Lake Bled / Ljubljana
If you’re visiting Italy, you should also go visit Slovenia. Go on, it’s not that hard. Slovenia is a relatively modern country, thanks to the dissolution of Austria and Hungary in 1918. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north. The two towns you must visit while you’re in this beautiful country are Lake Bled and Ljubljana, the country’s capital. Lake Bled is located in the north-western part of Slovenia and if you don’t plan on staying in a hotel or hostel in town, your...
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The Skocjan Cave was initially discovered in the 2nd century, B.C., but was more thoroughly explored and documented in 1890. It is not the biggest cave in Slovenia, but is arguably the most beautiful. I could crap on for ages about what I saw and experienced, or . . . I could let you take a look for yourself . . .
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