In 1580, this became the stud farm to the royal court, which makes it one of the oldest – if not THE oldest – stud farms in the world. If you’ve been following my visits to Vienna and the stud farm in Austria, you will have seen more photos, information etc on the Lipizzaner – but this place is the ‘source’.
During the reign of Maria Theresa of Austria the Slovenian classic horse breed, the Lipizzaner was developed.
No further photos as it is requested not to take photos other than in the open fields.
Being the vino-lover that I am, I just had to go exploring to find the world's oldest grape vine! ...and this is it! ...and yes, it still produces fruit every year. It has been confirmed at 400 years of age, and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as…
Today's mission was to go in search of (and find) Idrija... This fellow below is in honour of the mercury miners that once mined the hillsides in this region... ...and now a slight detour to find 'Wild Lake'...