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	Golf Hotel Lake Bled Slovenia
		The Golf Hotel is surrounded by numerous majestic ancient trees and prides itself on its location right in the heart of Bled.
		Guests marvel at the splendour of the views across the lake, the island, the castle and the towering peaks of the Julian and Karavanke Alps.
		The completely renovated hotel has been enhanced with the addition of a modern wellness centre and a multi-purpose conference and banqueting hall.
	www.hotel-golf-bled.com (138 words)

	Karavanke -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		With a total length of (The cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve) 120 km, the Karavanke chain is the longest range in (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe.
		One of them, the Loiblpass ((A native or inhabitant of Slovenia) Slovenian: Ljubelj) at 1370 m, is over three hundred years old and is the oldest mountain pass in Europe.
		Karavanke offer a good opportunity for mountaineering with numerous (Click link for more info and facts about mountain hut) mountain huts.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/karavanke.htm (261 words)

	Karavanke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karavanke (German: Karawanken) is a mountain range on the border between Slovenia and Austria.
		With a total length of 120 km, the Karavanke chain is the longest range in Europe.
		Together with the Kamnik Alps and the Savinja Alps, the Karavanke chain forms a natural border between Austria and Slovenia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karavanke (197 words)

	SummitPost - Karavanke / Karawanken -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Karavanke belong to Southern Limestone chain of European Alps.
		So from this point the south border of the chain is hard to describe, it is evident from the two general maps.
		Karavanke range is a paradise for hiking and tour skiing.
	www.summitpost.org /area/range/152510/karavanke-karawanken.html (1274 words)

	137
		The basal unit of this sequence is represented by an up to 70 m thick evaporitic facies composed of vuggy dolomite which alternates with rare fl bituminous shales and grey dolomites.
		In the investigated area these beds are overlain mostly by dark grey and brown micritic and sparitic limestones intercalated with oolitic limestone, marls and shales.
		The oxygen and carbon isotope data show that the Upper Permian carbonates in the Karavanke Mountains are characterized by the most pronounced enrichment in 13C and 18O relative to the Lower Triassic-Scythian carbonate rocks.
	www.esc.cam.ac.uk /Library/Journals/J.Conf.Abs./1/137.html (953 words)

	the ridges of karavanke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Karavanke are the third largest high mountain range in Slovenia.
		For the first 3 days we won’t leave the ridge at all, since both huts are located on it.
		After third day the route drops to Ljubelj pass, where we can end the trek, or we can continue on the next ridge of Kosuta, which is actually the longest one in Karavanke.
	www.threehead.com /3_5karavanke.htm (127 words)

	The flowers of the Triglav National Park
		One Slovene botanist wrote that it is "the daughter of the Slovene mountains".
		It is a gentian of honourable age which is endemic to the Kamnik-Savinja Alps and the Karavanke in Slovenia, and Carinthia in Austria, and there is also one site in the Venetian Alps in Italy.
		Its localities in the Karavanke are completely isolated, so this Balkan high mountain species is relatively endemic in Slovenia.
	home.hetnet.nl /~rjs25/hoofdmap/flowers.htm (2356 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The longest Slovenian road tunnel, the Karavanke tunnel between Slovenia and Austria, celebrates its tenth anniversary on 1 June.
		Before the opening of the tunnel it was expected that some 6000 vehicles would drive through it every day, but due to the war in former Yugoslavia the traffic was more light (2,300 vehicles per day in 1992 and nearly 5,000 per day last year).
		The Karavanke tunnel is the longest and the only one-tube tunnel among them.
	www.gzs.si /eng/news/sbw/head.asp?idc=7751 (261 words)

	Koren Sports-Humanfish Holidays- the outdoor specialist - Karavanke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Koren Sports-Humanfish Holidays- the outdoor specialist - Karavanke
		Running for one hundred and twenty kilometers in total length the Karavanken chain is the longest range in the whole of Europe.
		These two mountain ranges together form the natural border between east and west, an area of mountain passes which in years gone by were important trade routes, such as the oldest mountain pass in Europe, Ljubelj (1370m) over three hundred years old.
	www.humanfish.com /HUMANFISH,,about_slovenia/about_slovenia_karavanke (121 words)

	SummitPost.org - Karavanke / Karawanken GROUP Climbing Information
		Karavanke belong to Southern Limestone chain of European Alps.
		So from this point the south border of the chain is hard to describe, it is evident from the two general maps.
		Karavanke range is a paradise for hiking and tour skiing.
	www.bettercamper.com /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/2969 (1011 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Meanwhile, the Karavanke (Karawanken) tunnel linking Slovenia and Austria was rated as satisfactory, the second-highest grade for single tube tunnels.
		The Karavanke tunnel was marked down because of a lack of a PA system and emergency exits.
		The top spot in the test was shared by the Austrian tunnel Ottsdorf on the highway between Linz and Graz and the Luxembourg tunnel Markusberg on the highway between Petang and Schengen.
	www.gzs.si /eng/news/sbw/head.asp?idc=18484 (237 words)

	Kompas-MTS
		Karavanke border crossing is located on the road Ljubljana – Jesenice – Villach (A).
		At the Karavanke border crossing is Kompas Shop, border tourist facilities and the restaurant Karavanke offering travellers all the usual catering services.
		Lower down from the crossing is the restaurant Karavanke Jug where you can not only eat well but find a wide selection of souvenirs and gifts to remind you of your visit to our country.
	www.kompas-mts.si /vsebina.asp?j=4&id=3&kraj=10 (112 words)

	LAKES & MOUNTAINS OF SLOVENIA
		During the week we will enjoy five varied walks inside the National Park, among the peaks of the Julian Alps and on the more distant peaks of the Karavanke Range that form the border with Austria.
		As much of the lower slopes are wooded, we shall aim high, and many of the walks will take us to ridges or peaks for excellent views of the Slovene Alpine region.
		6 Return to Karavanke to the peak of Beguncisca; our path takes us through some mountain tunnels around the north side of the mountain before we head towards the summit from the southern side.
	www.exodus.co.uk /holidays/tvl.html (376 words)

	Humanfish - Trekking Hiking Skiing and Outdoors in Slovenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The trail leads you into the heart of the Julian Alps including the chance to climb the mighty Mt Triglav, passed the beautiful Triglav lakes and finishing at the largest glacier lake in Slovenia - Bohinj.
		The following days are spent in the Karavanke Mountain Range discovering a more green open landscape with unique natural features such as the Baron's Tunnels.
		This route is renowned amongst Slovene mountaineers to be one of the most scenic of it's kind without been technically difficult.
	www.slovenietours.nl /humanfish/trekking-combo.html (708 words)

	Kamnik Orchid (Nigritella lithopolitanica)
		Like all orchids, it has leaves similar to grass, the flowers are in a globular or oviform inflorescence, violet-pink, though sometimes they can be almost white, and lighter in the lower part of the inflorescence.
		The Kamnik Orchid grows in the Kamnik Alps and in the central and eastern parts of the Karavanke, from Vrtač to Pec.
		Another fl orchid thrives in Slovenia, which has fl-red or dark red flowers in a globular or oviform inflorescence and grows in the Karavanke, in the Kamnik and Julian Alps and on Porezen.
	www.uvi.si /eng/slovenia/background-information/floral-wealth/14 (292 words)

	Hiking in Slovenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Julian Alps and Karavanke Mountains surround this magnificent scenario.
		A medieval castle overlooks the hotel with the teardrop shaped island of St Maria in the middle of the emerald lake.
		Day 1: Karavanke Mountains and Castles Hike The stunning mountains of the Karavanke are the natural borders between Slovenia and Austria.
	adventurepages.com /GtxPg.asp?rq=Pg&GtxId=3052 (803 words)

	Kranjska Gora
		Although the Zgornjesavka valley is safely embraced by the peaks of the Karavanke Mountains and the Julian Alps, the valley is easily accessible.
		The nearest railway station is not far at all and there is less than an hour’s drive to the Ljubljana International Airport.
		The nearest train station is at Jesenice; there, you can board a bus for another 30-minute drive to Kranjska Gora, which is only 20 km away.
	www.kranjska-gora.si /index.php?i=139 (178 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Flora & Fauna, Flora - Campanula zoysii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Around 3000 highland plants (ferns and seed-bearing plants) grow in Slovenia, and approximately 70 of them are endemic.
		Zois' bellflower was found more than 200 years ago in the Bohinj Alps and on Storzic; it grows in the Julian and Kamnik Alps and in the Karavanke.
		If one were to select a flower to represent the Slovene, sunny side of the Alps, once would choose Zois' Bellflower (campanula zoysii), which has been present in this land since before the last ice age.
	www.istrianet.org /istria/flora/campanula-zoisii1.htm (328 words)

	Informacije
		It is only 15 km from the Karavanke Tunnel and 2 km off the road Villach-Ljubljana.
		It is a good place to stop on your way towards the seaside as well as for longer stays as there are a lot of opportunities to spend your free time actively.
		The 15-hectare camp s like a pearl in the middle of the Julian Alps and the Karavanke, located between the Sava Dolinka and a small lake with an island.
	www.sobec.si /ang/informacije.htm (307 words)

	Bled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Natural and historical features, beauty of the country and good geographical location, just near the Alps, make Bled and countryside an ideal place for tourism.
		It is protected from the northern winds with the ridges of the Julian and Karavanke Alps.
		The average temperature in June is 19°C and January is -1.7°C. Only 3 km from the lake is one of the the best golf playgrounds on the word and in the settlement is an administrative centre of Triglav National Park.
	www.burger.si /Bled/ENGBledUvod.html (81 words)

	Hiking Holidays in Slovenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		This give us a great closeness to nature and a feeling of total departure from everyday life.
		Surrounding Bled and situated in the Alpine region of Slovenia are three separate mountains ranges, The Julian Alps, Karavanke Mountains and The Kamnik Alps.
		Each range offers contrasting views and qualities, from the high pastures and contoured ridges of the Karavanke Mountains to the spectacular viewpoints and interesting via ferrata in the Julian Alps.
	humanfish-holidays.com /hiking.html (128 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Bled lake is known for its exceptional beauty.
		The forested slopes of Jelovica and Pokljuka, the Julian Alps with their highest peak Triglav - the symbol of the Slovenian nation - and the Karavanke Mountains, serve as the background to this heavenly spot.
		The ridges of the Julian Alps and the Karavanke protect it from the chilly northern winds.
	www.setcce.org /natows/venue_geographic_facts.htm (235 words)

	How to find us
		Turn right just after the bridge and keep going for 100 metres till you see Apartments Kotnik on the right hand side.
		If you are coming from direction of Ljubljana (or Karavanke tunnel) turn left at the Mojstrana sign.
		Cross the bridge over Sava and keep going for some 2 km, passing the church and entering the village.
	friends.s5.net /kotnikmeta/Default_files/Page390.htm (132 words)

	PENZION BOMI - DMS
		level and steep peaks of Julian Alps and Karavanke, the visitor will find out, by taking short walks along the lake or longer hikes through the surroundings, how attractive Bled could bi for pleasant holiday.
		Besides the natural beauties which Bled offers to every visitor, there is also the surrounding that can proudly present about 50 sights of natural remarkableness and cultural inheritance (sacral objects, museums, castles, Dvorec, Grimsice,...).
		In the proximity to the lake, by itself in forest, it stands there as a solitary admirer of town Bled, lake, island and Bled's castle.
	www.vir.si /gost/bomi/e-index.html (515 words)

	Breakaway Adventures - Walking in the Julian Alps Dossier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		We follow a stony path that climbs from dramatic Ljubelj pass, the natural border with Austria, through pine forest bright with purple bell flowers to reach a balcony trail with ever opening views over the Julian Alps.
		It’s a short drive to Golica in the Karavanke Alps.
		Ascending through meadows home to1200 different flowers - in spring they are blanketed white with white narcissus - we reach the ridge in time for a planiski caj (tea with herbs and honey) to walk along it with a foot in two countries.
	www.breakaway-adventures.com /dossiers/dossier.cfm?trip=392.0 (521 words)

	EUROPV, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
		One of our most beautiful alpine valleys, Zgornjesavska valley rests in the utmost Northwestern part of Slovenia, close to our borders with both Austria and Italy.
		This narrow valley situated between the Julian Alps and the Karavanke has been famous for its kind and hospitable people since the time when Sir Humphry Davy first visited the valley and fell in love with it.
		Mysterious and romantic, embraced by the magnificent mountain peaks the valley gave rise to numerous legends and fairy tales.
	paris.fe.uni-lj.si /pvnet/europv/europv2004/transportation.html (163 words)

	Jack and Jill Childrens Foundation
		The snow caped peaks of Austrian and Italian alps are revealed in the distance.
		Baron's Tunnels of the Karavanke Mountains - This exciting trail of Baron Born was a secret gateway to his private hunting grounds on the mighty Begunjčica mountain in the Karavanke range.
		Traversing man made ledges in the rock face and exploring the darkness of mysterious tunnels, the path takes us safely to the sunny sloped meadows of the south.
	www.jackandjill.ie /slovenia.php (1675 words)

	PEYTONWEB5.html
		It marks the eastern terminus of the great chain of mountains in Europe called the Alps.
		The three ranges that are with the Slovene borders are the Julian Alps, the Kamnisko Alps, and the Karavanke Alps.
		Bled Bovec Julian Alps Kamnisko Alps Karavanke Alps Kranska Gora Ljubljana
	www.american.edu /IRVINE/peyton/PEYTONWEB5.html (1039 words)

	Apartmaji Spec - Levstikova 10, SI-4260 BLED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Apartments are located in a new single storey house.
		and has two balconies with a view of the Bled castle and the Karavanke moutains respectively.
		• living area with a kitchen and a dining room, a balcony with a view of the Karavanke mountains
	www.apartma-spec.com /ang/about.html (194 words)

	GLIDER SERVICE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Coming from Austria, cross the border just before the Karavanke tunnel.
		Once through the tunnel, keep travelling along the Karavanke tunnel- Ljubljana main road towards Ljubljana.
		The town of Lesce is about a 15-minute drive from the tunnel.
	www.gliderservice-novak.si /html/e/kjesmo/map_e.HTM (46 words)

	Ljubljana Apartments \| Ljubljana Accommodation \| Book online \| stayLjubljana.com
		Distance from city centre: 1 km (0.6 mi)Minimum stay: 3 nights
		The magnificent Karavanke Mountains and Julian Alps surrounding the city provide a beautiful backdrop to Ljubljana.
		One of the most eye-catching sights in the city, Ljubljana Castle has stood for many hundreds of years on this hilltop.
	www.stayljubljana.com (511 words)

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