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Technical Museum of Slovenia, Bistra Castle
Mills, smithies and sawmills
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The Technical Museum of Slovenia fills the former monastery estate of Bistra Castle, on the south-western edge of the Ljubljana Marshes, with collections on forestry, wood, hunting and fishing, electrical engineering, textiles, agriculture, transport, motorcycles, milling, wheelwrighting, horseshoeing, baking and printing. You can see a flour mill, a water-powered smithy, a reconstructed veneer mill and a Venetian sawmill, and walk a nature trail through the forest above. Our advice: a great family day; allow at least three hours.
Why it's on our list
- A flour mill and water-powered smithy
- Transport and motorcycle collections
- Gardens, a fish pond and a forest trail
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Technical Museum of Slovenia, Bistra Castle before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Technical Museum of Slovenia, Bistra Castle 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.
Key sights
- Tivoli Park17 kmCar or taxi 55 min
- Congress Square18 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- National Gallery of Slovenia18 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Triple Bridge18 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Ljubljana Castle18 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Prešeren Square18 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- St Nicholas Cathedral18 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Central Market18 kmCar or taxi 57 min
- Dragon Bridge18 kmCar or taxi 57 min
- Metelkova Mesto19 kmCar or taxi 59 min
Getting around
- Railway & bus station19 kmCar or taxi 59 min
- Ljubljana Airport (Brnik)32 kmCar or taxi 100 min