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Stories from Ljubljana, Slovenia
Every story, long read and guide in the ULTIMATE Ljubljana City Guide, in one place.
Day trips
Slovenia on your doorstep
From Ljubljana, the lakes, the Alps, the caves and the sea are all an easy day out: Bled and Bohinj, the Soča valley, Postojna’s underground rivers and the Venetian lanes of Piran.
The LjubljanicaChristmas in LjubljanaArtists’ lights over the river, and three gift-bringers
Lakes guideBled & BohinjThe island and the wild lake
Mountains guideThe Julian AlpsTriglav, Vršič and the SočaHistory
History & heritage
How a Roman colony on the Ljubljanica became a Habsburg town, a Baroque and Art Nouveau city and, through Jože Plečnik, one of Europe’s most humane capitals.
History & heritagePile-dwellers, Emona and the Habsburgs: Ljubljana’s heritageFrom Emona to Plečnik’s city
The back storyLjubljanaFew capitals are this small, this green or this easy to…
The back storyPlečnik’s LjubljanaPlečnik treated the whole city as one great building, with the river…Our advice
Along the Ljubljanica
Walk the river from the Central Market to the Cobblers’ Bridge and Trnovo, with Plečnik’s embankments on either side, then take the funicular to the castle for the view across the red roofs to the Alps. History & heritage
The Balkans, with love
From the riverside cafés to Plečnik’s market colonnade: the life Ljubljana shares with the whole region.
The regionThe Balkans, with loveCafés, markets, the table and the welcome
The long readThe Balkan SoulCafés, markets, the table and the wild
The regionFood & Drink in the BalkansThe shared table, guide by guideOur advice
Do as the locals do
Rent a BicikeLJ bike, ride through Tivoli to Rožnik, and on a fine weekend climb Šmarna gora for the view of the Alps. Green Ljubljana
Plečnik’s city
Bridges, colonnades and promenades by the architect who designed a capital, now on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
A green capitalGreen LjubljanaCar-free and forestedKnow your neighbourhoods
NeighbourhoodThe old town & Castle Hill
The medieval squares below the castle: Mestni, Stari and Gornji trg, the Town Hall, the cathedral and the market.
Explore The old town & Castle Hill
NeighbourhoodThe centre: Prešeren & Congress Squares
Prešeren Square, Art Nouveau Miklošičeva, Congress Square, the Nebotičnik, Republic Square and the museums.
Explore The centre: Prešeren & Congress Squares
NeighbourhoodTrnovo & Krakovo
The village-like south: Plečnik House, the Trnovo Bridge, Križanke, the Roman wall and the Krakovo gardens.
Explore Trnovo & Krakovo
NeighbourhoodMetelkova & the museum quarter
Murals and clubs in former barracks, beside the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Ethnographic Museum and Hostel Celica.
Explore Metelkova & the museum quarter
NeighbourhoodTivoli & Rožna dolina
The great park and the forest of Rožnik, with Tivoli Mansion, the Museum of Contemporary History and the zoo.
Explore Tivoli & Rožna dolina