Ljubljana holidays

Walking round the world in a day – in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Unable to travel, this Ljubljana-based writer decided to explore his home city by walking from embassy to embassy

Miha Mazzini

09, Mar, 2021 @6:30 AM

A local’s guide to Ljubljana, Slovenia: top 10 tips

In one of Europe’s greenest cities, visitors stroll pedestrianised streets or hop into electric taxis to discover modernist and medieval architecture, fantastic food and microbreweries

Noah Charney

21, Oct, 2019 @5:30 AM

Why I fell in love with Slovenia

Love was in the air the moment US writer Noah Charney set foot in Ljubljana. And after he met his future wife, there was a whole country to get passionate about, with dramatic landscapes, curious traditions and great food

Noah Charney

24, Mar, 2018 @10:00 AM

Melania Trump's Slovenian home town cashes in on White House link

Sevnica, an hour east of Slovenian capital Ljubljana, is offering visitors Melania Trump-related merchandise from wine and cake to pies and salami. But locals may be tiring of the connection already

Will Coldwell

09, Apr, 2017 @6:00 AM

Ljubljana, Slovenia: what to see plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants

Slovenia’s – and now Europe’s – green capital is a laid-back charmer of a city. Easily walkable, it boasts striking architecture and a vibrant outdoor eating and drinking culture

Norm Longley

02, Apr, 2016 @6:00 AM

How an abandoned barracks in Ljubljana became Europe’s most successful urban squat

Metelkova maintains a fine balancing act: this illegally occupied alternative capital of culture is autonomous but not anarchistic, liberal but not lawless

Ajit Niranjan

24, Jul, 2015 @1:03 PM

Readers' tips: music venues

When it comes to the most atmospheric places to hear live music, Been There readers have plenty of top tips, from a former council carpark in Glasgow to a punk rock and ska hotspot in Ljubljana

16, May, 2011 @9:17 AM

My travels: Bart van Poll on recruiting Europe's best bloggers

The co-founder of Spotted by Locals, Bart van Poll, discovered lots of great places – and the odd drunk – during his Europe-wide search for bloggers

Bart van Poll

19, Feb, 2011 @12:04 AM

Spotted online - city tips by locals

Chilling on Amsterdam's city beach, where to buy Croatia's hippest retro trainers and Barcelona's open-air film festival, in this month's instalment from blog network Spotted by locals

Spotted by locals

02, Jul, 2010 @12:12 PM

Spotted online: local guides to Europe's cities

Spotted by Locals is a network of city bloggers providing up-to-the-minute local information - from a cosy London hideaway to Madrid's best kept museum secret

Benji Lanyado

18, Mar, 2009 @12:19 PM