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10 ideas for day trips from Ljubljana

Book day trips here 7) Goriška Brda [Image,file=7] The Goriška Brda wine district is sometimes referred to as a “Slovenian Tuscany”, but it is really much more than that. With its medieval villages, castles and manor houses, wonderful cuisine and a remarkable range of the finest wines, Goriška Brda has a unique character that is all its own. Book day trips here 8) Velika Planina [Image,file=8] A picturesque high mountain pasture where the traditional way of life of Alpine herdsmen has been conserved in coexistence with nature.

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Welcome to a unique Alpine pasture near Ljubljana: Velika Planina

How to arrive at Velika Planina If you love sunrises and sunsets, then either rent a car or spend a night at the top of Velika Planina in one of the little wooden houses in the tourist settlement. Otherwise, take a bus from Ljubljana to Kamnik (timetable), then from Kamnik to Kamniška Bistrica (timetable) and get off at the lower car-cable station, and finally take the cable car up to Velika Planina (timetable).

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School is still in Session at the Slovenian School Museum

The idea for the museum showcasing the history of school and the work of teachers in Slovenia originally came from Jakob Dimnik, a primary school teacher from Ljubljana. It houses permanent and different special exhibitions with the common goal – giving visitors a chance to learn about education in Slovenia spanning over centuries.

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Rašica (Stane Kosec Peak) (641 m)

Follow this downhill past meadows and then take the narrow path through the forest as far as the bench and hay drying rack in the middle of a large grassy area with a handful of houses at the edge of the forest. After crossing this and re-entering the forest, you come to a crossroads where a signpost offers two options for the climb to Rašica: via the “ridge path” (grebenska pot) or via the “lower path” (spodnja pot).

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Traveler Information

In some places, the marking is a metal scallop shell with the inscription “Jakobova pot” - Way of St. James (on trees, houses, hayracks, poles, even in the middle of flower beds). You can also find yellow stickers with a scallop shell indicating the walking direction on metal poles, traffic lights, road signs, and other public infrastructure along the way.

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Šmarna Gora – Combination: Route via Spodnja Kuhinja + Path of Freedom + Ascent from the Turk’s Shrine

The route via Spodnja Kuhinja (also known as the "Route over the Roots") begins just beyond the cluster of houses, with a short flight of stone steps leading into the forest beside a large information board about Šmarna gora. At first, the route ascends on a relatively steep and well-made path that widens and flattens somewhat after the initial climb (this section is called Spodnja Kuhinja).

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Šmarna Gora via Pot čez Peske

From here, walk uphill along the pavement beside the road at the hill’s base until you reach the red signpost for the Route via Peske (Pot čez Peske). The trail passes between houses and soon enters the forest. Initially, the ascent is gentle on a comfortable, wide path partly covered with stones and tree roots.

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Informations pour les voyageurs

In some places, the marking is a metal scallop shell with the inscription “Jakobova pot” - Way of St. James (on trees, houses, hayracks, poles, even in the middle of flower beds). You can also find yellow stickers with a scallop shell indicating the walking direction on metal poles, traffic lights, road signs, and other public infrastructure along the way.

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A Winter Fairy Tale for Children: Grandpa Frost, Street Theatre and Snowy Adventures in Ljubljana

Between 25 and 30 December, numerous creative workshops will take place in front of the cottage, and, at the children’s request, snow will be “cooked” and gently fall from the roof of the little house. Ljubljana will thus become a city where s now falls whenever children wish. Children will be able to share their New Year wishes with Dedek Mraz on 26, 29 and 30 December from 14:00 to 16:30, and on 27 and 28 December from 10:30 to 13:00.

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Dr Miro Haček PhD, vice president of the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA)

I only finished my PhD in 2004, but before that I committed myself - despite continually being faced with obstacles - to quite extensive and high quality research work, which resulted in a considerable number of publications published by prestigious international and Slovenian publishing houses. 2. What made you choose the field of political science? This is a good question, one that I often ask myself, considering that I finished one of Slovenia's best science and mathematics-oriented secondary schools, Gymnasium II in Maribor, and that apart from history it was science and mathematics that interested me most.

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