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And Tina Maze,
the best Slovenian skier of all time

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Slovenia,
do you hear 'love' in its name?

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Wherever I go, the image of
my country is always in my mind.

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Especially this emerald river.
Nothing in the world can match it,

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it's pure perfection.

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I'm Tina Maze,
I've travelled all over the world,

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but nowhere is more beautiful than
at home. Come and see for yourself.

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Local poet Simon Gregorčič
dedicated a poem to Soča,

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and these places
were also an inspiration

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for the famous
American writer Hemingway.

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Slovenian may only
be spoken by 2.5 million people,

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but our
language means a lot to us.

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The oldest records in Slovenian,
the Freising Monuments,

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are said to date
back to the 9th century.

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Music is and will always be
my great love.

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It gave me strength, rhythm
and energy before every race.

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For me, the most beautiful
feature of our language

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is the dual we use when we want
to say that two people are walking,

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skiing,
in love with each other.

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Everything is more beautiful
when there's two of you.

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And it was the dual
that resonated

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at the Frankfurt and Bologna
book fairs in 2023,

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where Slovenia was
the guest of honour.

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What would
our capital city look like

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without the world-renowned
architect Jože Plečnik?

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He gave the city
its signature look,

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and his selected works are
on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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My beautiful country boasts
so many cultural and natural gems.

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I'm sure it will not leave you
indifferent either.

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Come and feel Slovenia
for yourself.