This one requires a little imagination. Once upon a time, the area surrounding the Dol Park Pavilions was something of a paradise. A park the very definition of lush, ponds full of lively fish, fountains spurting here there and everywhere and romantic walks lined with trees as far as the eye can see. Not enough? How about a botanical garden containing a rumored 7,000 different species of fauna? This was the home of one Josef von Erberg, a baron from Ljubljana born in the 18th century. He moved to Dol aged 34 and began to obsessively collect books, cultural objects and who knows what else. He amassed his personal collection around where the pavilions stand today. Unfortunately the pavilions are all that remains. Fully restored, they are rare examples of purely classical architecture in the country. Not to be outdone, one of the pavilions in Erberg’s time housed the first museum on Slovene-inhabited soil. So whilst the grounds aren’t the glorious visual they once were, the pavilions are a more than fascinating exercise in individual imagination and the power of history. Ring ahead for a tour.