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General Information

Center za promocijo turizma
Dunajska 156, 1000 Ljubljana
tel.: (061) 188 11 65
fax: (061) 188 11 64

Center za promocijo turizma (distribucijski center)
Trzaska 123, 1000 Ljubljana
tel./fax: (061) 123 34 14
Tourist Information Centers

Bled Tourist Information Center
Cesta svobode 15, 4260 Bled
tel.: (064) 741 122
fax: (064) 741 555

Bohinj Tourist Information Center
Ribcev laz 50, 4265 Bohinjsko jezero
tel.: (064) 723 370
fax: (064) 723 330

Kranjska Gora Tourist Information Center
Ticarjeva 2, 4280 Kranjska Gora
tel.: (064) 881 768
fax: (064) 881 125

Ljubljana Promotion Center
Trubarjeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana
tel.: (061) 133 31 55
fax: (061) 133 20 07

MARTUR-MATIC (Maribor Tourist Information Center)
Grajski trg 1, 2000 Maribor
tel.: (062) 211 262
fax: (062) 211 668

PROMOTOUR (Coast and Karst Region Tourist Association)
Sencna pot 10, 6320 Portoroz
tel.: (066) 747 014
fax: (066) 747 010

Ptuj Tourist Information Center
Slovenski trg 14, 2250 Ptuj
tel.: (062) 771 569
fax: (062) 773 534
Tourist Offices Abroad

Austria
Slowenisches Tourismbuero (Hilton Center)
Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 2, A-1030 Wien
tel.: +43 1 715 40 10
fax: +43 1 713 81 77

Germany
Slowenisches Fremdenverkehrsamt
Maximilliansplatz 12 a, D-80333 Muenchen
tel.: +49 89 228 39 74
fax: +49 89 29 48 58

Holland and Belgium
Sloveens Verkeersburo
Goudent 10-3, Postbus 7105, NL-4330 GC Middelburg
tel.: +31 118 635 790
fax: +31 118 639 205

Hungary
Szloven Idegenforgalmi Hivatal
Gellerthegy utca 28, H-1013 Budapest
tel.: +36 1 156 82 23
fax: +36 1 156 28 18

Italy
Ufficio del Turismo Sloveno
Via Lazzaro Palazzi 2/A, I-20124 Milano
tel.: +39 2 29 51 11 87, 29 51 09 85
fax: +39 2 29 51 09 97

Switzerland
Slowenisches Fremdenverkehrsamt
St. Leodegarstrasse 2, CH-6006 Luzern
tel.: +41 41 410 85 15
fax: +41 41 410 83 54

United Kingdom
Slovenian Tourist Office
2 Canfield Place, GB-London NW6 3 BT
tel.: +44 171 372 37 67
fax: +44 171 372 37 63

USA
Slovenian Tourist Office
122 East 42nd Street #3006, US-NY 10168-0072 NY
tel.: +1 212 682 58 96
fax: +1 212 661 24 69

Important Telephone Numbers
113 -- Police, reporting of accidents and criminal acts
112 -- Emergency Information Center (fire brigade, ambulance)
95 -- Speaking clock
981 -- General information
988 -- Telephone directory enquiries
987 -- Road assistance/information
9700, 9701, 9702, 9703, 9704, 9705, 9706 -- Taxi
(064) 222 700 -- Flight information: Ljubljana Airport
(061) 131 51 67 -- Railway information
(061) 133 61 36 -- Bus information
(061) 341 341 -- Road and traffic status
Telephone calls
You can make telephone calls either from post offices or from phone booths. Street phones take tokens or phonecards. Tokens are sold at post offices, newspaper stands and newsagents in three values (A, B, C). Phonecards are sold in four values and only at post offices.
Dial 00 to make an international call from Slovenia; to dial Slovenia from abroad dial 386.

Working Hours

banks:
Mon-Fri: 8:30 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 16:30, Sat: 8:00 - 12:00
post offices:
Mon-Fri: 8:00 - 18:00, Sat: 8:00 - 12:00
shops:
Mon-Fri: 7:30 - 19:00, Sat: 7:30 - 13:00
Some shops are also open in the evening and on holidays and Sundays.

Currency
The currency is the TOLAR (SIT). See the current exchange rate of Bank of Slovenia.
Credit Cards
In Slovenia Eurocheques and all major credit cards are accepted, including Masters, Visa, American Express and Diners.
Credit Card Service:

American Express, tel.: (061) 133 20 24
Diners, tel: (061) 168 73 00
Masters (Eurocard), tel.: (061) 132 82 53
Visa, tel.: (061) 131 10 31
Sales Tax
Foreigners are eligible for a refund tax on the purchase of goods (except cigarettes and alcohol) amounting to more than 5,000 SIT and which are taken out of Slovenia.