especially beautiful, when everything is covered in snow. |
 With its crystal clear, emerald-aquamarine water, it is considered as one of the most beautiful rivers in Europe. It attracts nature lovers, photographers and water sports enthusiasts from all over the world and it truly is one of the most amazing creations that nature has to offer. |
 A breathtaking cave system and a UNESCO protected site that stands out for several reasons, including the largest underground cavern in all of Europe with a rushing underground river at the bottom. The cave looks very much like something out of Lord of the Rings and it is a must do when you visit Slovenia. |
 Postojna Cave is a stunning underground system of passages, caverns, magnificent halls and stone sculptures that are more than 20 kilometres long. It's the most-visited cave complex in Europe. Here's a stunning photo gallery with 50 breathtaking photos taken by professional photographers! |
 A beautiful picture gallery containing 15 high resolution photos of the Postojna Cave taken by tourists and amateur photo enthusiasts who have visited the cave! |
 The most unique and the most famous living nativity scene in Slovenia is staged along a 5 kilometre path inside the jaw-dropping Postojna Cave. Each year more than 150 performers are acting out the Biblical story of Christmas in 16 scenes set along the path. The nativity scenes are open to public for five or six days in the week between Christmas and New Year. |
 Located at the foothills of the Kamnik Savinja Alps, Logarska Valley is considered as one of the most beautiful Alpine glacial valleys in Europe. |
 Logarska Valley is pretty at any time of year but when the snow falls it becomes a magical winter wonderland. |
 Waterfall Rinka is absolutely magnificent and very photogenic, it drops a spectacular 90 meters and is the second highest waterfall in Slovenia. |
 The gorge is situated in the southern most tip of Triglav National Park, less than a 5 minute drive from the town of Tolmin (south of Kobarid and north of Most na Soci). It is breathtakingly beautiful and really a must see for anyone visiting the area. |
 Bled Island is a small tear-shaped isle in the middle of the remarkable Lake Bled in northwestern Slovenia. Although it is really small, it has quite a few buildings on it, but the most famous one is the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, a Gothic church with a 52-meter tower. |
 While Lake Bled is naturally beautiful, it’s made a hundred times more striking with Bled Island sitting idyllically in the middle, garnished with a picture-perfect church that visitors to Bled can visit. |
 Bled Island is the iconic island in the center of Lake Bled that you see from pretty much everywhere as you walk around the lake. It is the soul of Lake Bled. Visitors to Bled like to capture it in all the classic frames – from across the lake, from the viewpoints, and from the Bled castle. |
 This picturesque waterfall is one of the most unique waterfalls in Europe as it is hidden in a fairly large open karst cave-like area and falls 15 meters into an amazing emerald green pool nested between magnificent dark rocks. In reality it looks even more beautiful and amazing than on photos. |
 The Pericnik is a stunning and very photographic waterfall in Triglav National Park in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. It is located in the Vrata valley, some 5 kilometres (3 miles) southeast of the village of Mojstrana, in the northwestern corner of Slovenia. |
 With its 52 meters of height, the Pericnik Waterfall is one of the highest and most famous waterfalls in Slovenia. Thousands of tourists and nature lovers visit it every year. |
 Waterfall Pericnik undergoes a dramatic transformation in winter, as this 52-metre-high waterfall freezes and transforms into a spectacular real-life magical ice kingdom. |
 The most impressive sight of the 52 metre-high Pericnik waterfall is in the winter when it turns into a giant wall of icicles and floes. |
 Lake Plansar is a small but very picturesque lake in Zgornje Jezersko, a small Slovenian village located very close to the Austrian border. Not many tourists make the journey here in the winter. |
 Just a stone’s throw away from Ljubljana's city centre, Tivoli Park is a wonderful place to escape from the city rush and relax in nature. The park is more than 200 years old. |
 The 20-hectare Ljubljana Zoo contains some 500 animals representing almost 120 species, including mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish and arachnids. |
 Ljubljana Marshes Landscape Park is a very interesting and unique natural area of wetlands and peat bogs, known for its rare plant and animal species. |
 With a size of 135 square kilometres (52 square miles), Ljubljana Marshes Landscape Park features a combination of meadows, fields, hedges and canals and is often flooded. |
 In early spring, the damp, lowland meadows of the Ljubljana Marshes Landscape Park are a wonderful spot to see the beautiful snake's head fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris). |
 Golica is a mountain in the Karavanke range above the town of Jesenice in northwestern Slovenia, known for its white daffodils called poet's daffodils which, every year between the months of May and June, cover parts of the mountain appearing like a white snow-like carpet. |
 Each spring, something magical happens on the slopes above the industrial town of Jesenice in northwestern Slovenia. Several of the normally lush green meadows on the mountainsides of Golica turn almost completely snow-white. But it is not a late-spring snowstorm that is the cause of this extraordinary transformation, but the beautiful white blossoms of wild-growing daffodils. |
 Every spring in the month of May, Javorniski Rovt gets covered in a beautiful white blanket of daffodils. |
 The spring months attract a growing number of visitors to Velika Planina who come to admire and take photos of crocuses in bloom that cover the meadows like a glorious purple carpet. |
 Every year between the end of March and early April, the small mountain village of Martinj Vrh erupts in a blaze of colour with millions of crocuses waking up with the rising temperatures to provide a purple carpet for visitors and photographers to marvel at. |
 The Slovenian countryside is beautiful in May, when the crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) fields bloom scarlet red. |
 Spring at Arboretum Volcji Potok is one of the best places in Slovenia to see tulips and spring flowers. |
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 Ljubljana Old Town is the historic old centre of Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia. It is the most attractive and picturesque part of Ljubljana with all the most important tourist attractions like the Triple Bridge, Preseren Square, Ljubljanica River Canal, Ljubljana Cathedral, Franciscan Church, and many others. |
 Ljubljana is Slovenia’s capital and largest city. Within it, Ljubljana Old Town is the historic centre of the city where you’ll find cobblestone streets, charming bridges, pretty alleyways, open-air markets, and numerous outdoor cafes and restaurants. |
 Ljubljana’s Old Town is the most popular tourist destination in Slovenia's capital that draws over a million visitors per year. It is located on the right (eastern) bank of the Ljubljanica River and at the foot of the Castle Hill. It is filled with history, culture, and fantastic restaurants and bars. |
 Built in the 15th century, the Ljubljana Castle stands on top of a 375-metre-high hill above the historic old centre of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is Ljubljana's main tourist attraction where various cultural, historic and entertaining events take place regularly throughout the year. |
 Ljubljana Castle is a medieval fortress dominating Slovenia's capital skyline to the south for the last 600 years. It is visible from any and all spots in the city centre. |
 Ljubljana Castle is probably the main must see attraction in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. Because of its position, it is usually the first thing to photograph for those visiting Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. |
 The Triple Bridge is a group of three separate bridges within a few meters of each other, crossing the Ljubljanica river right in the heart of Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana. |
 As the name suggests, Triple Bridge is a collection of three bridges across the Ljubljanica River. It’s the most famous of bridges in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, thanks to its distinctive design, connecting Ljubljana's Old Town with the modern part of the city. |
 The Triple Bridge is one of Ljubljana’s major tourist attractions. It is a unique combination of a 19th-century road bridge and two 1930s pedestrian bridges designed by the most famous Slovenian architect Joze Plecnik. |
 Ljubljana Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Nicholas as it is also known, is the main church in Ljubljana, the capital Of Slovenia. |
 Ljubljana Cathedral isn't very impressive from the outside, but the interior is absolutely breathtaking. |
 The Preseren Square is the main square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located in the pedestrian zone in the historic old centre of the city where festivals, concerts, and various other events take place throughout the year. |
 Preseren Square is part of Ljubljana's Old Town. It's an ideal spot to snap a selfie and people-watch. In the festive season, the square is decked out in an array of Christmas lights. |
 Preseren Square is named after the greatest Slovenian poet, Dr. France Preseren. Always bustling with activity, this square is exceptionally pedestrian-friendly and has become a popular meeting spot for both locals and tourists. |
 With its attractive salmon-pink facade, the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation in Ljubljana is one of the most recognizable buildings in the capital of Slovenia. It stands on the main Preseren Square in the historic old centre of the city. |
 The 17th-century salmon-pink Franciscan Church of the Annunciation stands on the Preseren Square in the heart of Ljubljana's Old Town. The pink facade of the Franciscan Church is very striking and unusual, and is probably the most famous image of Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. |
 Built in the 17th-century, the salmon-pink Franciscan Church of the Annunciation dominates the Preseren Square in the heart of Ljubljana's Old Town. The church is part of a larger complex that includes the adjoining Franciscan Monastery. |
 The Ljubljanica River Canal is the most attractive and picturesque part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The canal is lined with beautiful historic buildings as well as al fresco cafes, restaurants and small shops. |
 The Ljubljanica river, with its wonderful bridges and very picturesque embankments, is one of the most notable landmarks in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. |
 The heart of the social life in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana are the Ljubljanica river embankments, densely scattered with lively cafés and bars offering outdoor seating. |
 Situated in the centre of Ljubljana, the Congress Square is one of the largest squares in Slovenia's capital. |
 Ljubljana Central Market was designed by revered twentieth-century Slovenian architect Joze Plecnik between the years 1931 and 1939. |
 The Dragon Bridge is an iconic landmark in Ljubljana, and a wonderful place to photograph. |
 Designed by Joze Plecnik, the Cobblers’ Bridge is very elegant and features balustrades with pillars topped with either stone balls or lamps that are turned on during the night. |
 The Butchers' Bridge is Ljubljana's love bridge, where numerous couples have symbolically padlocked their love and dropped the key into the Ljubljanica river which flows under the bridge. |
 Built in 2014, the glassy Fishmarket Footbridge was designed to be as minimal and transparent as possible. |
 One of major landmarks in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana and sometimes referred to as the Magistrat or Rotovz, the Town Hall was built in a Gothic style in 1484 and underwent a Baroque renovation between 1717 and 1719. |
 The one-of-a-kind Metelkova lies in the heart of Slovenia's capital Ljubljana. It's an autonomous social and cultural centre, an alternative city within a city, very similar to Christiania in Denmark, just a little smaller. |
 Situated in the centre of Ljubljana, the National Gallery Of Slovenia is an art museum with one of the longest traditions in the country. |
 Bled Castle is the oldest castle in Slovenia, first mentioned in the year 1011. The castle is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. |
 Boasting a perfect picture-postcard setting atop a 130 meter high cliff above the north shore of Lake Bled, Bled Castle is one of the most-photographed castles in the world with many landscape photographers choosing to capture it from all angles, and in all seasons and times of the day. |
 Sitting atop a steep cliff rising 130 meters above Lake Bled, Bled Castle is the oldest castle in Slovenia and the symbol of the country. Because of its position, it is usually the first thing to photograph for those visiting the town of Bled. |
 Bled Island is a small tear-shaped isle in the middle of Lake Bled and the most famous building on it is the Church of the Mother of God on the Lake, a Gothic church with a 52-meter tower. |
 The Church of the Mother of God on the Lake is located on a tiny island in the middle of Lake Bled. It has such a remarkable setting that photographs of it are regularly found in travel magazines. |
 The Church of the Mother of God on the Lake is the iconic church on the Bled Island that you see from pretty much everywhere as you walk around the lake. |
 This beautiful renaissance Predjama Castle was constructed in the Gothic style in the 13th century and is considered to be one of the more significant architectural masterpieces of that time. To prevent easy access, the castle was built in the mouth of a cave under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall. |
 The Lipica Stud Farm is one of the most important and one of the most beautiful cultural and historical monuments in Slovenia, with the history reaching back to the year of 1580. It’s recognized as the oldest European stud farm continuously breeding one of the oldest cultural horse breeds, the famous Lipizzaner (a.k.a. Lipizzan) horse. |
 The lovely Tartini Square lies in the heart of the medieval walled Venetian town of Piran, the most famous town on Slovenia's 43-kilometre coast. For a small town this is a wide open and quite large square. It's very Venetian in its white marble paving and surrounded by charming, Venetian buildings with wonderful architecture displayed. |
 Hrastovlje, a rustic small Istrian village not far from the largest town on Slovenia's Adriatic coast, Koper, is home to one of Slovenia's most stunning medieval treasures, the 12th-century Church of the Holy Trinity, a simple Romanesque structure sheltered behind a high defensive wall. |
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 55 photos that will inspire you to visit Terme Olimia thermal spa in Podcetrtek. |
 50 photos that prove why Terme Olimia in Podcetrtek is one of the best thermal spas in Slovenia. |
 The thermal bath complex of Terme 3000 is located in Moravske Toplice in northeastern Slovenia. |
 The Lake Bohinj area in the Triglav National Park is known as the best place in Slovenia to go paragliding. |
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Beautiful country, beautiful photos. ❤️
Can’t wait to visit your beautiful country!
Beautiful pictures give us joy, keep them coming 👏🏻
Slovenia looks like such a beautiful country, and I love that it’s so eco friendly too!
Slovenia is such a gorgeous country, looks so photogenic with beauty everywhere! Hope to take a lot of photos there one day!
Slovenia is really beautiful ❤️
Will be there next week for the first time!!
Such a beautiful country, I am so glad to have been able to to see the country where all of my Grandparents were born.
Looking forward to my next visit.
💖 Slovenia
I’m in love with Slovenia, first I fell in love with Ljubljana, then Lake Bled, then Bovec in the mountains.
Beautiful. We visited Slovenia when we where on a cruise went too Ljubljana and Lake Bled. Stunning!
Such a beautiful country ❤️❤️❤️
Oh yes, Slovenië is in my heart since I met a great friend at Grad Mokrice many years ago. It was the best time of my life!
The most beautiful country I’ve ever been.
Definitely my favourite country. I’m going back for the third time in June.
Slovenia has been on my list for a few years but WOW, these photos make me want to visit now! I had no idea it was the New Zealand of Europe and full of such beauty!