Taste diversity of waters
Taste the water in the country with the right to clean drinking water in its Constitution
Wherever you are in Slovenia, you are entitled to a glass of clean and delicious drinking water.
Drinking water from a tap or scooped at a drinking fountain in town, spring water bottled nearby, mineral water with exceptional properties, drunk at the spring or a sip from a mountain stream? Try them all in Slovenia.
Photo: Alex Štokelj & Invida d.o.o.
Everyone has the right to drinking water. Water resources shall be a public good.
Article 70a of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia
One of the most water-rich European country also has numerous thermal and mineral springs. Taste renowned mineral waters that travelled to all corners of Europe centuries ago due to their effectiveness. Drink mineral water with highest magnesium content in the world at its spring.
Drink water in the country of famous healthy water springs
Discover flavours of water rich with beneficial minerals. Taste global particularity.
The most famous natural mineral water with carefully controlled content of active substances is Donat Mg. Among all mineral waters in the world, it contains the largest amount of magnesium, a key mineral for many physical processes, introduced into our bodies in the most natural form by means of this special water from Slovenia. Try it at its spring in the spa town of Rogaška Slatina.
The Radenska mineral water has also been popular for centuries. Its name is a synonym for sparkling water in Slovenia. Visit its spring in Radenci, order it in a bar, find it in numerous shops around Slovenia.
Natural mineral waters
Spring waters
Drinking water
Water
Popular spritzers, local beers or certain beverages in a spa town frequently owe their flavour to water.
In Thermal Pannonian Slovenia, the region of numerous thermal and mineral springs, fresh, open wines from nearby hills combined with water are a popular summer beverage. Natural sparkling mineral water is usually added to drinks such as spritzer. Variations of this drink have precisely determined the ratios between wine and water.
Bevanda, a combination of wine and tap or spring water, is popular in Mediterranean and Karst Slovenia.
Where water is not bottled, it is incorporated into drinking treatments and delicacies, such as biscuits made with thermal water.
No good beer without water
In brewing towns such as Laško and Ljubljana, it is clear that excellent water is necessary for good beer.
Drinking treatments in spas
Spas that do not bottle their water incorporate it into drinking treatments and dishes made with thermal water.
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When walking around Slovenia, you can encounter freely accessible wells and springs
Ask the locals and they will tell you the legends about the origin of springs. Some have interesting composition.
When wandering around Slovenia, discover springs of drinking water with different properties, e.g. with high iron content. You will recognise them by an orange hue in the surrounding soil. Some springs are ascribed energy powers.
Jezersko mineral water
Find a water spring in Jezersko, rich with manganese and ammonia substances. You can also try this water in local inns.
Iron sour water under Olševa
In Solčavsko at the spring under Olševa, you can try water rich in iron ascribed special powers by the locals.
Living water in Tunjice
Springs are frequently linked with energy spot networks. Living water springs in Tunjice Natural Health Resort near Kamnik.
Dicova water at Klavže
The Dicova water spring, which is supposed to have positive energetic characteristics, is considered a deep spring with a constant temperature and never goes dry.
Kostrivnica water trail
Near Rogaška Slatina along Slatina road, several springs are arranged where you can taste water like it was done in the old days.
Count’s water in the Soča River Valley
Above Gabrje near Tolmin by a great wych elm, water springs which dowsers have attributed special energy powers.
