SunLodge at Camping Terme Čatež

Venture into the local town of Brežice, marked by the Brežice Water Tower (10 minutes’ drive) and Brežice Castle (five minutes), a two-tiered 16th-century castle with a heritage museum. Tour another cool castle, Podsreda Castle (35 minutes), in the North-Kozjansko Regional Park (35 minutes), where you can also dedicate time to walking, cycling or birdwatching around the nature trails. The Žumberak Mountains (an hour) are within reach for steeper paths. Closer by, there’s the Tepec- Palačnik forest park (35 minutes) with more walks and a lookout over the remains of the old town of Samobor (25 minutes for this town's castle and historic centre). City break calling? Take a day trip to Slovenia’s green capital, Ljubljana (an hour), where you can take a cruise down the river, visit the dragon bridge or take the funicular to a medieval fortress. In the opposite direction and over the border, Zagreb (50 minutes) has a Neo-Gothic cathedral, quirky museums and shoppable squares.