Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Activities
You can get on a Lipizzaner by signing up for a
riding course
of three/six 30-minute les-
sons (from €135/210) for beginners, novices and advanced riders. Three-day trail rides
(€399) are also available, as are short horse-drawn carriage jaunts (30/60 minutes €20/40).
Sleeping & Eating
Hotel Maestoso €€€
( 739 15 80; s/d €80/120; )
This 59-room hotel is managed by the Lipica Stud
Farm. It has most of the usual amenities, including a restaurant, swimming pool, a sauna
and nearby tennis courts. Rates depend on the season and are heavily discounted for stays
of a week or more if you are taking a riding course.
HOTEL
Letni Vrt €
( 739 15 80; dishes €5-15.50; 11am-7pm Apr-Oct)
The Summer Garden is an open-
air cafe with a terrace serving simple meals and Balkan grills. It is open in the warmer
months only.
CAFE
Getting There & Around
Most people visit Lipica as a day trip from Sežana, 4km to the north, or Divača, 13km to
the northeast, both of which are on the Ljubljana-Koper rail line. There is no public trans-
port from the train stations in Sežana and Divača to Lipica; a taxi from either will cost
between €10 and €20.
Bicycles are available for hire from the fitness centre at the Hotel Klub for €5/10/14 per
hour/three hours/day.
HRASTOVLJE
The Romanesque church in this tiny Karst village is the Istrian equivalent of St John the Baptist's Church in Bohinj.
OK, so it's not on a lake. But it is small, surrounded by medieval walls with corner towers and covered inside with
extraordinary 15th-century frescoes. This is the reason to make the trip here - as difficult as it can be.
