15/10/2026
We just fell in love with Europe’s most underrated country 👀
Slovenia! 🇸🇮
While some people are familiar with Lake Bled, the country’s most popular destination, many folks that found out we were visiting Slovenia seemed a bit confused why we were electing to spend our time there 🧐
We just spent a little over a week road tripping all over this beautiful country (and wish we had WAY longer(!!)—turns out there’s a LOT more to Slovenia than just Lake Bled! Here are some things we loved about Slovenia👇🏼
🌆 You can hit most of the highlights of its beautiful capital city, Ljubliana, in one day. Plus, it’s super walkable, with great public transportation!
🏔️ It’s home to the Julian Alps, a mountain range known for its jagged limestone peaks, dense forests, and turquoise rivers. Plus, as wildlife lovers, we were so pleased by how many critters we spotted here—SOOO many chamois (an alpine goat that’s native here!).
🌊 While its coastline pales in comparison to its neighbors, Italy and Croatia, Slovenia still has about 30 miles of coastline along the Adriatic Sea, with a handful of adorable Venetian villages lining its shores.
💰Your money goes a LOT further here than the most popular destinations in Europe. It’s still not really a “budget” destination, per se, but there was so many times that we were absolutely THRILLED at the price of something (which doesn’t really happen these days!).
❤️ The people are generally incredibly kind and friendly, which is something we’ve found lacking in some other popular European countries. We stayed in an Airbnb in Ljubljana for a few weeks and our hosts brought us some kind of food every day of our stay!
Is Slovenia on your radar yet? 🇸🇮
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