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- Elan Slovenia
Slovenia’s ski house since 1945 in Begunje — inventor of the modern parabolic sidecut with the SCX, still building skis in the Alps it serves. store page → · open in the atlas →
Heritage House · 3
- Lectar Radovljica
Jakob Krivic opened this honey-dough workshop on Radovljica's main square in 1766, and the family that revived it in 2006 still hand-bakes and paints lect gingerbread hearts in the cellar workshop. Lectar today combines the original bakery with a guesthouse and gingerbread museum. store page → · open in the atlas → - Oljarna Kocbek Maribor / Slovenia
The Kocbek oil mill in Stara Gora near Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici has pressed Styrian-Prekmurje pumpkin-seed oil since 1929, now in its third generation and PGI-certified. Its online shop sells cold- and hot-pressed oils, seeds, chocolate and gift sets, and the homestead offers tastings and guided tours. store page → · open in the atlas → - Rogaška Crystal Center (Ljubljana flagship store)
Rogaška Crystal has hand-blown and hand-cut glassware in Rogaška Slatina since the 1600s, and keeps a flagship store in central Ljubljana for shoppers who don't make the drive east. Pieces range from stemware and vases to chandelier crystal, each cut according to techniques passed down through generations of glassmakers. store page → · open in the atlas →
Hidden Gem · 10
- Alpine School Bovec (Alpska Šola Bovec) Trg golobarskih žrtev, central Bovec
A Soča Valley outdoor outfitter and agency that runs a walk-in sports shop alongside guided rafting, kayaking, canyoning and ski-touring in the surrounding Julian Alps. Staff are local mountain and water guides who kit out visitors for the Soča river and Kanin ski slopes above town. store page → · open in the atlas → - Atelje Huberto Siroka Bled
Huberto Siroka is a Zagreb-born silversmith and jewellery designer whose Bled atelier continues a craft his family has practised across three generations. He designs and hand-forges silver jewellery and medals, and runs jewellery-making courses alongside the shop. store page → · open in the atlas → - Bovec Sport Center Trg golobarskih žrtev, Bovec
A locally run adventure center in the heart of Bovec offering rafting, canyoning, zip-lining and equipment for exploring the Soča gorge. It combines a gear counter and rental point with a team of Slovenian outdoor instructors working the emerald river year round. store page → · open in the atlas → - Craft Brewery Lintvern Jereka, Bohinjska Bistrica
A craft brewery at Jereka in the Bohinj valley brewing four beers named for Slovenian folklore, from the Man of the Lake summer ale to a black IPA and a sweet stout called Čatež from Bohinj. The beers are brewed under Polinar d.o.o. and distributed across Bohinj and beyond. store page → · open in the atlas → - From Slovenia (Zakladi) Bled lakeside promenade
From Slovenia is a 90-square-metre gift shop on Bled's lakeside promenade, run by Zakladi, stocking Slovenian wines, pumpkin-seed oil, natural cosmetics, jams, chocolates, and pralines. The company curates regional makers' products for its Bled and Ljubljana storefronts and a web shop. store page → · open in the atlas → - Galerija Emporium Prešeren Square, Ljubljana / Online
The 1903 Urbanc House — Ljubljana's art-nouveau jewel on Prešeren Square — houses Galerija Emporium's floors of designer fashion. The most beautiful shop building between Vienna and Trieste. store page → · open in the atlas → - Mikame Gallery Bled (Cesta svobode 15)
Mikame is a Bled gallery-shop run by Jakob Ribnikar on Cesta svobode, selling handmade work by Slovenian artisans. Its range spans studio pottery and wooden toys to graphic prints, origami-folded silver earrings, and bow ties. store page → · open in the atlas → - Outdoor Galaxy Central Bovec
An independent Bovec agency and outdoor shop pairing a retail counter with guided kayaking, hiking and canyoning trips on and around the Soča. Run by resident guides, it outfits paddlers and hikers heading into the Triglav National Park backcountry. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tishler Bled (Cesta Svobode 15)
Tishler is a Lake Bled workshop where maker Nejc designs and hand-crafts eyewear from hardwoods, offering a core collection plus bespoke frames in rare woods. Each pair is cut and finished on-site and carries a lifetime warranty. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tourist Farm Gartner Studor, Srednja vas v Bohinju
A Bohinj mountain farm in Studor that makes Bohinj alpine and smoked cheeses, the soft Mohant cheese, albumin curd, butter and ghee, plus dried sausages and lard. Its products carry the 'Bohinjsko/From Bohinj' and Selected Quality marks, and it rents apartments and a cottage on Planina v Lazu. store page → · open in the atlas →
Worth a Detour · 1
- MAO Shop Ljubljana, Online
The Museum of Architecture and Design's trgovina carries Slovenia's design story — from Plečnik to the present — in books, objects and editions. store page → · open in the atlas →
The Register · 12
- Beletrina Bookshop Ljubljana city center
Založba Beletrina, one of Slovenia's leading literary publishers, runs its own bookshop in central Ljubljana where staff host regular readings and author talks. The shelves lean toward Slovenian fiction and poetry in translation, reflecting the publishing house's own catalog as much as outside titles. store page → · open in the atlas → - Dveri Pax Maribor / Slovenia
Dveri Pax is the winery of the Benedictine Abbey of Admont, producing white and red wines from vineyards around Maribor, Jeruzalem, Radgona and Kapela at its cellar in Jarenina, Slovenia. It runs a wine store open through the week and an online webshop, with tastings at the renovated abbey cellar. store page → · open in the atlas → - Idrija Lace School (Čipkarska šola Idrija) Idrija (day trip from Ljubljana)
Founded in 1876, the Idrija Lace School keeps the bobbin-lace tradition of this mining town alive, training around 500 students a year and selling framed lace pieces through its own shop. The 'Quick Silver' line borrows patterns from Idrija's mercury-mining history, translating them into lace panels priced for serious collectors. store page → · open in the atlas → - Juha Studio Resljeva 10
Bojana Ristevski Mlaker throws and casts porcelain tableware at Juha, a working studio on Resljeva street that supplies restaurants as well as home cooks. The shop also stocks porcelain jewelry and runs wheel-throwing and casting classes for visitors who want to try the material themselves. store page → · open in the atlas → - Lončič (Vid Polončič) Ljubljana (studio & courses)
Vid Polončič trained under UNESCO-recognized traditional potters before opening Lončič, where he throws stoneware alongside hand-built portable pottery wheels of his own design. His pieces have gone into collections for IKEA and the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, and he still teaches wheel-throwing courses out of the Ljubljana studio. store page → · open in the atlas → - Mlekarna Planika Kobarid
Mlekarna Planika processes milk from Soča valley farms into Tolminc, the protected mountain cheese named for the neighboring region, and runs its own retail market in Kobarid selling the cheese alongside honey and other local foods. The shop keeps a self-serve milk dispenser so customers can refill their own containers straight from the dairy. store page → · open in the atlas → - Soline Sečovlje Salina, near Piran (Slovenian coast)
Soline harvests sea salt by hand in the Sečovlje salt pans near Piran, using the same clay-lined ponds and petola production method salters have worked for centuries. Beyond fine and flake salt, they bottle the mineral-rich brine left over from evaporation for bathing use. store page → · open in the atlas → - Stow Coffee Gosposka 15 & Poljanski nasip 40 (Galerija Cukrarna)
Stow roasts its own beans in Kamnik and pours them at two Ljubljana cafés, including one inside the Cukrarna gallery. Since 2015 the team has also run an SCA-certified coffee academy, sourcing origins like Panama and Rwanda directly. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tovarna Kave Maribor / Slovenia / Online
Tovarna Kave is a small specialty-coffee roastery in Maribor sourcing and roasting single-origin beans such as Colombia, Costa Rica and Ethiopia. It sells whole-bean coffee and espresso machines through its online shop, and its coffee can be tasted at the Rooster Coffee cafe in Maribor. store page → · open in the atlas → - Vinag 1847 Maribor / Slovenia
Vinag 1847 is a historic Maribor wine cellar at Trg svobode 3, offering wines, sparkling wines and archive vintages alongside guided tours of its cellars and a wine bar. Its online shop sells wines, cosmetics and gift packages. store page → · open in the atlas → - Čebelarstvo Braz Vrsno, Kobarid
Čebelarstvo Braz keeps its hives in Vrsno, a village above Kobarid at 600 metres where the Soča valley's flora yields acacia, chestnut, linden and forest honey. The family apiary also sells pollen, propolis and honeycomb, shipping its jars directly through its own online shop. store page → · open in the atlas → - Čokoladnica Ljubljana Mestni trg, Old Town
Čokoladnica Ljubljana fills a shop on Mestni trg in the old town with hand-piped pralines, ruby and gold chocolate, and drinking chocolate blended with candied almonds. It runs as a small confectionery rather than a mass producer, making seasonal and personalized boxes to order for local pickup. store page → · open in the atlas →