TASTE OF SLOVENIA

Squeezing in rolling countryside stone-walled pastures and postcard-pretty towns, this tour will paint you a portrait of the real Slovenia. You'll start off by visiting the most northern salt flats in the Mediterranean Secovlje Salina, where you can learn about the salt-making process at the nearby museum. Plus the whole area's been given protected status thanks to its huge variety of bird species. Afterwards you can soak up the simple charms of an Istrian village and taste some of the region's finest wines cheese bread and oil at a local wine cellar.