{"id":24408,"date":"2025-05-09T09:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T07:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franja.org\/?p=24408"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T07:38:51","slug":"diversity-within-short-distances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franja.org\/en\/diversity-within-short-distances\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity within short distances\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Slovenia might be among the smaller countries in the world, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in its diversity. In fact, this green country (over 60% is forested) is the only European country where the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Karst and the Pannonian Plain meet. This results in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/stories\/10-reasons-to-add-slovenia-to-your-travel-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>i<\/strong>mmense diversity within short distances<\/a>, which come in handy, as it will take you only two hours to drive from the capital to the most remote corners of the country. Here, you&#8217;ll find a number of things to do, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/things-to-do\/active-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">active holidays<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/things-to-do\/discover-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exploring nature<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/things-to-do\/spas-and-health-resorts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pampering at spa resorts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/things-to-do\/culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cultural spots<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/things-to-do\/food-and-wine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">superb gastronomy and wines<\/a>. What all these exciting experiences have in common is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slovenia.info\/en\/stories\/green-story-of-slovenia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sustainability<\/a>, which is reflected in care for the environment, tradition and taking care of the well-being of the locals and visitors alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Invitation to Slovenia: Feel Slovenia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QuTfeHM0Uk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slovenia.info\">DISCOVER SLOVENIA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovenia might be among the smaller countries in the world, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in its diversity. In fact, this green country (over 60% is forested) is the only European country where the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Karst and the Pannonian Plain meet. 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