Top thematic paths from 2009 to 2022

Most beautiful thematic trails

Let more than 700 thematic routes around Slovenia satisfy your curiosity. To explore the less usual stories of the area, natural and cultural attractions, gastronomic, ethnological and other heritage, you can start by choosing one of the trails that earned the title of the best in Slovenia between 2009 and 2022. Follow the markings and tables with interesting explanations along the way.

Explore in detail:

Logar Valley Trail

On this easy walking trail through the landscape park, visitors encounter traces of historical settlement, farming, charcoal burning, pasturing and other activities that enabled the subsistence of the locals. This circular and cross-border route takes hikers through wine-growing farms, where they can taste their wines, juices and specialties. You can choose the length of your liking. Group hikes are organised several times a year.a

Hiking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Length: 7 km Difficulty: easy Starting point: concrete bridge before the source of the Črna stream

Svečina – Ratsch Wine Tour

Hiking time: 3–6 hours Length: between 11 and 24 km Difficulty: easy to moderate Starting point: Svečina Tourist Information Centre

Solčava Panoramic Road

This circular route runs past the natural wonders of Solčava, along the Austrian border, past large mountain farms. Hikers get to know the natural environment and life along the way at twenty stops.

Hiking time: 8–9 hours Length: 36 km Difficulty: easy to moderate Starting point: Solčava Tourist Information Centre

Strunjan in the Image of the Sea

The tail runs through the Strunjan Landscape Park and presents all the images of the sea in the Strunjan Bay: the sea trapped in the lagoon, salt pans, coastal terraces, steep cliffs and gardens on top of the cliffs.

Hiking time: 1 hour and 30 minutes Length: 5.5 km Difficulty: easy Starting point: administrative building of the Strunjan Landscape Park

karst Living Museum

The route runs along typical karst phenomena: sinkholes, coves, collapsed valleys, limestone pavements, chasms and caves. It connects Sežana, Lipica and the border with Italy. Along the way, hikers stop at the oldest tourist cave in Europe: Vilenica.

Hiking time: 2–4 hours Length: 10–20 km Difficulty: easy Starting point: Sežana Tourist Information Centre

kneipp Barefoot Trail

The trail close to the Terme Snovik spa runs over different surfaces that barefoot hikers can feel under their feet. Part of the trail runs along and on the stream, where various Kneipp therapies can be performed.

Hiking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Length: 3,2 km Difficulty: easy Starting point: Terme Snovik

Educational Trail of Biser the Gnome

A circular route through the Šalek Valley, where hikers, in the company of Biser the Gnome, visit a stable with red deer stags and hinds, grind the grain into flour at the old mill, learn about the legend of Snake Castle and discover a treasure trove of antiques at the Blažiš Homestead.

Hiking time: 3 hours Length: 5 km Difficulty: easy to moderate Starting point: Lamperček Homestead, Černova

Drvošec Thematic Trail

The trail runs along a part of Lake Cerknica from the Rešeto ponors to the bridge in front of the village of Otok. The three watchtowers along the way offer various views of the lake and enable you to observe different bird species – as many as 270.

Hiking time: 3 hours and 30 minutes Length: 4 km Difficulty: easy Starting point: administrative building of the Notranjska Regional Park, Cerknica

Žirovnica Cultural Heritage Trail

Visitors learn about the life and work of Slovenian greats in literature (France Prešeren, Matija Čop, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Janez Jalen) and beekeeping (Anton Janša).

Hiking time: 2–6 hours Length: 8–10 km, circular route Difficulty: easy Starting point: Žirovnica Tourism Information Centre

Škocjan Educational Trail

The trail runs through the area of the Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors learn about the Karst architecture, the old mills on the Reka, the Okroglica chasm and the collections in the Jurij and J'kopin barns.

Hiking time: 1 hour Length: 2 km Difficulty: easy Starting point: information centre of the Škocjan Caves Park