PleÄ?nik, with birch trees growing out of it. Next to the church is PleÄ?nik House 48 , where the famous architect lived and worked. Now it is a museum. Great places to take a rest or a pleasant riverside walk are the Krakovski nasip 49 and Trnovski pristan 50 embankments. A walk alongside the river brings you to the Ljubljana Botanic Garden.
Ljubljana Botanic Garden Founded in 1810, in the time of the Napoleonic Empire’s Illyrian Provinces, the Ljubljana Botanic Garden 51 is the oldest running cultural, scientific and educational institution in Slovenian lands. It contains over 4,500 plant species, subspecies and varieties, one third of them being endemic to Slovenia and the rest originating from various parts of Europe and other continents.
Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Both in Slovenia and internationally, Metelkova mesto 52 has made a name for itself as an independent centre of arts and crafts, political and NGO activity, and cultural production in the fields of music, theatre, fine arts, comic book art, video, etc. It has developed into an important centre of alternative culture, where concerts, club nights, lectures and other events featuring performers from around the world are held on a daily basis. For more information, visit the website at www.metelkovamesto.org.
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City walk
Left: Ljubljana museum