The Secret Lake District ; a Quiet Corner of Slovenia Boasts Waterside Holidays to Rival Those On Garda and Como
Evening Standard - London › April 28, 2004
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PICTURE a lake with a church-crowned island at its centre, its bell tolling for a weekend wedding. A lake overlooked by a castle on a rock, a castle with butter-coloured walls and a red-Leicester roof.
A lake where motor vessels are banned, and whose sculling waterboatmen belong to 20 designated local families. A lake where emperors used to take their holidays, and the peace is so intense you can almost hear it dripping.See the full content of this document
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The Secret Lake District ; a Quiet Corner of Slovenia Boasts Waterside Holidays to Rival Those On Garda and Como
No, this is not Kashmir, even though it sounds sufficiently exotic. This lake, and its even more serene near neighbour, are cupped in the southern foothills of the Alps in a region of steep meadows and fruit orchards.
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