The Central European nation of Slovenia offers tourists a wide variety of landscapes in a small space: Alpine in the northwest, Mediterranean in the southwest, Pannonian in the northeast and Dinaric in the southeast. Regions of Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Pannonian plain is a large plain in central/south-eastern Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... this is a really tough assignment and i cant find the dinaric alps ...

The nation's capital, Ljubljana, proudly shows its Baroque and Art Nouveau influence. Other attractions include the Julian Alps with the picturesque Lake Bled in Bled and Soča Valley, as well as the nation's highest peak, Mount Triglav. Perhaps even more famous is Slovenia's karst named after the Karst plateau in southwestern Slovenia. More than 28 million visitors have visited Postojna Cave, while a 15-minute ride from it are Škocjan caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (help· info) (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint. ... Alfons Mucha, lithographed poster Dancel (1898). ... Edelweiss, Julian Alps, Slovenia The Julian Alps is part of the Alps that stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2864 metres at Triglav. ... Lake Bled is one of the major attractions of Slovenia. ... Area: 188. ... This article is about mount Triglav in Slovenia. ... Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ... An image of Italian Karst (Monfalcone). ... Škocjan Caves (Slovene Škocjanske jame) is a system of limestone caves in the Karst region in SW Slovenia, containing collapsed dolines, about 5 kilometres of underground passages, caves more than 200 metres deep and many waterfalls. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ...

Further in the same direction is the coast of the Adriatic sea, with a jewel of Venetian style Gothic architecture, Piran. The hills around the nation's second-largest city, Maribor, are renowned for their wine-making. Even though Slovenes tend to consume most of the wine they produce, some brands like Lutomer have made their appearance abroad. Geology has made the northeastern part of the country rich with spas, with Rogaška Slatina being perhaps its most prominent site. The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) 45°26′N 12°19′E, the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice in Italy. ... See also Gothic art. ... Piran city core Tartinijev trg with cathedral St. ... Area: 147. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ... // The term spa is traditionally used to mean a place where water that is believed to have special health-giving properties occurs. ... Area: 71. ...

External links

• Slovenian Tourist Board - www.slovenia.info
• Slovenia on lonelyplanet.com
• Geographic display of Slovenia