Ljubljana Old Town Tours and Activities

Taste your way through Slovenia’s savory capital on this small-group food tour through Ljubljana. Taste nine national specialties as you explore the city on foot with your expert guide. No traditional meal would be complete without trying some Slovenian wine, so you try plenty of that as well. Between bites, learn about Ljubljana’s fascinating architectural and cultural history. Groups are no more than 15 people, to ensure a personalized experience.

Taking a guided walking tour of Ljubljana is an excellent way to get to know the city especially if you’re short on time. You’ll pass by the most popular sights while learning about the city’s history, architecture, and culture from your guide. The tour concludes with a tour of the medieval Ljubljana castle where you can climb to the top of the castle tower and enjoy panoramic views of the city.

Top up Your Private city tour of Ljubljana by visiting the main attractions, as well as less touristy areas of the city and get the real local perspective.

This tour is definitely different for many reasons: - it is run by locals and locals only. We are not only licensed tour guides but have also lived in Ljubljana for decades and know the city like our own pocket. - most of the guides have high formal education, and are glad to explain more also about economy, art, politics, contemporary social issues and how people of Slovenia live today. - the tour is a private tour. Which means we dedicate our time and knowledge to you and to you only. It also means you do not have to share the attention and squeeze with 30 other tourists, which often happens at "free" or other non-private tours. - we are aware of negative impacts of tourism on local environment. We will always present you locally made products and not products of multinational companies and will introduce you to sustainable tourism practices in Ljubljana. - the tour can be customized. - we will not bore you with numbers and years of every laid brick. The tour is also fun :).

Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia and a very nice small green metropolis. Its historical city centre, the river Ljubljanica, the castle above the city, the open market etc. are only the few of the major attractions to explore.

The only tour in Ljubljana with a focus on Jewish heritage. We will visit what used to be a Jewish quarter, talk about famous Jewish in Ljubljana and see some stumbling stones.

Get your adrenaline pumping with this 2-hour small-group paddle board lesson and tour from Ljubljana. You’ll get to see the highlights of the Slovenian capital and be active at the same time during this exciting trip designed for all skill levels. An experienced guide will get you outfitted with the right gear and give you an introductory lesson before leading you on a tour you’ll never forget. Glide under three of the city’s famous bridges, marvel at the view of Ljubljana castle and check out the dragons that protect each side of the river. Enjoy a more personalized experience with this small-group tour.

This is the original alternative tour of Ljubljana. It is filled with alternative cultures, indie lifestyles, and graffiti and street art. This walking tour showcases the most colourful places and spaces in town like Metelkova, Rog Factory, ŠKUC gallery and Alkatraz gallery. It includes stories of local rebellion from the World War 2 Liberation Front to contemporary subcultures, and explores issues such as urban art, ecology, LGBTQ history, symbolic resistance, political art and radical ideas.

In this exploration of Tito's Socialist Yugoslavia, which Slovenia was a part of, communist gems come to life, including typical architecture, Coca Cola's communist factories, socialist punk music and Luka Dončič's basketball predecessors. Comparing the Communist past and Capitalist present, the tour shows the influence of communism and workers’ self-management on today’s life in Slovenia. It showcases amazing examples of Yugo-nostalgia, cult of personality, brutalist architecture, the "spomenik" monuments, attitude towards religion, censorship and the secret police jail. Yugoslavia’s type of Communism was unique in the world, and this tour tries to do it justice.

Highly interactive class, where you slice, mix, season and prepare a complete dinner with a local cook, and afterwards sit down and enjoy the meal you’ve just created. A four-course meal, seasoned with humor, homey feeling and Slovenian culinary tradition. The menu consists of an appetizer, warm starter, main dish and a dessert. We adjust the menu seasonally, since we always use fresh local ingredients.

Ljubljana and Bled are two of the top destinations to visit in Slovenia, and you can see both with ease on this tour. Travel with your driver-guide to the capital Ljubljana and stroll through the old town center. Admire the varied architecture and stop by Ljubljana Town Hall, the Triple Bridge, Ljubljana Cathedral, and other attractions. Then continue to Bled, where you can take in views of the lake and the church on Bled Island.

Visit the postcard-perfect Lake Bled and charming city of Ljubljana on a full-day guided tour from Koper. Avoid the hassle of navigating Slovenia’s toll roads and and just sit back and enjoy the Slovenian countryside. You’ll enjoy free time in Lake Bled where you can tour the Bled Castle or take a boat ride to the island in the middle of the lake before continuing onto Ljubljana for a walking tour of the city.

Starting from the city center, you’ll get to see dragons, rivers, forests, castles, bridges… wait, that sounds like something out of a fairy tale! Well, to be fair, Ljubljana is a bit like a magical city from a fairy tale. Explore this wonderful town with me and I will show you every magical moment and place that for me, as a local, is breathtaking even after all these years. I absolutely LOVE Ljubljana and I want to share my passion with you. Join me! Let's take a walk through the side streets, near the canals and most important of all - make memories to last a lifetime.

Enjoy a full day visiting Lake Bled, ranked among the most beautiful alpine resorts in the world and European Green capital of Ljubljana on a full-day guided tour from Koper. Both are wonderful gateway to Slovenian heritage.

Uncover more city secrets in less time with our e-scooter tours and combine adventurous sightseeing with pure joy of riding electric scooter. In this guided tour you will see all famous attractions in the city Centre of Ljubljana, passing Ljubljanica river several times across the beautiful bridges, visit picturesque squares and many important buildings and monuments. We will not forget to take a deep breath of fresh air in Tivoli – the biggest park in Ljubljana. Our local guide will reveal you the stories of a reach history and local culture. Electric kick scooter tours are not just tours – they are great fun and unforgettable adventure. It is unique experiences which you simply must try.

This is an all-encompassing 4-hour trip to the classic and avant-garde coolness of Ljubljana. It reveals as much about its Medieval, Habsburg and Socialist past as it does about its contemporary position on the crossroads between Central Europe and the Balkans. The tour deals with the urban heart of the city, its creative soul and its independent spirit. You will see ancient monasteries put to alternative use, while discovering what Metelkova, Rog Factory, Jože Plečnik, Slavoj Žižek and Luka Dončić are all about. Not to mention amazing graffiti and street art gems. (The price includes a delicious warm snack.)

Experience delectable flavors from Slovenia’s rich culinary heritage during this guided small-group sightseeing and walking tour in Ljubljana. Explore the vibrant farmers market and discover refreshing tastes. Enjoy a delicious lunch among locals at a nearby restaurant and learn the history of Slovenia’s capital city and see sights like the beautiful buildings hovering along Ljubljanica River.

Hi, my name is Živa and I love hosting bike tours! I have been doing this for 5 years now. Why take my tour? Two reasons; I have lived in Ljubljana for most of my life and know it like the back of my hand, and my tours only allow 3 or 4 people at the time, making smaller, friendlier, and definitely more fun tours. So come, let's explore this amazing town together!

This is a private city tour of Ljubljana that takes you to the best attractions in the capital city of Slovenia. Fun and enjoyable tour with a friendly local guide.

Would you like to know more about the times when punk rockers were beaten up and imprisoned by the Communist authorities, on the one hand, and getting signed to state-controlled record labels, on the other? The 1970s and 1980s punk music from Slovenia was, and still is, amazing! It was very unique in the Communist East. And it's still very unique in the whole world! ‘Children of Socialism’, 'Via Ofenziva', ‘Ljubljana Dogs’, 'Ciao Bitches!', ‘Bastards’, ‘Berlin Wall’, and ‘Niet’ - these are just a few names of the bands that were turning an alternative music scene into an opposition movement. This walking tours takes you to the Johnny Rotten Square, Revolutions Squares (yes, a couple of them!), and other cult places. Also, you can count on listening to some legendary Slovenian/Yugoslav Communist Punk, Post-Punk and New Wave songs from a portable speaker.

This personalized walking tour of Ljubljana is special as is the guide, that is me. I was born and raised in Ljubljana and I have lived here almost all my life. I know every corner, street and many stories about it. I know the known and I have seen the unknown. The tour is unique because is always adopted to your wishes even if you don't know what your wishes are.

Have you ever done a bike tour where you rode amazing trails and explored charming European capital at once? No? Read on… Slovenia has developed a reputation as one of Europe's top destinations for mountain biking. But did you know that Slovenia is also a country with an only European capital where you can find one of the best MTB trails in the proximity of the city center? The vast forests which extend right from the center of our capital city Ljubljana hide numerous great mountain bike trails which are most popular among local mountain bikers. So why not visit them with locals who built them? We are the first to offer you a unique mountain bike tour starting from center of Ljubljana to the handmade Golovec trails park, where you can choose the route depending on your riding style and experience. There are numerous trails in various difficulties for you to enjoy. After the tour we ride through the old town, where we see most of the main sights of Ljubljana.

This beer tour is definitely different from other beer experiences. As we do both: we introduce you to the thriving local craft beer scene, and we also do the sightseeing on the way. In the past decade, same as in many other countries around the world, Slovenia has seen a brewing renaissance. Microbreweries have taken over a significant part of the brew market and culture of beer drinking has risen to a whole new level. Let`s taste them together! So if you are interested in art, history and architecture and you are you also a beer fan, this is definitely the tour for you! Besides: - the tour is run by licensed and local tour guides only. We like to share our deep knowledge of Ljubljana with you, dear visitors, and appreciate a pint of quality local craft beer as well; - the tour is a private tour. We dedicate our time and knowledge to you and to you only; - we will always present you locally made products and not products of multinational companies; - the tour can be customized.

Combine two of Slovenia’s most enchanting destinations on a shore excursion from Koper to Ljubljana and Lake Bled; coordinating transport across different regions can eat into limited time in port, but this full-day excursion takes care of logistics with one booking. You’ll see key destinations in Ljubljana’s historic center—from the city dragons to a baroque cathedral—then wind into the Slovenian Alps for a walk by a mountain lake.