A City Guide to Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
While on our road trip to Croatia back in 2015, we made sure to stop at the capital of Slovenia for a day, Ljubljana! The name itself sounds intimidating, but once you learn how its pronounces, its as easy and friendly as the country itself! (Pronounced: Lub-lee-yana).
Ljubljana is one of the most hip, up and coming new destinations to visit that is mostly overlooked by the hordes of tourists. It is often said that this city ranks among the perfect mid-sized European cities and has all of the comforts of being a big city while still maintaining it鈥檚 small town charm and friendliness. Slovenia became the聽first former Communist country to聽join the Eurozone聽in 2007 and has since seen a slight increase in tourism.
Having previously visited and fallen in love with it, we decided to make it the the first stop on our honeymoon for the night. This gave us the chance to explore just a bit more than our first visit. Our second glance was just as fabulous as the first!
The first port of call was the iconic pink church, also known as聽鈥淔ranciscan Church of the Annunciation鈥澛爓hich can be found in the main square called聽Pre拧ernov trg聽(Pre拧ernov Square).聽Inside, the church is decorated with early-Baroque frescos while the outside is designed in the early 17th century Baroque style. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Ljubljana is one of the most hip, up and coming new destinations to visit that is mostly overlooked by the hordes of tourists. It is often said that this city ranks among the perfect mid-sized European cities and has all of the comforts of being a big city while still maintaining it鈥檚 small town charm and friendliness. Slovenia became the聽first former Communist country to聽join the Eurozone聽in 2007 and has since seen a slight increase in tourism.
Having previously visited and fallen in love with it, we decided to make it the the first stop on our honeymoon for the night. This gave us the chance to explore just a bit more than our first visit. Our second glance was just as fabulous as the first!
The first port of call was the iconic pink church, also known as聽鈥淔ranciscan Church of the Annunciation鈥澛爓hich can be found in the main square called聽Pre拧ernov trg聽(Pre拧ernov Square).聽Inside, the church is decorated with early-Baroque frescos while the outside is designed in the early 17th century Baroque style. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A City Guide to Ljubljana, Slovenia
Guide Location: Slovenia » Ljubljana
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Guide Location: Slovenia » Ljubljana
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lorelei Frey
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Franciscan Church of the Annunciation
- Triple Bridge
- Dragon Bridge
- Ljubljana Central Market
- Cathedral of St. Nicholas
- Fountain of Three Carniolan Rivers
- Ljubljana Castle
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