Things to do in Ljubljana
Ljubljana itself is compact enough to see in a day, which is exactly why most visitors use it as a base for Slovenia's biggest draws, all an easy day trip away.
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Ljubljana Castle sits on a hill above the city, reachable by funicular, with a history that includes 80 years as a prison. A guided walking tour covers the Old Town below it, including the Dragon Bridge and the Art Nouveau architecture that followed a 1895 earthquake, and a food tour works through the Central Market's cured meats, štruklji and kranjska klobasa.
Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle, an easy day trip from the capital, pair one of the world's largest show caves – reached partly by its own 19th-century underground train – with a castle built directly into a cliff face nearby.
Lake Bled, Slovenia's best-known image, is a similarly easy day trip in the other direction, and Vintgar Gorge, a short boardwalk canyon just outside Bled, pairs naturally with it. Further into the mountains, Lake Bohinj and Savica Waterfall offer a quieter, less-photographed alternative to Bled.
Škocjan Caves and Piran combine a UNESCO-listed underground canyon – the site that gave geology the word "karst" – with a Venetian old town on the Adriatic coast, in a single long day trip.
Continuing on to Croatia? See our Slovenia & Croatia itinerary for the classic overland route through Zagreb, Plitvice, Split and Dubrovnik.
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Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle for the underground railway and the cliffside castle, Lake Bled for the island church and clifftop castle, Lake Bohinj and Savica Waterfall for the quieter alpine alternative, and Škocjan Caves paired with the Venetian coastal town of Piran – alongside Ljubljana Castle, a walking tour of the Old Town, and a food tour through the Central Market.