If you want to travel to Slovenia or the Balkan countries but do not know what the best places to visit are, start by visiting UNESCO sites. There are 981 UNESCO heritage sites in the world. Among them 20 are in Slovenia and other Western Balkan countries.

Visitors travelling through this region can admire many historical sites and tourist attractions such as the Studenica monastery in Serbia, the Old bridge area of the old city of Mostar, the Medieval monuments in Kosovo, the Historic centres of Berat and Gijokastra in Albania, and natural sites such as the Škocjan caves in Slovenia and the region of Kotor in Montenegro, and learn what makes these sites special and important for UNESCO.