10 tips for those considering a trip to Slovenia:
- Smoking is prohibited in public places in Slovenia. You will not find an ashtray in your hotel room and you can smoke only by going out on the balcony. The fine for violation of this rule reaches 125 EUR. By the way, drinking alcohol in public places is also prohibited, and with the same consequences.
- In Slovenia you can not be afraid to drink tap water, it is of very high quality.
- You can change currency in the country on weekdays at banks in the schedule from 09:00 to 17:00. They are closed for lunch break. In hotels, currency can be exchanged at any time.
- Currency can be exchanged at any time.
- In addition to Slovenian, English, German and Italian are spoken in the country.
- You can ask passersby on the street for help, they will listen to you and either give you advice or tell you who better to go to.
- After 10:00 p.m., the city usually comes to a standstill, with residents going to bed early. Therefore, phone calls in the late evening are not accepted. When visiting, Slovenes take off their shoes, and light slippers are offered to guests.
- In the market, goods are weighed in kilograms or decagrams, 1 decagram or "dag" is equal to 10 grams. So if you see the price of fish in "dag" in restaurants, don't be surprised.
- It is customary to leave a tip of about 10% of the check. But you will be served as the only and best customer.
- In restaurants everyone pays for themselves, even a woman may find it humiliating to be asked to pay for her expenses.
- Ticks are found in the dense forests of the country, so take repellents and wear appropriate closed clothing, especially since you will hardly encounter any real heat here.
