Ljubljana
Center’s main plaza is dominated by a pair of glowering, grey tower blocks – TR3, housing offices and embassies, and the headquarters of Nova Ljubljanska…
Must-see attractions in Slovenia
The Julian Alps
At the southern end of Cankarjeva ulica is this impressive church, built in the 16th century. It was a Protestant sanctuary during the Reformation. Beside…
Ljubljana
The easiest (and for kids, the most fun) way to access Ljubljana Castle is to take the 70m-long funicular that leaves from the Old Town not far from…
Eastern Slovenia
The enormous Renaissance-style Podčetrtek Castle, atop a 355m-high hill to the northwest of town, went up some time in the mid-16th century but was badly…
Eastern Slovenia
Rogaška Slatina is as celebrated for its crystal glass as it is for its mineral water. Individuals are welcome to take a guided tour of the town's glass…
Celje Museum of Recent History
Eastern Slovenia
The permanent Living in Celje: 1900–2000 exhibition here records the story of Celje from the late 19th century onwards. It's not the most interesting of…
National Museum of Slovenia – Metelkova
Ljubljana
This modern building in what is now becoming known as the Museum Quarter contains a bizarre assortment of mostly applied art and objets d’art (furniture,…
Southwestern Slovenia
One of a number of small galleries to have opened in Hrastovlje in recent years, this quiet space exhibits works by sculptor Jožeta Pohlen (1926-2005),…
Ljubljana
The small gilded statue on top of a column at the western end of Kongresni trg is a copy (the original is in the National Museum) of the Roman-era Citizen…
The Julian Alps
The former town hall (mestna hiša) contains the most important holdings of the Gorenjska Museum, including a permanent exhibition on regional art and the…
Ljubljana
This fountain in the middle of Levstikov trg, the southern extension of Stari trg, is a favourite meeting place in summer. A copy has replaced the…
The Julian Alps
In the cellar of Gostilna Lectar is this small, super-sweet showroom, which demonstrates in living colour the particularly Slovenian art of lectarstvo,…
Koper
The 17th-century Belgramoni-Tacco Palace houses the Koper Regional Museum, whose history collection spans prehistory to more recent times. In beautiful…
Piran
Tartini House was the birthplace of composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini. Today it's the base of Piran's Italian community and is used for cultural…
Ljubljana
A trainspotter's dreamland, there's a boiler room here with 10 locomotives (one going back to 1861 and one you can climb all over) and carriages. In the…
Ljubljana
Once the headquarters of the Teutonic Knights of the Cross (Križniki), the square now houses the Križanke open-air theatre. The Ilirija Column is in the…
Eastern Slovenia
This church in Martjanci, 4km north of Murska Sobota on the road to Moravske Toplice, contains wonderful 14th-century frescoes painted on the sanctuary’s…
Ljubljana
The Church of St James, built in 1615, houses Italian sculptor Francesco Robba's main altar (1732), though far more interesting is the one in the church's…
Ljubljana
This art gallery located within the Metelkova Mesto complex is aimed at presenting the works of younger and emerging artists. The curators give preference…
Ljubljana
The interior of the Serbian Orthodox Church, built in 1936 and dedicated to Sts Cyril and Methodius, is covered from floor to ceiling with colourful…
The Julian Alps
One of the most interesting examples of mining technology that still exists is the Kamšt, a 13.6m waterwheel made of wood that was used to pump the water…
Eastern Slovenia
This tiny two-roomed shepherd's hut is the only original hut left on the pastures of Velika Planina. The rest were burned to the ground by Germans in WWII…
Koper
At the southern end of Prešernov trg is the Muda Gate. Erected in 1516, it's the last of a dozen such entrances to remain standing. On the south side of…
Maribor
About 300m east of the main bridge is the pentagonal Water Tower, a 16th-century defence tower. Just north of it is a set of steps leading to Židovska…
Maribor
At the western end of the riverfront Pristan is the renovated 13th-century Minorite Monastery, closed by Joseph II in 1784, later used as a military…
Maribor
To the northeast of City Park is Piramida (386m), where the titans of Marchburg once held sway and a chapel now takes pride of place. There's some lovely…
Ljubljana
Built in 1672, this church was dedicated to the patron saint of fires after a serious blaze destroyed much of the Old Town. Architect Jože Plečnik was…
Eastern Slovenia
On the south bank of the Savinja River, a covered stairway with 90 steps at Breg 2 leads to the Capuchin Church of St Cecilia. The Germans used the nearby…
Piran
This engaging little museum is a cornucopia of more than 4000 shells from across the world (including the world's largest snail shell); the 3D exhibits of…
The Julian Alps
Over two floors in the granary house you'll find the France Mihelič Gallery, which displays the works of the eponymous artist born in nearby Virmaše in…
Eastern Slovenia
South of Temple of Hercules, you can walk up 396m-high Nicholas Hill (Miklavški Hrib), topped by the Church of St Nicholas, for a wonderful view of the…
Maribor
To the south of the former Minorite monastery along the riverfront, the round Judgement Tower is the first of four defence towers still standing, with…
Eastern Slovenia
This pottery workshop in Filovci invites visitors to watch artisans at work at the ancient kiln in the skanzen (open-air museum displaying village…
Eastern Slovenia
The best gallery in Prekmurje, MSG has a permanent collection of more than 500 works – much of it sculpture – as well as some excellent special…
Piran
The porticoed 19th-century Municipal Hall (home to the tourist information centre) dominates the northwestern edge of Tartinijev trg.
Ljubljana
The upper station of the 70m-long funicular that runs from the Old Town, not far from the market on Vodnikov trg, to Ljubljana Castle.
Church of St Mary of Haliaetum
Izola
This central church dates from around the latter 11th century and has been lovingly restored. It has no set opening times, but is generally left open…
Ljubljana
The cream-coloured former People’s Loan Bank (1908) is topped with blue tiles and the figures of two women holding symbols of industry (a beehive) and…
Koper
On the western side of Titov trg, the Armoury was a munitions dump four centuries ago. The whitewashed facade is striking, the block-rectangle shape…
Maribor
Small but diverting combination aquarium-terrarium in City Park, with a diverse collection of fresh- and salt-water critters, reptiles and other exotic…
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