In the rich Slovenian folk tale tradition there are many different types of tales. Very significant, attractive and often humourous are the tales of how things came to be. We are presenting the tale of how the rocky Kras region of Slovenia, and the Vilenica cave.
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The White Serpent
The white serpent / bela kača occupies a significant place in Slovenian mythology. Known mostly as the guardian of great hidden treasures, it is a powerful magical being, that can be benevolent towards mankind, rewarding kindness and good deeds.
The Water Man
In Slovenian folklore there are countless tales of Povodni mož/Water man, sometimes called Gestrin. He is a water spirit, often described as half man, half fish, who can change his appearance on land and may play mischief on humans.
Janez Vajkard Valvasor
At that time, and some time after, no other country could boast of such a publication. In this work he describes Carniola, the central Slovenian region.
Primož Trubar
The third defining event in Slovenian history is the emergence of reformation and its guiding spirit – Primož Trubar, a priest and disciple of Martin Luther. Trubar argued for Slovenian …
Slovenian lands in 16th century
The fighting and survival strengths of Slovenian people were tested to their limits. They emerged as a self-aware people with a literary language. Protestantism was a watershed …
Pivka Valley, the jewel of Kras
The fluidly shifting relationship between surface and underground waters adds to the magic of the area.
Slovenian impressionists – Matija Jama
Breathtakingly luminous and unsurpassed in conveying the Arcadian character of Slovenian countryside.
Slovenian impressionists – Ivan Grohar
"It is the motion of an appointed moment which will last as long as the material substance of the painting lasts”.
Slovenian impressionists – Rihard Jakopič
The painter initiated a temporal and socially organic continuity of Slovene art which permeated the sphere of national consciousness.