Postojna Caves and Predjama Castle

Welcome to this first day on the road! You can leave at 9:00 because the first destination is less than an hour from Ljubljana.
Make sure to fully charge your car before going on a road trip.

The first stop of the journey is a must on a trip through Slovenia: one of the most beautiful underground caves in the world. And a place that children will love.
The cave is located within the so-called Postojna Cave Park because besides the cave you can visit other attractions such as an exhibition explaining the formation of the cave and its discovery and a place where you can see the underground animals.
There are many car parks in the complex, all of them are paid.

Welcome to one of Slovenia's tourist icons: the Postojna Cave, a cave full of stalagmites and stalagmites, with a train that runs through it, tunnels and walkways that will surprise you.
To get to the walkway area, you will have to take a train that the whole family will enjoy. The train is open and on the way you will start to enjoy the underground karst landscape. Be aware that it's cold, so be sure to bring a coat even if it's summer outside.
Once underground, you will see stalagmites and stalagmites. The most famous stalagmite is about 5 meters long, it shines because the water deposits a layer of calcite that makes it shine, and it is one of the symbols of the caves.
Another symbol is the little animals called dragon creature. Although scientifically they are called Proteus anguinus (Proteus anguinus), everyone knows them as dragon pups. They are almost transparent, have short legs with three toes each, can be up to 30 cm long and can go for years without eating. They are not very pretty, but for some reason everyone wants to see them.
The visit with the train and the tour through the tunnels and walkways takes an hour and a half to visit.
Opening Hours: Every day of the year. Opening times change according to the season, but in July and August it is open from 09:00 – 18:00.
You can see the rest of the opening times on the website.
Please note that it is usually very crowded in summer, so buy your tickets in advance. You can do so at this link.
If you are visiting the castle, it is advisable to buy tickets for the caves and the castle together (this also includes a shuttle that connects the two destinations).
If you wish, you can also see the Expo Cueva Karst exhibition and the Vivarium (where you can see the animals that live in the caves). Please note that this will take you more time to organize the rest of the visits.

After the visit to the cave, it is time for lunch. You can go to the town of Postojna, about 10 minutes from the caves, and find a place there.
You can leave your car in this car park.

Near the car park you will see several places to have lunch. One of them is Gril bar Park, where you can eat typical Slovenia meat along with potatoes and vegetables. Hamburgers are also available.
Opening Hours of Gril bar Park: Only in spring and summer Opening times may change from year to year, but in spring and summer it is open at midday.
Another option in case it is closed is to have a pizza or hamburger at RomaPostojna, just a few meters away.
Opening Hours of RomaPostojna: Tuesday – Friday: 11:00 – 18:00 Saturday: 12:00 – 20:00 Sunday – Monday: Closed

The second stop of the day is Predjama Castle, about 15 minutes from Postojna.
Leave your car in one of the car parks there. You will see signs indicating where it is.

This medieval castle has been embedded in a cave for 800 years and that makes it unique. The visit of the castle takes about 60 minutes and takes you through tunnels, kitchens, torture rooms, bedrooms and other secrets.
Underneath the castle there is a cave, which can also be visited (only from May to September), but only a part of it (700 meters) and it is very interesting (because of the story they tell you).
If you go with your car, there is a car park in front of the castle. If you don't want to go by car, in July and August (15/7 – 28/8) there is a shuttle bus that takes you from Postojna Cave to the castle. The route lasts about 20 minutes and is included if you bought a joint ticket to the caves and the castle.

Before arriving at the final destination on the first day, you can make a stop to recharge your vehicle.
Type: CCS 1 station, 1 plug Power: 50 kW

While loading the car, it's worth walking a few minutes to get to this bar which sells good coffee and very tasty sweet cakes and ice creams.
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Sunday: 09:00 – 20:00 Monday: Closed

Once charged up, walk back to your car and continue the journey.

Welcome to the city of Portoroz!
Choose one of the hotels with wellness spa in Portoroz. If it has activities and spa for children, all the better. Leave your things and prepare to search a place for dinner.

For dinner, you can walk along Obala Street and choose one of the many places you'll find there. For example, Fritolin, where you can order different types of fish and seafood.
It's a spacious place to go with the kids.
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Sunday: 12:00 – 22:00 Monday: Closed

After dinner you can take a walk along the coast, if the children are not yet tired, or return to the hotel to rest and recover your energy.