
Melania Trump's hometown: The small industrial town of Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia is where US first lady Melania Trump spent her formative years. It's now welcoming visitors with guided tours.

Savo Kladnik Elementary School: Named after an activist who was killed during World War II, this ordinary-looking school once counted Melania Trump among its pupils.

Former home: A far cry from the Trumps' Manhattan penthouse, an apartment on the left of the third floor of this modest block was once home to a young Melania Trump and her family.

Family home: Among residential properties in Sevnica's Ribnik district is a black and white modern villa with a US-style mailbox. It's owned by the Knavs family and Melania Trump's mother stays here when she's in town.

First lady cakes: The Kruhek bakery and coffee shop in Sevnica sells the Prva Dama (translated as "first lady" in Slovenian) -- an apple pie, complete with an embossed "M" and a tiny American flag, for $2 apiece.

Melanija cake: Cafe Julija on the main street of Sevnica offers a delicious "Melanija" cake made with an apple and almond filling in a housing of white chocolate.

Sevnica Castle: This imposing building stands on a hill overlooking Sevnica. Inside visitors can buy "first lady" branded products.

Early days: A young Melanija Knavs (second from right) is seen here in 1977 attending a fashion review of Jutranjka, the textile company where her mother used to work.

First lady products: Inside Sevnica Castle, visitors can buy various "first lady" branded products including beauty creams, bottles of red wine, tea, pralines with raspberry filling and two local specialties -- cured salami sausage and apple slices dipped in chocolate.

Kostanjevica: Nearby Kostanjevica na Krki is also known as Slovenia's Venice.

River town: Kostanjevica is a medieval town built on an island on the river Krka with three highly Instagram-worthy bridges.

Art showcase: Kostanjevica's Cistercian monaster is now an art gallery. Its large garden, the Forma Viva, is an open-air museum full of weathered oak sculptures.

Unusual wine: Kostanjevica monastery is also the birthplace of arguably the most famous of Slovenia's wines, Cvicek, a ruby red, fruity blend of red and, unusually, white grapes.

Posavje food: Typical food from the region includes simple cured meats, served with onion and Cvicek wine

Raska Cbula onions: Melania Trump's grandfather was a farmer who cultivated an endemic type of red onion, the Raska C'bula, known locally as "the bacon of the poor," because people eat it raw with bread.

Kozjansko Regional Park: The Posavje countryside, where Melania Trump grew up, is a beautiful hill-strewn region, crisscrossed by rivers. Among the most beautiful areas is Kozjansko Regional Park, east of Sevnica.