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According to a survey among foreign tourists, which is executed every four years by the Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia, guests are the most surprised at the beauty of our country, Alpine peaks, green forestry and grassland, at rivers, heterogeneous landscape... Therefore is sightseeing of natural sights the leading motive for visiting Slovenia. The most precious territories of Slovenia are protected by legislation: Triglav National Park, Škocjan Caves Regional Park (enlisted at UNESCO Heritage), Kozjanski Park, Sečovlje Salt-Pans and even more natural monuments.

Several historic sites from prehistory, such as Potočka zijalka and an antique park in Šempeter in Savinjska Valley from the Roman times bear witness to cultural sights of Slovenia. Castles with architecture and painting treasures, numerous churches and monasteries with various collections, libraries and museums, in which Slovene history is collected and disposed, show wealth of the Middle Ages.

Living and working in different periods reflect in vivid monuments, such as old cities centres of Ljubljana, Kamnik, Ptuj, Škofja Loka, architecture monuments Štanjel at the Karst, Tromostovje (Three Bridges) and Križanke (Summer Theatre) in Ljubljana (both works of architect Jože Plečnik), mining town of Idrija, Technical Museum in Bistra etc.

History was created by people, simple inhabitants and notabilities. Among the later are also Slovenes: reformer Primož Trubar, Slavist Jernej Kopitar, bishop and saint Anton Slomšek, architect Jože Plečnik, poet France Prešeren, writer Ivan Cankar, painters Avgust Černigoj, Zoran Mušič, France Slana, airman Edvard Rusjan and others.