Things to do in Slovenia include: visiting one of the 10,000 caves, (the best known, Postojna, runs for around 12 miles). Visit one of the wineries: there is a winery for every 70 people — they like a drink. Failing these two, you could go drink beer from a fountain.
If you were short on reasons as to why you should visit Europe, now you have one. Žalec, Slovenia is now at the top of our must-visit holiday destinations after the town announced plans to build a fountain that spurts out drinkable beer. The fountain will dispense a variety of local beers which tourists can pay for, and drink out of a commemorative mug.
While a build date is yet to be confirmed, the project is set to cost about $330,000 (more than reasonable, if you ask us), and expected to attract tourists from around the globe. Naturally, the proposed fountain has caused concern among some of the locals — probably recovering alcoholics and parents. But good things are worth fighting for! And that’s just what they’re doing. The town’s mayor says that much of the cost will be sourced from public donations. “It’s true the fountain won’t be cheap. But, it’s a development project, a tourism product.” Beer goggles will not be included with the mug, as Slovenians are already incredibly attractive.