Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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The Plague Column in the town of Maribor

Exploring Slovenia

A delightful destination in its own right, Ljubljana is also

a good base from which to explore the rest of the coun-

try. The city lies at the centre of Slovenia’s road and rail

network and many regional attractions are within a cou-

ple of hours’ drive. To the north are the grand Julian

Alps, towering above Lakes Bled and Bohinj. To the

west, routes cross the cave-studded karst region before

descending towards the coast, charac terized by Venetian-

style architecture and lush vegetation.

KEY

Airport

Ferry terminal

Highway

Major road

Railway

International border

0 km

0 miles

40

40

Bled pp434–5 t

Bovec e

Hrastovlje 8

Idrija 0

Kobarid w

Koper 5

Kranjska Gora r

Lipica 9

Ljubljana pp418–25 1

Logarska Dolina i

Maribor pp440–41 o

Piran 6

Portorož 7

Postojna Caves pp426–7 2

Predjama Castle 3

Ptuj p

Škocjan Caves 4

Soča Valley Tour p431 q

Triglav National Park

pp436–9 y

Velika Planina u

SIGHTS AT A GLANCE

Traditional Alpine farm houses

along a stream, Lake Bohinj

Dravinja

Drava

Krka

Sava

Ljubljanica

Soča

CROATIA

CROATIA

AUSTRIA

ITALY Domžale

Stahovica

Tolmin

Litija

Matavun

Postojna

Vinica

Črnomelj

Brežice

Trebnje

Radeče Sevnica

Laško

Žalec

Dravograd

Ormož

Lendava

Murska Sobota

Velenje

Celje

Kočevje

Jesenice

Nova Gorica

A1

A1

A5

3

4

2

1

9

H4

A3

A1

A2

A2

106

5

102

7 6

105

LJUBLJANA

Postojna Caves

Predjama Castle

Škocjan Caves

Bovec

Kranjska Gora

Triglav

National Park

Lipica Divača

Koper

Portorož Hrastovlje

Idrija

Soča Valley Tour

Kobarid

Bled

Velika Planina

Logarska

Dolina

Maribor

Ptuj

Piran

ADRIATIC
SEA