Eastern Slovenia
This modern villa, 5km south of Rogaška Slatina, has six bright, minimalist bedrooms upstairs, all with pine furniture and balconies. All can be converted to fit a family of four and there's also one room fully fitted out for wheelchair users. The restaurant here wins local plaudits for its home-style cooking and reasonable prices.
Motorhome travellers can also park up here.
Church of Virgin Mary of Jerusalem
12.68 MILES
This baroque church, built in 1761, is one of Zagorje's most important pilgrimage sites and is well worth the uphill walk from the centre. Outside, the…
19.11 MILES
Ptuj Castle is an agglomeration of styles from the 14th to the 18th centuries, but it is nonetheless a majestic sight, sitting high on the hill…
27.27 MILES
This is an unexpected treat: superbly varied art in a magnificent setting, surrounded by a garden full of sculptures. The museum's galleries showcase the…
20.78 MILES
Housed in Brežice Castle, the Posavje Museum is one of provincial Slovenia’s richest museums, particularly for its archaeological and ethnographic…
15.9 MILES
This castle, 80km northwest of Zagreb, is worth a visit for its well-presented museum and attractive grounds. The exact origin of its construction is…
Žumberak Samoborsko Gorje Nature Park
29.69 MILES
Samobor is a good jumping-off point for hiking into the Žumberak Samoborsko Gorje, a mountain system that links the high peaks of the Alps with the…
29.51 MILES
Located 10km southwest of Kostanjevica na Krki, the enormous Pleterje Monastery belongs to the Carthusians, the strictest of all monastic orders. The…
27.57 MILES
This medieval fortress, just above the city on the southern side of Mt Medvednica, is Zagreb’s most important medieval monument. Built from 1249 to 1254,…
2.1 MILES
Rogaška Slatina is as celebrated for its crystal glass as it is for its mineral water. Individuals are welcome to take a guided tour of the town's glass…
2.43 MILES
This lovely art-nouveau pavilion at the southern end of Zdraviliški trg was built in 1904. Today it's home to a couple of hum-drum boutiques.
2.73 MILES
This ambitious, though rather odd, museum is divided into several distinct sections including a water-based art installation, a collection of tree bark, a…
3.31 MILES
The enormous Renaissance-style Podčetrtek Castle, atop a 355m-high hill to the northwest of town, went up some time in the mid-16th century but was badly…
3.38 MILES
This small whitewashed church, with a frescoed ceiling, is on the road leading to the castle.
3.54 MILES
As you approach the pentagonal hilltop castle of Veliki Tabor, 57km northwest of Zagreb, what unfolds is a pleasing panorama of hills, cornfields,…
3.99 MILES
This restored 15th-century castle in Rogatec (7km east of Rogaška Slatina) has exhibits in 15 rooms on five floors. There's a 17th-century chapel with…