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December in Ljubljana 2011

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The following are this year's additions to the programme of events.

The centrally located Zvezda Park will be turned into a Fairy-Tale Town, where the youngest children will be able to find entertainment in puppet shows,...
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June in Ljubljana 2011

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200

From 10 to 23 June 2011, Ljubljana's centrally located Prešernov trg square will host the third edition of June in Ljubljana, an open-air festival of music, dance and theatre organized by the City of Ljubljana, Ljubljana Tourism, and the Festival Ljubljana event management company. The...

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Tourist visits to Ljubljana in the first third of the year

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 +0200

There are several different sightseeing options available in Ljubljana. Cycling tours and bicycle hire have been available since 1 April. A total of 418 visitors hired bicycles from 1 to 30 April.

From 4 May, visitors to Ljubljana will again be able to see the city from a...

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2010 Ljubljana Quality Selection

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The Ljubljana Quality Selection is aimed at increasing the recognition, demand and supply of quality services and products provided by Ljubljana's restaurants and shops in order to improve the overall quality of the city's tourist services, enhance its recognition as a tourist...

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December 2010 in Ljubljana

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The events traditionally held as part of the programme of festivities will include the St. Nicholas Fair, the Festive Fair, the St. Nicholas Procession, five Grandpa Frost Processions, street theatre performances, the Christmas Concert, a rich programme of children's events, open-air...

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Ljubljana tourist season

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The summer months in Ljubljana normally see a change in visitor structure. During spring and autumn, it is business visitors who prevail, whereas during the summer months the majority of tourists are holiday makers.

Recent visitors to Ljubljana have gladly accepted the city's new tourist...

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Urbana - Ljubljana Tourist Card

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The card is particularly intended for visitors, both foreign and domestic. Being a combined ticket, it represents the best way to explore Ljubljana's major attractions and experience the city. Visitors can choose from three versions of the pass, valid for 24, 48 and 72 hours,...

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Saturday Boat Tour to the Ljubljana Botanic Garden

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

This year, the Ljubljana Botanic Garden celebrates its bicentennial, which makes it Slovenia's oldest running cultural, scientific and educational institution. The Garden was established under the name of the Native Flora Garden in 1810, at the time of the French Empire's...

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June in Ljubljana 2010

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

It is since last year that the name June in Ljubljana has been used in reference to the regular annual series of events taking place on the stage in the Prešernov trg square in June. Also this year, the programme of events will feature dance, theatre and music performances intended for...

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Ljubljana Fanfare Trumpeters on the Town Hall balcony

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

On the initiative of the ethnologist Janez Bogataj PhD, Ljubljana Tourism has revived the tradition of the city's fanfare trumpeters announcing the exact time. Ljubljana's original 16th century fanfare trumpeters were musicians who came to Ljubljana from Graz on the invitation of the then mayor...

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Kinodvor city cinema publishes a brochure entitled Ljubljana – A Film City

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

The brochure, entitled Ljubljana – A Film City (Ljubljana – filmsko mesto), is an invitation to shoot in Ljubljana and a useful guide providing essential information for foreign producers. The search of the brochure's target audiences began at the recent...

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Tourism in Ljubljana in the first quarter of 2010

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

So what are the prospects for Ljubljana?

The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia has so far only released official tourism statistics for January 2010, and these indicate a positive trend. In the first month of the year, Ljubljana recorded 16,816 tourist visitors, a...

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December 2009 in Ljubljana

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The December 2009 in Ljubljana series of festive events will begin on 3 December 2009 with an event entitled People, Let's Turn on the Light! and the official switching on of the Christmas lights across Ljubljana. The month-long series of events, culminating in outdoor New Year's Eve...

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The Tivoli park's renovated glasshouse

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Tivoli park's glasshouse, located in the immediate vicinity of the park's fish pond, has been abandoned until recently. Earlier this year it was made available for use by the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, which will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2010. The glasshouse has been altered to some...

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Belgian girl named Ljubljana in Ljubljana

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200

The Heuschen-Rolands, a young Belgian family who were so inspired by Ljubljana that they named their first-born daughter after it, are coming to Ljubljana again.

Laurence Heuschen (the mother) and Alexander Roland (the father) from Liege, Belgium were enchanted by the legend...

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Tourist Destination of Ljubljana's mobile website

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200

The Ljubljana Tourist Board has launched a new version of the website of the Tourist Destination of Ljubljana, intended for mobile device users. The website, Mobile Visit Ljubljana, is available at http://m.visitljubljana.si. It...

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Ljubljana Shrovetide Carnival

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The traditional event known as Ljubljana Shrovetide Carnival will, as usual, be held on Shrove Saturday, which falls on 21 February this year, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. City centre streets will host a carnival parade and the Zvezda park a programme of entertainment.

The event will begin at...

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Ljubljana tourism 2008 in figures

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

2008 was a good year for tourism in Ljubljana, despite the more severe situation in the second half of the year. Official statistical and other data show the following.

The largest number of visitors to arrive in Ljubljana during the first nine months of...

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Ljubljana Quality Selection 2008

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Ljubljana Quality Selection is a trademark used to identify Ljubljana's restaurants and inner city shops providing the highest level of goods and service. The trademark was introduced in 2001 with the aim of increasing the recognition, demand for and sale of high quality products and services...
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December 2008 in Ljubljana

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Like every year, the series of festive events set to be held in Ljubljana in December will begin with a symbolic event entitled People, Let's Turn on the Light!, which will end with the switching on of the city's Christmas lights. Festive events will culminate on 31 December with New Year's Eve...
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