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11. 10. 2019
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.
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15. 10. 2019
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?
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17. 10. 2019
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.
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17. 10. 2019
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.
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21. 10. 2019
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.
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23. 10. 2019
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.
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23. 10. 2019
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.
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4. 11. 2019
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.
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5. 11. 2019
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.
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11. 11. 2019
Ljubljana among the Best Food Destinations in the World
Ljubljana received a high commendation award for its Green Supply Chains project in the category Best Food Destination at International Tourism and Travel Awards at World Travel Market in London.