From Kozjansko to the town of Velenje

Where the sun is shining, bread is baking, as the Slovenian saying goes. Hospitable locals never fail to offer arrivals a treat from the traditional Slovenian bread oven. They can turn wheat into flour using a mill and they still break the flatbread with their bare hands. Feel the tasty Eastern Slovenia!

Kozjansko Park and juicy apples

Welcome to the Kozjansko Park! Stroll to the still operating, over 400-year-old Levstik Mill on the Bistrica River where you can still buy freshly ground flour. Drive to a homestead on the Gradišče hill above Podsreda. The air around the Čerček family home is quite special. An orchard with around 100 apple varieties with interesting names such as colourful cardinal or czarevitch blooms and bears fruit there. Natural balance is sustained with the help of an interesting bug hotel. Drive to Podsreda - take a tour of the mighty castle and have a medieval lunch. A series of delicacies comes to the table! The most well-known ones are korejevec, an indigenous Kozjansko soup, baked capon as well as warm and cold desserts prepared with local apples. Drive to the village of Olimje. The old pharmacy in the Olimje Monastery from the 17th century is the third oldest monastic pharmacy in Europe. The Olimia Spa offers relaxation in healing thermal water in the evenings as well. For several years in a row, Orhidelia Wellness has received the prize for the best spa in Slovenia.

Herb gardens between Pohorje and Bohor

For a hearty start to the day, Kozjansko krapi are just the thing for you. These are buckwheat pockets filled with millet and topped with cream. Drive to a Kozjansko homestead in Dobje. Stimulate your blood circulation with the traditional healing application of hot and cold water from wooden buckets in the garden. After the therapy have a rest in Kneipp`s garden in the midst of herbs and aromatic plants. During the day, locals will offer you Guzajeva pršjača, a flat bread-like Kozjansko delicacy sprinkled with cracklings or grated cheese. Drive to Šentjur and take a tour of Ipavec House decorated in the lush Biedermeier style from the 18th century. After a stimulating veal stew in Zdolšek House with Tradition, drive past Ponikva towards Žiče Charterhouse. Enter the walls of this monastery from the 12th century when the first French monks settled in the valley. Herb gardens, Otokar`s sparkling wine cellar and a pottery studio make Žiče Charterhouse even more attractive. Dinner in Gastuž, the oldest Slovenian restaurant, where a traditional beef broth with pasta drops will delight your taste buds. Conclude your day in Dobrna Spa, the oldest still-operating natural spa in Slovenia, with an over 600-year-old tradition.

Velenje - miners` lunch beneath the ground

Visit Velenje Castle with its view of the green Šalek Valley. In the Coal-mining Museum of Slovenia, embark on an underground adventure with a genuine miners` lunch ready in your pocket. Kranjska klobasa, a traditional Slovenian sausage, with a quarter of bread is the snack the miners took as their own. On the adventure 160 metres below the ground you can witness the work done by the miners and keep an eye out for the Perkmandeljc dwarf. Get accustomed to the light again while taking a relaxing stroll along Lake Velenje. A lunch with mushroom soup , buckwheat žganci and apple strudel is waiting for you at the Tuševo Tourist Farm in Vinska Gora. Drive to Vitanje, where an unknown flying object has landed in the middle of the village. KSEVT is the spectacular Cultural Centre of European Space Technologies displaying an exhibition entitled 100 Monumental Influences about the work and life of Herman Potočnik Noordung, pioneer of cosmonautics, whose family originates from Vitanje. In Dobrna Spa you can try the Bacchus` dinner. Embrace the appetite and enjoyment of this merry Roman god!

Indulge yourself in the autumn spas around Slovenia in the heart of nature, and experience one of the culinary tours filled with aromas of Slovenia.

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