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Including
bOHINJ & RAdOvlJICA
Fine dining
Some of Slovenia’s top chefs
call Bled home - taste modern
Slovene cuisine at its finest
Sports & Recreation
From golf and cycling to rafting
and swimming, there’s more to
Bled than just its sights
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Contents
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ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES
Contents
Arriving
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By plane, train, bus and car
Basics
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Statistics, climate and exchange rates
History
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From the Stone Age to the 20th century
Culture & Events 8
A packed summer schedule on and around the
lake
Where to stay
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Options for every taste and budget
Restaurants
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Good food, great views
Nightlife
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Bled’s small old town lies hidden amongst the trees along
the lakeshore, just beneath the famous castle, photo by
ProPilot
Wet your whistle in style
What to see
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The island, the castle and much more
Sport
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Both in and out of the water
Bohinj 28
Where to stay 28
Where to eat 29
What to see 29
Sport 29
Radovljica
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This hilltop medieval town is honestly sweet
Maps & Index
Bled map
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Country map
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Index
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In Your Pocket has been helping to make Bled a little
sweeter since 2009, photo by Matej Mišič
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arriving
Foreword
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Like a fairytale come to life, Bled is Slovenia’s number
one tourist destination and one of the single most
breathtaking attractions anywhere in the Alps. Known
first and foremost for being home to the country’s
only island - which is set in the middle of the pristine
turquoise waters of Bled Lake and topped with a
church for good measure - as well as a 1000 year-old
castle that clings to the top of a sheer rock cliff, there
is actually much more to Bled than a simple photo
opportunity. Among Slovenes the town is probably
more known for its prestigious international business
school (IEDC Bled) or the tasty kremna rezina cream
cakes that were dreamt up in kitchen of Bled’s Park
Hotel in the 1950s than its famous sights, as most
locals long ago built up a tolerance to castle and
church-based attractions - no matter how incredible
they appear.
The World of In Your Pocket
As little as an hour away from the capital tucked up close
to the Austrian border, getting to Bled by train, bus or car
is a relatively painless experience.
Word from the Mayor
Northern
Ireland
Ireland
Estonia
Dear old and new friends of Bled,
Russia
Arriving by Plain
Jože Pučnik Airport is located approximately half way
between Ljubljana and Bled, and you can expect to pay
around €45 for a taxi into town. Buses are considerably
cheaper (€5.40, with up to 19 connections on weekdays,
but virtually none on weekends) although you have to
transfer in Kranj. There are also up to six direct shuttles
per day (€13). You can see the full schedules on the
airport’s website.
So many of you, whose
hearts have already
been won, return to Bled
again and again - and
for that we can never
thank you enough. For
th os e o f you, c omi n g to
Bled for the first time,
I sincerely hope that
you too will be forever
c h arm e d by ou r roman -
tic lake with the island
chapel of St Mary’s
and medieval castle
atop a 130 metre high
rock, both so magi-
cally reflected in the
emerald water. While
these main sights, as
stunning they are, help make Bled the most recognized
image of Slovenia, they are only a small part of what we
have to offer. So please allow me to recommend you Bled
In Your Pocket to help make your stay here even more
interesting and enjoyable.
Latvia
Lithuania
Belarus
Netherlands
Poland
Germany
Belgium
Ukraine
Czech
Republic
Arriving by bus
Buses leave every hour on the hour from the main bus
station in Ljubljana and take about 80 minutes to make
the journey. Close to the town centre at the northeastern
tip of the lake, Bled’s dinky little bus station (avtobusno
postajališče) doesn’t offer much in the way of excitement
beyond a kiosk outside selling chocolate, soft drinks and
cigarettes. Inside there’s a ticket office and free toilets. To
get the city centre, walk south along Svobode until you hit
the water.
Austria
Switzerland
Romania
Slovenia
Croatia
Italy
Bosnia
In terms of natural wonders, just outside Bled you can
find one of the most criminally overlooked sights in the
regi on, th e amazin g Vint gar G orge, whi ch has d eser v-
edly been labelled as one of the ‘jewels of nature’ in
Slovenia. Another partially natural attraction is the
newly opened Bled Labyrinth, which combines grass,
corn and forest mazes with various fun educational
activities for the whole family, all in the shadow of the
castle. If you’d like to time your trip to catch an event
or two while you’re in town, there are a lot to choose
from. The largest of the summer is the Okarina
Festival of international ethno music, while the most
important event of the year (if it can be considered a
single event) is the annual Merry December festivities,
which last for the entire month of December and will
even spill over into the first week of 2013. For those
staying in Bled for longer periods, day trips to nearby
Bohinj Lake and the medieval town of Radovljica are
musts, and we’ve included some basic info for both
in the guide. As always we wish everyone an unforget-
table stay in Bled, and welcome any and all feedback
you have - be it on Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter or
even old-fashioned email.
Serbia
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Kosovo
Montenegro
FYR Macedonia
Albania
Greece
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Your Pocket hit the streets of Vilnius , Lithuania.
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Arriving by train
Bled has two train stations, but unfortunately neither is
located in the centre of town. Over 20 trains a day from
Ljubljana call at Lesce-Bled station which is on the main
line but is several kilometres away, meaning you will
either have a lengthy hike or short bus ride into town. The
other station is Bled-Jezero a couple kilometres to the
east, which sees up to five trains a day from the capital,
however you have to transfer at Jesenice which can lead to
a total journey time of almost 3 hours. Check out Slovenia
Railways’ incredibly user-friendly website for a complete
schedule and prices.
Representing the people of Bled, I am very happy to be
able to appear in this excellent little guide, to wish you all,
our old and new friends, a most warm welcome!
Janez Fajfar
Mayor of Bled
Taxis
Bled Tours Valvazorjeva 3, tel. (+386) 31 205 611,
info@bledtours.si, www.bledtours.si. Available 24hrs,
they also offer train station, airport and other long distance
transfers. Q Open 00:00 - 24:00.
Arriving by car
Take the A2 highway northwest out of the city and follow
the signs for Kranj. Bled is well signposted once you’re out
in the countryside. Journey time is around 40 minuntes
and it may get very crowded on Sundays in season at the
end of highway.
Car Rental
Al maha A-4, Tržaška 2 (Tobačna Building, 3rd Floor),
tel. (+386) 30 622 862 (Eng/Slo)/(+386) 30 674 589
(Eng), fax (+386) 1 426 40 77, info@almaharentacar.
com, www.almaharentacar.com. Q Open Mon-Fri 08:00-
19:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-12:00.
Atet J-2, Devova 6a, tel. +386 (0)1 513 70 17, sales@
atet.si, www.atet.si. Q Open 08:00 - 18:00, Sat, Sun
08:00 - 13:00.
Avis D-2, Čufarjeva 2, tel. (+386) 1 430 80 10, lji@avis.si,
www.avis.si. Q Open 08:00 - 19:00, Sat, Sun 08:00 - 12:00.
Airport office tel. (0)4 23 65 000, open 08:00-22:00.
Europcar D-2, Dalmatinova 15, tel. (+386) 3 138 20
52, reservations@europcar.si, sl.europcar.si. Q Open
08:00 - 18:00, Sat 08:00 - 13:00, Sun 08:00 - 12:00. Airport
office tel. (04) 236 79 90, open 08:00-21:00.
Hertz D-2, Trdinova 9, tel. (+386) 14 34 01 47, ljublja-
na@hertz.si, www.hertz.si. Q Open 07:00 - 19:00, Sat
08:00 - 13:00, Sun 08:00 - 12:00.
IdealRent Tel. (+386) 31 565 170, fax (+386) 4 2323
776, info@idealrent.si, www.idealrent.si.
Sixt D-1, Trg Osvobodilne Fronte 5, tel. (+386) 1 234
46 50, info@sixt.si, www.sixt.si. Q Open 08:00 - 18:00,
Sat 08:00 - 14:00, Sun 08:00 - 12:00.
Editorial
Editor Yuri Barron
Writers Yuri Barron, Will Dunn,
Francisco Alvarez, Craig Turp
Research Irena Jamnikar
Layout & Design Vaida Gudynaitė
Consulting Craig Turp
Photos Zavod za Kulturo Bled, TIC
Bled, Branka Jovanović, Yuri Barron
Cover photo Jošt Gantar
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Vinjeta - A Ticket to Drive
ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES
Vinjeta www.dars.si. Slov-
enia requires all motor vehicles
travelling on Slovenian high-
ways to have a vinjeta (veen-
yeh-tah) sticker. This system
exists in lieu of tolls, and the
vinjeta can be easily obtained
at nearly all gas stations and
kiosks.
Yearly/monthly/weekly stick-
ers are €95/30/15 for cars
and yearly/half-yearly/weekly ones are €47.50/25/7.50
for motorcycles. Also be aware that border police will
likely not remind you to purchase a vinjeta when enter-
ing the country, but are highly likely to issue you a steep
fine when leaving if you’ve failed to do so. For more info
check www.dars.si.
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Drenikova 33, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel. +386 30 316 602
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BasiCs
history
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Basic data
Population
Slovenia 2,048,951 (2011 estimate)
Bled 10,899 (2002)
Area
20,273 square kilometres
Ethnic composition
Slovenian 83%, Former Yugoslav minorities 5.3%,
Hungarian, Albanian, Roma, Italian and others 11.7%
Official languages
Slovenian, Italian, Hungarian
Local time
Central European (GMT + 1hr)
Longest river
Sava (221km in Slovenia)
Highest mountain
Triglav 2,864m.
Borders
Austria 318km, Italy 280km, Hungary 102km,
Croatia 670km
Religion
Although Slovenians are traditionally Roman Catholic, the
most recent Eurobarometer Poll in 2005 found that only 37%
of the population believe in a god, with 16% atheists and the
rest of them believing in ‘something’.
Smoking
Cigarettes can’t be sold to people under 18. Slovenia recently
banned smoking from public indoor spaces except in special
smoking areas in offices, hotels and bars.
Tipping
It’s not traditional to tip in Slovenia, though a reward of
about 10% for good service in a restaurant or bar is always
appreciated.
A bird’s eye view of Bled, photo courtesy of Zavod za Kulturo Bled
The fertile land and the protective shelter of the castle hill and
the island, have always invited settlement around the Bled
area. The first, and rare traces of humans in Bled, date back
to the Stone Age. In the Iron Age, when the mining of iron had
begun in the Alpine regions, settlement increased.
Beneath the layer of an already discovered Slavic necropolis
at Pristava pod Gradom, archaeologists discovered 80
gravesites from the late Iron Age (800 to 600 BC) - Celtic and
Roman finds however, are more modest. Bled was later well
populated by the Slavs, who arrived in two waves. The Slavic
settlements were most probably located at exactly the same
spots where the lakeside villages of Mlino, Želeče, Zagorice,
Grad and Rečica formed in the late Middle Ages.
A number of gravesites are well known: Žale - the site of a
modern day cemetery (archeologically excavated in 1894),
the park at the current Vila Bled (1929), the necropolis in
Želeče (1937), the large necropolis at Pristava pod Gradom
(1948 to 1951), the gravesites next to the current parking
area below the entrance to the castle (1960, 1968) and the
necropolis on Bled island (1962 to 1966).
original title deed can be found in the collection at the castle.
This action was a major turning point in the history of Bled.
The keepers of the castle were bonded knights, who upheld
feudal authority in the name of the bishops.
As a result, great changes occurred in the forming of estates
and the settlement of the region. In the middle of the 14th
century the Bishops of Brixen gave up direct administration
of their properties in Bled and leased them to the chief
administrators at the time, the von Kreigh family. Because
of encroachment on their rights and brutal treatment and
oppression, in 1515 the peasants joined the fight for the
“old justice” in a pan-Slovene revolt.
In 1558 a new holder, the Protestant protector Herbert VII
of Auersperg, took over the castle. Until the middle of the
18th century the lessors were exclusively aristocratic; later
these also included townsmen, but they rarely lived in the
castle. In 1803, after 800 years of Brixen rule, Bled passed
into state ownership by a decree of the Court Commission
in Vienna.
From 1809 to 1813, it was included in Napoleon’s Empire
as part of the Illyrian provinces, and then it came once
again into the hands of the Austrian Emperor who returned
Bled to the bishops of Brixen for the last time in 1838. With
the abolishment of the feudal system ten years later, the
estate lost its character of a feudal economic and social
unit. In the second half of the 19th century, Bled changed
considerably. The characteristic villages of Gorenjska,
which had been autonomous units ever since the Mid-
dle Ages, were united. Income decreased, and in 1858
Brixen sold the Bled estate to Viktor Ruard, the owner of
the Jesenice Ironworks. He kept the castle, the lake and
the usable land around it, and sold the rest to the Kranj
Industrial Company. In 1882 Ruard sold the estate to a
Viennese wholesale merchant named Adolf Muhr, and in
1919 Bled hotelier Ivan Kenda bought the castle with the
lake - for the first time the property passed into Slovenian
hands. In 1937 it was taken over by the Associated Com-
mercial Bank and finally bought by the Drava Province.
During World War II, Bled was used to house the German
military and civil headquarters, and in 1960 it acquired
the status of a town.
Drinking
Alcohol is only sold to people over 18, and sadly after 21:00
it cannot be bought in stores.
Exchange rates
Money
Sl ovenia ad opte d th e euro i n Januar y 2007. Eu ro coi ns com e
in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents, 1 and 2
euros, while banknotes come in 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200
and 500 euros. The Slovenian side of the euro coins are
decorated with among other things storks, Mount Triglav,
Lippizaner horses, a man sowing stars and a Jože Plečnik
design.
1 EUR € = 1.25 US$ = 0.80 UK£ = 1.20 CHF
=7.95 CNY = 100 ¥ = 40 руб (26 July 2012)
Market values
Compared to the rest of Western and Central Europe,
pri c es i n Sl ovenia are s till fai rl y c omp eti ti ve d espi te n oti c e -
able increases since the introduction of the Euro in 2007.
Here are some typical everyday products and prices:
Product Price
McDonald’s Big Mac €2.40
Slice of pizza € 1.80
Slice of burek € 2.00
Cup of coffee € 1.10
Bottle of name brand vodka € 12.50
Decent bottle of local wine € 3.50
Bottle of local beer in a shop € 1.10
Pint of beer in a pub € 2.70
Pack of cigarettes € 2.90
Single bus ride € 1.20
Movie ticket € 4.90
Postcard € 0.30
Litre of petrol € 1.49
Taxi ride across town € 5.00
Fine for parking illegally € 40
Speeding ticket up to €2000
Politics
The Republic of Slovenia is a parliamentary democracy. The
president, Dr DaniloTürk, was elected in 2007. Borut Pahor has
been the prime minister since 2008. The next parliamentary
elections will be in September 2012. The government
consists of the PM and 15 ministers, of which two are without
portfolio.
Slavic settlement
The first wave of settlement of the Bled area occurred in the
7th century, the next reached the Bled basin during the 9th
and 10th centuries. Discoveries from the first settlements
illustrate the culture of the Old Slavic state of King Samo
(632 - 658) and the late antiquity traditions in these lands.
The discoveries from the second wave of settlement, such
as ornaments found in gravesites include enamelled and
engraved earrings in the shape of half-moons, circlets,
round brooches and iron knives. These artefacts indicate
the historical development of Bled up to the 10th century
and some of these can be seen on exhibition at the Castle
museum.
Climate
Temperature, °C
Rainfall, mm
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170
20
10
0
140
110
The bishops of Brixen
After the fall of the Old Slavic state, Bled with its surround-
ing area fell under Frankisch (Charlemagne 782) and later
under German rule. In 1004 the emperor Henrik II divided the
lands between the two Sava Rivers, and in 1011 awarded
Bled Castle, to Bishop Albuin of Brixen - a photocopy of the
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language
Culture & events
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Slovene is a Southern Slavic language with a 25-letter
alphabet. It is closely related to Serbian and Croatian,
and also shares many words with other Slavic languages.
Although some words and letter combinations may appear
unpronounceable at first glance, Slovene is actually a fairly
phonetic language with very few irregularities - although
the letters L and V can do some strange things depending
on their position in a word. Luckily, most Slovenes speak
either English, Italian or German embarrassingly well,
so chances are you won’t have to worry about any com-
munication problems. However, as with most countries,
attempting to use a little bit of the local language can go
a long way towards winning over your hosts. Even the odd
‘hvala’ and ‘prosim’ won’t go unnoticed.
Learn Slovene
Learn commonly-used Slovene words and phrases on
our website - and from a British guy no less!
Pronunciation
c - as in pizza
e - as in egg
g - as in go
j - like y in yogurt
Entrance - vhod (oo-hod)
Exit - izhod (eez-hod)
Push – rini (ree-nee)
Pull – vleci (oo-LETS-ee)
č - like c in cello
š - like sh in ship
ž - like s in pleasure
Basics
Do you speak English? - Govorite angleško (Goh-voh- REE-tay
Ahn-GLESH-ko) ?
I don’t understand - Ne razumem (Nuh ra-ZOO-mehm)
Where is the toilet? WC? - Kje je stranišče (Key-yay strahn-
EESH-chay) ? WC (Vay-tsay)?
Good Morning - Dobro Jutro (DOH-broh YOO- troh)
Good Day - Dober Dan (DOH-behr Dahn)
Good Night - Lahko noč (Lah-koh noh-ch)
Yes - Ja (Yah)
No - Ne (Nay)
Hello - Živjo (Jeeve-yoh)
Thank you - Hvala (HVAL-a)
Please - Prosim (PRO-seem)
Excuse me/Sorry – Oprostite (Oh-PROS-tee-tay)
Pardon me (asking for help) – Prosim (pro-SEEM)
My name is....- Jaz sem (Yahz sem) ...
I am from... - Jaz sem iz (Yahz sem iz)...
Travelling
Bus - avtobus (OW-toh-booze)
Train - vlak (v-LOCK)
I am looking for.... - Iščem (EESH-chem) ...
One ticket, please - Eno vstopnico, prosim (Eh-noh oo-stop-
NEETZ-oh pro- SEEM)
Times
Now - zdaj (z-dai)
Later - kasneje (kaz-NAY-yeh)
Today - danes (dahn-es)
Tomorrow - jutri (yoo-tree)
Yesterday - včeraj (oo-cheh-ray)
In the morning - zjutraj (z-YOO-try)
In the afternoon - popoldne (poh-POLD-neh)
In the evening - zvečer (z-veh-chehr)
At night - ponoči (poh-NOH-chee)
Watch the Legend of the Sunken Bell being commemorated on Christmas night!
Events
02.08 Thursday - 12.08 Sunday
22nd Okarina Festival
Tel. +386 (0)4 57 29 779, info@zkbled.si, www.
blejski-grad.si. One of the biggest events on Bled’s cul-
tural calendar each year, ever y August since 1990 ethno
musicians and groups from around the world have flocked
to Slovenia’s most beautiful lakeside town to take part in
the festival. If you picture accordion and tuba playing folk
bands dressed in traditional costumes from somewhere
in the Alps when you hear the word ethno, think again.
This year alone per formers are coming from the likes of
Australia, Mongolia, Russia and many other countries -
although please note that at some point someone likely
will play an accordion and/or tuba while wearing an alpine
costume. Concer ts are held at both Bled Castle and Spa
Park Bled. All concerts are free themselves, but for those
held at the castle normal admission charges apply.
08.09 Saturday - 09.09 Sunday
Bled Triathlon
Tel. +386 (0)1 8327 220, info@trisport-klub.si, www.
trisport-klub.si. If you feel like going for a little 1500m swim,
followed by a 40km bike ride, and topped it off with a short
10km run, then the Bled Triathlon was made just for you!
Sponsored by Garmin the event is part of the Alpe-Adria Cup
2012, with events in Italy, Austria and Slovenia. If you’re not
up for the rigours of the course outlines above, there are many
other races taking place at the same time with lengths for
suitable for amateurs. It’s possible to register by the internet,
but only until 4 September at midday.
Bodies Revealed
Bar Talk
One coffee, please - Eno kavo prosim (EH-noh KAH-voh
pro-SEEM)
One beer, please - (Name of beer), prosim (pro-SEEM)
Cheers! - Na zdravje (Nah zuh-DRAW-wee-ay)!
What’s going on? - Kaj dogaja? (kai DO-ga-ya)
Let’s party! - Žurajmo! (zhur-AI-mo)
You have beautiful eyes - Imate lepe oči (EE-mah-tay leh-
peh oh-chee)
You’re hot - Si lepa (see LAY-pa)
Where are you from? - Iz kje si? (iz kye see)
Can I have your number?- Lahko dobim tvojo telefonsko
številko? (Law-koh doh-BEEM t-voy-yo teh-leh-FOHN-sko
shteh-VEEL-koh)?
See-you, bye! - Ajde, čao (ai-dai, chow)
Days
Monday - ponedeljek (POH-nuh-dehl-yek)
Tuesday - torek (TOR-ek)
Wednesday - sreda (Sray-dah)
Thursday - četrtek (chuh-TUR-tuck)
Friday - petek (peh-tuck)
Saturday - sobota (soh-BOH-tah)
Sunday - nedelja (nuh-DEHL-yah)
12.04 Thursday - 16.09 Sunday
D-1, Gospodarsko Razstavišče, Dunajska 18,
tel. +386 (0)41 743 830, info@bodies.si, www.
bodies.si. The study of human anatomy has always
operated on a basic principle: to see is to know.
This same principle led Egyptian, Greek, Roman and
Islamic cultures to a progressively more scienti fic
understanding of the human form. Public dissections
during the Renaissance furthered this understanding,
laying the foundation for our modern medical institu-
tions and for this Exhibition.
Foll owi n g th is sa m e pri n cipl e - to se e is to k n ow - Bod -
ies: The Exhibition uses dissected human specimens
to provide you with a visual textbook to your own body.
The specimens in this Exhibition have been treated
with the dignity and respect they so richly deserve.
Our bodies are indeed intricately more complex and
wondrous than all the computers and gadgetry that
su rrou n d us today. Yet many o f us d o n ot k n ow wh at is
b en eath ou r ski n - h ow ou r b odi es fu n c ti on, wh at th ey
need to survive, what destroys them, what revives
them. Q Open 10:00 - 19:00, Fri, Sat 10:00 - 21:00.
Tickets €15.50 for adults, €14 for students, €9.50 for
primary school pupils, free for children under six.
Questions
Who? - Kdo?(K-doh)
What? - Kaj?(Kai)
Where? - Kje ? (Key-yay)
When? - Kdaj (K-dai)
How much does it cost? - Koliko stane (KOH-lee-koh STAH-neh)?
Street smarts
Places
Croatia - Hrvaška (Hurr-VASH-ka)
England - Anglija (Ahn-glee-yah)
Germany - Nemčija (Nem-CHEE-yah)
Hungary - Madžarska (Mad-jar-skah)
Ireland - Irska (Ear-skah)
Netherlands - Nizozemska (NEE-zo-zem-skah)
Scotland - Škotska (Shkot-skah)
Venice - Benetke (Behn-et-keh)
Vienna - Dunaj (Doo-nigh)
Slovenians usually leave out the word for street in
conversation, so while your destination may officially
be called ‘Poljanska ulica’, you can survive by just saying
Poljanska
Avtocesta (aw-toh-ses-tah) Highway
Cesta (tses-tah) Boulevard
Most (mohst) Bridge
Nabrežje (nah-breh-dgee-eh) Embankment
Trg (teh-rg)
Signs
Open - odprto (Ohd-PURT-oh)
Closed - zaprto (Zah- PURT-oh)
Square
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Ulica (oo-leet-sah)
Street
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