The green country between the Alps, the Mediterranean and the plain of Pannonia, boasts all the beauties of the old continent and offers to the visitor everything he can require: snowy mountain, towns for all the tastes (from lively and refined metropolises to small historical and art towns, to delicious villages of fishermen), the most beautiful Karst caves, modern thermal structures, medieval castles and dwellings and the best casinos of Europe. Here some ideas for a route:

COSTAL ITINERARIES

The small strip of earth of the Slovenia which faces the Adriatic Sea Coastal is long less than 50 kilometres. In this narrow territory are placed very important centres: the delicious historical town of Pirano and Isola, by the typical medieval and Venetian appearance, and the ancient Capodistria, today and industrial town and very important port. More tourist is the modern Portorose, place of business of several hotel structures and prestigious casinos. In this context very important is also the sporting sector, not only as regards the bathing (more developed in the neighbourhood of Croatia) but also all the sports linked to the sea, with particular reference to the sail. By a Naturalistic point of view very important the salt pans of Sicciole, rich of characteristic flora and fauna.

CULTURAL ITINERARIES

 The offer of the towns to visit in Slovenia is really varied. Besides the already named resorts of the coast, it ranges from important centre like Lubiana, the Renaissance Maribor and the medieval Novo Mesto, to go on with the smallest but also precious towns of the inside like the very ancient Ptuj, the "Slovene Venice" Castagnevizza on the Cherca, the medieval Skofja Loka, the delicious Bled on the alpine lake and Idria famous for the refined laces and the mercury mine. The castles, splendid examples of defensive architecture certainly deserve a stops. From the rough medieval appearance of the castles of Celje and Socerb to the artistic refinements of Olimje and Brezice, up to the most enchanting corners of Otočec, Mokrice and Kostanjevica, in the green of wonderful natural backgrounds.

SPORT AND NATURALISTIC ITINERARIES

Apart the small band coastline, Slovenia is essentially an hilly and mountainous Country. This is the reason why its inhabitants are considered the most ancient skiers in central Europe: from simple ski-runs for families with children up to those in which the competitions of World Cup are disputed, the offer is nearly boundless, from the long cross country ski to the alpine ski.
In the same mountains, and particularly in the National Park of the Triglav, the mountaineering is always practicable. The sport lovers will find thousand other possibility of relaxing: from the touring to the trekking, from the bicycle paths to the horse riding. The horse-racing will find here great source of satisfaction: next to the border with Italy is placed the famous centre of breeding and training of horses of Lipizza (Lipica), founded in 1580 by the archduke Carlo of Stiria son of the emperor Ferdinando I of Austria, to get an appreciated species to use in the parades to the court in Vienna and in the horseback riding of high level.
Today the centre is an important school of horse riding and dressage, but it also famous for the shows of equestrian ability offered to the huge international public from April to October.
For the most reckless in various places of Slovenia it is possible to practise free-climbing, hang gliding, and ascensions in hot-air balloon.
Instead, for who prefers to explore the secrets of the earth are available spectacular caves (important that of Postumia) and thousand other Karst formations.
Finally, all the sports tied up to the sea are practicable (sail, canoe, snorkeling, diving, windsurf...) and also in the numerous streams and rivers (rafting, kayak and canoe).

AMUSEMENT AND HEALTH ITINERARIES

A valid reason for a stay in Slovenia could be the rich thermal offer: modern and equipped centres where all the most important beauty and health treatments are practised are available in the northern part of the Country, combined to mineral waters of medical importance (Rogarska, Radenska, Donat,...). Near Novo Mesto, and on the sea, where besides the traditional therapies it is also available the thalassotherapy with the use of the sea mud. The thermal centres, are always a good point of departure for pleasant excursions in the zone.
A different type of fun, also appreciated more than anti cellulites, reducing, depurative and anti-stress treatments, is constituted by the elegant casinos distributed on the whole national territory. Some structures, for example in Portorose, gather in the same place the gambling with relaxing thermal swimming pools.

WINE AND GASTRONOMY ITINERARIES

In Slovenia are always mixed influences both of the east and the west, both of the North and the South, and this can also be noticed in the typical national dishes very different from area to area, this can also be noticed in the over two thousand national dishes, that range from the fish to the game, from the vegetables to the sausages, and embracing all the principal European groceries. Also appreciated the production of local wines: some Slovenian local wines boast over two thousand years of life. A wine and gastronomic tour could be a good way to discover Slovenia: to the cultural and naturalistic aspects of every region will include a menu based on typical dishes of local production.