Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Like some other European languages, Slovene tells the time by making reference to the
next hour - not the previous one as in English. Thus 1.15 is 'one-quarter of two', 1.30 is
'half of two' and 1.45 is 'three-quarters of two'.
Tourist Information
The
Slovenian Tourist Board
(Slovenska Turistična Organizacija | STO; 01-589 18
40;
www.slovenia.info
;
Dunajska cesta 156)
based in Ljubljana is the umbrella organisa-
tion for tourist promotion, and produces a number of excellent brochures, pamphlets and
booklets in English.
Walk-in visitors in Ljubljana can head to the
Slovenian Tourist Information Centre
(STIC; 306 45 76;
www.slovenia.info
;
Krekov trg 10; 8am-9pm Jun-Sep, 8am-7pm
Oct-May)
. In addition, the STO oversees another five dozen or so local tourist offices and
bureaus called 'tourist information centres' (TICs) across the country; there are smaller,
independent or community-run offices in other cities and towns. In the unlikely even that
the place you're visiting doesn't have either, seek assistance at a branch of one of the na-
tionwide travel agencies (eg Kompas) or from hotel or museum staff.
The best office in Slovenia for face-to-face information is the
Ljubljana Tourist In-
formation Centre
(TIC; 306 12 15;
www.visitljubljana.si
; Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje
2; 8am-9pm Jun-Sep, 8am-7pm Oct-May)
run by the Ljubljana Tourist Board (Zavod
za Turizem Ljubljana). The staff know everything about the capital and almost as much
about the rest of Slovenia. There's a branch at the train station.
Travellers with Disabilities
Facilities found throughout Slovenia include public telephones with amplifiers, pedestrian
crossings with beepers, Braille on maps at city bus stops, occasional lifts in pedestrian un-
derpasses, sloped pavements and ramps in government buildings, and reserved spaces in
many car parks. An increasing number of hotels have at least one room designed espe-
cially for disabled guests (bathrooms big enough for a wheelchair user to turn around in,
access door on bath tubs, grip bars alongside toilets etc).
The
Paraplegics Association of Slovenia
(Zveza Paraplegikov Republike Slovenije;
01-432 71 38;
www.zveza-paraplegikov.si
; Štihova ulica 14)
in Ljubljana looks after
the interests and special needs of paraplegics and tetraplegics, and produces a guide for its
members in Slovene only (although their English-language website is fairly complete).
Another active group is the Ljubljana-based
Slovenian Association of Disabled Students
