Want to enter a forest that is home to a family of brown bears? Ride a bike downhill from the tree line all the way to the green valleys and orchards below? Spend an evening at a medieval castle in the company of poets, catch trout in mysterious river to explore the remnants of ancient Illyrian fortresses? Want to experience a wild carnival that evokes the times before time? Sleep on a farm, taste in supreme local produce, down a glass of spirit that was brewed according to an ancient recipe?

You can do all that here.
Welcome to the heart of Mother Nature.
Welcome to Ilirska Bistrica.