A karst plateau rising above the northern edge of the Vipava Valley is at the centre of a cross-border project that will explore the heritage of Czech glassblowers who moved there in the early 18th century to practise their craft. Their main product was a rose liqueur bottle that was exported all t

Slovenian singer Raiven has qualified for the final of the 68th Eurovision song contest. She made it through in the first semi-final on 7 May along with Serbia, Portugal, Croatia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Finland, Cyprus, Ireland and Luxembourg.
Raiven, the stage name of Sara Briški Cirman, performed V

Nearly one-third of the population emigrated out of Slovenia in the final decades of the 19th and the first half of the 20th centuries. A monograph telling the stories of people that left their home in search of a better life has now come out in English.
Written by Aleksej Kalc, Mirjam Milharčič Hl

Visitors to Lake Bled were treated to an impressive sight as well as sound on 5 May as more than 450 accordion players got together to play some of the most memorable tunes in unison.
The annual event dedicated to the quintessential Slovenian instrument attracted some 5,000 visitors to what is the

A kiosk designed by Slovenia's greatest architect Jože Plečnik (1872-1957) has officially reopened in Ljubljana's Prešeren Square to give up-and-coming entrepreneurs a boost.
Located next to the Triple Bridge, another of the architect's masterpieces that is a major Ljubljana landmark, the renovated

The first two instruments made from the wood of a Stone-Age silver fir that was discovered in a pond in the west of the country made their concert debut in Ljubljana on 20 April.
The premiering lyre and flute were just part of the show in which Bakalina Velika, a band inspired by the pantheistic tr

Slovenia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 60th Venice Art Biennale. It features a work by conceptual artist Nika Špan, displayed in a park between the main exhibition venues of the Arsenale and Giardini.
An unusual nomadic structure, Špan's Garden Secret for You is both a sculpture and architect

Two Cistercian monasteries are the latest Slovenian sites to win the European Heritage Label, a title awarded by the European Commission to what it says are milestones in the creation of today's Europe.
Seven sites were picked for the title this year, including Cisterscapes - Cistercian Landscapes

Slovenia is hosting the 56th PEN International Writers' Meeting in what is an opportunity to foster dialogue between different opinions and discuss armed conflicts raging worldwide, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, and the impact of natural disasters on human rights. Most of the events will