Juliana garden, Slovenia
Alpine Botanical Garden Juliana, also known as Alpinum Juliana, is one of the most special natural and cultural attractions in the Trenta Valley and Triglav National Park. Located at about 800 metres above sea level along the road between Bovec, Trenta and Vršič Pass, it is the oldest alpine botanical garden in a natural environment in Slovenia. Founded in 1926 by Albert Bois de Chesne with the advice of the famous mountaineer and writer Julius Kugy, Juliana preserves the beauty and diversity of alpine flora in one concentrated place. Its position in the Julian Alps gives visitors a rare opportunity to see mountain plants, karst species, sub-Mediterranean influences and protected flowers that would otherwise require many separate hikes through different alpine habitats.
