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Accommodation The website at www.visitljubljana.com enables you to easily find accommodation in Ljubljana and its surrounding areas. The website also offers fast and reliable online booking of hotel rooms in Ljubljana and across Slovenia in collaboration with the HRS. Information and reservation is also possible at Tourist Information Centres. Triple Bridge
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Using the My Visit online tourist visit planner, you can make a detailed schedule for your visit to Ljubljana. First you need to collect activities of interest from the Visit Ljubljana website and then go to this page to schedule them according to your wishes. To collect activities of interest, click on the »Add to My Visit« button, which you will be coming across while browsing the pages of this website. To your plan you can add: accommodation, events, guided tours and excursions, shops, restaurants, sports and recreation. Log in at: www.visitljubljana.com/myvisit.
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Get to know Ljubljana - sightseeing tours Do not leave Ljubljana without learning about the legends and stories hidden behind its monuments and buildings. Join one of the following regular sightseeing tours guided by well trained and experienced guides.
Regular walking tours
A two hour tour will help you to get better acquainted with the most beautiful city sights It is mainly intended for individuals and smaller groups Languages: Slovenian and English Departure point: in front of the Town Hall (Magistrat, Mestni trg 1) Town Hall tour
This one-hour tour, departing Saturdays at 1 p.m. from the square in front of the Town Hall, is led by a guide wearing the traditional costume of Ljubljana. Sightseeing tours by appointment
Throughout the year, the Ljubljana Tourist Information Centres can arrange a variety of sightseeing programmes in 17 different languages and at times of your choice. — Classical two hour sightseeing tours — Special interest tours (Ljubljana in Antiquity, Baroque Ljubljana, Art Nouveau Ljubljana, architect Plečnik’s Ljubljana, etc.) — Cycling tours* — Boat tours along the Ljubljanica river* *availability depends on weather conditions
Tourist train
A tourist train, which connects the city centre with the Ljubljana Castle, runs every full hour from the Stritarjeva Street. The ride to the Castle takes approximately 15 minutes. The tourist train returns downtown from the Castle every hour, 20 minutes past the full hour. The monthly schedule changes according to seasons. Boat tours
A boat tour offers a view on Ljubljana from a different angle. The tourist boat departs at the Ribji trg square, located along the Cankarjevo nabrežje embankment. Guests are accompanied by a Slovenian and English speaking guide. Funicular
A panoramic funicular connects the Old Town Quarter with the Castle Hill. Departure station is at the Krekov trg square. For detailed information on all guided city tours please contact the Tourist Information Centres or visit the website www.visitljubljana.com.
Tourist information
Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC Stritarjeva ulica, tel. +386 1 306 12 15, Fax +386 1 306 12 04 E-mail: tic@visitljubljana.si Open: 1 June - 30 September: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. 1 October - 31 May: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.; daily Slovenian Tourist Information Centre - STIC Krekov trg 10, tel. +386 1 306 45 76, Fax + 386 1 306 45 80 E-mail: stic@visitljubljana.si Open: 1 June - 30 September: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. 1 October - 31 May: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., www.visitljubljana.com
The Tourist Information Centres are pleased to provide: Tourist information and advice promotional brochures Ljubljana Card sightseeing tours (regular and on request) tours by boat, tourist train, by funicular, tours by bicycle, special interest tours • souvenirs, T-shirts, postcards cyber point at STIC tickets for some sports events, concerts, theatre performances booking of accommodation, excursions, rent-a-car, rent-a-bike at STIC etc.
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, at a glance
Population: 280,000 Altitude: 298 m above sea level Climate: continental, average temperature in January -2° C and in July 20° C Time: Central European Time + 1 Telephone: international dial code for Slovenia +386; Ljubljana city code (0) 1 Currency: euro Accessibility
— By air: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport - Brnik, 23 km from the city, www.lju-airport.si Several direct flights a day to / from major European cities and other destinations. Most of the flights are operated by the national airline Adria Airways, www.adria.si. — By train: daily services to larger cities in neighbouring countries, www.slo-zeleznice.si. — By car: good motorway and main road links to the major border crossings. Road distances: Venice 220 km Milan 470 km Zagreb 135 km Budapest 440 km Salzburg 280 km Vienna 370 km Munich 400 km Zurich 630 km Belgrade 540 km Prague 610 km. Committed to caring for the environment, we print on recycled paper. Share our commitment by sharing this publication with your friends.