Slovenia extends between the Alps, the Mediterranean sea and the plain of Pannonia. It boasts beautiful natural landscape in such a little space.

It has only a National park in the heart of the Alps Giulie: the Park of the Tricorno Mountain (Triglav), from the name of the peak tall 2864 meters, symbol of Slovenia. The Tricorno is almost in the middle of the protected territory; where lead off numerous valleys, ploughed by streams that feed two big rivers: the Isonzo (Soca), that flows in the Adriatic, and the Sava, tributary of the Danubio, that finishes its run in the Black Sea. A large number of glacial lakes stands in this territory: from the lake of Bled, characterized by an islet with a church in the center, to the spectacular lake of Bohinj, or to the group of the lakes of high mountain of the Triglav. Numerous and spectacular the falls, and the gorges dug by the various courses of water.  Very rich the flora, that has attracted the attention of famous European botanists since the end of the XVIII century, for the presence of a lot of interesting species most of all endemic, thanks to the position close to the sea and the plains of Central Europe. Also the fauna deserves consideration, for its species. To remember the trout of the Soca, the alpine eagle, the roosters, the black grouse, the chamois, the steinbock, the marmot and the moufflone. Visited by excursionists and tourists all the year, the park is well equipped with 32 alpine shelters accessible to everybody.

Among the regional parks must be remembered the spectacular Caves of St. Canziano (Skocjanske jame), protected by UNESCO. These fantastic rocky formations are been dug within million of years by the river Reka, that from the Monte Nevoso (Sneznik) near St. Canziano sunk with a jump of hundred meters forming an extraordinary succession of very suggestive rooms. The river flows in an large siphon and divides in many underground branches which reappear only after 40 kilometres in Monfalcone, in Italy, 2 kilometres from its mouth. The presence of the river in the caves gives the possibility to admire a large number of stalactites, stalagmites, pots and columns crossing paths and suggestive natural bridges on the Reka, that flows impetuous one hundred meters under visitor’s feet.

Other spectacular Karst formations even more known are the Caves of Postumia (Postojnska jama), a fantastic world originated by the sunk of the river Piuca (Pivka). Only 5 of the 25 kilometres of length can be visited by tourists, while the other 20 kilometres are reserved to speleologists and impassioned endowed with equipments. Known since 1200, the caves constitute one of the principals tourist attraction of Slovenia: the visit consists in a fascinating run by a little train that allows to observe the erosion of the rocks, the formation of stalactites and stalagmites which create fantastic concretions that stand like colonnades; a wise use of the lights puts in prominence the transparency of the rocks, the sceneries of the walls and the extraordinary complexity of the velarium that seems waves petrified.
Finally only to name, one of the particular habitat present in the Slovenian territory close to the sea, the zone of the Salt pans of Sicciole (Secovlje) must be remembered. Known from the XII century, in 1989, thanks to the rich natural and cultural patrimony, they were declared Natural Park. Cause of their characteristic habitat the salt pans are a rich of flora and fauna, in particular way of birds, that thanks to the warm climate and the abundant food, they find in these tubs the ideal condition of life: in this zone live in fact over 200 species of birds.