We are traveling in Slovenia for 2 weeks in September. We arrive 9/5 and depart 9/18. Renting a car from day 4 to departure date. Please look at itinerary and offer any suggestions. We are interested in culture, good food, wine, hiking.
Days 1-3 Ljublana 3 nights airbnb (would like to do a Michelin restaurant....suggestions?)
Days 4-6 Lake Bohinj 3 nights airbnb 1 dinner at Majerka. Hiking, seeing Lake Bled, etc.
Either taking the car train or driving the southern route to Kobarid...not doing 50 hairpin turns.
Day 7-8 Kobarid (dinner at Hisa Franko and overnight there) departing for Goriska Brda next day.
Day 9-10 Dobrovo, Goriska Brda, airbnb, hike, wine tastings, dinners....suggestions? We love Pinot Noir
Day 11-13 Vipava airbnb, hike, wine, caves as a day trip
Day 14 drive back to Ljubljana, overnight at Dvor Jezersek for last overnight and dinner at their restaurant for tasting menu.
Day 15 fly back to US.
We don't usually like to change lodging locations so much but it seemed logical since some areas did not need as much time.
Bovec seemed like it would be fun but the wine region was calling us. Mistake?
Thanks, Susan
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We just got back from a 2 week Croatia and Slovenia trip. You will have a great time. We spent 5 days in Slovenia. On our way from Istria to Ljublana we visited the Škocjan Caves. This was really spectacular and there is a good hike after the tour. It’s about an hour from Ljublana. We did Lake Bled which was beautiful once you walk to the quiet part of the lake. You only need an hour or 2 here but it’s worth the stop. On our way back we stopped in Radovljica, which is a great medieval town without the tourist rush that is in Bled We had a great lunch with really good wine. I wish we had more time to explore it more. We found Slovenia a notch better than Croatia, which was spectacular to say the least.
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Hi,
How did you find the costs in Slovenia vs Croatia? Less? Similar? I see you visited Radovljica. What drew you there? Would you go back? We are planning a trip to the area and looking at places others recommend next summer.
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We are also travelling to Slovenia for just over 2 weeks and spending time in Goriska Brda. Your itinerary looks balanced to your interests but I’m interested in the feedback on your winery areas. Enjoy your planning and time in Slovenia.
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We found the cost to be a little less in Slovenia. We went to Radovljica since we wanted to get away from the touristy places around Bled. The town was more authentic but not as picturesque. Both countries are great.
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We stayed in Radovljica for 4 nights and took the train to Llubjiana for a day--that was enough for us. On other days we hiked at Vintgar Gorge and Mostnica Gorge/Waterfall. We stopped at Lake Bled but had trouble paying for parking so only had an hour there. We felt that was enough time there. Slovenia is beautiful, we also found it more interesting than Croatia. Skocjan Cave with the longer walk out was great and we also enjoyed Predjama Castle in that area.