CONGRESSES & MEETINGS
Slovenia is a welcoming, easily accessible and safe country offering numerous new and renovated meeting and conference venues catering for events of every size up to 2,000.
Work, rest and play in a stunning settings
While Slovenia might be a tiny dot on the globe, look closer and you will find something for everyone. Europe’s best-kept secret is a land of business and pleasure with its head in the sunlit Alps and its toes in the warm Adriatic. Lying midway between Venice and Vienna, Slovenia is firmly at the heart of Europe and is surprisingly diverse for such a compact country. Slovenes are very proud that their home has so many delights to explore or admire, such as the imperious beauty of the Alps, friendly towns with unique and historic architecture and a range of health spas with thermo-mineral water. This is also a land with a fascinating range of culture and entertainment, a breathtaking and extensive underworld of cave systems, vast natural forests, rolling hills and vineyards as well as the sunny Adriatic coast with a string of sleepy medieval harbour towns and modern resorts. The icing on the cake might be venturing into Slovenia’s rich culinary traditions and superb wines. All these elements are wrapped up in the genuine hospitality of the Slovene people, who take great pleasure in being professional, multi-lingual and, above all, very friendly.
Your premier meeting and incentive destination
Slovenia is a welcoming, easily accessible and safe country offering numerous new and renovated meeting and conference venues catering for events of every size up to 2,000. The locations are incredibly diverse, whether your preference is for the enchanting capital Ljubljana, an alpine setting, the Adriatic coast, a health resort or one of the beautiful historic towns or cities. The overall package includes opportunities to visit wine cellars, go white-water rafting, play golf in breathtaking settings, enjoy team-building activities or take in a fabulous cultural event of your choice.
GREEN MEDITERRANEAN
The Slovene coast which measures 46.6 kilometres is covered with abundant vegetation. Here is a natural reserve with a rich supply of marl and sandstone and the unique Strunjan cliff which ascends 80 metres above the sea and is the highest flysch wall on the Adriatic coast. Here are the Sečovlje saltworks, first mentioned in the 13th century. Due to their extremely abundant natural and historical heritage they were named a regional park and are a rich sanctuary of plant and animal worlds. They play a very important role in the world of ornithology, because they offer ideal conditions for birds due to the warm climate and abundance of food in the saltwork pools. So about 200 bird species have been seen at the saltworks and they provide a natural habitat for about 80 bird species which nest there. Here the towns of Piran, Izola and Koper attract visitors with their medieval image. Koper with its historical core represents one of the most picturesque parts of the northern part of the Istrian Peninsula. Water sports are very important; there are many regattas in the Bay of Koper and the town has built a small marina. It also organises the Summer Festival of Primorska. The town’s surroundings and the countryside are exceptionally attractive: the steep rock walls by Črni Kal and Osp provide an ideal place for lovers of free climbing and the
countryside “ boasts” specific culinary and wine offers.
SUNNY ALPS
The mighty but easily accessible Julian Alps, the tourist area in this attractive geographical area is linked by the offer of four developed tourist towns: Bled, Kranjska Gora, Bohinj and Bovec with the Soča Valley. Most of the area is within the Triglav National Park which measures 85 hectares and is one of the largest natural parks in Europe. The park lies in the vicinity of high stony mountains including Mount Triglav (2864 m); the highest mountain of Slovenia - and deep river gorges, highland karst potholes and friendly highlands. It protects many endemic animal and plant species (living in the park, among unique plant species there are chamois, mountain sheep, wild roosters, grouse, eagles and marmots) and the tradition of the hard life of alpine dairymen and mountaineers.
CASINOS & ENTERTAINMENT
Slovenia's casino-entertainment tourism is based on a complete casino offer which in addition to games of chance includes quality hotels, shops, recreational facilities, health services, and cultural events and on the understanding that games of chance are not simply an opportunity to gamble but also provide entertainment and relaxation. In Slovenia, the American casino concept has acquired additional cultural and tourist dimensions which are also a new development prospect in the wider European environment.
In Slovenia, casinos have been developed as an additional offer of the existing hotel and guest trade. The first appeared almost thirty years ago in Portorož and was followed by casinos in Bled, Maribor, Nova Gorica, Lipica, Ljubljana, Kranjska Gora, Rogaška Slatina, and Otočec. The largest and also the youngest is the Perla entertainment center of the HIT company in Nova Gorica that represents the realization of a new business philosophy for Slovene casinos.
Because of its high quality of services and competitiveness, entertainment tourism is becoming one of the leading tourist activities in Slovenia. The visits and interest of guests, as many Slovene as foreign, confirm that this orientation in the development of European gambling is justified and that the opportunity to realize new and creative ideas in the casino field is still great.
WELLNESS
Wellness is not a remedy, but a healthy way of life.
Wellness is harmony, constant movement, a search for peace and internal balance, healthy eating for the well-being of the body, soul and spirit, and enjoyment beneath the watchful eyes and soft hands of wellness professionals.
Slovenia has more than fifteen natural thermal and climatic health resorts which guarantee first-class relaxation for the body and soul, as well as treatment for various health problems. In all of Slovenia's thermal health resorts, programs for beauty and relaxation have been developed in addition to the classical spa services. Wellness programs in Slovenia are available not only at health resorts but are also offered in many modern hotel and private wellness centers in the major cities and especially in tourist centers.
Fitness and beauty centers, solariums, Turkish and Finnish saunas, and whirlpool baths have already become a part of the standard offer, which the beauty and health centers enrich with various massage techniques, from the classical manual massages, lymphatic drainage, and reflex foot massages to massages based on the ancient knowledge of the Far East (shiatsu, reiki, ayurveda, sawadee, watsu, tui-na, scen tao, massage with hot stones, etc.).
Thalassotherapy, aromatherapy, colour therapy, various compresses (fango, algae, herbal) supplement the treasury of paths to well-being and a superb appearance. In search of total relaxation, guests can also try yoga, meditation, and other relaxation techniques in many health resorts. Slovene health resorts and wellness centres, which can boast modern pool and hotel complexes, also offer anti-stress and beauty programs, programs of healthy nutrition, weight-watching programs, cellulite control, special programs for executives, and other treatment courses. While adding well-being programs to their offer, Slovenia's health resorts and wellness centres did not neglect their medical services.
At the majority of Slovene health resorts and wellness centres, specialist doctors treat specific medical problems and conditions. Along with employing the natural assets of the health resorts and classical medical treatments, they use numerous physio-therapeutic methods in their work, including electrotherapy, kinesiotherapy, hypobaric and hyperbaric therapies, and other forms of healing.
