Celje
Celje is the third-largest city in Slovenia.
It is a regional center of the traditional Slovenian region of Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje. The town is located below Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Hudinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna rivers in the lower Savinja Valley, and at the crossing of the roads connecting Ljubljana, Maribor, Velenje, and the Central Sava Valley.
Getting to Celje
Celje is halfway between Ljubljana and Maribor on the A1 highway, a one-hour drive from either. It is also served by Ljubljana - Maribor railway line with trains running twice an hour on workdays.
Worth seeing
The downtown part of Celje is very old, and very beautiful. There are two churches, as well as an "Old Celje" section.
- 01Stari Grad
- 02Laško
- 03Lemberg
Things to do
The obvious thing to do in Celje is simply walk, and take in the amazing views of all the historic buildings. Spend a whole day just walking around and taking pictures. In some places, they have the original cobblestone roads, which are beautiful. The old part of town is rather sleepy, so there's usually not much to do besides sightseeing.
- 01Šmatinsko Jezero
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