Guidebook Updates for Slovenia

When we learn of critical changes to the information in our guidebooks on Slovenia, we post them here. (Of course, it's still smart to reconfirm critical transportation and sightseeing details locally.) Armed with a Rick Steves guidebook and these late-breaking updates, you're set for a great trip!

Across Slovenia

For books printed before June 2020, the following may apply:

  • Eurail Select Passes are no longer being sold (but similarly priced Global Passes still are) — see our 2019 rail-travel update.

Julian Alps

For books printed before June 2020, the following may apply:

  • The Planica ski jump's hours are now daily July–Sept 9:00–18:00, March–June and Oct until 17:00, winter until 16:00.
  • Hiša Franko restaurant outside Kobarid is now closed Mon–Tue year-round but is no longer closed Jan–March.
  • Kotlar Restaurant in Kobarid is now open daily 12:00–23:00.
  • Hiša Polonka restaurant in Kobarid is now closed Tue–Wed (open Thu–Mon 12:00–23:00).
  • In Kobarid, Hiša Sonca has a new email address: [email protected].
  • The Kobarid Museum is now open until 20:00 July–Aug.
  • Martinov Hram hotel in Bovec has a new email address: [email protected].
  • Bovec's tourist information office has a new phone number:  +386 5 302 9647.
  • The public bus that follows our driving-tour route over the Vršič Pass from Ljubljana now runs daily July–Aug only at 15:00. Another bus now runs over the Predel Pass via Italy Mon–Sat at 7:30. Bus schedules and info are also available at Get By Bus.

Karst

For books printed before August 2023, the following may apply:

  • The Škocjan Caves no longer require you to choose between two ticket prices and levels of hike difficulty — now all visitors simply join a tour, after which you have the option of extending it at no extra cost. Also, it's now especially wise to ahead for a summer visit to the caves.

Lake Bled

For books printed before August 2023, the following may apply:

  • Reservations are now recommended at Vintgar Gorge, as same-day tickets often sell out. Visitors must now follow one of several one-way loops through the gorge.
  • Recommended guides Tina Hiti and Sašo Golub are now best reached via email at [email protected] and [email protected].
  • There's no longer a hop-on, hop-off bus connecting Lake Bled to outlying towns.

For books printed before June 2020, the following may also apply:

  • Tito's Vila Bled has reopened but the Socialist Realist wall murals are not open to the public.
  • Penzion Bledec has closed.

Ljubljana

For books printed before August 2023, the following may apply:

  • The tourist information office on the main market square has closed.

For books printed before June 2020, the following may also apply:

  • B&B Petra Varl has a new phone number: +386 31 851 842.

Ptuj

For books printed before August 2023, the following may apply: