Slovenia in cash.
Europe's best-kept secret: a storybook lake with a bell-tower island, cathedral caves, gentle Ljubljana with its dragon bridges — all two hours from everything.
Helvetica Exchange prepares your EUR travel envelope at Rue Pierre-Fatio 19, 1204 Geneva (Rive district) — the posted rate, no separate commission, Monday–Friday 08:30–18:30 and Saturday 09:00–17:00. Reserve and your rate is held for 3 hours during opening hours; ID from the LBA thresholds.
The cities, chosen.
Bled
The emerald lake, its wishing island and clifftop castle — Slovenia in one image.
Pletna to the island & the wishing bell — The traditional standing-oarsman boat, 99 steps and the bell of wishes.
Bled Castle & cream cake — A 130 m cliff, a museum and the famous kremšnita (~€6).
Ljubljana
A small Art Nouveau capital, Plečnik's market and bronze dragons.
Castle & funicular — Above the pink roofs, views to the Julian Alps.
Triple Bridge & central market — Plečnik's masterpiece; cheeses and honeys paid in cash.
Postojna & Predjama
The underworld: 24 km of caves and a castle set into the cliff.
Postojna Cave — An underground train, cathedral halls and baby dragons (olms).
Predjama Castle — The Gothic eyrie wedged in the rock — unassailable four centuries.
Getting around.
The country crosses in 2 h: a car is ideal, green buses efficient (Ljubljana–Bled 1 h 20). In Ljubljana everything is walked along the Ljubljanica.
Cash & banknotes.
Cards nearly everywhere — but the pletna boat, gorge car parks and market stalls prefer ringing euros. €40–60 a day in cash is ample; four to five days see the essentials.
| Rate reservation | held 3 hours, during opening hours |
| Counter hours | Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30 · Sat 09:00–17:00 |
| Commission | none — the margin lives in the posted rate |
Before you go.
How many days for Slovenia?
Four to five: two for Bled and the gorges, one for Ljubljana, one for the caves — one more for the Soča valley if your heart says yes.
Card or cash?
Card almost everywhere — but pletna, gorge parking and market stalls prefer the ringing euro. €40–60 a day suffices.
Indicative amounts — rate reservable for 3 hours · Rue Pierre-Fatio 19, Geneva · Guide complet en français