'''Postojna''' is a town in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia, pronounced in Slovenian as ''''Post-oy-nah''''.
Get in
By car, Postojna is about one hour west of Ljubljana on the A1 highway. There are also train and bus connections with Ljubljana.
Get around
See
The main attractions of the area are all run by the same agency. The prices below are if you tour each attraction separately. Some of the attractions can be bundled together to reduce the cost of admission -- the Visitor's Information Center at the Postojna Caves have more information.
'''Postojna Caves''', +386 5 7000 100 (e-mail: info@postojnska-jama.si), [http://www.postojnska-jama.si]. Open every day. Containing 20 km of underground galleries, chambers and corridors, up to 50 meters high in places. Tours begin with a train journey into the cave system through several chambers before visitors get off and do a guided walk through stalagmite studded caverns. The train then returns you to the surface. The whole tour lasts 90 minutes. Other longer and more strenuous tours ("Underground Adventures") are available to groups of 2-50 people. The caves are damp and chilly (10 C year round) so appropriate shoes and clothing should be worn. ?18/10.80 adult/child. Start of guided tours is at 10.00, 12.00, 14.00 from October to April and on every hour on the hour between 9.00 and 18.00 from May to September.
'''Predjama Castle''', located in the village of Predjama 9 km north of Postojna - follow the signs from Postojna (contact details are the same as Postojna Caves). A remarkable looking castle that looks like it is growing out of a cave. Home to the legendary medieval knight of Erazem Predjamski who was besieged in this castle for several months for tax evasion. It did not end well for Erazem, but the legend was started. Located 9 km away from Postojna. You can tour the castle and the caves below it. ?7/4.20 adult/child for either the castle or the caves, ?12/7.20 to do both.
Do
Buy
Eat
As of 2007 a 2-course meal for two with a drink each in a nice restaurant can cost between ?20 and ?40, for a 3-course meal add another ?5 to ?15. Fast food or a quick sandwitch can be ?3 to ?7 per person.
Drink
Sleep
Hotels around Postojna cost ?60 to ?100 per night for two people staying in a double room in a 3-star hotel. There are no 4-star (or higher) hotels in the region (as of 2007). The prices for hostels are significantly lower. Some hotels publish their prices per person but rather than per room, thus if you want to book a double room you may be quoted a price of ?35, which means the room actually costs ?70 per night for two people staying in it (2 x ?35 = ?70).
'''Hotel Jama''', Jamska Cesta 28, +386 5 700 01 00. Hotel located next to the caves. Rooms are clean but basic, not all rooms have TV. Price includes breakfast. ?41 per person with TV, ?36 per person if no TV (''summer season rates'').
'''Hotel & Hostel Sport''', Kolodvorska ulica 1. Has a mix of hotel and hostel rooms. Price includes breakfast and free Internet in the lobby. ?25-30 per person.
'''Pivka jama Tourist Colony and Campground''', Veliki Otok 50 (''4 km northwest of town, drive past the caves and follow the signs''), +386 5 720 39 93 (fax: +386 5 726 53 48, email: avtokamp.pivka.jama@siol.net), [http://www.venus-trade.si]. Campground in a pine forest near the Pivka cave. It has 300 sites for camping and a number of 4 bed bungalows, in addition to an outdoor pool, tennis courts and restaurant. ?10.30 per person for camping, ?79 for a bungalow (''summer season rates'').
Get out
Moving on from Postojna, Diva?a and the ?kocjan Caves are about 25 km southwest along the A1. Further along the A1 are the Slovenian coastal towns of Koper, Izola, Piran and Portoro?, and the Italian city of Trieste.
The highway south of town leads to Rijeka in Croatia, providing access to the Kvarner and Istria regions of the country...