Just near Bohinj in Triglav National Park located in Slovenia celebrated recently the yearly Wild Flower Festival. Once again, they commemorate anything about flowers even the fact that some flowers can be eaten. This coming May 22 to June 5, Slovenia and its magnificent alpine region will be welcoming travelers who likes to visit the place and see its seasonal changes. These changes includes spring colored flowers covering the valley floor, mountain meadows, wetlands, moors as well as the forests.

Aside from sightseeing, visitors can also witness a lot of activities in the area including the workshops they organize. Among the various workshops is the workshop entitled “Edible Wild Flowers – collecting and preparing”. This workshop will be handled by famous celebrity chef and author Dario Cortese. Included in his workshop, he will be taking the participants around the region to gather meadow flowers, as well as other edible plants. These flowers will be used together with local conventional dairy products to be able to produce scrumptious drinks and dishes.

Other activities in the Wild Flower Festival are exhibitions on photographic, art and embroidery items, guided botanical tours on foot, bicycle and horseback, gourmet nights with wild flowers on the menu, craft markets, folk dancing and classical music. More of the events are free of charge while other activities such as workshops need to be pre-booked in advance.

Julian Alps, famous because of the limestones embedded on it, is divided between Gorenjska and Notranjska region of Sloven together with the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The well known Triglav National Park covers a huge part in of the Julian Alps.

The Julian Alps is named after Julius Caesar who established in the territory of Friuli and Westkrain, a province with Cividale del Friuli as the capital. The alps measures about 2800 meters in height with the Triglav as the highest peak which happens to be the highest Slovenian mountain. Julian Alps is divided through the Raible valley, the Predil Pass as well as the valley of the Soca and Koritnica into the east and west. The tourist spot is not famous for its beauty but as well as the things one can surely do while within the area. Visitors can have a walking adventure within the mountain and see the beautiful mountain scenery along with the reminiscent proof of the ferocious fight between the countries Austria and Italy during the World War I. The alp also leads to deep gorges and ravines, wherein one can witness the beautiful turquoise like Soca River. The region is covered with spring flowrs, deer, boar, chamois, wolves, brown bears and lynx. Visitors may also to go paddling in the Nadiža River, visit the tiny frescoed chapel and woodland waterfalls, explore the Tolmin Gorge, or walk around the Drežnica plateau. One can also opt to go hiking and head for the summit of Mountain Matajur which has a beautiful view of Italy as well as the magnificent peaks around the Vršic Pass.

Absolutely, this is place travelers shouldn’t miss because the place is completely breath taking plus your experience becomes more memorable when done together with your family, friends, or love ones.

Soca Valley, one of the most visited places of Slovenia is situated in the eastern part of the famous Julian Alps in northwest Slovenia. It is famous for its bountiful waterfalls, pools, canyons, flora as well as fauna. It covers the municipalities namely Bovec, Kobarid and Tolmin with a land area of 942 kilometers squared.

Triglav National Park, the only Slovenian park plus the oldest park within Europe can be located in the heart of Soca Valley. It was named as Triglav after the highest peak within Slovenia. Another reason behind its fame is it contains a botanical garden which is the first alpine botanical garden within Slovenia. It is the home of the legendary Goldhorn, a supernatural white chamois with golden horns, which is said to have the power to re-establish its strength in nature. Plus, the valley holds a indisputable and varied well-preserved landscape which is great for walking, hiking, and bicycling anytime of the year, plus it features a skiing facility. Furthermore, one of Soca Valley’s most popular spot is the Soca River which is said to have an emerald – like water with wonderful streams, waterfalls and lush meadows. Soca Valley also offers water sports within the Soca River suitable for fishing as well as water rafting. Tourists can also opt to go skydiving, gliding, mountain biking, ski touring, climbing, potholing, golfing and a lot more. Visitors shouldn’t also miss the valley’s local culinary specialties like compe and cottage cheese, frika, poštóklja and prepared Soca trout. Within the area, craftsmen also sell locally made products made from wool, wax and Soca river pebbles.

With the fun, excitement and experience Soca Valley can offer to their visitors, surely it is one of the best places to be visited when in Slovenia. It has unlimited opportunities for adventure, peace as well as relaxation for families, friends, lovers, and athletes. Tour guides are also available upon request to aid the visitors to understand more the valley’s nature, history and people and to ensure that visitors experience will be memorable.

Bohinj Park Hotel, opened in June 2009, is a luxurious hotel which has been recently honored with its five star status according to the official hotel classification scheme, making it the highest quality hotel in Northwest Slovenia.

The Bohinj hotel is located at the edge of the Trigalv National Park in the heart of the Julian Alps near the Kobla, Vogel, Sorica and, Senožeta ski areas. Referred to as an oasis of peace, the hotel is surrounded with a splendid natural environment directly linked to the Bohinj Water Park making it a perfect venue for tourists, business travelers as well as conference guest. The hotel is referred to as an environment friendly facility since the hotel’s structure is primarily made from natural materials including timber, and stone, and contains a variety of unique energy saving solutions, including being heated and cooled by water from its own well.

The Bohinj Park hotel’s amenities includes exclusive wellness center, a cinema, a bowling alley, a wireless internet throughout the place, sunbathing terrace on the roof, climbing walls, and the Bohinj Park, with family friendly complex including a range of pools along with waterslides. Just within the vicinity of the hotel are the Bled golf course, the Sava Bohinjka river, the Straža nad Bledom ski resort and the Pokljuka ski area. The 102- room hotel also offers various accommodation options, including family rooms and rooms suited for disabled guests. In addition, the hotel also offers 8 state-of-the-art conference halls which make the hotel appropriate for business meetings.