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A capital small enough to cross on foot, shaped by one architect: Jože Plečnik, whose bridges, market colonnade and riverbanks are now UNESCO-listed.
About Ljubljana
Ljubljana is unusual among European capitals in being genuinely walkable end to end, the castle hill, the old town, the market and the Plečnik riverfront sit within about twenty minutes of each other. The city centre has been closed to cars since 2007, which is why it feels quieter than its size suggests. Most visitors use it as a base: the airport is 25 km north, and Bled, Postojna and the coast are all inside a two-hour drive. Plečnik’s works were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021, and they are the reason the riverbanks look deliberate rather than merely old.
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The places that stay with you
Ljubljana
The fortress on the hill above the old town, reached by funicular in one minute or on foot in twenty. It is the one place that makes the city’s geography legible, you can see how small Ljubljana is, and how close the…
Ljubljana
Slovenian art from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, including the Impressionists who defined the national canon. The best single place to understand how Slovenia sees itself in paint. The permanent collection…
Ljubljana
The house the architect built for himself in Trnovo and lived in until 1957, kept as he left it. Seeing his own house makes the rest of Plečnik’s Ljubljana comprehensible rather than merely decorative. Plečnik bought a…
Ljubljana
The hill everyone in Ljubljana walks up, 669 m, about an hour, with an inn and a church at the top. It is the most authentically local thing you can do in Ljubljana that costs nothing. Šmarna gora is the city’s ritual…
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Plečnik’s widened stone bridge at Prešeren Square, the centre of the city and part of its UNESCO listing. Free, central, and the clearest single example of the architecture that defines the city. Jože Plečnik took an…
What To See & Do
The house the architect built for himself in Trnovo and lived in until 1957, kept as he left it.
The fortress on the hill above the old town, reached by funicular in one minute or on foot in twenty.
Plečnik’s widened stone bridge at Prešeren Square, the centre of the city and part of its UNESCO listing.
Slovenian art from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, including the Impressionists who defined the national canon.
Bogenšperk Castle is a 16th-century castle located in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia. It is best known for its association with the 17th-century scientist and natural historian Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, a fellow of the Royal Society in London.· Wikipedia
Gruber Mansion is a mansion in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, standing at 1 Astronomy Street on the right bank of the Ljubljanica, east of Levstik Square and Castle Hill. It currently houses the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia.· Wikipedia
Lihtenberk Castle is a 13th-century castle ruin located in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia, directly adjacent to later Bogenšperk Castle.· Wikipedia
The National Assembly Building, officially the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, also colloquially the Parliament in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is a modernist palace housing the legislature of Slovenia.· Wikipedia
Kravjek Castle is a ruined castle northwest of Muljava, in Lower Carniola, Slovenia.· Wikipedia
The city’s main park, running from the museum quarter up onto Rožnik hill and its forest paths.
Koseze Pond, Martinek Pond, Lake Koseze or simply the Pond is an artificial pond at the edge of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, between Šiška Hill to the west and the neighborhood of Mostec to the east.· Wikipedia
Mount Krim is a 1,107-meter-high mountain on the southern edge of the Ljubljana Marsh in Slovenia. Due to its location and shape, it is one of the most recognizable features of the Ljubljana Basin and it is visited each year by thousands of hikers.· Wikipedia
Tivoli City Park or simply Tivoli Park is the largest park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is located on the western outskirts of the Center District, stretching to the Šiška District to the north, the Vič District to the south, and the Rožnik District to the west.· Wikipedia
Navje Memorial Park, the redesigned part of the former St. Christopher's Cemetery, is a memorial park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia.· Wikipedia
Stožice Sports Park is a multi-use sports complex in Ljubljana, Slovenia, that hosts basketball and football departments of sports club Olimpija Ljubljana. The sports park is located in Bežigrad District, north of the city centre and next to the highway bypass.· Wikipedia
Argentina Park is the name of a park in the center of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Formerly known as Lenin Park, it was renamed in the 1990s to commemorate the friendly relations between Argentina and Slovenia.· Wikipedia
A lake near Ljubljana.
A park near Ljubljana.
A Friday street-food market on the market square, where many of the country’s better kitchens set up stalls.
Plečnik’s riverside colonnade and the open-air stalls behind it, a working market, not a tourist one.
A long-established Ljubljana restaurant in a courtyard off Čopova, strongest on fish and Italian-influenced cooking.
The brunch place on the river embankment, small, modern, and the standard answer for breakfast in Ljubljana.
Traditional Slovenian cooking on Stari trg, run as a social enterprise employing people with disabilities.
A counter serving one thing properly: Carniolan sausage, with mustard, horseradish and bread.
A city-centre pastry shop and café known for its cakes, on the corner by Kongresni trg.
Restaurant serving lunch, coffee in Ljubljana.
Bar in Ljubljana.
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