Central Slovenia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
statistical region of Slovenia
About Central Slovenia
The River Sava flows out of the Alps and carves a long valley towards the southeast, a natural transport route. Several tributaries join it and in prehistory the confluence was a lake and wetland. Gradually this was infilled and drained to become farmland, and the medieval city of Laibach grew up. The city was the natural focus of the area, and morphed into Ljubljana as the country evolved from a part of Austria-Hungary then of Yugoslavia into independent Slovenia. The flat land supports agriculture and light industry but its boggy subsoil limits urban growth. As Ljubljana is the capital of the country, naturally it dominates the region, though the airport is some way north. It has a cosmopolitan population who often speak English or German, or who can holler for someone who does.
Central Slovenia Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: