{"id":31553,"date":"2020-09-04T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T03:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=31553"},"modified":"2020-09-01T07:59:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T05:59:32","slug":"unesco-world-heritage-in-slovenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/places-to-visit-in-slovenia\/unesco-world-heritage-in-slovenia\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO World Heritage in Slovenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slovenia is truly a gem in the heart of Europe. Our rich natural and cultural pieces of heritage are under protection of UNESCO. Find out which Slovenian gems are pieced together in the mosaic of world heritage. <\/strong><\/h2>

The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage protects the cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value for all nations and humanity as a whole.\u00a0Among over 1,000 sites four Slovenian sites are included \u2013 two natural and two cultural sites. <\/p>

Discover the best places to visit in Slovenia here. <\/a><\/strong> <\/h2>

\u0160kocjan Caves<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>

\u0160kocjan Caves is located in the Slovenian mysterious kart region, where you will surely find no shortage of natural wonder. \u0160kocjan Caves which with the largest underground canyon in Europe were the first in Slovenia to be entered on the UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage List. The \u0160kocjan Caves were entered on UNESCO\u2019s list of world heritage sites on 28 November 1986. The \u0160kocjan Caves are, above all, a natural phenomenon of global significance, ranking side by side with the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, the Galapagos Islands, Mount Everest, and others. The \u0160kocjan Caves are a unique natural phenomenon, the creation of the Reka River. The Reka River springs from below the Sne\u017enik plateau and flows some fifty-five kilometers on the surface. After reaching the Karst, that is the limestone surface, the river not only deepens its riverbed through erosion but also by means of corrosion \u2013 it dissolves the limestone. <\/p>