Slovenia - A Travel Guide to the Sunny Side of the Alps
Table of Contents

To give you some idea of what's in the book, here is the table of contents. (Note: the special Slovenian characters, c, s, and z with a mark over them will not show correctly in this browse. However, they are printed properly.)

        TABLE OF CONTENTS

A YOUNG NATION                  1
NOT THE BALKANS                 2
QUICK HISTORY                   3
THE NATIONAL PSYCHE             5
LANGUAGE                        7
NATURE                          8
ART AND MUSEUMS                 9
FOLK TRADITIONS                 10
CRIME                           11

TRAVEL FUNDAMENTALS             12
PREPARATION                     12
 When to Go                     12
 Holidays                       12
 Documentation                  12
 Currency                       12
 Money Exchange                 13
 Tourism Facilities             13
 Communications                 14
GETTING THERE                   15
 Fly/Drive                      15
 European Driving               15
GETTING AROUND                  16
 Car                            16
 Bus                            16
 Train                          16
ACCOMMODATION                   17
 Hotels                         17
 Private Rooms                  17
 Gostilne                       17
 Camping                        18
 Farms                          18
 Breakfast Included             18
 Prices                         18
CUISINE                         19
 Where to Eat                   19
 Breakfast                      19
 The Dinner Menu                19
 Regional Specialities          20
 Pizza                          21
 Sweets                         21
 Non-alcoholic Beverages        21
 Paying the Bill                22

ALCOHOL                         23
 Wine                           23
 Beer                           23
 Hard Liquor                    23
SHOPPING                        24
 What to Buy                    24
 Where to Buy                   24
HEALTH & SPORT                  25
 Spas                           25
 Skiing                         25
 Golf                           25
REGIONS                         26

LJUBLJANA - THE CAPITAL         27
WALKING TOURS                   27
 The Central Square             27
 The Old Town                   28
 The Left Bank                  30
 The Cultural Center            34
 A little different             35
 North to the railway           37
 Other Places of Interest       38
WHERE TO STAY                   41
WHERE TO EAT                    43
ENTERTAINMENT                   45
 Bars and Cafés                 45
 Nightclubs                     45
 Culture                        45
 Summer Events                  46
 Night Walks                    46
OTHER USEFUL PLACES             47

GORENJSKA - THE NORTHWEST       48
KRANJSKA GORA                   48
Vrši_ Pass                      49
BLED                            51
BOHINJ                          54
RADOVLJICA                      57
KRANJ                           62
ŠKOFJA LOKA                     63

THE COAST                       66
KOPER                           66
IZOLA                           67
PIRAN                           68
PORTORO_                        70
HRASTOVLJE                      72

"INTERIOR" PRIMORSKA            74
 Nova Gorica                    74
 Idrija                         76
 Kobarid                        78
 Bovec                          79
THE VIPAVA VALLEY               79
 Ajdovš_ina                     80

NOTRANJSKA                      82
POSTOJNA                        86
PREDJAMA                        88
ŠKOCJANSKA JAMA                 88
LIPICA                          89

EASTERN GORENJSKA               91
Kamnik                          92

NORTHERN ŠTAJERSKA              94
CELJE                           97
CELJE TO MARIBOR - THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS        99
KOROŠKA                         99
MARIBOR                         103
PTUJ                            106
THE WINEROAD                    109

PREKMURJE & HUNGARIAN SLOVENIA  111

SOUTHERN ŠTAJERSKA              115
 Slovenska Bistrica             115
 Rogaška Slatina                117
 Krško                          119
 Laško                          120

DOLENJSKA                       121
LJUBLJANA TO NOVO MESTO         121
NOVO MESTO                      124
BELA KRAJINA                    126
LOWER KRKA                      127
KO_EVSKI ROG                    129
SOUTHWESTERN DOLENJSKA          129

AUSTRIAN SLOVENIA - KOROŠKA     132

ITALIAN SLOVENIA                136
 Gorizia (Gorica)               136
 Trieste (Trst)                 136

APPENDICES                                              I
A SLOVENIAN MENU                                        I
PHRASE BOOK, FOOD & DRINK  -  ENGLISH to SLOVENIAN      III
PHRASE BOOK, FOOD & DRINK  -  SLOVENIAN to ENGLISH      VI
PHRASE BOOK - GENERAL - ENGLISH to SLOVENIAN            IX
PHRASE BOOK - GENERAL - SLOVENIAN to ENGLISH            XIII
BIBLIOGRAPHY                                            XVII
INDEX                                                   XVIII