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WHY VISIT?
Because:
- you can taste chocolates and chocolate products
- Slovenian and foreign chocolatiers are gathered here in one place
- it offers a packed programme of entertainment for children and families
- there are excellent concerts and cookery shows
- there is an exceptional festival atmosphere
- it is the biggest festival of its kind in Slovenia
- there is lively entertainment, good-value packages and interesting surroundings – so, it pays to come for all three days!
CHOCOLATIERS FROM THROUGHOUT SLOVENIA AND FURTHER AFIELD
During the Chocolate Festival, Radovljica becomes a really 'sweet' town. Chocolatiers and producers of other chocolate desserts and dishes ensure there are a wide range of all-things chocolate – the biggest selection in Slovenia. Tastings of the chocolate treats takes place in exchange for tasting coupons.
A DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
The three day festival features a diverse entertainment programme suitable for all generations. There are workshops and shows for children, concerts, cookery shows, exhibitions, and street artists parading through the town. Every year visitors are delighted by the festival's new features. In the past this has included, among others, the Guinness World Record for the largest (by area) chocolate bar, a chocolate fashion show and a chocolate roulette wheel.
WHY A CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL, IN PARTICULAR, IN RADOVLJICA?
Chocolate has been a feature of the Radovljica area for a long time. With roots dating back to 1922, Gorenjka is the most well-known Slovenian brand of chocolate and it originates here. In addition to Gorenjka in the Radol'ca area there are now two local chocolatiers, the Molinet House of Chocolate, and Martisan Chocolate.
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An exhibition of paintings by the renowned Slovenian artist Klavdij Tutta.
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News & Blog
Written by Adele in Slovenia, March 2019
When I first came to Slovenia on holiday in 2006, I cycled alongside the Sava river from Bled to Radovljica and as soon as I rode into the beautiful old town centre, it was love at first sight!
A new brochure has been published by the Radovljica Public Institute for Tourism and Culture to promote Radovljica and its surroundings.
Written by Rebecca Svetina, March 2019
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The 8th Radovljica Chocolate Festival took place last weekend. Despite the less-than promising weather forecast, the biggest chocolate event in Slovenia, with its diverse array of chocolate and entertainment, attracted huge numbers of visitors.
