The Heart of Slovenia might not be the biggest region in the country, but that doesn’t stop it from packing a whole host of glorious sights within its area. Baroque churches, 12th century castles, caves, museums, homesteads, galleries and some of the most beautiful natural landscapes we’ve come across can be found throughout the seven towns we cover within.
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The birthplace of influential Slovene writer Janko Kersnik, the renaissance castle in Brdo pri Lukovici was the heart of the region up until as recently as …
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Regarded by many as the greatest conductor of the 20th century, Carlos Kleiber was something of a reclusive genius. The myth goes that he would only give a …
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First mentioned in 1526, this church in the village of Groblje is dedicated to the two patron saints of Aquileia with absolutely fantastic names. That …
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Born in Mengeš in 1700, Franc Jelovšek is widely regarded as one of the great Slovene painters in history, with his frescoes gaining widespread …