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The 1 May Square in Piran. Photo: nschuwi/Wikimedia
A small but iconic square in the heart of Piran has become Slovenia's first location to make the Treasures of European Film Culture, a list of symbolic places of European cinema compiled by the European Film Academy to highlight the need to maintain and protect them.
The 1 May Square is best known
A ceremony held as Eurowings launches scheduled flights between Düsseldorf and Ljubljana. Photo: Bor Slana/STA
Eurowings, the low-cost airline affiliated with the German Lufthansa Group, has launched scheduled flights between Ljubljana and Düsseldorf. Passengers will be able to fly between the cities three times a week as well as benefit from Eurowings' connecting flights.
Ljubljana airport welcomed the arr
A panorama of Ljubljana with the castle to the right. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Slovenia's capital tops the list of Best European Spring Break Destinations compiled by the portal European Best Destinations, which describes Ljubljana as a dream for travellers from all over the world.
The portal notes the city's baroque districts and art nouveau buildings, labelling it one of th
The Šenk farmstead in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
One is well known among camping enthusiasts, the other is a well-kept secret even among Slovenian tent lovers. Both have now made it to a list of Europe's most beautifully located campsites, chosen by experts for the British newspaper The Guardian.
The Šenkova Domačija, a mountain farmstead near Zg
The KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Embraer 190, which will operate the Ljubljana-Amsterdam route. Photo courtesy of Fraport
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched daily flights between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol, initially for the summer but with plans to make it a year-round service.
The service is codeshared with Air France and Delta. The majority of the flights will be operated by a 100-sea
Open Kitchen, the Ljubljana outdoor food market. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Ljubljana's popular outdoor food market has opened for its 13th season, attracting an enthusiastic crowd eager to sample Slovenian and international cuisine to the Pogačar Square next to the central market.
The organizers promise Open Kitchen to deliver even more variety this year with more than 65
The Solomon Knot is the symbol of the cross-border Goriška Camino. Photo: Nace Novak

Goriška Camino, a route inspired by friendship

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The UNESCO world heritage site of Aquileia in northeastern in Italy and the pilgrimage site of Sveta Gora in western Slovenia have been linked with a new 82-kilometre-long trail called the Goriška Camino or Iter Goritiense.
Designed as Nova Gorica and Gorizia came together for the first cross-borde
Chef of the Year Tomaž Kavčič (centre) pictured with Economy Minister Matjaž Han and director of Gault & Millau Slovenija Mira Šemić. Photo: STO
Tomaž Kavčič of Gostilna Pri Lojzetu in Zemono Manor near the western town of Vipava has been named the chef of the year 2025 by Gault & Millau Slovenia as Hiša Franko in Kobarid further to the west, run by star chef Ana Roš, was again declared the best of the best.
Hiša Franko, the only Sloven
Vessels on Lake Bohinj. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA
Lake Bohinj has joined Lake Bled in imposing a series of restrictions on boating as two of the country's prime tourist destinations seek to preserve their Alpine charm, improve safety and minimise the impact on the environment amid the pressure of rising visitor numbers.
Taking cue from their neigh
A vineyard cottage on Trška Gora hill near Novo Mesto (NE). Photo: Aleš Kocjan/STA
Far from the madding crowd, vineyard cottages of southeastern Slovenia make a perfect place to lay back and relax, get together with family and friends, and enjoy local food and wine. For many they serve as a base to explore the countryside or even the country.
Small wooden, stone or brick cottages
Brdo Mansion. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
The Brdo mansion, on the northern outskirts of Kranj, is the best maintained and one of the best known of all mansions and castles in Slovenia, largely thanks to the fact that the estate is the backdrop to virtually all top political events in the country.
A soul-sensing place
Built 500 years ago,
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA
Passengers from Ljubljana airport will be able to fly to 26 destinations on scheduled flights this summer season, which starts on 30 March, according to airport operator Fraport Slovenija. The flights will be operated by 24 airlines.
New carriers joining this season are KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and