Julian Alps

The Julian Alps are a region of Slovenia. They are part of The Alps and extend over the border into north-eastern Italy. They were named after Julius Caesar. They offer a wonderful alpine flair, that would have you swear you were in Upper Bavaria or Tyrol on a good day's hiking.

Cities

 * — impossibly romantic mountain lake complete with castle, island and town
 * — the best starting point for hiking and climbing to Julian Alps
 * — the oldest Slovenian mining city, with more than 500 years of history
 * — historical, culinaric and sport town
 * — village and ski area
 * — old historical town, agriculture museum
 * — village with nice views of the mountains, close to Bled, Radovljica and Kropa
 * - the largest town in Soča Valley
 * — old historical town, agriculture museum
 * — village with nice views of the mountains, close to Bled, Radovljica and Kropa
 * - the largest town in Soča Valley

Other destinations

 * (Trnovo Forest Plateau)
 * (Trnovo Forest Plateau)
 * (Trnovo Forest Plateau)

Talk
Slovene is the national language. Most can speak Serbo-Croatian as a result to the Yugoslav experience (its also very similar) and many to most young people can speak some English and/or German. German also played a historic minority role in the region prior to WWII with many places having dual place names as a result. Today the Austrian and German tourists speak it.

Do
Metal Days music festival in summer: http://www.metaldays.net/