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18 May 2013

Slovenia, town and country

Photos, Slovenia

If you took a weekend break in Slovenia and didn’t leave Ljubljana you’d be missing out on a beautiful rural country of hills and valleys, meadows and forests, and one charming port town on its very short coastline!

Our arrival in Slovenia was pretty promising - the lovely port of Piran
Tartini, renowned violinist in his day, perhaps candidate for most famous Slovenian?
Piran is everything a Mediterranean sea town should be
We enjoyed exploring the maze of streets behind the seafront
St George\'s church overlooks the town with its grand campanile
Inside the church, very Italian influenced
We climbed up the old fortifications and were rewarded with one last view of Piran
Our one fine dining expedition, the cosy wine cellar of Gostilna Pri Lojzetu
Next day we were exploring villages in the karst country
A view of Slovenian life you don\'t see on a weekend break in Ljubljana
Next stop, the huge cavern carved out by this river
The karst is wine country, and very good wine at that
This church perches above the enormous hole in the ground where the Reka river runs
Eventually of course we ended up in lovely Ljubljana
Seriously, has no-one noticed the dragon? It\'s surely going to eat someone
The morning market in Ljubljana, lovely veggies!
The city was the only place in our trip with anything like modern eating options
Next day and we\'re off into the mountains at Lake Bohinj
A morning walk down the Vintgar Gorge
And an afternoon walk down the Mostnice Gorge
Mind you, it can be tricky sharing the path with locals
The Mostnice Gorge. Most nice. Geddit?
Rambling back through the villages of the alpine valleys
Last evening back in Ljubljana, we visited the castle
It\'s a long way to the top, but the views into the sunset were worth it
Slovenia is an effortless place to visit, rather like walking on air - loved it

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