Slovenia at Easter took my heart

This trip had been a long time in the planning, we were supposed to originally visit in 2020 along with Croatia but the world closed down.

We lucked into pretty much perfect weather with crisp morning that became t-shirt weather by lunchtime.

This was a 5 night trip taking place over the Easter weekend. We started in an apartment in the centre Ljubljana for 2 nights, then moved on to an Air BnB in Bled for another 2 nights before 1 night at a B&B close to the airport. We explored Ljubljana, Postojna Caves, Piran, Bled, Kranjska Gora, Lake Jasna, Vršič Pass, Great Soča Gorge, Vintgar Gorge and Lake Bohinj.

On multiple occasions I found myself saying that things were too pretty. The air itself seemed to be cleaner and clearer. We rented a car from the airport with a full tank hire and pretty much managed to see everything without having to refill. The driving was pretty straightforward with generally quiet roads and very easy highways. When you got into the countryside there were a few narrower mountain passes but most people seemed to be taking these safely so we never felt too uncomfortable.

Highlights were definitely the views, the people and the food, all of which were excellent.

Whilst in Slovenia, we hiked, cycled, swam and did a little rowing. If you are into active getaways, this is somewhere you will probably enjoy. When we got up into the Vršič Pass we could see many people heading out for cross country skiing. The hikes up to the Lake Bled viewpoints are definitely worth it, allowing you to take in all of the colours of the lake as well as the mountains in the background.

The found we found to be an interesting mixture of Italian and Austrian with lots of meat and some very good pizza.

If anyone is on the border about visiting I highly recommend it, truly a magical place