In winter, Mozirski gaj transforms into a place that looks like you've entered a fairytale world, wrapped in 1.2 million Christmas lights. This year, special magic is promised in the enchanted garden - you will whisper your wishes to Santa Claus or fairy-tale fairies, you will refresh yourself with sweet snacks and hot mulled wine, and indulge in the miracles that the Christmas Fairy Tale of Slovenia 2018 offers in winter.
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Princesses are not just fairy tale characters. These are also real girls who live, laugh, cry and love. The only thing that distinguishes them from ordinary mortals is that their blood is blue blood and that they receive thousands of invitations to dances and events a year. So how do real princesses live, is their life a fairy tale?
Artists and friends Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho are masters of transforming simple materials such as paper and cardboard into incredible fairy-tale structures that evoke a multitude of emotions and memories in the visitor.
almost anything is possible in folk tales. An ordinary iron ring has the power to fulfill any wish, the snake is no ordinary snake but a girl cursed into a snake, the snake queen wears a crown that fills the empty chest to the brim with gold, flour or soft wool. The fearsome dragon grows heads again and again, and can only be defeated by those who know how to deal with it. How? We will learn this from the fairy tale.
Pravljica is the first and largest educational farm with rescued animals in Slovenia. In Pravljica, many animals have found a new and loving home, from horses, bulls to piglets, which are cared for by the Lavrič family of seven.
Every year Velika Zaka turns into a real winter fairy tale. This year is special, as they have introduced a new feature - the first mobile ski slope and toboggan run for children's first steps on the snow.
Tina Maze is a woman of many talents. The Queen of the White Cliffs has now become a fairy-tale heroine in the picture book Tina and the Bear's Power, written by the renowned youth and children's writer Primož Suhadolčan and illustrated by Gorazd Vahen. The tale contains autobiographical elements and Tina's address to young readers.
The fairy-tale villages that we present to you below may seem like they are from a fantasy world, but we assure you that they are still very real and you can visit them during your next vacation for an unforgettable experience worthy of a Disney fairy tale.