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Julian Hanton

Wheels of traditional Slovenian cheese stacked on shelves in Hiša Franko’s storage room.

Inside the kitchen of her restaurant Hiša Franko, chef Ana Roš imparts some culinary wisdom to friend and photographer Ciril Jazbec.

Sitting at the tip of a narrow peninsula, the fishing town of Piran looks out onto the Adriatic sea, where a sloop drifts by on the warm afternoon breeze.

Winemaker, Andrej Erzetič, stirs wine in the family’s cellar; these traditional fermenting techniques stretch back thousands of years.

The rolling hills surrounding the village of Višnjevik are reminiscent of the Italian wine-country.

Tasting the fruits of their labour: Ciril (right) and Andrej enjoy a glass of wine, with the sun going down.

The horses of Lipica, Europe’s oldest stud farm, make this dramatic dash from their stables every morning.

Ana Roš prepares chicory and pumpkin, picked fresh from her garden.

Sun streams in from behind a row of trees on Vršič Mountain.

National Geographic photographer, Ciril Jazbec, completes a rafting run down the Soča River.