Leisure in Slovenia offers a lot of activities for tourists of all ages. For example, cultural tourism is popular here: visiting historical castles, museums and galleries. You can relax in the city: in Ljubljana you can stroll along the riverfront or enjoy panoramic views from the mountain. There are ski resorts on Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj where you can water ski.
Active travelers can enjoy mountain hiking on Triglav Mountain and the Julian Alps. You can also try mountain biking trails, canoeing, rafting, skiing and snowboarding trails, horseback riding, parachuting and paragliding.
People come to Slovenia to discover its rich natural history in the geological reserves of Logarska dolina and Notranjska. There you can see karst formations, waterfalls and natural caves.
Summer in Slovenia
Summer in Slovenia is usually sunny but not very hot. The average temperature is 25 °C. These are excellent conditions for hiking and cycling (trekking), canyoning, rafting, parachuting, paragliding and ballooning. The Slovenian Adriatic coast is a good starting point for sailing and diving lovers.
Summer vacation options:
Trekking in the mountains. The mountain routes are marked, everyone can choose the suitable duration and difficulty level. The map and descriptions of mountain routes are available at www.hribi.net/.
Vacation in a hotel or camping on the coast. Locals usually go to Izola, Piran and Portoroz. They are located about 100 km to the sea from Ljubljana, so you can spend a hot weekend on the beach.
Trip to the islands in Croatia. The road to Croatia takes a few hours, and between the islands the tourists usually take a ferry. You can drive or bike to there and then walk in.
Holidays on Lakes Bled and Bohinj. Bled (Blejsko) is warmer, it has a beach for sunbathing and swimming. Kayaking competitions are held there. Bohinj is a wilder lake with cool water. There are almost no cafes and restaurants, only nature and silence.
Extreme sports include paragliding, canyoning, rafting, and diving. The lovers of outdoor activities in Slovenia will also be pleased. Canyoning and rafting on the Socha River, adrenaline parks, paragliding, parachuting, as well as bungee jumping, paintball or hot air ballooning are also popular here.
Ljubljana is a lively city in summer. People are roller-skating and cycling everywhere, sunbathing near Ljubljanica and dancing in the open-air squares in the evening. There are also many concerts and festivals.
Slovenia is a great place for winter vacations. It has a very developed system of ski slopes and resorts for snowboarding, tubing and other winter sports. By the way, the World Alpine Skiing Championships are held right here, in the Slovenian Alps.
The most popular ski resorts in Slovenia are Kranjska Gora, Vogel and Kobla. There are skiing and snowboarding slopes for both beginners and professional athletes, as well as freeride and heli-skiing areas.
Thermal springs
Slovenia is famous for its numerous thermal springs and spa centers where you can relax, enjoy bathing in thermal pools, take mud baths or use the masseurs' services.
Popular Slovenian SPA centers include:
Terme KRKA is divided into two parts, an old park planted in 1898 with over 100 species of trees and shrubs, and an outdoor wooden pool.
Radenci spa resort houses a recognized congress center with rooms for business development meetings or seminars.
Terme 3000 Moravske Toplice in Maribor has unique black thermal water with specific healing properties. There is also a large water park.
Terme Zrece is especially popular in winter: it is located near the Rogla ski resort.
Terme Olimia has a prestigious Orhidelia wellness room.
Terme Dobrna has been working for over 600 years, there are ancient therms with excellent saunas.
Thermal centers are usually visited for a few hours to bathe and enjoy steam. It is also a perfect place for treatment, relaxation and recovery. Thermal centers usually have a spa room, where you can have a massage or body, nail, face and hair treatment, a fitness room and sports studios, outdoor sports and playgrounds, bicycle rentals and other equipment for outdoor activities. Thermal centers are usually located in natural recreational areas with clean air and many hiking trails.
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