Renovated Music and Ballet Conservatory

In the centre of Ljubljana we have opened renovated premises of the Music and Ballet Conservatory. The reasons for the renovation, which took 14 months, were an old roof and a need for a modern concert hall with top acoustics.

Opening of the expanded cemetery Polje

At the end of October 2019, we have opened the expanded cemetery Polje. Within the scope of the expansion we built a new farewell building, a platform and a park. With new surfaces for classic and in-ground urn burials, columbarium and ash-scattering area we provided 1560 new burial plots.

Vienna Days Sees First Official Meeting of the Vienna and Ljubljana Mayors

The organisers of this year’s Vienna Days, which is taking place in Ljubljana between 22 and 24 October, want to show visitors the different facets of Vienna – a traditional capital city with a rich cultural heritage on the one hand and a modern, innovative and smart city that offers its citizens the best quality of life on the other.

Rijeka Mayor Supports Ljubljana in Candidature for European Capital of Culture 2025

Yesterday, 22 October, Mayor Zoran Janković hosted Rijeka Mayor Vojko Obersnel and his delegation.

Ljubljana again makes the list of the world’s most sustainable destinations

For the fifth time, Ljubljana has made the Global TOP 100 Sustainable Destinations list, maintaining its position as one of the world’s most sustainable destinations.

Foundation Stone Laid for Ikea in Ljubljana

Zoran Janković, Mayor of the City of Ljubljana, Samuel Ulfgard, First Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Vienna, and Jože Mermal, Chairman of the Board of Directors at BTC, d. d., joined Sara Del Fabbro, CEO of IKEA South East Europe, and Vladislav Lalić, Regional Property and Expansion Manager at IKEA South East Europe, at today’s symbolic event, marking the start of construction works for the first IKEA store in Slovenia, in BTC City Ljubljana.

Volkswagen 24th Ljubljana Marathon

On Saturday and Sunday, 26 and 27 October 2019, the Volkswagen 24th Ljubljana Marathon is to take place, the biggest annual international sports event in the city.

DIY birdhouse out of invasive Black Locust!

Human kind has left its mark on our planet by changing natural habitats into agricultural and urban areas. Despite the negative effects of these actions there are some plant species, such as invasive alien species, which are thriving in these altered ecosystems. But how do these new conditions affect animals such as birds?

Ljubljana wins the digitalisation award in the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020 competition

Ljubljana was declared the winner of this prestigious title by an independent panel of experts at the award ceremony which took place yesterday in Helsinki. Gothenburg and Malaga shared the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020 award.

LPP buses as mobile Safe Points

Ljubljana is the first city with mobile UNICEF Safe Points, namely, children in distress can seek help on all buses of the public passenger transport company LPP.