Ljubljanski Castle
According to the legends, the dragon slain by St. George lived beneath the hill on which Ljubljanski Grad is situated, and around which the capital has grown. Start your exploration of the city up here, where you can climb up one of the watchtowers and admire the whole of Ljubljana, which turns out to be a little larger than it seems when you're caught up in the relaxed sybaritic ambience of Old Town. A new gondola-style funicular whisks you up to the castle in record time (departing from adjacent the puppet theater, not far from the market); at the top, there's a lovely terrace cafe and a good souvenir shop; the open courtyard plays host to many of the events during the Ljubljana Summer Festival. Disappointingly, the castle's Virtual Museum, which tells the city's story by means of a plodding stereoscopically projected 3-D documentary, is virtually unbearable; tickets to the Outlook Tower are combined with the virtual show, so people feel forced to endure it -- you'd do well to steer clear of its patronizing tone and head directly for the views from the tower.
According to the legends, the dragon slain by St. George lived beneath the hill on which Ljubljanski Grad is situated, and around which the capital has grown. Start your exploration of the city up here, where you can climb up one of the watchtowers and admire the whole of Ljubljana, which turns out to be a little larger than it seems when you're caught up in the relaxed sybaritic ambience of Old Town. A new gondola-style funicular whisks you up to the castle in record time (departing from adjacent the puppet theater, not far from the market); at the top, there's a lovely terrace cafe and a good souvenir shop; the open courtyard plays host to many of the events during the Ljubljana Summer Festival. Disappointingly, the castle's Virtual Museum, which tells the city's story by means of a plodding stereoscopically projected 3-D documentary, is virtually unbearable; tickets to the Outlook Tower are combined with the virtual show, so people feel forced to endure it -- you'd do well to steer clear of its patronizing tone and head directly for the views from the tower.
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