Slovenia - the summer holiday country for those who want to stay away from beaches

I know you're out there. You don't like sand, pebbles, couples playing bat and ball in thongs at the edge of the sea for hours at a time, sunbathing or intense heat. This one is for you.

Slovenia is a country 12 times smaller than the UK, which makes it a really good place for a self drive, fresh water activity based holiday for people who like greenery, rivers, and fewer people than in the usual summer holiday destinations. That’s not to say it’s not a popular place to go, it really is, it’s just not really a beach country - in fact, it only has 29 miles of coast to its name.

Due to its size, this is a really leisurely itinerary, without too many stops. You could make ten days work very well in fact, but if you did feel the need to see the coastline, Piran, an ancient town on the peninsula with beautiful Venetian architecture, is very attractive and would be a very nice place to extend it to two weeks.

Piran, the most beautiful town on the Slovenian coast