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Selca, Slovenia

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Member since

2015


Open for exchange
Exchange dates Duration
April 25, 2025 - May 11, 2025 1 weeks

Maybe Ireland or Scotland for a week ?

June 15, 2025 - August 31, 2025 2 weeks

Already looking for summer 2025. Thinking about joining cycling event London - Edinburg - London from 3-8 August 2025 - https://londonedinburghlondon.com/ So 2 weeks around this date in England would be great.

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Explore Slovenia, go hiking or just enjoy at home in the pool.

Our house is located in the Gorenjska region, near Škofja Loka, in the countryside.

It's great for daily trips to Ljubljana, lake Bled, lake Bohinj, cave Postojnska cave, Soča river, the seaside...
We have a nice location in the countryside, in a 2h drive, you can be sunbathing at our cost, or be in the southern part of Slovenia. So great location to do day trips and explore our beautiful country.

Nearby you can go hiking in mountains (i.e. Hiking on Soriška planina: https://soriska-planina.si/index-en.html) or see old cities Železniki, Škofja Loka, Kranj, Ljubljana...

We also exchange a car VW Touran 2016 Diesel.

Slovenia, with its diverse landscapes, is an attraction in itself. It is the first country in the world that has been, as a whole, declared a green tourist destination. Here, in addition to exceptional and special natural features, you can discover places that are UNESCO World Heritage protected, and surprising stories about love, nobility, salt, and subterranean mysteries.
See more at: https://www.slovenia.info/en/places-to-go/attractions

Below find some ideas for exploring Slovenia, which should not be missed:

SELCA - MAIN HOUSE
In the immediate vicinity of the house, there are truly some very nice hills, Ratitovec (1665 m AMSL), Porezen, Miklavška gora (955 m), Lubnik (1025 m), Blegoš (1562 m). We have walking poles available.
In case you decide to visit Križna gora (10 km from our home, 680 m altitude), it is an indispensable visit to the Pr' Boštjanu restaurant, which is famous for its very good food.
https://siol.net/trendi/kulinarika/gostilna-pri-bostjanu-bogato-nedeljsko-kosilo-na-krizni-gori-426121
When visiting Slovenia, it is almost a must to see glacier lake Bled, probably the most famous destination in Slovenia.
https://travelslovenia.org/bled/
Bled along the original Bled cream slice (kremna rezina), which has been manufactured by the Hotel Park Park's Confectionery since 1953, is also setting ice cream on the global map of sweet wishes. Already at last year's competition, Bled with cream-flavored cream ranked third in the world's finest ice-cream destinations, and last year, with Sladogled, it climbed to the top of the list of participating destinations.
A bit further there is another beautiful lake, Bohinjsko jezero. A special experience there is also a journey by steam train.
http://www.bled.si/si/kaj-poceti/izleti-in-ogledi/muzejski-vlak
30 kilometers from us is the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana. The old town and the castle should be placed on the list of things worth viewing.
https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/tours-and-trips/regular-ljubljana-city-tour/
There are many good restaurants in Ljubljana (most try is Monstera bistro in the old part of the city http://monsterabistro.si/ ).
The best food in Slovenia can be found in the House Franko, whose main cook was declared 2 years ago as the best chef on the world
If you decide to visit the Slovenian coast, take a look at the town of Piran, the Sečovlje saltpans.
https://www.slovenia.info/sl/destinacije/znamenitosti/piran-s-solinami
http://www.kpss.si/en/intro

BELTINCI - HOLIDAY HOME
Option for non-simultanious exchange is our holiday home in southern Slovenia - Beltinci.
Few pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/XC2rN1EfQFcHQXxaA
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/WqNxK158xybAeGDP6

Nearby you can find really a lot of water parks and spa's with indoor and outdoor pool's, sauna's.... :
1. Terme Lendava (20 min) http://goo.gl/keKVgd - the cheapest and nice, one pool with special paraffin thermal water
2. Terme Banovci (20 min) http://goo.gl/RC7urj
3. Terme 3000 (25min) http://goo.gl/STx5Il - great with bigger kids, lot of water slides (Aqualoop - 4th fastest waterslide in Europe, Kamikaze freefall waterslide....)
4. Terme Vivat (25min) http://goo.gl/CnZCfY
5. BioTerme Mala Nedelja (30min) http://goo.gl/4uzH88
6. Water park in Radenci health resort http://goo.gl/Uz38zQ (35min)
7. Terme Ptuj (1h) http://goo.gl/qIN89S - great for kids (organized activities for kids) and great wellness
8. Terme Zreče (1,5h) http://goo.gl/AQyTIw - great sauna village
9. Terme Sveti Matin (Croatia) (17min) http://goo.gl/oIWMmZ
10. Parktherme Bad Radkersburg (Austria) (40min) http://goo.gl/AEUIHE
11. Terme Lenti (Hungary) (28min) http://goo.gl/O5ClRC
Prekmurje is also ideal for cycling with a number of cycling paths on flat terrain or more advanced over vineyard hills, here you can also enjoy in long walks. It's also very easy to do long cycling tours with kids or if you are not in best condition, because the land is flat.
Tinekov brod http://goo.gl/DjiDps
Island of love - Otok ljubezni http://www.izakovci.si/
Lake with adventure park and natural energetic points Bukovniško Jezero http://www.pustolovskipark.si/
We also had volcano in Slovenia and you can visit the park now http://vulkanija.si/v/en/mulitmedia/gallery/category/2-vulkanija
Very nice to see river Mura over which you can drive with "special" boat, see the river Mill. Interesting is also Vinarium - 50m tower which offer's great panorama over Prekmurje country side.
You can also visit indoor Tropical garden in 350m2
Tropical Garden Ocean Orchids - http://goo.gl/qbOf21 (20min)
Second biggest city in Slovenia MARIBOR and surrounding 60 km 45 min http://maribor-pohorje.si/kaj-poceti/narava/kalvarija.aspx
Oldest city in Slovenia is Ptuj 1h drive http://www.visitptuj.eu/en/

In the vicinity are also well known vineyards of Jeruzalem (https://www.vandraj.si/cesta-med-vinogradi-v-obliki-srca/ )
Rogla - http://goo.gl/el1T48 (1,h drive)
Very nice place on height 1500m, it's in the heart of the nature and allows you to do different sports - hiking, biking, Rogla bike park, skike and rolling, summer sledding.... and in winter skiing, cross country skiing... or just enjoy the nature with walks or picnic in the nature.
Lovrenška lakes - http://goo.gl/D75VZf (1,5 drive & 1,5h walk in wonderful nature of Rogla)
LOGARSKA DOLINA 190 km, 2,5h drive from weekend house, or 77 km and 1 hour 50 minuts from main house
http://www.logarska-dolina.si/index.php?jez=EN
The Logar Valley is one of the most beautiful Alpine glacial valleys in Europe.

Our exchanges:
2016 - Barcelona, Spain
2017 - Veghel. Netherlands
2017 - Amsterdam. Netherlands
2018 - Galway, Ireland
2018 - Hyvinkää, Finland
2019 - Conil, Spain
2019 - Wien, Austria
2021 - Paris, France
2022 - Strängnäs, Sweden
2023 - Tuřany, Češka
2023 - Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
2024 - Reykjavík, Iceland

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 12 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Software developer
  • Lawyer

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Environment: In the country
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 2
  • Sleeping Capacity: 4
  • Living Area: 136 m2
  • Total Area: 2000 m2

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Central heating
  • Toys and games
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Park / playground
  • BBQ
  • Garage / private parking
  • Private swimming pool
  • Bicycles: 4

Facilities

  • No smoking
  • Car necessary
  • Use/Exchange of car
  • Pet care wanted

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • Ålesund, Norway
  • Indonesia
  • United States
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Europe
  • Italy
  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Luxembourg
  • Slovakia
  • Hungary
  • Corsica, France
  • Tuscany, Italy
  • Lapland, Finland
  • Spain
  • Greece

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Slovenian

Occupation

  • Software developer
  • Lawyer

Children

  • Girl - Age: 13
  • Boy - Age: 12

Pets

  • One cat who lives indoor and outdoor :)

References

This member has completed 12 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners: