Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
hourly news bulletins in English and German on 91.1, 93.4, 98.9 and 102.8 MHz FM.
Visit the
RTV Slovenija
(
www.rtvslo.si
)
website.
Business Hours
» The
delovni čas
(opening times) are usually posted on the door.
Odprto
is 'open',
zaprto
is 'closed'.
» Grocery stores and supermarkets usually open from 8am to 7pm weekdays and 8am un-
til 1pm on Saturday. In winter they may close an hour earlier. Some branches of Mercator
supermarket open Sunday mornings.
» Restaurant hours vary tremendously but essentially are from 10am or 11am to 10pm or
11pm daily. Bars are equally variable but are usually open 11am to midnight Sunday to
Thursday and to 1am or 2am on Friday and Saturday.
» Bank hours are generally from 8am or 8.30am to 5pm weekdays (often with a lunchtime
break from 12.30pm to 2pm) and (rarely) from 8am until noon or 1pm on Saturday.
» The main post office in any city or town opens from 8am to 6pm or 7pm weekdays and
8am until noon or 1pm on Saturday.
» Museums are usually open from 10am to 6pm Tuesday to Sunday. Winter hours may be
shorter (sometimes weekends only) outside the big cities and towns.
Children
Travelling with children in Slovenia poses very few problems: they receive discounts on
public transport and entry to museums and attractions; shops like DM, the nationwide
German-owned health and cosmetic store with five dozen branches across the country,
stock basic supplies for children; and the general public attitude to kids is enthusiastic.
Outside upmarket hotels, babysitters are almost impossible to organise.
All car-rental firms in Slovenia have children's safety seats for hire for around €35 per
rental; by law children must use such seats until age 12. Make sure you book them in ad-
vance. Likewise, book high chairs and cots (cribs); they're standard in some restaurants
and hotels, but numbers are often limited.
When touring around don't try to overdo things; packing too much into the time avail-
able can cause problems. Although the
Slovenian Ethnographic Museum
(Slovenski Et-
