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Dolenjska wine and Otocec
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Dolenjska wine and Otocec

Eight days of Cvicek country: Novo Mesto, Otocec castle, Kostanjevica na Krki, Trska Gora, the Krka. Tesla in Novo Mesto; the river towns are walking towns.

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Season: Year-round. Harvest September. Otocec park typically April-October. Kostanjevica art summer.

Eight days of Cvicek country: Novo Mesto, Otocec castle, Kostanjevica na Krki, Trska Gora, the Krka. Tesla in Novo Mesto; the river towns are walking towns.

Day by day

Day 1

Novo Mesto

Cvicek already on the table. Overnight Petrol.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Petrol (Petrol Novo Mesto) — typical arrival 28%, about 20 min to 80%. Why stop here: Novo Mesto. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Novo Mesto
Novo MestoPhoto: User:Andrejj - Andrej Jakobčič / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 3

Otocec

A castle in the Krka. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Otocec. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Kostanjevica
KostanjevicaPhoto: G-Cup / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 5

Kostanjevica

An island monastery. Charge after 24 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Kostanjevica. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Krka
KrkaPhoto: Andrej Jakobčič / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 6

Trska Gora

A chapel above the vines. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Trska Gora. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Trska Gora
Trska GoraPhoto: Darkoj82 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 8

Ljubljana

Last Tesla. The river wine is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereAccess: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Vineyards
VineyardsPhoto: Rude at Slovenian Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Petrol in Novo Mesto — a calm stop on this leg, about 20 min.

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