President Nataša Pirc Musar presented state decorations to several individuals and institutions for accomplishments related to fostering Slovenian language and culture abroad, and for promotion of bilateral ties, as well as for humanitarian work on 17 December.
Recipients of the Order of Merit incl
The Devil's Tower in Soteska, part of the once majestic Soteska Castle complex in the southeast, is Slovenia's only preserved Baroque garden pavilion. Known for a dark legend behind its name, the tower keeps a long-hidden treasure.
Restoration of the pavilion started in the 1970s and continues toda
Ajdovščina, a municipality in the wind swept Vipava Valley, has started planting a 23-kilometre windbreak made of trees and shrubs to protect the fertile farmland in the valley floor, a key part of the region's efforts to adapt to climate change.
The plan is to plant 64,000 trees and almost 100,000
A magnet for visitors from across the globe, the Radovljica Beekeeping Museum has opened a new exhibition space to display items from its collection of 240-plus objects that have not found their place in the permanent collection.
Few museums in Slovenia have a viewing depot, a special type of exhib
Starting out small 60 years ago, the Piran Aquarium has developed into an important educational and research institution in an effort to preserve marine biodiversity.
Located in a historic building by the Piran fishing harbour, next to what used to be a fish market, the aquarium keeps 140 different
One of the largest auctions of fine art in Slovenia has fallen well short of expectations with only ten of the 38 works of art on offer changing hands for a total of €179,000 where none fetched the values desired by the sellers.
Organised by the Sloart Gallery, the auction at the Grand Plaza Hotel
Vinko Bokalič Iglič, an Argentinian archbishop of Slovenian descent, became one of the 21 new cardinals elevated by Pope Francis at a consistory in the Vatican on 7 December.
Vinko or Vicente Bokalič Iglič was born on 11 June 1952 in Buenos Aires to Slovenian parents, who emigrated to Argentina in
After nearly two years of renovation the Vodnik Homestead, the cultural hub of Ljubljana's Šiška borough, has been reopened to the public. The occasion is being celebrated with a series of events running until 8 December. The new additions include a co-working space dedicated to writing and illustr
Police special forces arrested three men in Ljubljana on 5 December after a mafia-style execution of a Bosnian national connected with organised crime sent shockwaves through the country.
The arrests came six days after a man identified as Satko Zovko (earlier known as Satko Kekić) was shot in his
