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Slovenia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Idrija, Slovenia
Silver

Idrija

Slovenia

Idrija's mercury mine, the second-largest in the world, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012 — listed jointly with the Spanish mine at Almadén —…

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Kamnik, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Kamnik

Slovenia

Modest Slovenian town at the foot of the Kamnik Alps, Kamnik has three castles, many historic churches, and a café and restaurant scene that punches above it…

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Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Kranjska Gora

Slovenia

A winter sports hub in northwestern Slovenia's Upper Carniola region, Kranjska Gora sits on the Sava Dolinka River near the point where Austria, Italy, and S…

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Sevnica, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Sevnica

Slovenia

A little town on the left bank of the Sava River in central Slovenia, Sevnica sits in wine country with a café-and-restaurant core and mountain terrain close…

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Škofja Loka, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Škofja Loka

Slovenia

A medieval town in northwestern Slovenia, Škofja Loka sits at the confluence of two rivers against a mountain backdrop, with a well-preserved historic core d…

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Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Zgornje Gorje

Slovenia

This little Slovenian village in the Upper Carniola region serves as the administrative centre of the Municipality of Gorje and sits close to Bled, with the…

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Kropa, Slovenia
Gold

Kropa

Slovenia

Iron-working in Kropa stretches back to the Celtic era, and the village in Slovenia's Upper Carniola region built its identity around forging — nails, decora…

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Trbovlje, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Trbovlje

Slovenia

A Slovenian mining town in the Central Sava Valley known as the birthplace of Laibach, the industrial music group, Trbovlje sits along the Sava River in moun…

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Zagrad pri Otočcu, Slovenia
Silver
Wine country

Zagrad pri Otočcu

Slovenia

Small hamlet in the wine-country hills north of Otočcu, in southeastern Slovenia's City Municipality of Novo Mesto, Zagrad pri Otočcu is home to a historic c…

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Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Log pod Mangartom

Slovenia

A tiny Alpine hamlet in Slovenia's Julian Alps, where a domed church tower and a handful of white-walled houses sit directly beneath a dramatic snow-capped p…

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Tolmin, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Tolmin

Slovenia

This tiny town in northwestern Slovenia where the Soča and Tolminka rivers meet, Tolmin sits at the junction of three valleys in mountain country, with sceni…

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Celje, Slovenia
Gold
Wine country

Celje

Slovenia

Slovenia's third-largest city, Celje sits at the confluence of several rivers in the lower Savinja Valley, with a walkable centre full of cafés and mountain…

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Mezica, Slovenia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Mezica

Slovenia

Little Slovenian town in the Carinthian mountains near the Austrian border, Mežica grew up around a lead and zinc mine beneath Mount Peca that operated from…

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Modrej, Slovenia
Gold
Wine country

Modrej

Slovenia

A small settlement on the left bank of the Soča River in Slovenia's Littoral region, Modrej sits in mountain country where vineyards line the surrounding slo…

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Ribcev Laz, Slovenia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Ribcev Laz

Slovenia

Sitting on the eastern shore of Lake Bohinj within Triglav National Park, this little Slovenian hamlet is built almost entirely around tourism, with hotels,…

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Dravograd, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Dravograd

Koroška · Slovenia

A little town in northern Slovenia where the Drava, Meža, and Mislinja rivers meet, Dravograd sits close to the Austrian border in the Koroška region, with m…

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Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Slovenske Konjice

Slovenia

Small wine-country town in northeastern Slovenia's Dravinja Valley, Slovenske Konjice sits between the forested slopes of Konjiška gora to the south and the…

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Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Spodnja Idrija

Slovenia

A compact village spread along the Idrijca River at the base of a deep, densely forested valley, Spodnja Idrija offers a tranquil base for exploring the surr…

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Ribnica, Slovenia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Ribnica

Slovenia

A compact town in southern Slovenia's Lower Carniola region, Ribnica sits along both banks of the Bistrica river, with the partly restored Ribnica Castle — b…

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Bovec, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Bovec

Slovenia

This little mountain village in northwestern Slovenia, Bovec sits on the Soča river at the base of a bowl of peaks including Rombon, Polovnik, and the Kanin…

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Kokrica, Slovenia
Bronze
Quiet rural escapes

Kokrica

Slovenia

Little Slovenian village set on open farmland just north of Kranj, where a white-steepled parish church rises against a dramatic backdrop of snow-capped Alpi…

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Kočevje, Slovenia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Kočevje

Slovenia

This stone arched bridge crosses a lily-pad-covered river at the heart of this little southern Slovenian town, where pale Habsburg-era buildings back onto fo…

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Kotlje, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Kotlje

Slovenia

This compact Slovenian Carinthian village of white-walled, red-roofed houses set against a densely forested mountain, with a church spire marking its centre…

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Metlika, Slovenia
Silver
Wine country

Metlika

Slovenia

This small wine-country town in southeastern Slovenia's White Carniola region, Metlika sits on the left bank of the Kolpa River along the border with Croatia…

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Žirovnica, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Žirovnica

Slovenia

A small village on the southern slopes of the Karawanks in northwestern Slovenia, Žirovnica sits where the Ljubljana Basin meets the Upper Sava Valley, with…

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Vipava, Slovenia
Gold
Wine country

Vipava

Slovenia

This modest wine-country town in western Slovenia's Vipava Valley, built along the numerous springs of the Vipava River — said to be the only river in Europe…

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Velenje, Slovenia
Gold
Wine country

Velenje

Slovenia

This Slovenian town in the Šalek Valley, Velenje was purpose-built and officially opened in 1959 around its coal-mining industry, with the Velenje Coal Mine…

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Gornji Grad, Slovenia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Gornji Grad

Slovenia

A mountain village in Slovenia's Upper Savinja Valley, Gornji Grad is home to the Church of Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus — the largest church in Slovenia…

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Bistrica pri Tržiču, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Bistrica pri Tržiču

Slovenia

This village in Slovenia's Upper Carniola region, sitting above the right bank of the Tržiška Bistrica river on the road toward the Ljubelj pass, with mounta…

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Podbrdo, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Podbrdo

Slovenia

A compact Slovenian village filling a deep, snow-dusted mountain valley, where a white-towered church anchors dense rooftops, forested peaks close in on all…

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Polšnik, Slovenia
Silver
Wine country

Polšnik

Slovenia

Pocket-sized Slovenian hill settlement in central Slovenia's Lower Carniola region, where a white-towered church rises above orange-roofed houses amid dense…

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Log Čezsoški, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Log Čezsoški

Slovenia

This pocket-sized hamlet on the left bank of the Soča River in Slovenia's Bovec municipality, Log Čezsoški sits at the foot of Mount Polovnik with the Boka w…

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Radlje ob Dravi, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Radlje ob Dravi

Slovenia

A pocket-sized town on the left bank of the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia, Radlje ob Dravi sits between the Kozjak and Pohorje hill ranges with mounta…

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Rogatec, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Rogatec

Slovenia

This modest Slovenian border village in the Savinja region sits between the Donačka Gora hills to the north and the Sotla river to the south, in wine country…

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Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Silver
Wine country

Nova Gorica

Slovenia

Nova Gorica and its Italian neighbour Gorizia jointly hold the European Capital of Culture title for 2025 — a designation the BBC called Europe's first borde…

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Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Slovenj Gradec

Slovenia

Declared a UNESCO City of Peace in 1989 by the UN Secretary-General — following years of international artists' gatherings organised by painter Karel Peče —…

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Bohinjska Bistrica, Slovenia
Gold
Mountain villages

Bohinjska Bistrica

Slovenia

Small mountain village in northwestern Slovenia's Bohinj valley, Bohinjska Bistrica sits alongside the Sava Bohinjka river and serves as the main base for ex…

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Malo Globoko, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Malo Globoko

Slovenia

Tiny cluster of white farmhouses with red-tile roofs sits amid rolling green meadows and forested hills along the Krka River in central Slovenia's Lower Carn…

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Veliki Otok, Slovenia
Gold

Veliki Otok

Slovenia

A tiny Slovenian hamlet immediately east of the entrance to Postojna Cave, one of the world's most visited karst cave systems, with a second cave — Otok Cave…

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Vrhnika, Slovenia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Vrhnika

Slovenia

This small Slovenian town on the Ljubljanica River, Vrhnika sits near the river's springs at the geological boundary between karst terrain and the Ljubljana…

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Stara Oselica, Slovenia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Stara Oselica

Slovenia

This tiny dispersed settlement in Slovenia's Upper Carniola uplands, where traditional timber-and-stone farmsteads sit on steep green hillsides backed by den…

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Ptuj, Slovenia
Gold
Wine country

Ptuj

Slovenia

Slovenia's oldest recorded town, Ptuj sits on the Drava River in the Styrian wine country of the northeast, with a walkable historic centre that grew around…

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Žerovnica, Slovenia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Žerovnica

Slovenia

Tiny Slovenian village of white-walled, red-tile houses sitting directly on the shores of Lake Cerknica, with forested hills and snow-capped peaks rising beh…

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Ledinica, Slovenia
Bronze

Ledinica

Slovenia

Tiny Slovenian hamlet in Upper Carniola where a white-towered church anchors a cluster of farmhouses spread across a broad green valley, with densely foreste…

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Kneza, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Kneza

Slovenia

This small hamlet in Slovenia's Bača Valley where the Kneža stream meets the Bača river, set in mountain terrain along the Bohinj Railway line in the Municip…

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Kozje, Slovenia
Silver
Wine country

Kozje

Slovenia

This small wine-country settlement in eastern Slovenia's Styria region, Kozje sits close to mountain terrain and water and has been a local centre since at l…

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Izlake, Slovenia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Izlake

Slovenia

This compact Slovenian valley village where forested green hills close in on all sides, a hilltop church marks the skyline, and the surrounding Central Sava…

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Dolenji Novaki, Slovenia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Dolenji Novaki

Slovenia

A pocket-sized Slovenian hamlet in the Littoral uplands where red-tile farmhouses dot a green hillside below a white hilltop church, surrounded by forested s…

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Vače, Slovenia
Silver
Mountain villages

Vače

Slovenia

Vače, a pocket-sized settlement in central Slovenia's Municipality of Litija, is known primarily as the site where the Vače situla was discovered — an Iron A…

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Dobja Vas, Slovenia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Dobja Vas

Slovenia

A valley-floor neighborhood of Ravne na Koroškem in Slovenia's Carinthia region, Dobja Vas sits beside the Meža River with forested green hills rising on all…

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Crmosnjice, Slovenia
Silver

Crmosnjice

Slovenia

Small Slovenian hamlet in the forested hills of Lower Carniola, where red-tile rooftops cluster around a white village church amid autumn-gold woodland and o…

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Pavla Vas, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Pavla Vas

Slovenia

Rolling hillsides blanketed in autumn-gold vineyards surround this tiny Lower Carniola hamlet, where scattered farmhouses sit among forested upland ridges in…

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Luce, Slovenia
Bronze
Mountain villages

Luce

Slovenia

A small Alpine-style village in Slovenia's Savinja Valley, where red-tile houses and a church steeple sit against densely forested hills, making it a quiet b…

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Smolenja Vas, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Smolenja Vas

Slovenia

Small Slovenian hamlet in the hills northeast of Novo Mesto, where a white Baroque church with a red-tiled spire crowns a grassy rise above traditional farmh…

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Mirna Peč, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Mirna Peč

Slovenia

A modest Slovenian village spread across a patchwork valley of fields and gentle hills, with a church tower at its heart and blue mountain ridges stretching…

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Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Podčetrtek

Slovenia

This pocket-sized wine-growing village in eastern Slovenia's Styria region, Podčetrtek sits beside the river Sotla and is home to Terme Olimia, a thermal spa…

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Podsreda, Slovenia
Bronze
Wine country

Podsreda

Slovenia

Podsreda Castle, dating to around 1150 and considered the best-preserved example of secular Romanesque architecture in Slovenia, rises above this small villa…

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Studeno, Slovenia
Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Studeno

Slovenia

This compact Slovenian village of red-tile rooftops and a white church steeple set among green hills near Postojna, offering a quiet base for exploring the u…

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Kobarid, Slovenia
Gold
Wine country

Kobarid

Slovenia

The 1917 Battle of Caporetto — the Italian retreat that Ernest Hemingway later fictionalised in A Farewell to Arms — was fought near this small Slovenian vil…

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Šentilj pod Turjakom, Slovenia
Silver

Šentilj pod Turjakom

Slovenia

A tiny Slovenian hamlet in the forested hills of Carinthia, where a white-towered village church, red-roofed farmhouses, and densely wooded slopes rising int…

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