Discover Slovenia's Automotive Experiences

Slovenia is one of Europe's most underrated driving countries — a small nation that fits between Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia, and borrows the best bits from all four. The Vršič Pass, climbing the Julian Alps with 50 hairpins, is one of the great driving roads in Europe and almost nobody outside the region knows about it. The Alps in the north, the Mediterranean coast in the south-west, the Pannonian plains in the east — Slovenia delivers a week's worth of driving terrain in a country you can cross in three hours.

The wider scene runs smaller than Slovenia's neighbours but with the same enthusiast energy. The country's automotive history runs through Tomos, the moped manufacturer that became part of the regional motoring identity for decades, and Revoz, the Renault assembly plant in Novo Mesto. Ljubljana has an active classic and modified import community, particularly around German platforms and Yugoslav-era curiosities. The country also runs a respected national rally championship that draws regional talent.