Sport

Traditional Ljubljana marathon. Photo: Domen Grogl

There is nothing that connects people more than sports and various forms of recreation. Slovenia’s diverse geography allows for numerous sporting activities. Slovenes are very fond of recreational sports, and certain surveys show that no less than forty per cent of Slovenes practise a sport in one way or another. They are well catered for, as there are many recreational sporting events held throughout the year across the country. Naturally, sporting activities also exist at institutional and professional levels.

Features

Planica - Virtual Reality

March 2009

Here in Planica, everything started. Here, in this famous valley of ski jumping hills, the ski flying was born in the year of 1934. Here, in Planica, the man was able to ski-fly first over 100 metres then over 200 metres for the...

Ski Jumping in Planica

March 2008

Planica is popularly referred to as 'the valley under the Ponce'. In its highest, furthermost end it extends into one of the most beautiful parts of the Julian Alps – the Tamar Valley. The Planica flying hill in NW Slovenia will...