Ljubljana Travel Guide - Slovenian Memorable Moments
Ljubljana Travel Guide - Slovenian Memorable Moments
Ljubljana has no world-famous attractions, which is just great: there's no need to hop from one place to another, taking photos and crossing the items on your checklist. You have all the time to stroll around and enjoy the city itself. In the summer, its center hosts a number of city sponsored events, from children workshops and public playgrounds on the streets that get closed for traffic for the occasion, to Trnfest's off-beat street performances and musical events of all genres. In autumn it shows its academic face as it fills again by students of the state's largest university to whom the city owes much of its youthful character. Cold December days are warmed by thousand of lights, the new year's decoration conceived by local artists, and by food and drinks sold from street stands on the banks of Ljubljanica river. After surviving the boring gray remaining of winter, the city erupts again with spring flowers planted on its streets and crossroads.
Ljubljana (lyoob-lyAH-nah) is a charming city full of artists, museums, and galleries. With a population of 300,000, it is one of the smallest capital cities in Europe. The Ljubljanica river flows through the center of town, past Baroque buildings and under the ramparts of the ancient castle on the hill. The new city and modern-day commercial core lies to the west of the river, while the old city and the castle are located on the east side of the river. Many bridges cross the river, the most famous of which is Tromostovje (Triple Bridge), designed by architect Jože Plečnik.
The center of Ljubljana is small enough to cover on foot. You can pick up a free city map at a tourist information center or in the train station. Navigating or finding a street is easy as streets are clearly marked. Bikes are available for rent at the Slovenian Tourist Information Center (beside the Central Market) as well as some of the hotels in the area (€1 for 2 hours, €5 for the whole day ending 7~9pm depending on season). The city's transportation authority LPP operates 26 bus lines, which are clean and run frequently (every 5-10 minutes, 15-30 minutes during the weekend and summer). Most bus routes operate 5am - 10.30pm (Sundays from 6am).
Downtown Ljubljana is full of trendy cafes (outdoor seating in the summer!) and high-quality restaurants. You can find local Slovenian food, and restaurants with ethnic food from many places around the world. Pizza in Ljubljana is of very good quality. Try a burger Slovene style with a horse burger at the Hot Horse! Cheap and good for returning from a night out.
Ljubljana has several good nightclubs (discotheques). The clubs hold special events, they will play a certain syle of music on certain nights, etc. Some will also impose a strict dress code and age limits. Ljubljana offers several hostels and student homes that function as hostels in the summer.
A lot to see in Ljubljana such as :
Ljubljana Castle
Dragon Bridge
Ljubljanica
Tivoli City Park
Prešeren Square
Ljubljana Cathedral
Metelkova
Triple bridge
Franciscan Church of the Annunciation
Ljubljana Central Market
Congress Square
Ljubljana Zoo
National Museum of Slovenia
Butchers' Bridge
National Gallery
Ljubljana Town Hall
Robba Fountain
Museum of Illusions
Metelkova ulica
Mount Saint Mary
Town Square
Cobblers' Bridge
National and University Library
Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana
Ljubljana Town Square
Mestni muzej Ljubljana
Slovenian Ethnographic Museum
Nebotičnik
Prešeren Monument
Cankarjev dom
Botanični vrt Univerze v Ljubljani
Muzej novejše zgodovine Slovenije
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
Kino Šiška
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
Koseze Pond
The House of experiments
Žale
SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana
Cankarjevo nabrežje
Plečnik House
Mount Krim
Stari trg
Muzej za arhitekturo in oblikovanje
Lake Zbilje
Gornji trg
Trubar Road
Republic Square
Šmarna Gora
The river transport on the Ljubljanica and the Sava was the main means of cargo transport to and from the city until the mid-19th century, when railroads were built. Today, the Ljubljanica is used by a number of tourist ships, with wharves under the Butchers' Bridge, at Fish Square, at Court Square, at Breg, at the Poljane Embankment, and elsewhere.
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Ljubljana in a day: MUST-DO tips
Welcome to a short Ljubljana city tour, ideal for a DIY city break. We had the pleasure to enjoy a sunny autumn free day in Ljubljana, Tjasa's hometown, the other day and we visited some of the best places we simply adore in the cute capital of Slovenia: Tivoli Park, Congress Square, Prešen Square, Triple Bridge, Ljubljanica River Embankments (grab a coffee & enjoy the sun), BicikeLJ City Bike Ride, Ljubljana Castle, Castle Hill, Čopova street... From spring until autumn head to Odprta Kuhna and grab a fantastic lunch at a low price (Open Kitchen - food stalls from great restaurants). Another beautiful thing about Ljubljana: all these beautiful spots are within walking-distance.
If you want to visit the Cantina Mexicana Restaurant, you can find it in Knafljev prehod (access from Wolfova or Čopova Street - near Prešeren Sqaure). For the delicious cupcakes we enjoyed, head to Sladkarnica in marmeladnica Lotos (adress: Breg 16, 1000 Ljubljana).
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Ljubljana | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:31 1 Name and symbol
00:05:26 2 History
00:05:35 2.1 Prehistory
00:06:55 2.2 Antiquity
00:08:12 2.3 Middle Ages
00:11:51 2.4 Early modern
00:14:40 2.5 Late modern
00:18:38 2.6 Contemporary
00:18:57 3 Geography
00:20:16 3.1 Geology
00:20:49 3.2 Topography
00:21:56 3.3 Waters
00:23:58 3.4 Climate
00:25:53 4 Cityscape
00:27:11 4.1 Main sights
00:32:33 4.2 Parks and other green spaces
00:35:20 4.3 Streets and squares
00:39:23 4.4 Bridges
00:40:11 4.4.1 The Dragon Bridge
00:40:53 4.4.2 The Butchers' Bridge
00:41:29 4.4.3 The Triple Bridge
00:42:20 4.4.4 The Fish Footbridge
00:43:19 4.4.5 The Cobbler's Bridge
00:43:53 4.4.6 The Trnovo Bridge
00:45:08 4.4.7 The Hradecky Bridge
00:46:12 5 Culture
00:46:21 5.1 Accent
00:47:01 5.2 In literary fiction
00:47:30 5.3 Festivals
00:49:35 5.4 Museums and art galleries
00:51:32 5.5 Entertainment and performing arts
00:52:01 5.5.1 Cinema
00:53:19 5.5.2 Classical music, opera and ballet
00:54:32 5.5.3 Theatre
00:55:26 5.5.4 Modern dance
00:56:17 5.5.5 Folk dance
00:56:31 5.5.6 Jazz
00:57:04 5.6 Popular urban culture and alternative scene
01:00:06 6 Sports
01:00:16 6.1 Clubs
01:04:21 6.2 Mass sport activities
01:05:14 6.3 Sport venues
01:10:32 7 Economy
01:12:25 8 Government
01:15:55 9 Demographics
01:16:57 10 Education
01:17:07 10.1 Primary education
01:19:32 10.2 Secondary education
01:21:59 10.3 Tertiary education
01:23:49 10.4 Libraries
01:26:53 11 Science
01:27:40 12 Transport
01:27:50 12.1 Air transport
01:29:01 12.2 Rail transport
01:30:47 12.3 Roads
01:33:20 12.4 City bus
01:35:35 12.5 Bicycles
01:37:25 12.6 Water transport
01:38:04 13 Healthcare
01:39:08 14 International relations
01:39:19 14.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:39:33 15 See also
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Ljubljana (Slovene: [ljuˈbljàːna] (listen), locally also [luˈblàːna]; also known by other, historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative centre of independent Slovenia since 1991.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the area. Ljubljana itself was first mentioned in the first half of the 12th century. Situated at the middle of a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, it was the historical capital of Carniola, one of the Slovene-inhabited parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. It was under Habsburg rule from the Middle Ages until the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. After World War II, Ljubljana became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It retained this status until Slovenia became independent in 1991 and Ljubljana became the capital of the newly formed state.