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IAPCO chooses Ljubljana for the Annual meeting and General assembly in 2024

IAPCO chooses Ljubljana for the Annual meeting and General assembly in 2024 28 Sep 2023 From 28 February to 2 March 2024 the city of Ljubljana will host the Annual meeting and General assembly of the international association IAPCO. From 28 February to 2 March 2024 the city of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia and CD Congress Centre will host the Annual meeting and General assembly of IAPCO - International Association of Professional Congress Organizers.

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Waterside Cycling Route

Waterside Cycling Route © Mankica Kranjec / Nea Culpa The picturesque banks of the Ljubljanica With its numerous interesting bridges and picturesque embankments, the river Ljubljanica gives the old centre of Ljubljana an unmistakable air. The river served as the city’s principal commercial artery and supply route from Roman times until the arrival of the railway in the mid-nineteenth century. The architect Jože Plečnik left a decisive mark on the city with his arrangement of the river embankments in the old town centre, designing tree-lined promenades and creating or renovating a series of bridges over the river and its tributaries.

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Private Art Nouveau Ljubljana Walking Tour

Private Art Nouveau Ljubljana Walking Tour © Shutterstock © Luka Esenko © Shutterstock © Dunja Wedam Book This tour offers a detailed insight into most of Art Nouveau sights located in Ljubljana city centre. The first major work of Art Nouveau architecture in Ljubljana was the Dragon Bridge, built in 1901. Today, the bridge is considered to be the city's best-known sight, and the dragons adorning it Ljubljana's most recognizable icon.

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Ljubljana is the recipient of the Slovenia Green Destination PLATINUM label

Key cooperation Tourism Ljubljana pinpoints close cooperation with the wider city family and the local tourism industry as crucial for the successful development of sustainable tourism in Ljubljana. As emphasised by Petra Stušek, the Director of Tourism Ljubljana: "Zoran Janković, the mayor of Ljubljana, and his team members enable and strongly support our sustainability ambitions by having a clear vision of sustainable development in the City of Ljubljana at all times."

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Ice climbing in the Hell

We parked our car in the parking lot right at the entrance to the Hell Gorge park a few kilometres from a village called Borovnica (also connected to the city centre by bus; more information on city buses) and followed a narrow path towards the waterfalls. While the first waterfall didn’t look too promising, the second waterfall and all the rest turned out solidly frozen.

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Ice climbing in the Hell

We parked our car in the parking lot right at the entrance to the Hell Gorge park a few kilometres from a village called Borovnica (also connected to the city centre by bus; more information on city buses) and followed a narrow path towards the waterfalls. While the first waterfall didn’t look too promising, the second waterfall and all the rest turned out solidly frozen.

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My alternative Ljubljana

And there are so many galleries, pubs and little concert stages that Tobačna nowadays has become a small creative city all of its own. Who knows, you might fall in love, too, if you visit my alternative Ljubljana. Good luck! Več Sorodne zgodbe Exploring Ljubljana’s cultural scene on a budget Every city trip consists of your typical touristy activities such as local cuisine, sightseeing and of course cultural activities like visiting museums and galleries.

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Ljubljana makes the list of the world’s most sustainable destinations for the sixth year in a row

As the project proved very successful and popular, Ljubljana Tourism decided to upgrade it in the post-corona period and together with cultural institutions prepared a virtual exhibition CoronaCulture, which shows how the city remained culturally vibrant during the lockdown. Ljubljana first made the Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations in 2014 and has retained its place on the list this year, making it the most decorated city for sustainable tourism achievements and the only city in the world to make the list six times. 

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Private Ljubljana Old Town Tour with Boat Cruise

Private Ljubljana Old Town Tour with Boat Cruise © Dunja Wedam © Andrej Tarfila © Andrej Tarfila © Dunja Wedam Book Get to know the most important sights of the old city centre of Ljubljana and let a tourist boat take you on a cruise along the Ljubljanica river. In the company of your guide, you will take a walking tour of the historical city centre during which you will be immersed in the history and stories behind Ljubljana's major sights.

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ARTURO O’FARRILL & AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

His mother, the singer Lupe Valero, was another formative influence on his musical personality. The family moved to New York City in 1965, where Arturo started piano lessons at the age of six. He received a formal musical education at LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts, the Manhattan School of Music, the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College.

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