Features

Slovenia is (still) a paradise for mushroom-pickers

September 2011

Slovenia is lucky to have three different climates – the Alpine, Mediterranean and Pannonian – for they give rise to an extremely wide variety of different mushrooms. And indeed, mushroom-picking has probably been the country’s most widespread recreational...

Pile-dwellings in the Ljubljansko Barje on the UNESCO World Heritage List

September 2011

In the immediate vicinity of the city of Ljubljana, there is the Ljubljansko Barje, which is an incredible treasury of natural and cultural heritage. This idyllic landscape is home to a number of species of fauna and flora, as well as archaeological sites....

Exhibition Silent Revolutions / Contemporary Design in Slovenia

September 2011

The exhibition of Slovene Contemporary Design at the London Design Festival from 22 to 25 September 2011 is the first event in a series of international presentations of Slovene design and companies with the aim of enhancing the recognisability and...

Jurij Gustinčič, a legend of Slovene journalism

September 2011

On 30 August 2011 Jurij Gustinčič celebrated his 90th birthday. He has been in journalism for seventy years. Even though he retired in 1985, he has continued working as a journalist and makes regular appearances on TV Slovenija. "Once a journalist,...

Slovenian caves and their telliness

September 2011

Volcanoes are a dream of every young geologist; in Slovenia, limestone, dolomites and Karst may be found almost everywhere, since carbonate rocks cover over 40% of the territory. According to the Slovenian karstic terminology, a cave is an underground cavity...