
Vipava Valley: Slovenia's beautiful hidden treasure
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The lusciously fertile Vipava Valley in Slovenia has a magical combination of exceptionally fine wine and food, dramatic karst landscapes and medieval castles towering over pretty villages. Here's how to get the most from it.
(CNN) — It's less than an hour's drive from Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana, yet the Vipava Valley hasn't really registered on the tourist radar.
This lusciously fertile region that stretches west to the Italian border has a magical combination of exceptionally fine wine and food, dramatic karst landscapes and medieval castles towering over pretty villages.
It even has its own microclimate -- a little taste of the Mediterranean wedged between limestone mountains. It's a place made for outdoor adventures -- on foot, on two wheels or on a paraglider floating above the valley.

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