Slovenia: Julian Alps

Overview

Slovenia, located at the crossroads of major European cultural and trade routes, is largely mountainous, especially in its northern regions. The part of the Alpine massif that extends into Slovenian territory belongs to the Julian Alps. The Slovenian Alps owe their distinctive charm mainly to white limestone, which gives the treeless mountain peaks their unusually pale color and turns the rivers a striking azure blue. In this beautiful area, close to the Austrian border and only about 15 kilometers from Slovenia’s highest peak, Mount Triglav (2,864 m), Gabika has been living and working with her partner for eight years in the small mountain village of Dovje. Gabika is a mountain hut keeper, and her lodge is a typical Slovenian Alpine house more than a hundred years old. If you love mountains, prefer not to travel far, and enjoy tasting local specialties, Slovenia is definitely worth discovering.