Slovenija

The Alpine resort of Bled, with its idyllic lake, church, and castle, is among the most iconic sights in Slovenia. But the town is the home to another Slovenian icon – one that has been featured in travel magazines and on television programs around the world: the Bled cream cake, known in Slovenian as “kremšnita” or “kremna rezina.” The cream ...

For much of the 20th century, the distinctive clatter of streetcars (also known as trolley cars or trams) could be heard on the streets of Ljubljana. A massive crowd turned out to witness their retirement, and many people still wistfully remember the city’s first form of public transportation. It all began in 1900, when Ljubljana’s visionary mayor, Ivan Hribar, announced ...

On Saturday, 30 January 2016, one of Postojna Cave’s tour guides noticed that there was an olm egg attached to the glass of the aquarium, which is located in the Concert Hall of Postojna Cave. Next to the egg, there was a pregnant female olm watching it carefully. They noticed that the pregnant female olm had only one egg, which ...

Ljubljana has formally turned into Europe’s Green Capital 2016, the EU title it was awarded for its sustainable development over the past ten years. “Once white, today green,” PM Miro Cerar said as he addressed a high-profile ceremony on Thursday evening. The Slovenian capital celebrated the green title with a series of events culminating this evening with the ceremony at ...

The village of Vače, about 20 kilometers east of Ljubljana, may look unremarkable at first glance, but its unique position within Slovenia has made it a popular tourist attraction – and a symbol of Slovenian nationhood. In 1982, a group of enthusiasts, led by Jože Dernovšek and Peter Svetik, came up with the idea of building a monument just outside ...

The meadows high above the town of Tolmin are ideal for the production of dairy products, and for centuries the area has been the home to a unique type of cheese. Affected by both Mediterranean and Central European air masses, the Tolmin area in western Slovenia is perfect for various types of plants that make its high-altitude pastures prime cow-grazing ...

Slovenia with its diverse linguistic situation marks International Mother Tongue Day on Sunday, an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1999. The main celebratory event will be held at the Ljubljana opera house. Slovenia is home to more than 50 mother languages as a result of globalization and migration, the Statistics Office data shows. In 2002, about 88% of Slovenian ...

The news of the intention of the town of Žalec to erect a Green Gold fountain, dispensing beer instead of water, attracted attention outside of Slovenia as well. Not only Croatia and Serbia, but also the editorship of the British BBC found it interesting! Thus BBC in their column “News From Elsewhere” published an article “Slovenian town goes ahead with ...

“I lived in a village that used to have 16 houses. My childhood was poor. There were no toys, dolls or teddy bears, only a wooden pitchfork and a rake for hay, a hoe. The houses were full of people. Now they’re dilapidated and empty. Everything was populated and cultivated. Now there’s only silence.” This is how Marija from the ...

Even though the Slovenian language is one of the smallest Slavic languages, it’s one of the most diverse in terms of dialects. This exceptional variety in such a geographically limited area means that speech patterns sometimes differ from village to village. It also means that Slovenian speakers often have trouble understanding dialects from another part of the country. Even linguists ...