Adventures Overseas
  • Home
  • Adventures
    • Austria >
      • Highlights
      • Best Time to Visit
      • Where to Stay
      • Transportation
      • Fast Facts
    • England >
      • London >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time To Visit
        • Where to Stay
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
        • Packing List
    • Estonia >
      • Tallinn >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
    • Finland >
      • Helsinki >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
    • Iceland >
      • Highlights >
        • Northern Lights
        • Blue Lagoon
      • Best Time to Visit
      • Transportation
      • Fast Facts
      • Packing List
    • Ireland >
      • Highlights
      • Best Time to Visit
      • Where to Stay
      • Transportation
      • Fast Facts
      • Packing List
    • Italy >
      • Cinque Terre >
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Where to Stay
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
        • Hiking
        • Pet Travel
      • Emilia-Romagna
    • Latvia >
      • Riga >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
    • Netherlands >
      • Amsterdam >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Where to Stay
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
        • Packing List
    • Norway >
      • Highlights
      • Best Time to Visit
      • Where to Stay
      • Transportation
      • Fast Facts
    • Russia >
      • St. Petersburg >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Fast Facts
    • Slovenia >
      • Highlights
      • Best Time to Visit
      • Transportation
      • Fast Facts
      • Packing List
    • Sweden >
      • Stockholm >
        • Highlights
        • Best Time to Visit
        • Where to Stay
        • Transportation
        • Fast Facts
        • Packing List
  • Blog
  • Tips
    • Cruise Travel >
      • To Do List
      • Packing List
      • Dress Code
      • Tipping Guide
      • Tips & Tricks
  • Wish List
  • About

Slovenia: Ljubljana

7/18/2015

 
Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia 
and 
most of the city center is car-free. 
You will find an array of museums, clothing stores, cafes, and markets.
The city is surrounded by unique 
and colorful architecture
Picture
Picture

Without the buzzing of cars, 
there seems to be a more relaxing atmosphere 
of people going about their daily lives.
Picture
Have I told you lately just how much I love food in Slovenia?
It's like a clashing of cultures, cuisine, and a little bit of hipster thrown into the mix.
Once again, I thankfully tossed aside my Italian-food-only diet and dove into a world of steak burgers, fruit smoothies, and green algae cookies. They don't have this stuff in Italy! 
Picture
On the weekends, the central market is at its busiest selling produce, flowers, souvenirs, clothing, and jewelry.

The farmer's market in Ljubljana was actually the largest one I have seen in Europe so far. 
Picture
We  were even conned into trying Prekmurska gibanica, a  traditional Slovenian dessert, stuffed with poppy seeds, cottage cheese, walnuts, and apples (pictured below).
Picture
Picture
Picture



While I began to wonder how anyone stayed in business or who would buy this much fresh produce, I saw utility vans pull up and load large crates of fresh fruits and vegetables. 






Local grocery stores and restaurants rely heavily on these farmers for fresh produce. 

Coming from a country of imports and chain restaurants, it still puts me in awe to see things grown and sold locally on such a high scale.
Picture
 


If you are wandering around the center, you will eventually run into the Robba Fountain.



It is one of the most recognized symbols of the city, originally built in 1751 to represent the three rivers of the Carniola region.

It was inspired by a similar fountain that sits in front of the Roman Pantheon.
Picture

Speaking of symbols, 
another famous mark of Ljubljana is the dragon. 
Its presence can be seen throughout the city 
on the coat of arms, buildings, and bridges.

The best example is Dragon bridge...
Picture
Picture
It is one of the most photographed bridges in Ljubljana due to its terrifying dragon sculptures that guard each end.
Picture

Another symbol of Ljubljana is the historic Ljubljanski grad (castle), 
which overlooks the city center. 
It can be reached on foot or by funicular. 
Currently it houses small exhibits and events throughout the year, but most of the castle is open freely to the public (minus paid exhibits). 

The area was first used by early settlers during the Bronze and Iron Age. 

After that ownership continuously switched hands between the Romans, Huns, Hungarians, Austrians, and French. 

During WWII it held Italian POW's.
Picture

Tomorrow we visit Lake Bohinj, 
the less touristy alternative to Lake Bled.

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    April 2016
    October 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015

    Author

    Adventures Overseas

    Categories

    All
    England
    Estonia
    Finland
    Greece
    Iceland
    Latvia
    Norway
    Russia
    Slovenia
    Sweden

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.