The price is £830pp in June (£870pp in August), including flights, B&B accommodation, two dinners and one picnic. Inntravel (01653 617906, www.inntravel.co.uk).

...want romance
The island in the middle of Lake Bled is a fairytale setting for proposals and marriages, with transport out to the church of St Mary by pletna, the Slovenian gondola. Vows over, retreat to the Grand Hotel Toplice, where swans swim up to the hotel lawn.

The price for a week in June is £569pp; two weeks in August is £805pp, including flights, transfers and half-board. Thomson Lakes and Mountains (0870 4030544, www.thomsonlakesandmountains.co.uk).

...want to treat themselves
A car, a map and a healthy appetite are required for Just Slovenia’s food-and-wine trail. The seven-night trip begins in the Vipava Valley at a farm within easy driving distance of the Postojna Caves and the medieval town of Snjel. Then you move on to Penzione Raduha, in the Savinja Alps, for wild garlic soup and venison in pine sauce. Last stop is at Urska Farm in the Pohorje Hills, where wines, ham and salami are home-made.

The price is from £447pp in June, including flights, car hire and half board. Just Slovenia (01373 814230, www.justslovenia.co.uk).

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...under-fives
Little ones will love helping to feed the animals at a Slovenian tourist farm, such as Mulej, close to Lake Bled. There are walking trails, bikes and fishing in the pond at the farm. Little princesses can visit the fairytale Bled Castle. The accommodation choices are self-catering apartments or double and twin rooms.

A week’s B&B during May half-term is £391 per adult including flights; add £28 for half-board. Children have a 25 per cent reduction. August prices rise to £556pp for 14 nights. Croatian Affair (020-7385 7111, www.croatianaffair.com).

...energy to burn
Mavrica Apartments are in the pretty hamlet of Stara Fuzina near Lake Bohinj, with its kayaking, canyoning, rafting, swimming and sailing. The apartment’s owners are sports lovers and will hire out equipment and organise activities. Mavrica also has a club room for socialising.

Prices start at £350pp for a week in June and £516pp for a fortnight in August, and include flights, car hire and self-catering accommodation, based on a family of four. Just Slovenia (01373 814230, www.justslovenia.co.uk).

...kids, grandpas, kitchen sink
Camping is a reliable catch-all for the extended family. Camping Adria, by the sea on the Slovenia/Italy border, is ideally located for boat trips to the country’s oldest coastal towns — Koper, Izola and Piran — and even across to Venice. On-site facilities include pools, waterslide, tennis courts, plus water skiing, sailing and snorkelling on the beach.

Seven nights in a fully equipped tent cost £278 per party for arrivals on site between May 7 and June 2. A 14-night stay costs £872 for arrivals between August 12-18. Prices include Dover-Calais crossing. Vacansoleil (0870 0778779, www.vacansoleil.co.uk).

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