The Telegraph: Slovenia: a modern Ruritania at the crossroads of southern Europe

Lake Bohinj. Photo: The Telegraph

(The Telegraph Travel) Eschewing the daredevil pursuits on offer in the Julian Alps, Neil Tweedie finds himself beset by remembrance of the First World War’s savage Isonzo campaign.

Slovenia lies astride fault lines both geological and cultural. Here, in this compact country bounded by mountain, river and sea, the Eurasian and Adriatic tectonic plates grind against each other, a constant source of tension expressing itself in vaulting ranges and the occasional earthquake. Languages collide also. This is the junction of Slav, Latin and Teuton, the ethnic crossroads of southern central Europe.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/slovenia/10787463/Slovenia-a-modern-Ruritania-at-the-crossroads-of-southern-Europe.html

The Slovenia Times: Slovenia With Record 2.3M Foreign Tourists Last Year

Piran. Photo: The Slovenia Times

(The Slovenia Times) A total of 2.26 million foreign tourists visited Slovenia in 2013, generating nearly 6 million overnight stays, which are both all-time highs, figures from the Statistics Office show.

The total number of tourists in Slovenia was at 3.4m in 2013, with the number of domestic guests dropping by 1% to 1.13m

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http://www.sloveniatimes.com/slovenia-received-2-3m-foreign-tourists-last-year

Ljubljana's Hostel Among 12 Most Awesome Hostels In The World

Photo: Blaž Samec, Delo

Hostel Celica, famous hostel in Ljubljana, was named as one of the 12 most awesome hostels in the world by the Huffington Post.

Once a military prison, today one-of-a-kind artistic hostel, it is common for Celica in Metelkova autonomous zone in Ljubljana to be mentioned by world media or travel websites. It has also been recommended by Lonely Planet as No. 1 hippest hostel.

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New Mobile Application Slovenia’s Top 50

A new mobile application, Slovenia’s Top 50, represents a selection of the fifty most interesting Slovenian tourist attractions according to the number of visits to the web portal www.slovenia.info.

http://www.slovenia.info/en/Mobilna-aplikacija-Slovenias-Top-50.htm?mobilna_aplikacija=0&lng=2&redirected=1