Day One: Goriska Brda

transfer to B&B, welcome dinner at Kabaj Morel and visit to family’s cellars and amphore

Day Two: Goriska Brda

walking tour through Brda countryside with visits to churches, olive oil tasting and wine tastings at Simcic, five-course slow food lunch at Kabaj Morel, optional visit to Zanut winery

Day Three: Goriska Brda

excursion with the owner of Tilia winery exploring the vineyards of the Vipava Valley, this includes 3+ wine tastings at different Vipava wineries and lunch at a mountain top with panoramic views to the whole valley

Day Four: Istria

guided tour of Karst hill town Stanjel followed by lunch in the castle grounds and wine tasting nearby in a small village. visit to Istrian hill town of Groznjan, filled with artisan shops. dinner at pension

Day Five: Istria

wine tasting at Kozlovic winery, lunch near picturesque hill town of Motovun, wine tasting at Piquentum, dinner at pension

Day Six: Istria

guided tour of Rovinj, Istria’s most charming coastal town, and Pula with its numerous Roman ruins. lunch in the nearby hill town of Bale with a visit to its 15th century Venetian palace. dinner at pension

Day Seven: Ljubljana

visit to beautifully frescoed church of Hrastovlje in Slovenia, lunch at village pub, visit to fascinating Predjama castle, arrival in Ljubljana, evening walking tour of Ljubljana’s old town and dinner

Day Eight: Ljubljana

excursion to Slovenia’s eastern region to tour the country’s oldest town of Ptuj, a visit to the Kogl winery and  a special slow food dinner in the region before heading back to Ljubljana. transfer to airport the following morning

September 27th to

October 5th, 2012