Region of Central Slovenia
Castles and mansions
There are numerous beautiful castles, mansions and palaces in Ljubljana and in the Central Slovenia region. The most famous among these are for the most part renovated and open to the public.
Description
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Points of interest
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Bogenšperk Castle and Museum
Bogenšperk Castle is considered to be one of the most beautiful castles in Slovenia and one of the Slovenian inhabited areas' most important cultural monuments. It was built in the first half of the 16th century. In 1672 it was purchased by the famous Slovenian polyhistor and scientist Janez Vajkard...
Bogenšperk 5, 1275 Šmartno pri LitijiTelephone: +386 (0)1 898 76 64
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Ljubljana Castle
Ljubljana Castle is the city's most prominent sight, offering some of the most beautiful views of Ljubljana. The castle premises house several museum exhibitions and presentations, such as Slovenian History, The Prison and Virtual Castle, among others. The castle, accessible by funicular railway, also houses two restaurants, Gostilna na gradu...
Grajska planota 1, 1000 LjubljanaTelephone: +386 (0)1 306 42 93
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Museum of Architecture and Design
The Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) is Slovenia's foremost museum of architecture, urban planning, industrial and graphic design, and photography. It systematically collects, stores and studies materials related to these fields of activity and displays them in temporary and permanent exhibitions, making it possible for visitors to understand the...
Pot na Fužine 2, 1000 LjubljanaTelephone: +386 (0)1 548 42 70, +386 (0)1 548 42 80
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Neudorf Hunting Lodge
The Neudorf Hunting Lodge, which once belonged to the famous Slovenian polyhistor and scientist Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693), is now a tourist farm owned by the Bostič family. Its major attractions are a knights' hall and a secret passage....
Zavrh 3 , 1273 Dole pri LitijiTelephone: +386 (0)1 897 21 04L; +386 (0)51 312 739
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Polhov Gradec Mansion
The mansion was built in the 15th century and renovated in a Baroque style in the 18th century. Count Blagaj, an enlightened Mecean of art and a botanist after whom the protected plant Blagajev volčin (spurge laurel) was named lived here in the 19th century. The mansion has a beautiful...
Polhov Gradec 61, 1355 Polhov GradecTelephone: +386 (0)1 364 00 83, +386 (0)1 364 56 94
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The Grad Tuštanj Castle
Tuštanj Castle was built in 1490 and fully renovated in the second half of the 17th century. It was originally owned by the Lichtenberg family. In 1800 it was purchased by Ignac Scarija. The last owner from the Scarija family was Maksimiljana Scarija, who married the castle's groundsman, Luka Pirnat,...
Zgornji Tuštanj 1, 1251 MoravčeTelephone: +386 (0)41 841 080
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Turjak Castle
Turjak is a settlement on the top of the long Turjak slope known for the castle, named after the lords Auerspergs - counts of Turjak. It was first mentioned in 1220. The older, original castle stood further down on a steep rocky balcony. The most famous representative of the Auersperg family...
Telephone: +386 (0)1 788 10 06
E-mail: info@trubarjevi-kraji.si
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City tours and excursions