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( 031 383 247; Ljubljanski grad; 10am-7pm)
This attractive gallery and shop, with
wooden floors and a really 'rustic' feel, is conveniently located in Ljubljana Castle and is
good for folk art.
Galerija Idrijske Čipke
(Idrija Lace Gallery; 425 00 51;
www.idrija-lace.com
; Mestni trg 17; 10am-1pm
& 3-7pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat)
If Idrija in Primorska is not on your itinerary but you
hanker for some of the fine lace for which that town is renowned, visit this shop. It has the
stuff in spades.
GIFTS
Food & Wine
Kraševka
( 232 14 45;
www.krasevka.si
;
Ciril Metodov trg 10; 9am-7pm Mon-Fri, 8am-2pm
Sat)
This fantastic delicatessen with stuff from farms (mostly) in the Karst stocks
pršut
(dry-cured ham) in all its variations and cheeses, as well as wines and spirits, oils and vin-
egars, and honeys and marmalades.
FOOD, WINE
Honey House
(Mestni trg 7; 9am-7pm)
Slovenia is one of the largest producers of honey and honey-
related products in Europe and this place stocks enough varieties of the sweet sticky stuff
to satisfy any taste. Mead, propolis and royal jelly available too.
FOOD
Wine Cellars of Slovenia
(Vinske Kleti Slovenije; 431 50 15; Jurček Pavilion, Dunajska cesta 18; 10am-7pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat, restaurant 10am-11pm Mon-Sat)
If you're serious about wine,
this enormous wine cellar and restaurant north of Center is for you. It has a selection of
more than 800 wines, most of which are Slovenian.
WINE
Vino Boutique
WINE
