Mountains guide · 1–2 hours from Ljubljana
Slovenia’s highest mountain and only national park: Triglav, the Vršič pass, the emerald Soča, Kranjska Gora, Kobarid, Velika Planina and Logarska dolina.
Slovenia feature
Triglav’s three heads on the flag, a mountain road of fifty hairpins and a river the colour of jade.
Drive the Vršič pass, walk by the Soča, ride up to the herdsmen’s huts of Velika Planina, and, with a guide, climb Triglav.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
Slovenia’s highest peak and only national park, the Vršič pass, the emerald Soča and the mountains that shaped the nation.
2,864 m
Slovenia’s highest mountain, the national symbol, climbed on routes with fixed cables.
Slovenia’s highest pass
A mountain road of 50 hairpins over 1,611 metres, with the wooden Russian Chapel on its northern side.
The emerald river
The emerald Soča and its valley, for rafting, kayaking, hiking and gorges around Bovec.
History and a hidden fall
A small town with a museum of the First World War front, and a waterfall in a rock chamber nearby.
Skiing and lakes
An Alpine village for skiing in winter and hiking in summer, with Lake Jasna below the peaks.
A herdsmen’s village
A high Alpine pasture of wooden herdsmen’s huts, reached by cable car from near Kamnik.
A glacial valley
A glacial valley below the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, with waterfalls and farms.
A medieval town
One of Slovenia’s best-preserved medieval towns, half an hour from Ljubljana.
Three MICHELIN stars (2026)
Ana Roš’s restaurant near Kobarid, with three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 Slovenia guide.
Best by car
Buses reach Kranjska Gora and Bovec; a car is best for the Vršič pass.
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