Globe Trotter in Slovenia

Day 3,156, 12:38 • Published in Slovenia North Korea • by Silexu

Before anything I would like to thank Iuka III who invited me in Slovenia and made a great effort to open two RW battles that helped me to reach my 100 Millions damage mark. Last but not least he provided me some beautiful pictures, marked with (😉 bellow, and some nice historical facts.

A. Beauty of Slovenia

"Our little country is a true gem nestled between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the greenest countries in Europe and a perfect destination for all nature lovers. Mountains and sea, rivers and lakes, more than 10000 caves, green forests, 4 beautiful seasons, secret waterfalls and lots of LOVE."

Source: 21 Reasons To Make Slovenia Your Next Holiday Destination
Other interesting articles:
Dragons, romance and carnival: 10 reasons to visit Slovenia in 2015 - a nice article with a lot of explanations;
10 Reasons NOT to Visit Slovenia
Four Reasons You Should Visit Slovenia

One picture is worth a thousand words



Winter sunset in Ljubljiana (😉


Triple Bridge in Ljubljiana


Ljubljana Market Arcade on the Ljubljana River


Cafe in Ljubljana


Railway Museum, Ljubljana


Predjama Castle (😉


Island Church on Bled Lake (😉


Lake Bled by Jošt Gantar


View from Mt. Špik in the heart of the Julian Alps by Anže Čokl


Slovenian Alps from the air by Luka Esenko


Peričnik waterfall in winter by Ana Pogačar


Soca river by Luka Esenko


Hidden corner of Slovenian coast by Jaka Ivančič


Konasnica cave by Peter Gedei


Secret waterfall in the Soca valley by Miha Gantar


Triglav National Park - Vintgar Gorge


Vintgar Gorge again(😉


Rakov Škocjan, Great Natural Bridge


Soca river (😉


The Hills around Jeruzalem (😉


Potica cake


Slovenian National Dress

B. Interesting facts about Slovenia
Well let's start with a pictured article: 20 Facts About Slovenia That You Didn’t Know
Or with very interesting facts: Did you know….

So did you know...
Green facts
... that Slovenia is among the most biologically diverse countries in the world? Slovenia accounts for less than 0.004% of the Earth's surface but is home to more than 1% of all living creatures and 2% of terrestrial creatures. A total of 24,000 animal species.
... that Slovenia is one of the richest countries in Europe in terms of water? It has almost 27,000 kilometres of rivers, streams and other watercourses. It also has numerous thermal and mineral springs and many subterranean waters.
... that the linden or linden leaf is an important symbol of Slovenians? The Najevnik Linden in Koroška is said to be over 780 years old. Each August, for the last 20 years, the country's leading political figures have gathered at the tree.

Special features of Slovenia
... that the geographical and climatic variety and diversity of Slovenia mean that in a single day you can pick autumn fruits in the morning, bathe in the Adriatic in the afternoon, and go night skiing in the evening?
... that Slovenia has the tallest cliff on the Adriatic coast? In the Strunjan Peninsula, an almost vertical flysch wall rises up from the sea to a height of 80 metres.
... that a traditional Slovene dish for special occasions is a type of cake called Potica? This has recently become one of the more recognizable symbols of Slovenia at a wide variety of international political, cultural and sporting events.

Historical milestones
... that in Slovenia you can see the traces of real dinosaurs? Traces from the early Triassic, probably around 200 million years old, can be seen on Zalarjev Vrh near Idrija.
... that the Old Pharmacy in Olimje is the oldest pharmacy in Slovenia and one of the oldest surviving monastic pharmacies in Europe? It contains frescoes painted by Lerchinger in 1780. These show scenes from the Bible, with an emphasis on fruits and healing plants.
... that during the First World War the important front line known as the Isonzo (Soča) Front ran across Slovene territory? Many Slovenes fought on the Austro-Hungarian side against Italy and lost their lives here

Record breakers
... that Vilenica cave near Lokev is the oldest show cave in Europe? Tourists have been visiting it since 1633. Every year the Vilenica international literary prize is awarded in the cave's 'Ballroom'.
... that the world's longest stone-arch railway bridge is the Solkan Bridge on the Bohinj line? The main arch has a span of 85 metres and the total length of the bridge is 219.7 metres.
... that the Slovene Davo Karničar was the first man to ski down Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world? He was also the first man in the world to ski the highest peaks of all seven continents.

and ...
... Slovenia has over 7,000 kilometres of mountain hiking trails, along which there are 165 mountain huts and bivouacs?
...that in Slovenia you can pay to spend the night in a prison cell? The Celica Hostel in Ljubljana is a former military prison with comfortable and imaginatively designed cells for guests.
... that the official symbol of Ljubljana is the dragon which, according to legend, was killed by the Ancient Greek hero Jason and his intrepid Argonauts on their way through the Ljubljana marshes?

C. Historical facts about eSlovenia

Few facts provided by Iuka III:

"Back in 2009 Slovenia and Croatia were at war and on New Year's Eve our CP went to party and Croatia attacked Slovenia regions (at the time CP had to press defend button to be able to defend the country but he was drunk somewhere) so Slovenia was erased at the time. And after Slovenia was erased TV station did a report about Slovenia being erased by Croatia, and after that baby boom started and a lot of new payers joined the game."


"I found this cool picture; this was taken after Slovenia deported Chile from Europe. We attacked the UK after we sent them home; the plan was to wipe UK and Ireland but then zdlemmy fought us hard"

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