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Ljubljana, on foot

Ljubljanica bridges and Castle Hill. 9 walks, 26 places. Area guides and walking routes

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First walk

Ljubljana: Bridges and squares of Old Ljubljana

From Prešeren Square past the market and Dragon Bridge to the town hall and Cobblers’ Bridge. Stops, walking map, terrain and GPX for an independent walk

1.1 km20 min walking7 stops

Neighbourhoods

Ljubljana: Plečnik’s architecture and Castle Hill

Congress Square, the National Library, Cobblers’ Bridge and the climb to the castle. Stops, walking map, terrain and GPX for an independent walk

1.8 km30 min walking5 stops

All walking routes

Bridges and squares of Old Ljubljana ↗

From Prešeren Square past the market and Dragon Bridge to the town hall and Cobblers’ Bridge

1.1 km20 min walkingEasy

Plečnik’s architecture and Castle Hill ↗

Congress Square, the National Library, Cobblers’ Bridge and the climb to the castle

1.8 km30 min walkingModerate

Extended central walk: Ljubljana ↗

The main stops from the first themed central walks; additional districts are covered by separate routes

2.8 km45 min walkingExtended

Museum quarter and Tivoli ↗

Opera, national painting and the park vista toward the white mansion

1.3 km20 min walkingModerate

From Art Nouveau to Metelkova ↗

An interwar high-rise, a patterned bank façade and art in former barracks

2.6 km40 min walkingModerate

Southern Ljubljana: Plečnik and the botanical garden ↗

The library, a monastery stage, city museum and the green Ljubljanica bank

1.8 km30 min walkingModerate

From the National Museum to Plečnik House ↗

Archaeology, the central square and Plečnik’s architecture on the way to Trnovo

1.6 km25 min walkingEasy pace

Metelkova and Cukrarna: everyday culture and new art ↗

Metelkova → Slovene Ethnographic Museum → Cukrarna

1.1 km20 min walkingEasy pace

Ljubljanica bridges and the Ursuline Baroque façade ↗

Butchers’ Bridge → Triple Bridge → Cobblers' Bridge → Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity

1.0 km15 min walkingEasy pace

Places on the map

How these guides are made

Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed