Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
There are regular connections from Zreče to Celje (€3.60, 45 minutes) via Slovenske
Konjice. In winter two buses a day from Celje and a couple from Slovenske Konjice stop
at Zreče and then carry on to Rogla. Local buses make the runs from Zreče bus station to
Rogla.
In winter there are special ski buses from Zreče (five in each direction), as well as Celje
and Slovenske Konjice.
Terme Zreče
( 757 61 56;
www.terme-zrece.si
;
Cesta na Ro-
glo 15; swimming pools adult/child 3hr Mon-Fri €8/6, Sat & Sun €8/9, all day Mon-Fri
€10/7.50, Sat & Sun €12/9; swimming pools 9am-9pm)
runs buses hourly from 6am to
8.30pm or 9pm up to Rogla for its guests in winter, with up to four in each direction de-
parting daily during the rest of the year.
Celje
03 / POP 36,725 / ELEV 241M
With its time-warp historical centre, fabulous architecture, excellent museums and enorm-
ous castle looming over the picturesque Savinja River, Celje might appear to have won
the tourism sweepstakes. But for some reason it gets perennially overlooked in favour of
Maribor and Ptuj - so making it here can feel like a bit of a discovery.
Celje's compact Old Town is bordered by Levstikova ulica and Gregorčičeva ulica to
the north and northwest, the area around the Lower Castle to the west, the train tracks to
the east and the Savinja River to the south.
The town has two main squares: Glavni trg, at the southern end of pedestrian Stanetova
ulica, and Krekov trg, opposite the train station. The main bus station is 300m north of the
train station, opposite the huge Celeia shopping mall on Aškičeva ulica. Local buses stop
south of the train station on Ulica XIV Divizije.
History
Celeia was the administrative centre of the Roman province of Noricum between the 1st
and 5th centuries. In fact, it flourished to such a degree that it gained the nickname 'Troia
secunda', the 'second Troy'.
Celje's second Camelot came in the mid-14th century when the Counts of Celje took
control of the area. The counts (later dukes), one of the richest and most powerful feudal
