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Things to do in Ljubljana

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Things to Do in Ljubljana

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Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle Tour from Ljubljana
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Full-day Tours
from €79.00 per adult
Lake Bled and Bohinj - Beyond the Alpine Lakes from Ljubljana
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Full-day Tours
from €69.00 per adult
Top Ljubljana Foods culinary walking - small group - trip
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City Tours
from €55.00 per adult
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Grand SLOVENIA: Ljubljana + Lake Bled + Postojna Cave - fully Private Tour
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Bus Tours
from €274.77 per group (up to 1)
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From Zagreb: Lake BLED and LJUBLJANA fully private day tour
Bus Tours
from €162.83 per adult (price varies by group size)
Lake Bled and Ljubljana Tour from Trieste
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Full-day Tours
from €115.34 per adult (price varies by group size)
PRIVATE TOUR Lake Bled and Bohinj - Beyond the Alpine Lakes from Ljubljana
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Full-day Tours
from €109.00 per adult (price varies by group size)
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Best of SLOVENIA - Bled + Postojna + Ljubljana - Private day tour from Zagreb
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Bus Tours
from €178.09 per adult (price varies by group size)
Ljubljana Castle: Time Machine Guided Tour
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Cable Car Tours
from €15.00 per adult
Hiking on the Edge of Ljubljana
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from €73.11 per adult

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Top Attractions in Ljubljana

1. Ljubljana Old Town

Neighbourhoods

Advent season, Ljubljana's artistically designed Christmas lights, an original light display through the city center…

2. Triple Bridge (Tromostovje)

Bridges

Brings real focus to the city, an original wide bridge and 2 more recent footbridges a few feet apart.

3. Tivoli Park

Parks

A big city park with several museums, open-air exhibitions and sports venues.

4. Preseren Square

Points of Interest & Landmarks

It depicts the greatest Slovenian poet and the muse of poetry holding spring of laurel above his head.

5. Union Experience

Breweries

The museum itself guides you through history of Union brewery itself and Slovenian brewery with many interesting…

6. Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Stolnica Sv. Nikolaja)

Religious Sites

Done in native language this church mixes centuries old, old world traditions with today's mass style.

7. River Ljubljanica Kanal

Bodies of Water

The historical and the modern town meet on its banks and are connected with many remarkable bridges.

8. Dragon Bridge (Zmajski Most)

Bridges

This iconic reinforced concrete bridge was constructed over the Ljubljanica River around 1900-01 located a short walk…

9. House of Illusions

Speciality Museums • Children's Museums

Open now

Little more than a collection of A4-printed optical illusions, with the exception of a few mirror-based illusion and a…

10. Central Market

Flea & Street Markets

This market was designed and built in the 1930s by Slovenia's famous architect Joze Plecnik.Over the twenty years that…

11. The Ljubljana Castle

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Castles

Open now

Admission tickets from €10.00

This castle is largely reconstructed and houses various exhibitions, both cultural and historical.

12. Skyscraper (Nebotičnik)

Architectural Buildings • Observation Decks & Towers

The famous Skyscraper has maintained its culture for eight decades.

13. Metelkova

Neighbourhoods

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It has become a commune that has become the focal point of the city's alternative cultural scene with live music in the…

14. Cankarjevo Nabrežje

Historic Walking Areas

Dozens of restaurants, local inns, bars, ice cream sellers are set in one row.

15. ZOO Ljubljana

Zoos

Open now

The zoo is placed in animals natural habitat, the woods.

16. Plecnik House

Historic Sites

Before renovations Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, manager of the house, acquired new spaces in the corner building…

17. National Gallery (Narodna Galerija)

Art Museums

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The gallery has displaced the most famous Slovenian artist, mostly from barocco and realisem.

18. Sts. Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church

Churches & Cathedrals

Open now

Dedicated to the two Bulgarian monks who invented the Cyrillic alphabet, Cyril & Methodius, Ljubljana's only Orthodox…

19. National Museum of Contemporary History (Muzej Novejše Zgodovine Slovenije)

Speciality Museums • History Museums

Hidden in a pink and white mansion above the tennis courts and below the ice hockey arena, the Museum presents the last…

20. Old Square (Stari trg)

Points of Interest & Landmarks

There is a load of history in this square which features historical buildings, shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants.

21. Mestni Trg

Points of Interest & Landmarks

The houses adjacent to the square today represent a mixture of medieval and baroque architecture, as a result of the…

22. Franciscan Church (Frančiškanska cerkev)

Religious Sites

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Since 2008, it has proudly been deemed a cultural monument of national significance and protected.

23. Vodnik Square (Vodnikov trg)

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

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An infinite number of fruit and vegetables, much of it grown on allotments / smallholdings within the city boundaries.

24. Congress Square (Kongresni trg)

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Parks

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This Square was built in 1821 over the site of the ruins of a medieval Capuchin monks monastery and was used for…

25. National Museum of Slovenia

History Museums

This museum boasts having the world's oldest Neanderthal flute that is 47,000 years old.

26. Technical Museum of Slovenia

Speciality Museums

Open now

Foundec in 1220, houses Tito's private car collection and Tomos, Slovenian motorbike maker complete collection of…

27. Gornji Trg

Points of Interest & Landmarks

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The statue symbolising the three rivers, enhances the medieval feel of the Old Town, adding beauty and character.

28. House of Experiments - Hiša eksperimentov

Science Museums • Children's Museums

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The center’s unique interactive exhibits ignite curiosity and lead to learning by permitting visitors to see, hear, and…

29. Minicity Ljubljana

Amusement & Theme Parks

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Expert guides will lead you through facets of regular life - guidance adapted to your age.

30. Railway Museum

Speciality Museums

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The museum itself is spread across two buildings with an original roundhouse housing their main locative display and…

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