Brezice is situated in a basin just north of where the Krka flows into the river Sava. It lies in a charming area of gently rolling hills, vineyards, presses and the Sava River flowing into Croatia. The water tower is a protected monument. Together with the castle it is identified by the name Brezice.

There are more than a hundred castles in Slovenia, and one of the best preserved andarranged is in Brezice. It contains the longest secular Baroque painted space in Slovenia - the Knights Hall. It contains the Posavje museum, which presents the history of places along the Sava. The settlements grew beside the castle, and was given the name “civitas Rein”, meaning town on the banks of the river.

Mokrice Castle, about 10 kilometres from Brezice, is the loveliest in the Posavje region and has been completely renovated and turned into a 30-room luxury hotel. With one of Slovenia’s few 18-hole golf courses, a large stable with horses for rent and a 20-hectare English park full of pear trees and rare plants, it makes a delightful excursion from Brezice. Today, while the complex of Terme Catez some threekilometres south-east of Brezice attracts those sufferingfrom aches and pains, it is as much a recreational area and one of the friendliest in Slovenia.