Editing Slovenia (section)

=== Tourism ===
[[File:Postojna Cave. 2012-07-26 13-41-13.jpg|thumb|alt=Postojna Cave|[[Postojna Cave]]]]{{Main|Tourism in Slovenia}}

Slovenia offers tourists a wide variety of natural and cultural amenities. Different forms of tourism have developed. The tourist gravitational area is considerably large, however the tourist market is small. There has been no large-scale tourism and no acute environmental pressures;<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://zgs.zrc-sazu.si/Portals/8/Slo_Geo_Over/25.pdf |first=Uroš |last=Horvat |chapter=Tourism in Slovenia |page=146 |title=Slovenia: A Geographical Overview |editor=Orožen Adamič, Milan |isbn=961-6500-49-X |publisher=Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia |year=2004}}</ref> in 2017, [[National Geographic]] Traveller's Magazine declared Slovenia as the country with the world's most [[sustainable tourism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/europe/slovenia/worlds-most-sustainable-eco-green-country/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627220943/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/europe/slovenia/worlds-most-sustainable-eco-green-country/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2018|title=This Is the World's Most Sustainable Country |date=27 June 2018 |publisher=[[National Geographic Society]] |access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref> The nation's capital, [[Ljubljana]], has many important [[Baroque]] and [[Vienna Secession]] buildings, with several important works of the native born architect [[Jože Plečnik]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aml.si/plecnikova-hisa/teorija/plecnikova-ljubljana/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903231641/http://www.aml.si/plecnikova-hisa/teorija/plecnikova-ljubljana/|url-status=dead|title=Podoba Plečnikove Ljubljane|archive-date=3 September 2011}}</ref>

At the northwestern corner of the country lie the [[Julian Alps]] with [[Lake Bled]] and the [[Soča]] Valley, as well as the nation's highest peak, [[Mount Triglav]] in the middle of [[Triglav National Park]]. Other mountain ranges include [[Kamnik–Savinja Alps]], the [[Karawanks]], and [[Pohorje]], popular with skiers and hikers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovenia.info/en/Active-holidays.htm?aktivne_pocitnice=0&lng=2 |title=Active holidays – Slovenia – Official Travel Guide |publisher=Slovenia.info |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526112751/http://www.slovenia.info/en/Active-holidays.htm?aktivne_pocitnice=0&lng=2 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Karst Plateau]] in the [[Slovene Littoral]] gave its name to [[karst]], a landscape shaped by water dissolving the carbonate bedrock, forming caves. The best-known caves are [[Postojna Cave]] and the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site|UNESCO]]-listed [[Škocjan Caves]]. The region of [[Slovenian Istria]] meets the [[Adriatic Sea]], where the most important historical monument is the [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] Mediterranean town of [[Piran]] while the settlement of [[Portorož]] attracts crowds in summer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piran.si/index.php?page=static&item=1 |title=Občina Piran-O občini |publisher=Piran.si |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513152503/http://www.piran.si/index.php?page=static&item=1 |archive-date=13 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:View of Bled Island (6).jpg|thumb|alt=Lake Bled|[[Lake Bled]] with its island]]The hills around Slovenia's second-largest city, [[Maribor]], are renowned for their wine-making. The northeastern part of the country is rich with spas,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/jun/23/slovenia.travelfoodanddrink.shortbreaks | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Liane | last=Katz | title=Detox, retox in Slovenia | date=23 June 2006}}</ref> with [[Rogaška Slatina]], [[Radenci]], [[Čatež ob Savi]], [[Dobrna]], and [[Moravske Toplice]] growing in importance in the last two decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slovenia.info/en/15-Slovenian-natural-spas.htm?zdravilisce=0&lng=2|title=15 Spas in Slovenia, Official Travel Guide |publisher=Slovenia.info |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref>

Other popular tourist destinations include the historic cities of [[Ptuj]] and [[Škofja Loka]], and several castles, such as [[Predjama Castle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovenia.info/en/arhitekturne-znamenitosti.htm?arhitekturne_znamenitosti=0&lng=2 |title=Architectural Heritage – Slovenia – Official Travel Guide |publisher=Slovenia.info |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404141006/http://www.slovenia.info/en/arhitekturne-znamenitosti.htm?arhitekturne_znamenitosti=0&lng=2 |archive-date=4 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slovenia.info/en/grad.htm?grad=0&lng=2 |title=Castles – Slovenia – Official Travel Guide |publisher=Slovenia.info |access-date=2 June 2012}}</ref>

Important parts of tourism in Slovenia include congress and [[gambling tourism]]. Slovenia is the country with the highest percentage of [[casino]]s per 1,000&nbsp;inhabitants in the European Union.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earthinpictures.com/world/slovenia/ |title=Slovenia photo gallery – pictures, facts and information on Slovenia |publisher=Earthinpictures.com |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622032938/http://www.earthinpictures.com/world/slovenia/ |archive-date=22 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Perla hotel and casino|Perla]] in [[Nova Gorica]] is the largest casino in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcasinodirectory.com/easteurope-casinos.asp |title=East Europe Casinos and Gambling |publisher=Worldcasinodirectory.com |access-date=8 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922151652/http://www.worldcasinodirectory.com/easteurope-casinos.asp |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Most of foreign tourists to Slovenia come from the key European markets: [[Italy]], [[Austria]], [[Germany]], [[Croatia]], [[Belgium]], [[Netherlands]], [[Serbia]], [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]], followed by [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovenia.info/pictures/TB_board/atachments_1/2011/tvs_slo_e_12434.pdf |title=I Feel Slovenia: 2010 |publisher=Slovenia.info |access-date=25 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510062633/http://www.slovenia.info/pictures/TB_board/atachments_1/2011/tvs_slo_e_12434.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> European tourists create more than 90% of Slovenia's tourist income. In 2016, Slovenia was declared the world's first green country by the Netherlands-based organization Green Destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sloveniatimes.com/slovenia-declared-world-s-first-green-country|title=Slovenia declared world's first green country|website=Sloveniatimes.com|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803132721/http://www.sloveniatimes.com/slovenia-declared-world-s-first-green-country|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> On being declared the most sustainable country in 2016, Slovenia had a big part to play at the [[ITB Berlin]] to promote sustainable tourism.