Ljubljana – Slovenia

Slovenia World Places April 2013 43 photos

Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, on a spring day at the end of April 2013. The best way to start is from above: the watchtower of the castle, reached up a red spiral staircase, looks over a sea of red roofs, the green bends of the Ljubljanica and the Alps on the horizon.

Back down, the old town is small and easy to walk: cobbled lanes under the castle hill, Town Square with the Robba Fountain and the Town Hall, pastel facades along the river shaded by weeping willows, and the bridges, from Cobblers’ Bridge to the Triple Bridge in front of the pink Franciscan Church on Prešeren Square. Tourist boats go up and down the river past Plečnik’s market colonnade, and in one street pairs of shoes hang from the wires above the passers-by.

Ljubljana’s red rooftops and the Ljubljanica from the castle, mountains on the horizon

Old town rooftops and Congress Square seen from the castle hill

Castle courtyard with arcades and the city stretching to the hills

Modern districts and tower blocks beyond the old town, under grey clouds

Riverside square with café umbrellas seen from above

Red-roofed old town following the bend of the river

Castle watchtower above the trees with the old town below

Colourful facades along the riverbank seen from above

Red spiral staircase of the castle watchtower seen from below

Robba Fountain obelisk and the Town Hall clock tower on Town Square

Town Hall clock tower and old facades seen at a tilted angle

Tourist boat on the Ljubljanica beside Plečnik’s market colonnade

Castle hill above old houses and a weeping willow by the river

Prešeren Square and the pink Franciscan Church across the river

Cobblers' Bridge and its columns framed by weeping willows

Stone steps and a tall column leading up to a square

Ljubljanica flowing between rows of old riverside houses

Narrow street with a pink facade and the green castle hill above

Pairs of shoes hanging from the wires above a street

Narrow cobbled street with shops and a café board

Old town street lined with pastel facades and cobbles

Covered arched bridge linking two buildings over a street

Sculpture of large faces hung on a metal frame in a park

Row of ornate old facades along a street

Quiet cobbled lane with a church tower at the end

Street corner with café tables under tall old houses

Steep cobbled street climbing towards the castle hill

Weathered stone house with small windows and a chimney

Path along an old wall below the castle, under spring trees

Rooftops and a church spire framed by trees on the castle hill

Overgrown garden on the castle hill slope above the city

Castle watchtower flying the green and white city flag

Looking down on a street and red roofs from the castle hill

Castle walls above the city with the mountains in the distance

Jumble of red and brown rooftops seen from above

Security guard in a VAROVANJE jacket glimpsed through trees

Red bicycle leaning against a carved wooden door

Town Square with the Town Hall tower, the castle above and a tourist train

Triple Bridge balustrade with the Franciscan Church behind

Triple Bridge and the pink Franciscan Church on Prešeren Square

Ljubljanica between weeping willows and old houses

Tourist boat on the Ljubljanica below pastel riverside houses

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