Ljubljana
The BIT Center, with clean and light modern decor, offers one of the best-value deals in Ljubljana (although, at 3km east of the centre, it’s a bit far from the action). In addition to the 39 single and double rooms in the main hotel, there's hostel accommodation with 35 beds in rooms of four to 10 beds.
Guests receive a 50 per cent discount at the sports centre next door. To reach here, catch
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The jaw-dropping Postojna Cave system, a series of caverns, halls and passages some 24km long and two million years old, was hollowed out by the Pivka…
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Crowning a 375m-high hill east of the Old Town, this castle is an architectural mishmash, with most of it dating from the early 16th century when it was…
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Predjama Castle, 9km from Postojna, is one of Europe's most dramatic castles. It teaches a clear lesson: if you want to build an impregnable fortification…
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The town's premier sight is the commanding Loka castle, overlooking the settlement from a grassy hill west of Mestni trg. It dates from the 13th century…
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More interesting than it sounds, this apiculture museum takes a closer look at the long tradition of beekeeping in Slovenia. The museum's collection of…
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Radovljica's colourful main square is the town’s leading attraction, lined with houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. Look especially for Thurn Manor,…
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The group of pastel-hued 16th-century burghers' houses on this main square have earned the town the nickname 'Colourful Loka'. Almost every one is of…
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This library is architect Jože Plečnik’s masterpiece, completed in 1941. To appreciate this great man’s philosophy, enter through the main door (note the…
1. Museum of Architecture & Design
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This museum, housed in the stunningly preserved 16th-century Fužine Castle (worth the visit alone) about 5.5km east of the centre, preserves some 150,000…
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The Ljubljanica River's monumental lock was designed by local architect Jože Plečnik.
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The Jesuit Church of St Joseph was built in neo-Romanesque style by the architect Anzelm Werner in 1913, then later extended and rebuilt by local…
4. National Museum of Slovenia – Metelkova
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This modern building in what is now becoming known as the Museum Quarter contains a bizarre assortment of mostly applied art and objets d’art (furniture,…
5. Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova
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This gallery, housed in a sleekly redesigned block building, picks up the thread from its sister institution, the Museum of Modern Art, with Eastern…
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This art gallery located within the Metelkova Mesto complex is aimed at presenting the works of younger and emerging artists. The curators give preference…
7. Slovenian Ethnographic Museum
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Housed in the 1886 Belgian Barracks on the southern edge of Metelkova, this museum has a permanent collection on the 2nd and 3rd floors. There’s…
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About 800m southeast of the Old Town along Karlovška cesta and over the Ljubljanica River, this 2.5-hectare botanical garden was founded in 1810 as a…