Julian Alps, Slovenia

THE LOWDOWN

Travel

Venice and Trieste in Italy are airport options for access to Slovenia, in particular to the Triglav region, though Ljubljana means the fastest transfers to any part of Slovenia. There’s also a direct train from Trieste to Ljubljana.

Stay

Hotel Mangart ( hotel-mangart. com) in Bovec is well placed to tackle the eponymous mountain just up the road, while also connecting to Kranjska Gora via Vršič.

Try

The dominance of Slovenians Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič on the international road racing stage has led to the creation of L’Étape Slovenia, part of the Étape du Tour series (8 September in 2024). slovenia.info