Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

LJUBLJANA 419 GETTING AROUND Central Ljubljana is small and all its sights are easily visited on foot. An extensive bus network ...

Street-by-Street: Ljubljana Old Town Located between the medieval castle and the leafy banks of the Ljubljanica river, Ljubljana ...

LJUBLJANA 421 STAR SIGHTS . Market . Ljubljana Castle .`Ljubljanica Riverbank Fountain of the Three Rivers of Carniola Completed ...

422 For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp446–7 and pp448–9 Market^3 Glavna tržnica Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje. Map F3. ...

423 Prešeren Square^4 Prešernov trg Map E2 & 3. Standing at the junction between Ljubljana’s Old Town and the 19th-century d ...

424 For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp446–7 and pp448–9 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE The green expanses of Ljubljana’s Tiv ...

LJUBLJANA 425 National and University Library 9 Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica Turjaška 1. Map E4. Tel (01) 200 8am–8pm Mo ...

Slovenia’s most popular natural attraction, Postojna Caves constitute the longest subterranean system in the country, with over ...

SLOVENIA 427 . White Passage One among a series of chambers collectively known as Beautiful Caves, the White Passage is crammed ...

428 For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp446–7 and pp448–9 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Koper 5 120 km (75 miles) SW of Ljubl ...

SLOVENIA 429 Portorož 7 122 km (76 miles) SW of Ljubljana. * 3,100. @ n Obala 16, (05) 674 http://www.portoroz.si Strung along ...

430 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp446–7 and pp448–9 THE SOČA FRONT (ISONZO FRONT) During ...

SLOVENIA 431 TIPS FOR DRIVERS Starting point: Bovec. Highway number 203 from Bovec to Kobarid, and number 102 from Kobarid to To ...

432 For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp446–7 and pp448–9 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Kranjska Gora r 85 km (53 miles) NW o ...

SLOVENIA 433 Velika Planina u 30 km (19 miles) NE of Ljubljana.  http://www.velikaplanina.si Literally meaning “Big Mountain”, ...

434 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp446–7 and pp448–9 With its placid lake, fairy tale isla ...

SLOVENIA 435 era, when the church was expanded and redecorated. Today, the island remains a popular place for pilgrimages on the ...

Triglav National Park y Triglavski narodni park Established in 1961, Slovenia’s only national park is centred on the country’s h ...

SLOVENIA 437 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST 60 km (37 miles) NW of Ljubljana. @ from Bled. n Bled Ljubljanska cesta 27, (386) 578 0200; Tre ...

Triglav National Park: Lake Bohinj Tucked into the southeastern corner of Triglav National Park, Lake Bohinj is a beautiful expa ...