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Roman wall of Emona (Mirje)
Two thousand years old
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Image courtesy of © Jamie Heath · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Roman wall of Emona (Mirje)
On Mirje, south of the centre, you can walk beside a long stretch of the wall of Emona, the Roman town founded here in the early 1st century AD. Plečnik restored it in the 1930s, adding a pyramid over one gateway. Nearby, the Emona House and the Jakopič Garden show the remains of Roman houses.
Why it's on our list
- Roman wall of Emona
- Restored by Plečnik
- Near the Emona House
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What’s nearby
Distances from Roman wall of Emona (Mirje) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Rimska cesta400 m5 min walk
- Taxi rank550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Congress Square750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Ljubljana Castle900 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Triple Bridge900 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Prešeren Square950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Nicholas Cathedral1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- National Gallery of Slovenia1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Central Market1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Tivoli Park1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Dragon Bridge1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Metelkova Mesto2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
Getting around
- Railway & bus station1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Ljubljana Airport (Brnik)20 kmCar or taxi 63 min