Meta Frangež is the 23rd Wine Queen of Slovenia. First time in history, the Wine Queen comes from Gornja Radgona, a city of sparkling wines. The new Queen, third-year student of viticulture, winemaking and fruit growing on Biosystemic faculty in Maribor, comes also from the House of Sparkling Wines Frangež, with a long wine making tradition. The family Frangež is also sponsor of the official Queen's wine Traminec brut natur 2008. Among many celebrities, the Queen was crowned

Slovenia becomes a very attractive to many visitors and Croatian public has been introduced to new offers by 20 Slovenian tourist organisations presented in Zagreb's Hotel Esplanade. The participants of the workshop were representatives of Croatian travel agencies and journalists; they were addressed by Jakob Štunf from the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and Livija Kovač Konstantinovič from STO (Slovene Tourist Organization) who said that 1,440,000 Slovenians visited Cro

Outstanding experience of dining in the Restaurant Majerija is a fine example of local and traditional recipes turned into culinary masterpieces with a special twist. At the first glance, one would assume it is yet another hipster story of refurbishing an old house and inventing unusual gastronomy styles with Asian spices and tropical fruits. Not at Majerija, as almost everything you can get on the table is produces in the Vipava Valley. The Majerija is in fact an old estate

If you follow the road from the centre of Ajdovščina into the mountains, you will pass the Youth House and end up in front of an impressive waterfall of the river Hubelj. In the ancient times, Romans called it the Cold Water and it was the source of life in the valley. Next to this rock surface is the lowest mountaineer hut in whole Slovenia (only 210 metres above sea level) that is named exactly after the river: restaurant “At the Hubelj’s Spring” (Pri izviru Hublja). The Pi

Grape wines have been grown in the Vipava Valley since the Roman times. Local wines and vineyards were already described by Janez Vajkard Valvasor in his book from 1689. In 1844 Vinoreja, the famous first book on winegrowing was published in the Vipava Valley, whilst 120 years ago the valley witnessed the foundation of the first winegrowing co-operative in the Carniola (Kranjska) region. Wherever we look we see vineyards, especially on the south-west side of the valley. The u

The road takes us from Koper into the mountains. We are driving without a single clue where are we heading exactly. Yes, we’ve heard about Vipava and its gastronomy, but we’ve never been in any of its places. The cliffs of Mount Nanos, however, gives us a familiar look. It is a mountain with wind scars: north-east wind bura is as famous here as it is all along the Adriatic coast. Beneath it starts a magnificent valley, full of history, sun, wind, wine, and cuisine, surrounded

Sremič is a hill overlooking Krško. Its green slopes are dotted with vineyards and cellars. In 1874 the family Attems, owners of Brežice Castle, built a large wooden wine press, later declared a cultural monument and probably the biggest press in Slovenia. Some hundred years afterwards a guesthouse emerged around that press and because of the three lights on the terrace, which are seen all the way to Krško, the place was called “Tri Lučke”. The wine press remains as vital par

Cviček and Modra Frankinja are proudly presented all over the Posavje region, but the wine cellar of Lojze Kerin is indeed something very special. In spring 2015 he opened the House of Frankinja (Hiša Frankinje) in their vineyard in village Straža pri Krškem. Our tour of this wine cellar was welcomed by Mr Lojze, his wife, and four his daughters. All of them cherish the place where in 1981 Kerin family planted their first Frankinja – the same year when Lojze is born! Next to

Most people think of Krško as a place with nuclear plant. Indeed, this place on the banks of Sava river is famous for its industry and nuclear power plant, which you can also visit in organised tour. But two day visit to Krško, organised by the Club of Tourist Journalists of Croatian Journalist Society and the Tourist Board of Krško, opened our eyes to this beautiful and less known part of Slovenia. From castles and Catholic monks to the pleasures of exquisite gastronomy, Krš

In a relaxed surrounding of Brestanica fish pond since 1986 family Dular runs a restaurant attracting fish lovers and fans of traditional Slovenian cuisine. Nearby forest gives brilliant background in any time of the year, and also reminds that every dish on your plate stems from nearby farms or as a gift of nature. We were greeted by host Mr. Bogdan Dular and his excellent staff, headed by the chef Anton Barbarovič, famous for innovative approach to the traditional dishes. F

When you come to Krško, be sure to visits its surroundings. The countryside of Posavje region is the land of pristine flavours, traditional food, and excellent wines. These delights locals call the “River of Flavours” and indeed it is. You will first receive a warm greeting and an amazing hospitality, just as we experienced it in the restaurant Ribnik near Brestanica. Typical local dishes in Posavje include flat cake with overheated cream (puhla s pregreto smetano), flat cake

Perched on sixty metres rock above Sava River and village of Brestanica, the Rajhenburg Castle stands as a spectacular historical attraction of Krško. It is also the first medieval castle mentioned in Slovenian texts from 895. The original castle was demolished and later rebuild by Bishop Konrad of Salzburg in early 12th century. Among many owners of this castle, the Trappist monks stand out. They lived here from 1881 until 1941, and gave a specific gastronomic heritage to th