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Trekking Slovenia

 

There are two types of trekking, competitive and recreational. Competition in the trek takes place in a large area (150 kilometers) and competitors must reach checkpoints marked on maps that were given before the race. Races can last days, weeks or one month, depending on the size of the race. The equipment used in the trek involves walking sticks and a backpack in which competitors usually carry food and drink for several days, and other supplies. Recreational trek involves hiking through various relief and long paths in larger groups and is not intended for competition, but the enjoyment of nature, society and movement. Thus, the trek often spend the night in a tent or in huts where they exist on a trekking trail.

Slovenia has a surface of 20 251 km². The Republic of Slovenia has a border with Austria on the north, on the north-east with Hungary, on east and south with Croatia an on the west side with Italy. Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia and it’s spreads along the Ljubljanica river.
There are 28 peaks and mountains above 2.500 m of hight, the highest peak is the Triglav with it's 2.864 m. The Alpine world is divided in 3 mountanious groups: Julian Alps, Karavanke and Kaminsko-Savinjske.
Slovenia in all his Dinaric-Charsic teritory has approximately 6.500 large and small debris caves and pits, about twenty of theme were addapted for tourist visiting purposes. The most famous and visited caves are the caves of Postojna (19,50 km of cave galleries and pits); the most accessible are the Škocijanske jame (Škocijan Caves nad pits) which are signed in the UNESCO’s list of world natural heritage.
On the boundiaries of the Panonian valley there are many spring waters, creeks and rivers which create a numerous areas enriched with thermal water. Sixteen sources were...

 

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