Slovenia's hidden gems

Deyana Ivanova (BUL) & her boy friend Roman Medved (SLO) recently became part of wild, unspoiled nature down by the warmest Slovenian river Kolpa. We sent them off to enjoy a weekend-getaway in the beautiful Bela Krajina region. Join them on air this Wed, 29 Aug, at 11:20 to hear more about their experience! This offer was coordinated by Kolpa adventures - Tine & co. The show was recorded and prep...

Two retired Geography teachers from the UK currently living in Goričko (NE Slovenia) said they experienced heaven recently... AYESHA Christmas and JOHN Burn were sent off to the beautiful karst mountain plateau Velika planina to try out a very unique tourist offer there. According to them, the entire place is ''a kind of living museum''. On-Air: On WED, Aug 15, we're going to take you to another S...

Slovenia's Hidden Gems - Herbal Glamping in Ljubno ob Savinji

SLOVENIA's HIDDEN GEMS no. 13 takes us to the western mining and lace town of Idrija! Daughter Andrea and Mary Jadrzyk from Canada have tried out a tourist offer ''Adventure in Idrija'' (coordinated by Petra Žitnik of the Hudournik Association) for us. There they learnt a tremendous amount of history, enjoyed excellent traditional cuisine and nature and made several friends. Their experience in sh...

Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia with its old medieval city centre offers a genuine experience of cultural and historical heritage. Alison and William Cornelly from the UK together with their two grandchildren Ruby and Rene were our Radio SI Scouts testing what the tourist package Hidden treasures of Slovenj Gradec and Mislinja Valley has to offer. And they were delighted. Listen to their exper...

Our latest tourist package is ''The Brown Bear Kingdom'' in Loška Valley in southern Slovenia. Testing the 1-day offer were Peter Davey from the UK and his Slovenian partner Milan Šelj. Even though they live in the Karst region closer to the coast, they have never explored the “Green Karst” before. Have they encountered a bear at the end of the day? Tune in on Wednesday, Jun 20, at 11:20 to find o...

Testing the tourist package Mediterranean flavours of Slovenian Istria were Edwin Muñoz from Columbia, Nina Muñoz from Slovenia and their eight- month old son Matic. They experienced a lot of great food, learned about wines and they learned about the salt-making tradition in Strunjan. Want to find out more? Then listen to their experience this WEDNESDAY, 6th June, 11:20, only on Radio Si. REBROADC...

We had two young girl friends from the Czech Republic testing a tourist offer in NW town of Tolmin and its surroundings. Zdenka Kohoutkova and Gabriela Kalčikova spent a day cycling, rafting, learning about history and enjoying the local cuisine. But one activity in particular made them fall in love with this place forever, white water rafting onthe famous Soča river. Joining them was also Lidija...

Testing the tourist package Underground adventures in geopark Karavanke as well as enjoying the natural features of the region were Catherine Nakato from Uganda and Gregor Strehovec from Ljubljana. Catherine and Gregor also learned a lot about the mining history of Mežica and the traditions of Črna na Koroškem. Curious? Listen to their experience this WEDNESDAY, 9th May, 11:20, only on Radio Si. R...

In the green surroundings of Ljubljana and Polhov Gradec, unique local stories are joined into a bundle of culinary delights. Testing the package Delights of Count Blagaj’s land, were Colin Hayes and Diane Hughes from the UK. Listen to their experience this WEDNESDAY, 25th Apr, 11:20, only on Radio Si. REBROADCAST: Sat, 28th Apr, 00:20, and Sun, 29th Apr, 14:20.

Slovenia's central Zasavje region certainly can take you back in time, but also back to the future, thanks to a neat package offer, dubbed ''Hard Coal & Fragile Glass''. Testing it for the latest SLOVENIA'S HIDDEN GEMS show was a Canadian couple, Michelle Gadpaille and Victor Kennedy, who seemed to have been very amused from beginning to end. They talked to Lidija Petković More about the package o...

This time, our show Slovenia's Hidden Gems takes us to Brežice and its surrounding area »Exploring the history, scenery and taste of Brežice«. Bart Hendrickx and Benny De Kimpe, two friends from Belgium, were happy to evaluate this tourist package. On air: WEDNESDAY, 28th March, 11:20.

This time, Slovenia's Hidden Gems reports about the ''Winter Weekend in Jezersko''. Trying this tourist offer for us was a Macedonian couple, Elena and Darko Stojanovski, who went there together with their lovely daughter Georgina. Joining them on the spot on Day 2 was Lidija Petković. Coordinated by TD Jezersko.

Eva and Rok are a young Spanish-Slovenian couple who were picked out to test a tourist offer, dubbed ''Tastes of Pohorje''. They were sent off to Muta and Tinjska Gora, each on its side of the Pohorje mountain range. They shared their story with Lidija Petković. This particular offer was coordinated by Lena Klinar from Gora pod lipo and Helena Kresnik Pažek from Koroška hiša. Visit and vote for yo...

It is time again for our new show on Radio Si, ''Slovenia’s Hidden Gems'', about possibly overlooked, but yet impressive places to visit. This week's Radio Si scouts Spike and Karen from the UK had a chance to test a very special tourist offer in the Prekmurje region – Gourmet Over Mura. Ksenija Samardžija Matul talked to the couple and to one of the providers. Tune in on WED, 14th Feb, at 11:20,...

Our first Radio Si scouting couple, Mr & Mrs Metz, had a chance to test a promotional tourist offer in the small spa town of Laško - Laško Craft Beer Experience. The couple and several local providers met up with Radio Si's Lidija Petković. The offer was coordinated by Metka mavri from TIC Laško.