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WHERE TO STAY
Hotel Mons
Slovenia's first design hotel. 55 Pot za Brdom, Ljubljana;
386-1/470-2700; www.hotel.mons.si; DOUBLES FROM $184.
Grand Hotel Palace
43 Obala, Portorož; 386-5/696-9001;
www.hoteli-palace.si.; DOUBLES FROM $240.
Palazzo Lantieri
A three-room B&B with an art collection that includes
works by Mario Merz, Yannis Kounellis, and Günther
Förg. Gorizia, Italy; 39-048/153-3284;
www.palazzo-lantieri.com; DOUBLES FROM $150.
Hotel Vila Bled
26 Cesta Svobode, Bled; 386-4/579-1500; www.vila-bled.com;
DOUBLES FROM $230.
WHERE TO EAT
Gostilna As
5A Copova, Ljubljana; 386-1/425-8822; www.gostilnaas.si;
DINNER FOR TWO $150.
Restaurant Neptun
7 Županciceva, Piran; 386-5/673-4111; DINNER FOR TWO $80.
Gostišce Pri Lojzetu
Dvorec Zemono, outside of Ajdovšcina;
386-5/368-7007; DINNER FOR TWO $120.
WHAT TO DO
Moderna Galerija
14 Tomšiceva, Ljubljana;
386-1/241-6808; www.mg-lj.si.
Church of the Holy Trinity
To make sure the church is open, call Rinter Rozana at
386-3/143-2231. Hrastovlje.
Škocjan Caves
Slovenia has over 7,000 caves; these are the most
magnificent—with waterfalls and natural bridges.
Škocjan; www.park-skocjanske-jame.si.
Kobilarna Lipica Stud Farm
Lipica; 386-5/739-1580; www.lipica.org.
Movia Winery
Contact Aleš or Vesna Kristancic to set up a wine
tasting and a tour of the cellar. If you're a true wine
connoisseur, they'll invite you to stay over. 18 Ceglo,
Dobrovo; 386-5/ 395-9510; www.movia.si.
ON THE WEB
National Car Rental
Book on their site for a 20 percent discount.
www.avantcar.si.
Slovenian Tourist Board
www.slovenia-tourism.si.
BOOKS
Poetry by Tomaž Šalamun; Slovenia and the Slovenes: A Small State and the New Europe by James Gow and Cathie Carmichael.
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