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Ljubljana
Capital and largest city of Slovenia

Ljubljana

Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia, located along a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, north of the country's largest marsh, it has been inhabited since prehistoric times.

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It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative centre and the seat of the Urban Municipality of Ljubljana.

Get in

Getting to Ljubljana

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    Jože Pučnik Airport
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    Ljubljana
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    Ljubljana
See

Worth seeing

In 2021, seven works in Ljubljana by architect Jože Plečnik were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These are the Trnovo Bridge, the green promenade along Vegova Street, the promenade along the embankments and bridges of the Ljubljanica River, the Roman walls in Mirje, the Church of St Michael, the Church of St. Francis of Assisi and the Garden of All Saints (Plečnik’s Žale).

Do

Things to do

Hot Air Balloon Flights (Balonarski center Barje), info@bcb.si. These launch at sunrise for one-hour flights, weather permitting. The launch spot is chosen on the day so the wind carries you over the historic centre. The whole programme is about 4 hours so reckon on a very early start. From €180 pp. Football:

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    Olimpija Ljubljana

    They play soccer in PrvaLiga, the top tier.

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    Water City of Atlantis
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    Laguna Fun & Spa
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    Cankarjev Dom

    Enormous arts and convention centre with concerts and performances.

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    Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Slovene National Theatre
Eat

Where to eat

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    Odprta Kuhna

    It's a collection of food stalls on Pogačarjev trg, just south of Triple Bridge.

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    Hot Horse

    BTC City, Šmartinska 152; Tivoli Park, Celovška 25, info@hot-horse.si.

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    Nobel Burek

    Open non-stop, so it's popular late at night.

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    Klobasarna

    Ciril Metodov trg 15 (next to Sokol and Mediterano),.

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    Govinda's

    Self-service buffet with vegetarian and vegan Indian food, great value.

How locals move

Getting around Ljubljana the local way

  • Get inIt's connected by a short corridor to the old Terminal B, now used for charter flights.
  • Go nextRijeka in Croatia (2 hr 30 min) for the Istrian peninsula, ferries to the Adriatic islands, and transport south to Zadar and Split.

From Wikivoyage: Ljubljana, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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