Top 10 Places to Visit in Europe
Wanna know which are top 10 Places to visit in Europe according to our team’s opinion? Read the article. You might find a perfect idea for your next vacation.
If you like to travel and explore the hidden corners of European cities and natural attractions, you will sooner or later take a trip to Slovenia, a small alpine country that offers many unique experiences. Here you will have the opportunity to discover some of the best places to visit in Europe.
Since Slovenia has an excellent geographical position, you will be able to hit other top destinations, when making whole-day excursions to beautiful spots in the neighboring countries, a few hours’ drives from the Slovenian capital.
Postojna Cave with Postojna Cave Park
The famous Postojna Cave in Slovenia is a natural wonder, being the largest underground system in the world. So far it has been visited by 40 million people. Therefore, Postojna Cave is one of the most indispensable places to visit in Europe.
In Postojna Cave you can see several halls with beautiful stalagmites, stalactites, and other cave formations. The most famous is the five meters tall dripstone pillar, named Brilliant, which boasts in shiny white and silver colors. During the cave tour, you will also see a big concert cave hall with acoustic features that can host ten thousand visitors.
You have to put Postojna Cave on the best Europe trips list since here you will have the opportunity for an exciting ride with a miniature tour train that will take you on a four-kilometer long journey into the underground world.
In front of the entrance to Postojna Cave is a large tourist area Postojna Cave Park. Among other sights you can also see:
- Vivarium: the Proteus cave with Vivarium exhibition reveals special Karst underworld features and its most characteristic animal species that live deep under the surface. Here you can also see the Olm, the famous humane fish that is the only vertebrate in the world that lives in the cave. The human fish that lives in Postojna Cave is also the world’s largest cave animal, with its thirty centimeters in length.
From Maribor to…
Best Europe trips are the ones where you can combine a whole-day or two-day excursions with the most memorable places to visit in Europe. You can spend your first day in Maribor, the second-largest city, located in the Styria region in northeastern Slovenia.
Explore the old town and idyllic area of Lent, along the Drava River. Here you can also walk to the famous old vine house. Namely, the oldest noble vine in the world, which is still bearing grapes, grows in front of the house. Since Maribor is an important wine-growing region in Slovenia, you can taste authentic Slovenian wines.
The emerald Soča River
The Soča River with its stunning emerald green color and crystal-clear waters is the most beautiful river in this part of Europe. The Soča River has carved its way from its springs in the heart of the Julian Alps through the deep gorges, passing small alpine towns of Bovec, Kobarid, and Tolmin. The picturesque Soča Valley in Slovenia will enchant you with its pristine nature, gorges, waterfalls and canyons.
The Soča Valley is famous for Small and Big Soča gorges. Here, the river has formed hundreds of meters long and ten meters deep narrowed down gorges. You can observe narrow rocky gorges with steep walls from standing on stone bridges, from where you will have wonderful views of the Soča River below.
You can also take a hike on the Soča Trail, the oldest and longest trail in Triglav National Park, and follow the Soča River from its spring to the town of Bovec. On the 25-kilometer long Soča Trail, you will have the opportunity to see 17 different cultural sights and many natural beauties of the valley.
The Soča Valley is one of the most attractive places to visit in Europe, as it is a paradise for water sports enthusiasts.
- Soča River kayaking tour in Bovec: while rowing down the river, from Čezsoča gravel-bed rivers to Srpenica or Boka, you will pass white pebble beaches, canyons, gorges, beautiful waterfalls, and emerald river pools.
- Soča River rafting tour in Bovec: rafting on the Emerald Beauty is an exciting adventure, as you will go down the river with fast rapids, passing rocks, and small gorges. The unforgettable experience of the Soča River rafting in Slovenia is the reason why the Soča Valley is among the best places to go in Europe. Here you will be enchanted by the unspoiled nature and the breathtaking features of the river.
The Škocjan Caves Regional Park
The Škocjan Caves that are placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List are a true gem of nature and the most impressive underground phenomenon in the karstic landscape. The Škocjan Caves in Slovenia have the largest underground canyon in the world. This feature makes them unique amidst other caves around the world.
The Škocjan Caves are among the most fascinating places to go in Europe, as here you will have the opportunity to see the gorgeous gorges, mysterious cave entrances, natural bridges, dolines, and other captivating karstic underground phenomena.
The guided cave tour will lead you through the mighty underground canyon with collapse dolines and the tunnel to the Tiha Cave, the fossil passage and the cavern where you will be impressed by pillars, stalagmites, stalactites, and cave curtains.
Later, you will cross a large natural bridge under which the Reka River flows, creating the underground world of the cave for millions of years. The guided tour also takes you to Velika and Mala Valley and some other karst caves that are located in the Škocjan Caves Regional Park.
In the regional park, you will also have the opportunity to get to know the world’s unique karst landscape and its natural heritage in the form of karst phenomena and other attractions. You can also see the ethnological, karstological, geological and archeological collections in museums and preserved old karst barns and stone houses on the educational path through the park.
If you would like to experience all the hidden corners of Bled, you can set off on a guided Bled roundabout biking trip to discover the town and beautiful lakeshore.
The best Europe trips in the Slovenian Alpine region certainly include a visit to the famous Vintgar Gorge, located just four kilometers from the town of Bled. When walking along a two-kilometer long gorge winding through vertical rocky walls, you will be impressed by the emerald green color of Radovna River and the numerous waterfalls, rapids, and river pools.
From the lookout tower in Lendavske gorice to Lake Balaton in Hungary
Experience mesmerizing views from the Vinarium lookout tower that is located in the middle of the wine-growing hills in Lendavske gorice in the northeast part of Slovenia. The 54-meter high lookout tower has the highest viewing platform, which you can climb up the stairs or use an elevator.
The Vinarium platform is one of the most charming places to visit in Europe as it offers 360-degree panoramas and magnificent views of four different countries; Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, and Hungary.
From the Vinarium lookout tower, you can also see the Lake Balaton in Hungary, which is only a 40-minute drive from Lendavske gorice in Slovenia. Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe and the second most visited tourist destination in Hungary, surrounded by many cycling and walking trails, spas, ceramic workshops, cafes, night clubs and restaurants with traditional Hungarian cuisine.
As the water in the lake heats up in the summer, the south coast, with its many tourist spots, turns into a popular holiday resort. This makes the Lake Balaton a top destination for swimmers and water sports enthusiasts. You can take a ride with a ferry to Siofok, the biggest town by the lake. During the summer months, the world-famous Balaton sound electronic music festival takes place in a village near Siofok.
You can also visit the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park, that is only a few kilometers away from Piran. The Sečovlje Nature Park is a pure natural treasure and one of the last salt pans in the Mediterranean, where salt is still manually obtained by traditional methods. The entire salt pans area is a regional park, and the saltern museum area has been declared as a national monument.
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