Church of St Primoz near Jamnik

All England football fans will know that the England team will take on Slovenia in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but how many will know where Slovenia is, or have even heard of this wonderful country on the sunny side of the Alps?  … Read the rest

Tags: Football, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, World cup

Beside Lake Bled

Earlier this year (2010) a new Slovenia Tourist Board Office opened in London “for practically everyone interested in Slovenia”.

Address & Contact details -

Information Office of the Slovenian Tourist Board

10 Little College Street

SW1P 3SH London

Tel: 0870 225 5305

Fax: 020 7222 5277

E-mail: london(at)slovenia.info

Web: http://www.slovenia.info

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Ptuj beside the River Drava

The Kurentovanje festival in Ptuj. Now this looks like fun!

The Kurentovanje is the most important carnival event in Slovenia with a 50-year-old tradition which preserve the ethnographical tradition.

Full details of this 11 day festival (05 Feb 2010 to 16 Feb 2010) and loads of pictures can be  … Read the rest

Tags: Kurentovanje, Ptuj, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (aka Brnik airport) is to close temporarily in April 2010 for two weeks to allow for runway renovation.

Flights to and from Ljubljana during this time will operate from Maribor in the north-east of the country and passengers should allow for extra transfer times. Full details can be found by following this link to the Read the rest

Tags: airport, flying, Ljubljana, maribor, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, Transport