{"id":31050,"date":"2026-07-01T13:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zgodovinska-mesta.si\/raziskovanje-mest-kulture\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T13:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:21:27","slug":"exploring-towns-of-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zgodovinska-mesta.si\/en\/exploring-towns-of-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"EXPLORING TOWNS OF CULTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"header-banner\" class=\"fullwidth mb64\"><div class=\"banner_img_wrapper\"><div class=\"desktop-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zgodovinska-mesta.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ptuj_Ptujski-grad_Stanko-Kozel-e1782286750956.jpg\" class=\"banner_img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zgodovinska-mesta.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ptuj_Ptujski-grad_Stanko-Kozel-e1782286750956.jpg 2500w, 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padding-top-40\">Exploring Towns of Culture<\/h1><p class=\"subtitle mb24 uppercase font18\">A promotional guide to Slovenia&#8217;s historical towns<\/p><hr class=\"hr-short\"><p class=\"mt16 mb24\">Slovenia&#8217;s historical towns are places where centuries of heritage meet contemporary creativity, vibrant cultural life and authentic local experiences.\r\n\r\nThe new catalogue Exploring Towns of Culture, published by the Association of Historical Towns of Slovenia in cooperation with the Slovenian Tourist Board, invites you to discover 25 historical towns through their stories, architecture, museums, galleries, festivals, traditions, crafts and the people who bring them to life.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"ow_container_section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n            \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The catalogue was developed in cooperation with the Slovenian Tourist Board.<\/p>\n\n\n      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