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The Republic of Slovenia is one of the countries of Eastern Europe with more extensive forests are causing many tourists that travel to Slovenia with the intention of meeting its environmental wealth.

However other aspects of the country have become outstanding tourism reasons such as culture, history and monuments and cities to be visited during the trip.

The present-day Slovenia was formed when in June 1991, became independent from Yugoslavia, following the armed conflict of the War of the ten days. But its history as a territory is much older and have been preserved prehistoric objects data and so-called culture of urnfield, and the Iron Age Hallstatt culture.

Written documents that have been recorded dating from the second century BC, by which it was known that there existed a kingdom known as the Kingdom of Noricum in the Eastern Alps and maintaining relations with the Romans to whom they sold iron material with which manufactured most of its weapons in the wars against the Celts. Later this kingdom would be associated to the Roman Empire but remain in many respects their autonomy while preserving their own social organisation until the fall of the Roman Empire. However also received many Roman influences that would help in expanding cities such as piping systems.

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In Slovenia Four major European geographic regions: the Alps, the Dinaric Alps, the Pannonian Plain and the Mediterranean. The country is mountainous, which explains the penchant of Slovenia for skiing and hiking. Tourist attractions include the famous Postojna Caves, where stalactites and stalagmites abound.

There is something for everyone in Slovenia. The silence of the mountains affects so beneficial to the walkers, while the climbers, skiers, cyclists, lovers of canoeing, fishing, golf, etc. can enjoy their sports or hobbies in the conditions provided by the various peculiarities of nature.

Slovenian cuisine is strongly influenced by its neighbors. From Austria comes Strudel and Wiener Schnitzel. Italy has contributed to the risotto and ravioli, and Hungary with goulash. The cake is a particular poetics of Slovenia. The country is a major producer of fine wine region wine varietals.

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