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10 cultural highlights of Ljubljana

Since then, many artists transformed it in a “do-it-yourself” style and created one of the most original spaces you will ever see. Slovenian Philharmonic In a picturesque building at the Kongresni trg square operates one of the oldest philharmonic societies in the world.

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FIBA Cup Making Its Way Across Slovenia

Emir Haskič, the tournament director, emphasized: "Having a brand new trophy available for the Slovenian public to see and even touch is a unique opportunity that no organizer has utilized before. I invite basketball enthusiasts to visit the nearest location and take a memorable photo with the trophy.

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The most interesting churches in Ljubljana

Here are the ones that I’d recommend. Church of St. John the Baptist It is said that the famous Slovenian poet France Prešeren and the author of the poem that became Slovenian national anthem met his muse Julija Primic in front of this church.

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The most interesting churches in Ljubljana

Here are the ones that I’d recommend. Church of St. John the Baptist It is said that the famous Slovenian poet France Prešeren and the author of the poem that became Slovenian national anthem met his muse Julija Primic in front of this church.

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Be(e) responsible: Meet the Carnolian bees in Draga (CSR activities at ICCA AMP 2018)

Fourteen international colleagues joined forces with about the same number of Slovenian partners to enrich the lives of mentally and physically disabled children and adults living at the CUDV Training, Occupation and Care Centre in Draga.

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Museum of Puppetry at Ljubljana Castle

The theatre was established in 1948 by Milan Klemenčič, the founding father of Slovenian puppetry. The most internationally acclaimed productions staged by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre over its long history include Zvezdica Zaspanka (Little Sleepy Star), Žogica Marogica (Spotty the Ball), Ostržek (Pinocchio), and Kozlovska sodba v Višnji Gori (Goat's Court Case in Višnja Gora).

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Ljubljana became the UNESCO City of literature

The city supports a series of events related to books and reading, among them Slovenian Book Days, Slovenian Book Fair, Library under the Treetops etc. Ljubljana's plans for the future include setting up a new literary center, its continued support of the literary festival featuring acclaimed foreign and domestic authors and establishing of a new children's book festival.

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Ljubljana will host 14 international events in June

Thus, the Faculty of Law will host a conference on “Greening the Urban Living” and Slovenian Forestry Institute is organizing the European Forum for Urban Forestry (EFUF 2016). The latter made a contest for the best blog on the topic of urban forestry and thus a lot of interesting contributions are available even before the start of the forum.

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Ljubljana is the finalist for the prestigious WTM responsible tourism award 2017

Application also included following a responsible tourism policy (Ljubljana was first Slovenian destination to receive a golden certificate in the Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism); management of tourist flows, creation and promotion of new attractive areas outside the city centre in order to loosen the pressure of visitors on the main sights and to obtain pleasant living for the citizens; active participation in development and promotion of sustainable mobility options; organized procurement and distribution of local food and drinks via the Green Supply Chains system; and assistance in gaining and obtaining environmental certificates for accommodation providers.

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Ljubljana ranked among the Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations for the second time

The first time our city was included in this list was in 2014. Beside Ljubljana, all of Slovenian destinactions holding the national Slovenia Green Destination quality mark were also ranked on the list, making Slovenia the country with most sustainable destinations in the world

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