A walk through the center of Ljubljana has a very special charm. Both for tourists and locals. And the next time you decide to explore the Romanesque city streets, be sure to turn to Gornja trg.
Carnival days in Ljubljana are marked every year by the Dragon Carnival (2019), which will also this year offer a carnival procession and an entertainment program. We will admire traditional, ethnological, children's and many other carnival masks, which will walk around the city center - they will additionally brighten the carnival Saturday with their unique performances on the Congress Square.
When is the lighting of the festive lights in Ljubljana 2018? This year, the festive lights will be lit in Ljubljana at the end of November. They will light up on November 30, 2018, and at the same time the Ljubljana holiday fair in the old city center will open.
This year too, in the last breaths of August, we are traditionally promised a real cultural treat. Between August 24 and 26, the old town center will once again transform into the scene of the largest street festival of the Slovenian capital, Nights in Old Ljubljana. Many top domestic and foreign musicians will perform on various stages, and the red thread of this year's program is Slavic culture.
December is approaching and it will be especially colorful in Ljubljana this year. Many events are planned that will delight visitors of all ages and conjure up a magical atmosphere in what the mayor of Ljubljana says is the most beautiful city in the world.
Ljubljana Castle once had a money mint, but that's why we have to go deep back in history to the 13th century, when Spainheim Castle stood on the castle hill. Today, medieval mints are a tourist attraction, and Ljubljana is also returning to this map with its locations at Ljubljana Castle and Prešeren Square. This was ensured by Lučka Rihar, who set up a mobile medieval mint with a press for making coins in front of the castle entrance or the Franciscan church.
Ljubljana's good old Makalonca is back. But this time in a modern urban guise. The new owners respected Plečnik's architectural heritage and therefore avoided aggressive interventions when renovating the bar, which many people have nostalgic memories of. The space is therefore in itself still a presentation of his work, while at the same time offering enough comfort to quickly become our favorite corner of the city again.
A slightly ascending path leads us to a secluded area of old Ljubljana, where a seemingly simple bakery with a charming soul is hidden at the number of the same name.