# Road trips in Slovenia > 6 road trips and 22 hand-picked places in Slovenia, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/slovenia/ 6 road trips and 22 hand-picked places in Slovenia, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping. ## Road trips through Slovenia - [Slovenia’s Julian Alps](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/julian-alps/): Lake Bled, the cobbled Vršič pass and the emerald Soča. - [Slovenian Karst: caves and a cave castle](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/slovenia-karst/): Ljubljana, the underground railway of Postojna, Predjama Castle and the Venetian port of Piran. - [Kamnik Alps and the Logar Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b7-logar-valley/): Herdsmen’s huts on Velika Planina, the high Črnivec road and the glacial Logar Valley below the walls of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. - [Eastern Slovenia: castles and wine hills](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b7-styria-wine/): Celje’s castle, the world’s oldest vine in Maribor, Roman Ptuj and the terraced Jeruzalem hills near the Hungarian border. - [Lake Bohinj and the lower Soča valley](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b16-bohinj-soca/): From Ljubljana through medieval Škofja Loka and Vintgar Gorge to Lake Bohinj, then over to the gorges and waterfalls of Tolmin and Kobarid. - [Karst, Vipava and Brda: caves, horses and wine hills](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b16-karst-vipava-brda/): West from Ljubljana to the Škocjan Caves, the Lipizzaner stud of Lipica, the Karst village of Štanjel and the wine hills of Vipava and Goriška Brda. ## Places worth the detour in Slovenia - [Blejsko jezero](https://camping-spirit.com/places/bled/): A church on a tiny island below a cliff-top castle. Row across or take a pletna boat. - [Postojna Cave](https://camping-spirit.com/places/postojna-cave/): An electric train runs deep into a cave system of stalactite halls, home of the blind olm. - [Velika Planina](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-velika-planina/): A high alpine pasture dotted with oval herdsmen’s huts with shingled roofs that come down almost to the ground. Take the cable car from Kamniška Bistrica, then walk. - [Logar Valley](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-logar-valley/): A glacial valley of meadows and farms closed by the walls of the Kamnik Alps. A small toll is charged at the entrance in season; the road is fine for motorhomes. - [Old Vine House](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-maribor-old-vine/): The world’s oldest productive vine, more than 400 years old, still trained along a house on the Drava embankment. The house has a tasting room for Slovenian wines. - [Jeruzalem Wine Hills](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-jeruzalem-hills/): Steep, neatly terraced vineyard hills with a pilgrimage church and wine cellars along a winding ridge road. Known for crisp Šipon and Laški rizling. - [Lake Bohinj](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-lake-bohinj/): Slovenia’s largest permanent lake, framed by the Julian Alps inside Triglav National Park and much quieter than Bled. Swim, paddle or walk the shore path; parking around the lake is paid and restricted in summer. - [Škocjan Caves](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-skocjan-caves/): A UNESCO cave system where the Reka river roars through an underground canyon crossed by a bridge high above the water. Visits are guided only and take about two hours; bring a jacket and good shoes. - [Vršič](https://camping-spirit.com/places/vrsic/): Slovenia’s highest road pass, with 50 numbered hairpins, many of them cobbled. Built during the First World War. - [Soča](https://camping-spirit.com/places/soca/): An emerald river for rafting and kayaking, and for swimming if you can take the cold. - [Predjama Castle](https://camping-spirit.com/places/predjama/): A castle built into the mouth of a cave halfway up a 123 m cliff. - [Rinka Waterfall](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-rinka-waterfall/): A 90 m waterfall at the head of the Logar Valley, a short climb from the car park at the end of the road. - [Celje Castle](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-celje-castle/): The largest castle in Slovenia, stronghold of the powerful Counts of Celje, on a hill above the Savinja. Parking is just below the walls. - [Ptuj Castle](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-ptuj-castle/): A castle museum above Slovenia’s oldest town, with collections of arms, musical instruments and the shaggy kurent carnival costumes. - [Vintgar Gorge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-vintgar-gorge/): A 1.6-kilometre boardwalk along the Radovna river through a narrow gorge north of Bled, ending at a waterfall. The route is one-way and open from spring to autumn; buy tickets online and use the paid car park. - [Savica Waterfall](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-savica-waterfall/): A waterfall splitting into two streams as it drops about 78 metres out of the rock above the western end of Lake Bohinj. From the paid car park it is a 20-minute climb on steps; entry fee. - [Tolmin Gorges](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-tolmin-gorges/): Deep, narrow gorges where the Tolminka and Zadlaščica rivers meet, with a loop path, bridges and a thermal spring. Allow an hour; open from spring to autumn with an entry fee and a car park at the entrance. - [Kozjak Waterfall](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-kozjak-waterfall/): A waterfall pouring into a green pool inside a rock chamber, reached by a 30-minute walk from Kobarid via the Napoleon Bridge over the Soča. A small fee is charged at the end of the path. - [Lipica Stud Farm](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-lipica/): The original home of the Lipizzaner horse, bred here since 1580, with stables, paddocks and a museum on the Karst plateau. Tours and riding displays run on set days, so check the schedule before driving over. - [Štanjel](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-stanjel/): A stone Karst village climbing a hill to a castle, with narrow lanes and the terraced Ferrari Garden by architect Max Fabiani. Park below the village and walk up; views reach across to the Vipava valley. - [Solkan Bridge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-solkan-bridge/): A railway bridge from 1906 with an 85-metre stone arch over the emerald Soča, the largest stone railway arch in the world. The best view is from the riverbank path; kayakers often paddle below. - [Šmartno](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b16-smartno-brda/): A walled hilltop village in the Goriška Brda wine hills, with a church, a restored defence tower and wide views over vineyards to the Alps. Park outside the walls; taste local rebula at the cellars of nearby Dobrovo. ## FAQs **What are the best road trips in Slovenia?** Popular routes include Slovenia’s Julian Alps, Slovenian Karst: caves and a cave castle, Kamnik Alps and the Logar Valley and Eastern Slovenia: castles and wine hills. CampingSpirit has 6 trip guides that pass through Slovenia, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map. **Which places in Slovenia are worth a detour?** Our editors recommend Blejsko jezero, Postojna Cave, Velika Planina, Logar Valley, Old Vine House and Jeruzalem Wine Hills. **Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Slovenia?** Vignette needed for motorways. Buy the e-vignette online before you drive on motorways. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel. **What is the motorway speed limit in Slovenia?** 130 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise. **Are there low-emission zones in Slovenia?** Few or none.