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Car-free in the centre, relaxed and easy to love.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304891","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"2021 | Ple\u010dnik's works join UNESCO\r\n2016 | European Green Capital\r\n1 h | To Bled by bus","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The city Ple\u010dnik built","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Ljubljana is one of the smallest capitals in Europe, built along the Ljubljanica river below a castle on a wooded hill. After an earthquake in 1895, much of the centre was rebuilt in Vienna Secession style, and in the twentieth century the architect Jo\u017ee Ple\u010dnik gave the city its bridges, markets, riverbanks and library. His works in Ljubljana are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nThe centre is closed to cars, and the riverbanks fill with caf\u00e9 tables from spring to autumn. It was European Green Capital in 2016, and it feels it.\r\n\r\nLjubljana is also the hub of the country: Bled, the caves and the coast are all within two hours. Two days in the city is right, with day trips from here.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus, about 45 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot. The centre is car-free\r\nLanguage | Slovene. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | Round up. Not expected\r\nTap water | Excellent\r\nHow long to stay | Two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre is small and car-free. 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The Central Market, with Ple\u010dnik's riverside colonnade, is busiest in the mornings, and on Fridays from March to October, Odprta Kuhna turns it into an open-air food market.\r\n\r\nTake the funicular or walk up to Ljubljana Castle for the view; on a clear day you can see the Alps. The Dragon Bridge, guarded by four dragons, the city's symbol, is a short walk along the river.\r\n\r\nMetelkova, a former army barracks turned into an autonomous arts centre in 1993, is covered in sculpture and graffiti and comes alive at night.\r\n\r\nTivoli Park, the city's great park, leads into forested hills at the edge of the centre.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Triple Bridge | Ple\u010dnik's landmark\r\nLjubljana Castle | Funicular or on foot\r\nCentral Market | Odprta Kuhna on Fridays\r\nMetelkova | The squatted arts centre","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The old town, the riverbanks, the bridges and the market are free.\r\n\r\nWalking up to the castle is free; the funicular and the tower cost extra.\r\n\r\nMetelkova and Tivoli Park are free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Old town | Free\r\nCastle walk | Free on foot\r\nMetelkova | Free to wander\r\nTivoli Park | Free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Slovenian food mixes Alpine, Italian and Balkan influences. Odprta Kuhna, on Fridays at the Central Market, is the best way to try it cheaply.\r\n\r\nKranjska klobasa, the Carniolan sausage, and potica, a rolled nut cake, are the classics. Student lunch menus are cheap.\r\n\r\nA gostilna lunch is \u20ac10 to \u20ac14.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Odprta Kuhna | Fridays, March to October\r\nKranjska klobasa | Carniolan sausage\r\nPotica | Nut cake\r\nGostilna lunch | \u20ac10\u201314","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The riverbanks are lined with bars busy from spring to autumn. Metelkova is the alternative scene, with clubs and concerts in the old barracks.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3 to \u20ac4. The city is quieter in July and August when students leave.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Riverbanks | Bars all along\r\nMetelkova | Clubs and concerts\r\nA beer | \u20ac3\u20134\r\nSummer | Quieter without students","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable and car-free, with free electric buggies, the Kavalir, for anyone who needs them. City buses take the Urbana card.\r\n\r\nBuses run from Jo\u017ee Pu\u010dnik Airport to the centre in about forty-five minutes.\r\n\r\nBuses reach Bled in about an hour, Piran in about two and a half, and Bovec in about three and a half. Trains run to Maribor, Zagreb and Vienna.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | Bus, about 45 minutes\r\nCar-free centre | Free electric buggies\r\nTo Bled | About an hour by bus\r\nTrains | To Zagreb and Vienna","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ljubljana costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Ljubljana is cheaper than Austria and Italy next door. Dorms start around \u20ac18. A careful day is \u20ac45 to \u20ac60.\r\n\r\nThe euro is the currency. Cards work almost everywhere; carry a little cash for mountain huts and small caf\u00e9s.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac18\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201360\r\nCheaper | Than Austria and Italy\r\nCards | Widely accepted","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Ljubljana is very safe, with very low crime and no scam culture aimed at visitors.\r\n\r\nCyclists share the pedestrian areas; look before stepping out.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Very safe | No scam culture\r\nCyclists | In pedestrian areas\r\nWinter fog | Common\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Lakes, caves and mountains, all within two hours.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Bled | About 1 hour | Bus | The lake, the island church and the castle. |  | 1304899\n\u0160kocjan Caves | About 1 hour | Train and shuttle | A UNESCO-listed underground canyon. |  | 1304900\nVelika Planina | About 1 hour | Bus and cable car | A high plateau of herders' huts. |  | 1304902\nLake Bohinj | About 1.5 hours | Bus | A bigger, quieter lake in Triglav National Park. |  | 1304903","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ljubljana","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June and September are best. 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