Focus
  • Ivan hribar was Mayor of Ljubljana from 1896 to 1910. The charisma of Ljubljana's best mayor still today characterises his life and work.

    The Ivan Hribar Sculpture

    To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the mayoral term of Ivan Hribar – he was Mayor of Ljubljana from 1896 to 1910 – Ljubljana has a new sculpture of him. More

  • The new bridge across the Ljubljanica river linking Petkovškovo nabrežje and Poljanski nasip.

    New 'Žitni' or Grain Bridge

    The new Grain Bridge opened in Ljubljana on Thursday 24 August 2010 linking Petkovškovo nabrežje and Poljanski nasip between Usnjarska and Gestrinova streets. More

  • Between 7 and 12 September 2010 Ljubljana is to host this year's World Whitewater Kayak and Canoe Slalom World Championships.

    SLOKA 2010

    Between 7 and 12 September 2010 Ljubljana is to host this year's World Whitewater Kayak and Canoe Slalom World Championships. More

  • The official mascot is to be Anka the little dragon as produced by renowned artist and designer Franci Nemec.

    Petanque European Championships

    The 5th European Women's Petanque Championships run in Ljubljana from 19 to 22 August 2010. More

  • The Butchers' Bridge connects Ljubljana's Central Market, designed by the famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, with the Petkovškovo nabrežje embankment.

    Ljubljana gets a new bridge

    On Saturday 10 July 2010, Ljubljana's old city centre saw the official opening of the Butchers' Bridge (Mesarski most). More

  • Ljubljana panoramic tour in the Happy Johnny bus.

    Ljubljana panoramic tour

    Explore Ljubljana in a comfortable way. Take a ride in Happy Johnny, an open-topped double-decker bus, which takes you on a three-hour guided tour including most of the sights of Ljubljana. More

  • An exhibition 'Graffiti of Ljubljana' by Mankica Kranjec. Foto: Alenka Rebec

    The Graffiti of Ljubljana

    An exhibition on the 'Graffiti of Ljubljana' by Mankica Kranjec is being held alongside the Ljubljanica river from the start of August until, it is foreseen, the end of September. More

  • The Trnfest

    Trnfest 2010

    An international summer festival offers a wide and varied programme of events featuring Slovenian and international artists. More

  • The first Festival of Letters runs at the Kresija Gallery until 8.8.2010 as part of the Ljubljana – World Book Capital 2010 festival.

    Festival of Letters

    The first Festival of Letters, which revives the ancient knowledge of book printing, runs at the Kresija Gallery until 8.8.2010 as part of the Ljubljana – World Book Capital 2010 festival. More

  • The logo of the Slovenian History - Ljubljana Castle's new permanent exhibition.

    Slovenian History

    Ljubljana Castle now houses a new interesting permanent exhibition entitled Slovenian History. More

  • Ljubljana Festival 2010

    Ljubljana Festival 2010

    The Ljubljana Summer Festival, with its long history and tradition of presenting premier artistic events, contributes significantly to the cultural life of Ljubljana. More

  • On 25 June 2010, a plane of the Spanish low-fare airline company Vueling will land at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport for the first time.

    Ljubljana – Barcelona

    The new service between Ljubljana and Barcelona will operate twice weekly throughout the summer. More

News
  • Ljubljana makes Rough Guide's top ten summer cities list

    The website of the popular British guidebook Rough Guide lists Ljubljana among the top ten summer cities. More

  • Slovenia : Australia football match

    The football match between the national teams of Slovenia and Australia will be the first event held at Ljubljana's new Stožice Football Stadium, which can accommodate up to 16.800 spectators. More

  • Slovenia : Spain basketball match

    The match between the national basketball teams of Slovenia and Spain will be the first event held at Ljubljana's new Stožice Sports Hall, which can accommodate up to 12.500 spectators. More

  • Visit by the President of Israel

    In the afternoon of Thursday 22 July 2010 the Mayor welcomed to Ljubljana City Hall the President of Israel Shimon Peres. More

  • Visit by the President of Turkey

    The President of Turkey, Dr Abdullah Gül, and Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Janković met on Wednesday 14 July 2010. More

  • Ana Desetnica Festival

    From Thursday 1 July to Sunday 4 July the centre of Ljubljana is to be the venue of the Ana Desetnica international festival of street theatre. More

  • ‘Summer in a basement’

    Between 5 July and 15 August ‘Summer in a basement’, the first international start-up summer camp, is to run at Hekovnik at LTP, where the bearers of the best business ideas in the fields of mobile applications, the Internet and hardware meet the challenges of implementing business ideas. More

  • ‘Rubbish collectors’

    On the streets of Ljubljana this summer it’s once again possible you may come across the ‘rubbish collectors’, who have already become a Ljubljana speciality. More

  • 200 years of the Ljubljana Botanical Garden

    Every Saturday this summer it is possible to reach Ljubljana Botanical Garden by boat, and then enjoy a guided walk. More

  • Ljubljana – A Film City

    The Kinodvor public service enterprise in collaboration with the City of Ljubljana and Ljubljana Tourism has published a brochure intended to attract foreign film and advertising productions to Ljubljana and Slovenia. More

15th International Ljubljana Marathon

15th International Ljubljana Marathon

23. - 24. October 2010, Ljubljana

Official turist website

Official turist website

www.visitljubljana.si

Civitas Elan Ljubljana

Civitas Elan Ljubljana

EU Project Civitas Elan

World Book Capital

World Book Capital

Ljubljana 2010