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The Cukrarna Gallery

Accessible event space for persons with movement disabilities Contacts Poljanski nasip 40 1000 Ljubljana Phone: +386 (0)1 241 25 72 Email: [email protected] Web site: The Cukrarna Gallery Map The offer includes Cukrarna art gallery and special event venue is one of the finest industrial buildings of Ljubljana's 19th century.

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Alpine Lakes (Bled & Bohinj)

Bled's premier attractions are a lake of glacial origin with an island in the middle and a castle whose history dates back to the 11th century.  The Bohinj resort is famous for its scenic alpine lake of glacial origin and unspoiled nature. It is a good base for treks into the Julian Alps.

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Tuštanj Castle

Wedam 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, in 1854.

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Ljubljana Castle Time Machine

The time of the Illyrian Provinces can be best described by the Napoleonic soldier or the nurse-nun whom you will meet in front of the Pentagonal Tower. The 19th century was a dark period for the Ljubljana Castle, as you will discover when you visit the penitentiary, where a member of the Italian Carbonari and an “ordinary woman prisoner” will, amongst other things, reveal the menu that castle prisoners encountered during their internment.

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National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street

Reflecting the creativity and skills of the past, exhibited objects testify to the ways of life in Slovenian inhabited lands over the last five centuries. Permanent exhibition: Study collections of applied art The National Museum of Slovenia's permanent exhibition presents the heritage of applied art in Slovenian inhabited areas.

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Ensemble.si - Strings

Although earlier attempts at writing for string sextet came from composers such as Luigi Boccherini and Louis Spohr, it was the mid-19th-century masterpieces of Johannes Brahms that truly inspired many to explore the genre. Richard Strauss crowned his compositional legacy with Capriccio, a meta-opera that delves into the relationship between words and music in opera.

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10 cultural highlights of Ljubljana

In the basement of the museum you can see the remains of the Roman road, which ran right there in the 1st century AD. Film under the Stars (Film pod zvezdami) One of the best things in summer in Ljubljana are evening projections of current top films in the courtyard of the Ljubljana Castle.

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Slovenian cuisine

If you pay a visit to the Open Kitchen (Odprta kuhna) or visit one of the quality restaurants in Ljubljana, you might encounter contemporary variations of once popular dishes. The most authentic Slovenian restaurants proudly use the markings of local heritage: Taste Ljubljana: the traditional dishes of Ljubljana, prepared using modern cooking methods Taste Central Slovenia: traditional local dishes of the Central Slovenia region "Gostilna Slovenija": top-quality regional dishes served in authentic local restaurants Slovenian dishes and home-made produce can be bought on markets and in specialised shops.

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Les Misérables

The musical Les Misérables is considered one of the most popular musical theatre productions of all time, with a quarter-century of successful Broadway performances, eight Tony Awards, and the title of the most frequently staged show on the West End. It also has a special connection to Zagreb, where it was first staged in 1982, just a year and a half after its Paris premiere.

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Dobrepolje

The best known are its underground karst caves, particularly the Podpeč Cave (Podpeška jama).

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