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Slovenia and Istria 2023
karsteng
karsteng
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Slovenia and Istria 2023

SLOVENIA: previously only used for transit. I think the country might have more to offer than just serving as a transit. I ordered and (partially) read 2 books about Slovenia, and lo and behold: there are a lot of interesting things to look at. Some impressions of other travelers used, and now it should start via Hallein in Austria to Slovenia. I only booked one CP, we do the rest as always depending on location and weather. On the booked CP "Plana and Bar 66" the operators (a German and her husband Slovenian) will be able to give us lots of tips. We are excited...

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Route info
2584 Kilometres
15 Days
27.05.2023 - 10.06.2023
25 Waypoints
Vehicle info
Camper van
VW, T 6.1 California Ocean

Travelogue

Kolkwitz, Deutschland
Kolkwitz , Deutschland
START planned for Saturday, May 27th, 2023 in the direction of Slovenia with a stopover in Hallein to take a look at Salzburg.

Day 1
Naturcamp Kauerlach
Kauerlach 4, 91161, Hilpoltstein, Deutschland
A nice, green campsite, even with a natural pool to cool off quickly, especially great for the little ones.
At a pond, in the middle of nature.
Very nice operator with attached gastronomy.
Was a pleasant stop after the first 450 km.
We continue to Salzburg, to a campsite in Hallein.

Day 2
Camping Auwirt
Salzburger Str. 42, 5400, Hallein, Österreich
28.05.-30.05.2023 Hallein, near Salzburg.
A very green, pleasant CP with clean sanitary facilities. Bread service and hotel (breakfast) can be booked.
Directly in front of the CP there is a bus stop to Salzburg, which we gladly used to see Salzburg.
So we stay here for 2 nights.

Day 3
Salzburg, Österreich
A very pleasant city worth seeing! It was Whit Monday, so the shops were closed, but that's exactly why the stroll through the city was very relaxed!
You always get an ice cream...😉

Day 4
Wurzenpass, Kranjska Gora, Slowenien
Wurzenpass, 4280 Kranjska Gora, Slowenien
A great panorama and an impressive nature! And everything sooooo green!

Lago del Predil, Tarvis, Udine, Italien
Raibler See, 33018 Tarvis, Udine, Italien


Tolmin, Slowenien
5220 Tolmin, Slowenien

Nova Gorica, Slowenien

Camping Plana & Bar 66
Selce 66, 6257, Pivka, Slowenien
Arrival 05/30/2023, was planned until 06/04/2023.
In itself a beautiful, spacious, green CP in the middle of nature. Clean sanitary facilities, however, as on almost all CPs, the showers are fixed at a relatively high level. This is a problem for the ladies with showering "without hair"!
Furthermore, there were a variety of freely selectable pitches, not subdivided, but there were no power connections. Whole 3 pieces on the entire lower area. Just too little.
No water connections at all, you had to get them in the sanitary building, but it wasn't a problem for us.
My biggest problem, however, was the noise from the vehicles on the adjacent road and, even worse, the permanently operating railway line in the visible distance. For me the night was over at 4 o'clock! I then bought earplugs, it was better but can't be the solution.
In the restaurant on the square, which is nicely furnished (rustic wood), there is a bar as well as good dishes.
In my opinion, however, a bit too expensive, both the restaurant and the CP.

The bad thing was that the weather didn't really cooperate. It was quite cool, windy and always a bit of rain. The weather app promises no improvement next week either.

We hadn't booked that! 🥺
Since summer vacation is planned (and the weather is great in Germany!), we spontaneously decided to go to Istria and enjoy the sea there.
Sorry Slovenia… 😔
Departure then after 2 days on 01.06.23.

Day 5
Höhlen von Postojna, Jamska cesta, Adelsberg, Slowenien
Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna, Slowenien
A real highlight that is worth looking at. What nature produces!

Day 6

Pazin, Kroatien
52000, Pazin, Kroatien

Camping Val Saline 01.-08.06.23
Cesta za Valaltu - Lim 7A, 52210, Rovinj, Kroatien
Arrival in Istria: great bathing weather, not too hot and everything is still really green!
A very large, but chic, modern CP right on the sea! And according to the app, the weather is also playing along for several days - wonderful!
The sanitary facilities are cleaned 5 times a day, are modern and in order.
There is a beach snack bar and a very good restaurant with great dishes and not too expensive.
The pitches are mostly gravel, very well paved (you can't get a peg in the ground) and are well laid out. We booked standard, enough for us. Is a bit higher because everything is terraced.
The CP is located on the Limski Fjord, which is also interesting.

Day 7
Day 8
Restaurant Val Saline, Rovinj, Kroatien
Rovinj, Kroatien
A very good restaurant with direct sea view! Just lovely!
Unfortunately, we weren't able to marvel at the beautiful sunset once, because a thick strip of clouds over the horizon (towards Italy it was crappy weather!) disturbed the touchdown of the sun.🥺
The food here was very good and surprisingly good value for money.
Live music twice a week.
So recommended!

Day 9
Basilica Rovinj, Cesta za Valaltu-Lim, Rovinj, Kroatien
Cesta za Valaltu-Lim 5, 52210, Rovinj, Kroatien

An authentic "konoba" with the typical suckling pig food! Always great food and atmosphere!

Not as cheap as it was at the turn of the millennium..., have also learned something new 😉

Day 10
Day 11
Rovinj, Kroatien
A very nice town with narrow streets, a beautiful sea boulevard and a mighty church in the center on the hill.
Nice for a stroll...

Jušići
Kvarnerska autocesta, Jušići, Gespanschaft Küstenland-Bergland, Kroatien

Ljubljana
A2 (Karavanke-Ljubljana) Predor Šentvid, Ljubljana, Slowenien

Day 12
Ljubljana, Slowenien
We actually wanted to see Ljubljana, but the weather didn't cooperate here either.
Heavy rain, the finest thunderstorms and even worse: mega traffic jams on the AB towards Ljubljana and also in the city.
Doesn't help, deselected and move on!😵‍💫

Bled, Slowenien
4260 Bled, Slowenien
This is probably the most famous hotspot in Slovenia. A very nice lake with CP, but probably now very crowded and comparatively expensive.
That's why we drove by. Maybe another time.

Terrassencamping Maltatal, Malta, Österreich
Malta 6, 9854 Malta, Österreich
The last campsite of our trip. And full marks again! Great CP with an outdoor pool in a beautiful setting with mountains and green forests!
The entire facility is very well maintained, as are the sanitary facilities.
A rustic restaurant with simple but tasty dishes completes the whole thing.
A large children's playground with play equipment suitable for all ages is right next to the restaurant.
There is also a small market, of course with a bread roll service.
All in all, highly recommended!
👍🏻

Day 13
Gmünd, Kärnten, Österreich
9853 Gmünd in Kärnten, Österreich
A pretty small town with lots of artists' studios. So THE artist town in Carinthia.
Pretty little streets, a castle and lots of art!

Nürnberg, Deutschland
Arriving at our children with grandchildren! Here we were allowed to spend the night in-house again 😊.
Tomorrow we will go on the last tour - home!

Day 14
Kolkwitz, Deutschland
03099 Kolkwitz, Deutschland
Back home! Everything worked out great (what can go wrong, after all we are in Europe!) and it was a very nice holiday with relaxation and an interesting tour!
The fat (Bulli) also held out, what more could you ask for 🤩.
Kolkwitz, Deutschland
Kolkwitz , Deutschland
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Day 1
440,5 km 4 hrs. 21 min.
Naturcamp Kauerlach
Kauerlach 4, 91161, Hilpoltstein, Deutschland
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Day 2
286,0 km 2 hrs. 54 min.
Camping Auwirt
Salzburger Str. 42, 5400, Hallein, Österreich
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Day 3
14,7 km 24 min.
Salzburg, Österreich
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Day 4
219,4 km 2 hrs. 54 min.
Wurzenpass, Kranjska Gora, Slowenien
Wurzenpass, 4280 Kranjska Gora, Slowenien
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37,6 km 39 min.
Lago del Predil, Tarvis, Udine, Italien
Raibler See, 33018 Tarvis, Udine, Italien
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21,3 km 28 min.
Bovec, Slowenien
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37,2 km 40 min.
Tolmin, Slowenien
5220 Tolmin, Slowenien
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39,3 km 42 min.
Nova Gorica, Slowenien
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64,5 km 52 min.
Camping Plana & Bar 66
Selce 66, 6257, Pivka, Slowenien
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Day 5
9,4 km 11 min.
Höhlen von Postojna, Jamska cesta, Adelsberg, Slowenien
Jamska cesta 30, 6230 Postojna, Slowenien
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Day 6
61,7 km 1 hrs. 2 min.
Opatija, Kroatien
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54,8 km 55 min.
Pazin, Kroatien
52000, Pazin, Kroatien
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38,8 km 35 min.
Camping Val Saline 01.-08.06.23
Cesta za Valaltu - Lim 7A, 52210, Rovinj, Kroatien
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Day 7
Day 8
0,8 km 2 min.
Restaurant Val Saline, Rovinj, Kroatien
Rovinj, Kroatien
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Day 9
1,7 km 4 min.
Basilica Rovinj, Cesta za Valaltu-Lim, Rovinj, Kroatien
Cesta za Valaltu-Lim 5, 52210, Rovinj, Kroatien
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Day 10
Day 11
4,2 km 8 min.
Rovinj, Kroatien
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85,7 km 1 hrs. 16 min.
Jušići
Kvarnerska autocesta, Jušići, Gespanschaft Küstenland-Bergland, Kroatien
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108,2 km 1 hrs. 32 min.
Ljubljana
A2 (Karavanke-Ljubljana) Predor Šentvid, Ljubljana, Slowenien
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Day 12
7,3 km 8 min.
Ljubljana, Slowenien
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55,8 km 44 min.
Bled, Slowenien
4260 Bled, Slowenien
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113,3 km 1 hrs. 25 min.
Terrassencamping Maltatal, Malta, Österreich
Malta 6, 9854 Malta, Österreich
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Day 13
6,4 km 7 min.
Gmünd, Kärnten, Österreich
9853 Gmünd in Kärnten, Österreich
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456,6 km 5 hrs. 14 min.
Nürnberg, Deutschland
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Day 14
418,9 km 4 hrs. 19 min.
Kolkwitz, Deutschland
03099 Kolkwitz, Deutschland
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200 km

Comments (2)

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bibka 1 year ago

Really sorry to read about bad traffic and weather experiences in Slovenia. Hopefully next time you will be more lucky…. Of course by traveling on regional road and also visiting Nord East part of country.🤗

karsteng
karsteng 1 year ago

Selbstverständlich war das nicht unser letzter Besuch in Slowenien! Die Rundreise ist nicht abgesagt, nur verschoben.👍🏻😊

konitzer
konitzer 1 year ago

Sehr schöne Tour und gut beschrieben. Entspannung schon beim lesen.
Grüße Ulli Konitzer

karsteng
karsteng 1 year ago

Das freut mich, danke!😉