Kamnik

Now moved to the center of town, offers plenty of pamphlets on nearby attractions and one stand-up PC with a fast Internet hookup for hire.

Once a rival to Ljubljana and Kranj for economic dominance of Carniola, today's Kamnik Stein in German is a sleepy suburb of Ljubljana, with a population of just over 10,000. While there is some modern sprawl to the south, the medieval Old Town Staro mesto has been wonderfully preserved and makes this town well worth a visit.

Orienting yourself in Kamnik is easy enough. Most medieval buildings line the pedestrian street of Šutna, and its northern end lie Mali grad and the city square of Glavni trg. To the east runs the Kamniška Bistrica river and across it are the ruins of the Old Castle.