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Dragon Carnival in the streets of Ljubljana

The Dragon carnival traditionally held in Ljubljana consists of a large Shrovetide carnival parade through the city's streets and a programme of entertainment held in the centrally located Kongresni trg square. The carnival parade includes, among others, a number of typical Slovenian carnival figures rooted in pagan tradition, such as 'kurent', 'laufar', 'morostar' and several others. 

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The Northern City Park Navje

In 1936, most of the graves were moved to their present location, the Žale Cemetery, and the remains of a number of famous Slovenians were moved to what was to become the Navje Memorial Park. Some of the tombstones were placed in an arcaded classicist building, others were placed along the cemetery wall or scattered across the park's area.

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Ursuline Church

Unlike typical Baroque churches it is not painted inside. Still, it keeps a large number of significant works of art. The main altar was carved from multicoloured African marble by Francesco Robba between 1730 and 1740.

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#CentralSlovenia Instagram challenge

Where is Central Slovenia?Ljubljana, the hidden gem of Europe, is surrounded by the picturesque yet still mostly undiscovered region of Central Slovenia. For a relatively small area, Central Slovenia…

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SNG Maribor Opera and Ballet: Evita

Since its 1978 premiere in London’s West End, the story of Argentina’s controversial first lady Eva Perón has been staged all over the world and even became a hit film starring Madonna and Antonio…

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Sweetbreads with truffles

Are you up for something different? Luka Košir, one of the most creative and interesting chefs of the young Slovenian generation, shared his recipe with us for veal sweetbreads with leek, Swiss…

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Tatar goulash

Chef Mojmir Šiftar, the young talent of 2019 according to the Gault&Millau Slovenia guide, discovered his passion for cooking in childhood, and solidified his belief in a culinary career path under…

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Dragon Carnival in the streets of Ljubljana

The Dragon carnival traditionally held in Ljubljana consists of a large Shrovetide carnival parade through the city's streets and a programme of entertainment held in the centrally located Kongresni trg square. The carnival parade includes, among others, a number of typical Slovenian carnival figures rooted in pagan tradition, such as 'kurent', 'laufar', 'morostar' and several others. 

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How can we help?

Marketing support We will provide you with: Free Ljubljana promotional materials Twitter promotion News Destination support for international events with 300+ delegates The Ljubljana Congress Consortium is a public-private partnership, which aims to enhance the destination’s competitiveness when bidding for regional / European / International congresses with 300+ delegates, lasting at least two days. Additionally, the task of Consortium is to collect data on the number and types of meetings held in the destination in the current and future years.This initiative is supported by the key local congress partners - congress centres, convention- and other hotels, PCO companies, catering companies, special event venues and the Ljubljana Airport authorities.

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A Game for Two

The price of the workshop includes presentation of the pottery tradition, one of the oldest crafts in the world and in Slovenia introduction to and working with Slovenian clay demonstration of the work making a unique cup on the potter's wheel Price €35.00 per person Schedule Tuesdays at 7:00 pm Thursdays and Saturdays at 2:00 pm Duration 1.5 hours Number of participants minimum 2, maximum 10 Location Pottery Studio SEM, Metelkova ulica 2, 1000 Ljubljana (entrance through Kavarna SEM, ground floor, left) Language Slovenian, English, Croatian, Italian, German, French, Spanish Additional information Comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting dirty.

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