Highlight cycle tour from Ljubljana to Piran
Our Trans-Slovenia route from the capital Ljubljana to the Adriatic Sea runs mainly on quiet side roads as well as on farm and forest tracks. The journey is recommended for 6 to 8 day stages.
The route: Ljubljana - Vrhinika - Postojna - Stanjel - Divaca - Ankaran (possible detour to Trieste) - Piran
Journey
A Eurocity train departs daily from Munich directly to Ljubljana, journey time around 6 hours, www.bahn.de.
Return journey from Piran: From Koper (not far from Piran) there is a train to Ljubljana several times a day,
www.slo-zeleznice.si.
Helia offers a transfer from Piran to Ljubljana for around 60 euros per person and bike (minimum 2 people), www.cyclingslovenia.com/de.
Worth seeing
- Old town centre of Ljubljana around the "three bridges" over the Ljubljanica
- Postojna Caves: The second largest accessible stalactite cave in the world.
- Knight Erasmus' cave castle in Predjama
- Medieval wine village of Stanjel on the Karst plateau
- Lipica: The stud farm of the world-famous white Lipizzaner horses
- Skodjan cave world: UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Piran salt pans
Accommodation tips
Hotel Mantova in Vrhinika, www.mantova.si
Proteus apartments/restaurant in Postojna, www.postojnska-jama.eu
Hotel Malovec in Divaca, www.hotel-malovec.si
Hotel Histrion/St. Bernardin Resort in Portoroz near Piran, www.bernardingroup.si/de/unterkunfte/st-bernardin-resort/hotel-histrion
Organised trips
Helia in Bled has the most extensive cycle tour programme for Slovenia and is also a cooperation partner of German tour operators, tel. 00386/31/544544, www.helia.si/de/ and www.cyclingslovenia.com/de/
Literature and maps
For orientation: Compass map Hiking - Cycling No. 2803
"Trieste, Ljubljana, Slovenian Coast" 1:75,000, 8.99 euros.
Very detailed tourist information is available: Baedeker "Slovenia" (with overview map 1:300,000),
356 pages, 19.99 euros.
Michael Müller Travel Guide
"Slovenia", 552 pages, 22.90 euros.
Information
Slovenian Tourist Office, Maximiliansplatz 12 a,
80333 Munich, Tel. 089/29161202, www.slovenia.info
The article was published in Trekkingbike issue 6/2016. You can download the issue in the Trekkingbike app (iTunes and Google Play) or order in the DK-Shop.
