Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
June can be gloriously sunny or depressingly rainy. It's the best time for white-water
rafting: rivers swell after the spring thaw and it's warm enough to make the idea
palatable.
INTERNATIONAL ROWING REGATTA
One of the country's most exciting (and fastest) sporting events (
Click here
)
is held over
three days in mid-June on Lake Bled.
IDRIJA LACE-MAKING FESTIVAL
This red-letter annual event (
Click here
)
held in late June ends with a contest of up to
100 competitors.
LENT FESTIVAL
A two-week extrava ganza (
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)
of folklore in Maribor's Old Town.
July
Mostly warm and sunny, this is the biggest month for festivals. Trekkers, watch out
for freak storms in higher elevations.
PRIMORSKA SUMMER FESTIVAL
Concerts, theatre and dance events held in various venues in Ankaran, Izola, Koper, Piran
and Portorož over four weeks from late July to early August. (
www.portoroz.si
)
ROCK OTOČEC
Slovenia's biggest open-air rock concert (
www.rock-otocec.com
)
is held over three days
in late June or early July near the Krka River, not far from Novo Mesto.
