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 Slovenia - Cities
 

The offer of the cities that you can visit in Slovenia is very varied. From great city like Lubiana, Maribor and Novo Mesto, to the smaller but very precious as Ptuj, Castagnevizza on the Cherca, Skofja, Loka, Bled and Idria, and to conclude the delicious towns of the coast: Capodistria, Isola, Pirano and Portorose. Between nature, art and culture, you can also have a break in the well-equipped  thermal stations, but also enjoy the thousand lights of its famous casinos.
Lubiana
(Ljublijana) surprises its visitors with the rich inheritance of the ancient and medieval era, with its buildings of Renaissance, Baroque and art nouveau, with the works of the known architect Plečnik. Capital of the Slovenian State, main political, economic, artistic and cultural centre of the Country, is in a central position of the national territory connected by a good system of paths to all the principals centres of Slovenia, as well as to Trieste. Its medieval historical centre, sheltered by the shade of the ancient castle is situated on the banks of the homonymous river. To the tourist Lubiana look like a city from the everlasting charm, where the rich historical, cultural and architectural patrimony is counterbalanced by an unstoppable metropolis of avant-garde.

 

In the oriental part of Slovenia, only 18 kilometres from the border with Austria, is situated Maribor. University and cultural centre, with the lyric and prose theatres, museums, galleries of art, Maribor can boast a large number of rests of the Renaissance culture. The historical centre of the city on the Drava with the Lent, ex fluvial port, is very interesting. Here close to the river there are the Tower of the Justice of the XIV century and the Tower of the Water, where today it is possible tasting good Slovenian wines. The city entertains a great number of events of various types.
Next to Maribor stands one of the most ancient Slovenian cities, Ptuj, by intact and well preserved medieval beauty.
East of Lubiana, next to the border with the Croatia, is situated Novo Mesto, founded in 1365 by the Austrian Duke Rodolfo IV of Absburgh, on a large bight of the river Krka, to the top of a rocky precipice; The city today is an important centre of the Bassa Carniola, and guards an interesting medieval nucleus that has preserved in the centuries the original road pattern and some part of the defensive boundaries.
Next to Novo Mesto is located Castagnevizza on the Cherca (Kostanjevica ob Krki), said "the small Venice of Slovenia" for its position on an islet in the centre of the river Krka and connected to the land by two bridges at the extremities of the principal street; the intense green and the presence of elegant swans are the ideal frame for this place out of the time. It is the smallest and most ancient city in Slovenia, declared in its totality national monument.

 

In western Slovenia it is situated Skofja Loka, considered the most beautiful and better preserved medieval city of Slovenia, where the rich historical patrimony still lives in the intact and uncontaminated nature.

 

Next to Skofja Loka there is Bled, prestigious thermal place famous for its climate and the benefits of the waters, so that, at the beginning of ‘900, became the preferred destination of the nobles of the Austro-Hungarian empire; the city also boasts three exceptional spots: the old castle, the lake and the islet in the middle of the lake with the ancient church.
In the same zone is located Idria (Idrija), a small industrial centre in the green woods full of game,  and famous for a mine of mercury and the prestigious production of laces.
Finally, deserve a visit the delicious towns of the coast, almost all of ancient origin and from the characteristic Venetian aspect: Capodistria (Koper), with its port and the delicious historical centre; Isola D’Istria (Izola), situated on a calcareous islet, today connected to the land by a thin strip of earth, dwelling of fishermen and custodian of jewels such as the Mandracchio, the Piazza Grande with the ancient Palazzo Comunale and the Dome of St. Mark; but also the more impressive and monumental Pirano (Piran), whose old city on the extremity of a promontory is constituted by a complex of Venetian constructions with Gothic and Baroque buildings alternated with the houses salt pane workers and fishermen; and finally Portorose (Portoroz), by the modern and elegant aspect but famous in Europe for its precious and well equipped  casinos.

 

 

 

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