Slovenia (1)

27 Aug - 3 Sept 2025

Down the Highway

The original objective for the trip had been Croatia, with just a few days in Slovenia en-route.However, the more we looked at Slovenia, the more we realised it was a destination in it's own right. So, plan B was called for. Once again we would be travelling with our friends Barbara and Clive.

We arrived in Slovenia on Sunday after three days travelling across France and Germany, with one day off in Eguisheim in the Alsace. We had a hiccup with the van, namely that the gas hob ceased to function. We called in at a motorhome dealer on our way to Eguisheim, who inspected it for us but could neither identify the problem nor fit us in the workshop as they were fully booked. The best the technician could do was hit the gas valve with a hammer to potentially dislodge any impurity which was stopping the gas flow. It didn't work!

We had two nights at Camping Trois Chateaux in Eguisheim, so had a welcome lie in the first morning, then breakfast outside in the sunshine, before heading off for a walk around the pretty, medieval town, which was only a five minute walk away. We followed the town walk through the narrow streets of half-timbered buildings, stopped at a cafe and took a fair number of photographs, including ones of the storks on the rooftops. 

We also stopped by the stork park, a small establishment, where they rear storks for the first three years of their lives as part of a successful program to increase the number of pairs. After lunch at the van, we had another walk, this time around the local vineyards, with helpful information boards dotted along the way and a lovely view over Eguisheim. The grape harvest was only just beginning and we saw only a few pickers starting their mammoth task. Towards the end of the afternoon I thought I would give the hob another try, and much to my amazement, the gas flowed and the burners lit. Hurray! A weight off our minds. In the evening we had dinner at Le Bistronome, which was the best restaurant meal I had had in ages, reasonably priced too.

From Eguisheim we drove on to Augsburg, to a site we have used before, and had a brief walk around the lake in the sunshine before dinner.

And finally to a campsite at Gozd Martuljek, near Kranjska Gora. Slovenian is pretty unpronounceable with too many consonants and not enough vowels! But German and English are widely spoken. It was lovely and sunny when we arrived and from our pitch you could see the Julian Alps. On Monday we had a low-key day, cycled into Kranjska Gora and took a ride on the chair lift, then lunch and the return cycle ride.

                       

Kranjska Gora from the chairlift

That night there was heavy rain and a thunderstorm and the forecast for the next day was dire. We thought we would be holed up in the van all day. However, it brightened up after lunch and we had a lovely walk to the Martuljski Lower Fall. It was easy terrain to begin with but then became quite difficult in places but we made it to the waterfall and took plenty of photographs between us.

For our final day at this site we cycled along the cycle path through Kranska Gora to the Italian border, which is only about 11 km from the site, and beyond. Along the way we came across a small cafe, where we had a long chat with the owner (his English was good) about Slovenian life.  Once off the cycle path there were one or two quite steep hills to negotiate, but the ebikes came into their own! A little further on we reached our destination of Lakes Fusine, "Superiore" and "Inferiore". The lower one was very picturesque and was duly photographed. The upper one was less interesting, but had a better restaurant and we enjoyed a lunch of lasagne and tiramisu / apple strudel. So no cooking necessary that evening.

Lago di Fusine (Inferiore)