Beloved Ljubljana
With the capital of Slovenia we could fall in love at first sight. Above the urban bustle there floats an image of flashing Ljubljana, where many cultural and artistic versions with hint of slovenianliness are at home.
Mainly baroque little town is spanned between the castle hill and river Ljubljanica. From the castle our sight follows gorgeous view at renaissance, baroque and secessial frontages. When our sight focuses on the last houses in the distance, we see mighty hills, surrounding Ljubljana Basin on the north side and on the south side there lies large plain Barje.
There are still visible traces of the past on town streets. Houses of the former ancient city Emona and mighty sculptures testifies about the highly developed culture in the distant past.
Plečnik´s Triple Bridge, which is mighty extending through the main city square, is the most admired and most walked over bridge in Slovenia. Underneath Ljubljanica meanders dreamily, caught between the willows. Our beloved Ljubljana was constructed and made beyond perfect by the Plečnik´s designs. Passers-by are admiring magnificent National and University Library, summer theatre Križanke, central stadion, colorful Market and many other gorgeous buildings.
Wandering through the interesting nooks in colorful summer and also in holiday winter is wonderful experience for both the citizens and tourists. During summer time coffee shops and sweetshops revives, during winter time there are many festivals going on underneath the Christmas lights.
Nowadays Ljubljana is greeted by world artists, who visits it because of the art galleries and academies, international known scientists, businessmen because of the fairs and congresses, curious tourists and many others, who are often coming back. And our dear Ljubljana awaits everyone of them with kindness and smile.
Ljubljana imprints deeply in the memory of every single visitor.
Tivoli
Tivoli Park is Ljubljana’s largest and most beautiful park, stretching right into the city centre. The park, covering an area of approximately five square kilometres, is crossed by three grand horse chestnut tree-lined walks. The park area blends into the slopes of the Rožnik hill, to which it is connected by several walking paths and a trim trail with several exercise stations along its length.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 10 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 5 MIN
Metelkova
Metelkova mesto, an alternative culture centre that developed from a squat in a former army barracks and became one of the best known attractions of Ljubljana, brings together a variety of different artistic practices and events. It is home to a large number of clubs hosting a regular programme of concerts, club nights, and one-off club events featuring underground artists and DJs from around the world.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 1 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 15 MIN
Ljubljana castle
Ljubljana Castle, standing on a hill above the city for about 900 years, is Ljubljana’s main attraction. The castle’s Outlook Tower and ramparts offer some of the most beautiful views of the city, while the castle houses a museum exhibition on Slovenian history, a puppet museum, and a number of historical rooms such as the Chapel of St George, the Prison, and a video presentation room called Virtual Castle.
Ljubljana Castle, which can quickly be reached by funicular railway, also provides space for art exhibitions, houses a café, a nightclub, and two restaurants (Strelec and Gostilna na Gradu), and serves as a venue for cultural events, family entertainment, dance evenings, and open-air film screenings held under the tile of Film under the Stars in the summer.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 10 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 25 MIN
Ljubljana central market
The Vodnikov trg square was built after the devastating earthquake of 1895, when an old monastery housing a diocesan college and a library had to be pulled down. The space gained was dedicated for use as an outdoor market. The square was named after the Slovenian poet Valentin Vodnik, whose monument by Alojzij Gangl had stood on its site since 1889. Across the street from the monument, which gives the square a special character, a walking path leads to Ljubljana’s castle hill. From Monday to Saturday, the square is the site of Ljubljana’s Central Market (Osrednja tržnica), which stretches from the Dragon Bridge across the Pogačarjev trg square to the Triple Bridge. The lower, riverside end of the square is occupied by a monumental colonnade building designed by the architect Jože Plečnik’s. The building houses a covered part of the Central Market and thus serves its original purpose.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 10 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 20 MIN
Tromostovje (Triple bridge)
The central of the three bridges forming the Triple Bridge has stood in its place since 1842, when it replaced an old, strategically important medieval wooden bridge connecting the north-western European lands with south-eastern Europe and the Balkans. Between 1929 and 1932, the side bridges, intended for pedestrians, were added to the original stone bridge to a design by the architect Jože Plečnik, who thus created a unique architectural gem of Ljubljana.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 10 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 20 MIN
Zmajski most (Dragons Bridge)
The Dragon Bridge, adorned with famous dragon statues, is the most famous image of Ljubljana. If you didn't take a picture with the dragon on the Dragon Bridge, you don't really visit Ljubljana. Statues of dragons that look a little scary and almost real (if, of course, you believe dragons can be real) are a masterpiece that stirs the imagination ever since the bridge was built.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 10 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 20 MIN
Rožnik
Rožnik is a 391-metre-high foresty hill accessible by several footpaths and recreational trails from Ljubljana’s Tivoli park. Since the first half of the 19th century, it has been a favourite spot for local walkers. Before that, it was a place where the locals sought refuge from epidemic diseases, and even further back in the past the site of a leprosarium.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 15 MIN
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Kongresni trg square
The site of the present Kongresni trg square was occupied by a small square already back in the Baroque period. The original square was thoroughly reconstructed for the 1821 Congress of the Holy Alliance and named after it.
Its south end, the site of the former Provincial Mansion, where the Congress took place, is now occupied by the University of Ljubljana building. Not far away from it is the Slovenian Philharmonic building and next to it a Bidermeyer building housing the oldest Slovenian publishing house, Slovenska matica, established in 1894. The north end of the square is occupied by the neoclassical Kazina building. The Zvezda park, which stretches across the central part of the square, is the site of several historical attractions.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 15 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 25 MIN
Old city centre of Ljubljana
It’s only a short walk from the Prešeren monument across the Tromostovje bridges to the old city center of Ljubljana, squeezed between the Castle hill and the Ljubljanica river. The entrance to the medieval part of town is protected by two palaces: the Filip mansion and Kresija. Many small, picturesque squares surrounded by beautiful houses are scattered throughout the area, displaying hundreds of years of history. The city square with Rotovž and the famous Robb Fountain, considered by many to be the most beautiful baroque creation in Europe, is one of the larger squares in this part of the city.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 15 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 25 MIN
SHOPPING CENTER BTC
FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA with car/bus: 5 MIN
FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA with car/bus: 15 min
SHOPPING CENTER ALEJA
FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA with car/bus: 10 MIN
FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA with car/bus: 5 MIN
ZOO
Ljubljana ZOO was opened on March 10, 1949 and is still the only public ZOO in Slovenia. The first shelters for animals were located in the center of Ljubljana on Kolodvorska Street near today's RTV Slovenija, and in 1951 it moved to today's area - the southwestern part of Rožnik, where it occupies an area of 19,6 hectares. The area of the ZOO is located in an environment of natural forest and meadows and is part of the protected landscape park Tivoli, Rožnik and Šišenski hrib.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 50 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 40 MIN
FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA with car: 10 MIN
FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA with car: 7 MIN
Koseze Pond
Koseški bajer, Martinek bajer or Koseško jezero is a small lake on the outskirts of Ljubljana, more precisely on the west side of Šišenski hill, east of the Mostec neighborhood. It was created when the local clay mine was closed about 200 years ago. It is no more than 100 meters wide, 200 meters long, and no more than two to three meters deep. It is not recommended to bathe in it because of the dirt. "Bajer", as the locals call it, is also a sports center. In the summer, model boat races are held on it, and fishing is also popular. In winter, it is possible to skate on it.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 55 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 15 MIN
FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA with car: 15 MIN
FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA with car: 5 MIN
Kino Šiška
Kino Šiška is a building (and originally the location of the cinema) at Trg prekomorskih brigad 3 (Zgornja Šiška, Ljubljana). The cinema itself operated between 1964 and 2001. The cinema began operating in 1961, when the company Ljubljanski kinematografi was given management rights. In the same year, the building was also built, the work of architect Božidar Gvardjančič. The building was two-storied (with a glazed portal wall). From the end of 1991 to September 1993, the cinema was closed for regular performances due to poor attendance, but the cinema was rented out for events and lectures; later, the cinema was re-established and regularly screened films. Due to the opening of the Coliseum, the company closed the cinema for good in 2001. In 2004, the Šiška Cinema was included in the National Culture Program as a possible location for the Contemporary Arts Center, which would also be opened with the help of European funds. On February 4, 2008, the Kino Šiška Urban Culture Center was founded, and in July 2009, the renovation of the building was completed. Now it is dedicated to urban city culture with various musical events.
WALKING DISTANCE FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA: 40 MIN
WALKING DISTANCE FROM APART HOTEL ASTERIA: 3 MIN
FROM BOUTIQUE HOTEL ASTERIA with car: 10 MIN
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