Slovenia holidays

24 favourite travel finds of 2024 - from turtles in Turkey to a Highland pub crawl

Guardian travel writers share their discoveries of the year, taking in food, art, history and wildlife

14, Dec, 2024 @7:00 AM

Twin border towns reunited in Italy and Slovenia for capital of culture

Gorizia was split in 1947 between Italy and Nova Gorica in Slovenia. Next year they are coming back together as European capital of culture

John Brunton

05, Aug, 2024 @6:00 AM

Mountain highs: biking and bivvying in Slovenia

Bikepacking – travelling light, camping wild and offroad climbs – is an adventurous and fully immersive way of exploring the Julian Alps

Dave Hall

07, Jun, 2024 @8:59 AM

Skiing without clutter: on the eco-friendly slopes of Slovenia’s Julian Alps

The Vogel-Bohinj ski area lets nature do the talking; billboards and snow cannons are banned, and cable cars and car parks are tucked away in woods

Camilla Bell-Davies

15, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM

Amazing Adriatic: the top five places to visit

History, culture and great cuisine are waiting to be discovered from the Istrian peninsula to the Venetian lagoon

Seán Williams

22, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM

Rail route of the month: Slovenia’s ‘garden of Eden’ from Sežana to Jesenice

Our slow travel expert takes in the undiscovered charms of the Soča valley and Julian Alps … in a country where train tickets have just got cheaper

Nicky Gardner

28, Sep, 2023 @9:08 AM

What draws US tourists to Slovenia? Surely not the ill-fated Venus de Melania | Rachel Cooke

The arson of a wooden statue of the former first lady has been seen as symbolic. My Slovenian hosts think differently

Rachel Cooke

03, Jun, 2023 @4:31 PM

Music and mountains: a green city break in Slovenia

Rugged mountains, cave dragons and sustainable cuisine … Kranj packs a punch for a town aiming to leave little trace

Jamie Fullerton

10, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

Rail route of the month: through the Alps to the Adriatic – Vienna to Trieste

Our slow travel expert finds the perfect excursion for winter days when daylight hours are short, leaving the Austrian capital just after dawn and reaching the Adriatic port at dusk

Nicky Gardner

04, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

How to bag a bargain European ski trip

Still need your winter sports fix even with the pound in a slump? Here are our top tips for skiing on a budget, including when, where and how to go

Gemma Bowes

29, Oct, 2022 @6:00 AM

From ceramics in Slovenia to ballroom dancing in Vienna: five learning holidays in Europe

‘Creativity is a precious thing’ – our writers discover the fun in going back to the classroom to learn new skills including bushcraft and map-reading

Guardian writers

10, Sep, 2022 @6:00 AM