When you have seen all the sights and monuments of the city, treated yourself to delicacies in restaurants on the banks of the Ljubljanica river, had a glass of excellent Slovenian wine and bought gifts and souvenirs to always remind you of your visit to Ljubljana, it's time for a trip to the surrounding countryside.

Whatever your choice, we’re sure you will relax and enjoy yourself.

20 minutes from the city centre by bicycle you will find a green oasis.

Distance from Ljubljana: 9 km

Lipica Stud Farm has bred world-famous Lipizzaner horses for over 400 years. You can watch performances by the classical school of riding and learn about the history of the stud farm. A peaceful environment, pristine nature and pleasant walks provide relaxation and recreation.

Distance from Ljubljana: 87 km in the direction of Postojna. 90 minutes by car.

INFO:
Kobilarna Lipica, Lipica 5, 6210 Sežana
T: +386 5 739 15 80
F: + 386 5 734 63 70
E: lipica@siol.net
I: www.lipica.org

Lake Bled is one of the most beautiful and frequented places in Slovenia. Hire a 'pletna' to take you to the island in the middle of the lake and ring a 450-year-old wishing bell. A magnificent view opens up from the island. Bled has mild, healthy subalpine climate with the longest bathing season of all alpine resorts.

Distance from Ljubljana: 54 km in the direction of Kranj; less than 60 minutes by car.

INFO:
Turizem Bled, Zavod za pospeševanje turizma
Cesta svobode 11, Bled
T: + 386 4 578 05 00 F: + 386 4 578 05 01
E: info@dzt.bled.si
I: www.bled.si

An old sea town; a small Saint-Tropez. The town has preserved its Medieval design of narrow streets and densely packed houses rising gradually from the coastal plane towards the top of a ridge, which gives the entire area a typical Mediterranean character.

Distance from Ljubljana: 133 km in the direction of Postojna; two hours by car.

INFO:
Turistično društvo Piran, Levstikova 7, 6330 Piran
T: +386 5 673 03 30
F: +386 5 673 03 30
I: www.portoroz.si/piran/piran_slo.htm

The most beautiful of what nature has created in millions of years - twenty kilometres of magnificent tunnels, galleries and halls. You will meet the oldest inhabitant of the darkness – the human fish (Proteus Anguinus).

Distance from Ljubljana: 53 km in the direction of Postojna. 60 minutes by car.

INFO:
Postonjska jama, turizem
Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna
T: +386 5 700 01 00
F: +386 5 700 01 30
I: www.postojna-cave.com

One of the most beautiful systems of underground Karst caves in the world combines eleven caves, sinkholes and natural bridges. The caves are adorned by gigantic multicoloured stalagmites and stalactites, curtain-like forms and a river creating waterfalls, roaring rapids and still pools and lakes. A guided tour through the Škocjan caves lasts ninety minutes.

Distance from Ljubljana: 80 km in the direction of Postojna; 90 minutes by car.

INFO:
Park Škocjanske jame, Slovenija
Škocjan 2, 6215 Divača
T: +386 5 7632840
F: +386 5 7632844
E: psj.info@psj.gov.si
I: www.park-skocjanske-jame.si