- Important points
- Choosing wings
- Hotel or apartment
- Transport subtleties
- Nightingales are not fed with fables
- Useful details
- The perfect trip to Slovenia
Slovenia is often compared to a rare gem in the European spa crown. A lot of pleasures are concentrated on its small territory, without which a traveler cannot imagine his vacation. Clean lakes with medieval castles on steep shores, the Adriatic Riviera with European-level beaches, thermal spas based on healing springs, perfect cuisine and well-groomed ski slopes will certainly appear in advertising brochures presenting all the advantages of traveling to Slovenia. For the curious, you can add an exciting excursion program to the list of pleasures, which includes museums, castles, caves and national parks.
Important points
- To travel to Slovenia, Russian tourists will need a Schengen visa. Requirements for the submitted documents are standard, the amount of the visa fee is 35 euros.
- If you prefer to travel by private car, purchase a Slovenian toll road permit immediately after crossing the border. Vignettes are sold at border checkpoints or gas stations.
- Fines for not wearing seat belts and talking on a mobile phone while driving are 200 and 120 euros, respectively. Fans of radar detectors will have to pay 400 euros.
Choosing wings
Aeroflot and Adria Airways have regular flights to Ljubljana from Moscow. But direct flights are traditionally more expensive and for the opportunity to be in Slovenia in just 3 hours you will have to pay up to 500 euros or more. It is much more profitable to fly either by charter in the summer season, or with a transfer in one of the European cities:
- Poles often offer pleasant prices for flights to Slovenia. A ticket to board the LOT with a connection in Warsaw can be purchased from 170 euros. True, the transplant will take a lot of time, but with the current Schengen in your hands, you can go out into the city and get to know the Polish capital.
- For 250 euros, you will be able to fly to Ljubljana on the wings of Air Serbia. Serbs often offer special ticket prices, and connecting in Belgrade can be a welcome opportunity to get to know the beautiful old town.
- Tickets to Ljubljana aboard Austrian airlines will cost about 300 euros. The transfer takes place in Vienna.
Conveniently located at the crossroads of many European destinations, Slovenia is not too far from the airports of Venice and Budapest. If you manage to book air tickets to these cities at favorable prices, then you can get to the Slovenian resorts by bus.
Hotel or apartment
Slovenian hotels are distinguished by a high level of comfort and service, even if they are located in the provinces and cannot boast of constellations on the facades.
In the capital, there are many "three-ruble notes" and "fours", hostels and hotels without stars at all, but with a high level of service and exceptional care of guests, are often found. Having carefully studied the offers of specialized sites, a room in a 3 * hotel in Ljubljana can be easily rented for 40 euros per day. In most cases, breakfast will be included in the price, and parking, wireless internet, air conditioning and a private bathroom are provided by default in this hotel.
Four stars guarantee virtually royal rooms - spacious, comfortable and equipped with everything you need for a pleasant stay. The keys to the room in the Ljubljana "four" will be given to you for 70-120 euros per day, and the hotel will most often be located in an old building with a rich history and magnificent interiors.
Prices for accommodation in inexpensive hostels in the capital of Slovenia start from 20 euros for a bed in a dormitory room and from 30 euros for a private room with a shared bathroom. The hostels are based in the historic center and are very convenient for those who like long walks to museums and attractions.
In the Adriatic resort of Portorož, the cost of a day in the "top five" in the season starts from 150 euros, and at other times of the year, hotels offer guests substantial discounts and admire the sea from the balcony of their room for 100-110 euros. In 3 * it will be possible to stay for 45-50 euros, moreover, the price will most often include breakfast and necessarily - Wi-Fi, the ability to park a car and even accommodate pets. The cheapest accommodation options in the famous Slovenian beach resort are guest houses or hostels. The cost of a day is from 30 euros.
Beach hotels in Slovenia usually lack animation in the usual sense for a Russian tourist. But the level of the hotel often exceeds the declared star rating and local "four", for example, are quite consistent with the "five" quality.
Residents of Slovenia are very willing to rent private apartments to travelers. The level of rental prices starts in the capital from 20 euros for a room in an apartment with the owner and from 30 euros for a separate apartment with one bedroom, kitchen and furniture.
Transport subtleties
The most popular transport in the capital of Slovenia is buses operating on main routes from 3.00 am to midnight. Travel is paid with an electronic Urbana card. You can buy a rechargeable card and put money on it at ticket offices at stations and train stations, at gas stations and at Trafik or LPP kiosks. The fare is paid by placing the card on the reader at the entrance to the bus. The price of a trip for 90 minutes is 1, 2 euros.
Traveling around the country is also convenient by bus. Modern and comfortable, they move between all cities, and the cost of travel in them is very low. So, a ticket from the capital to Portoroz will cost about 12 euros.
Nightingales are not fed with fables
Wonderful Slovenian cuisine does not leave indifferent any tourist. The recipe for your favorite dish, as well as a couple of extra pounds, will certainly be taken away from here.
The cheapest food is in street cafes, where locals prefer to have lunch and dinner. Such establishments are open a little away from popular tourist routes and a dinner for two with hot and wine in a similar establishment will cost 15-25 euros.
Restaurants with the status and recommendations of travel sites estimate their services at about twice the price.
Local wines can be bought in supermarkets. A bottle of dry white or red from Slovenian wineries will cost 3-5 euros, and the quality of the drink will pleasantly surprise even a spoiled connoisseur.
Useful details
- The cost of a vignette for toll motorways for a passenger car for 7 days is 15 euros. Do not forget to immediately affix the permit to the car windshield in the upper left corner. The fine for an incorrectly reinforced vignette is very high - from 300 to 800 euros.
- The allowed parking time at street vending machines is from 30 minutes to 4 hours. The price of the issue is about half a euro per hour.
- You can cheaply get to the city from Ljubljana airport by bus route 28. It goes to the bus station, the fare is 1.5 euros. Schedule: Every hour from 5 am to 8 pm on weekdays, and every two hours from 6 am to 7 pm on weekends.
- The Ljubljana Card gives you the opportunity not only to use public transport in the capital, but also to visit a dozen museums and the Zoo with the Botanical Garden at a discount. Maps are sold at tourist information centers. The price for a day, two or 72 hours is 21, 27 and 32 euros, respectively.
The perfect trip to Slovenia
The beach season on the Adriatic opens in mid-May and lasts until early November. The water in the sea warms up at the height of summer to + 25 ° С, and in the air the thermometer stays firmly at the mark of + 30 ° С.
Ski resorts are waiting for their fans in early December. The last skiers iron the slopes even in March, because snow cannons keep a watchful eye on the quality of the snow.
