Taking pride of place near the centre of Pre拧ernov trg is the 1905 Pre拧eren monument designed by Maks Fabiani and Ivan Zajc, and erected in honour of Slovenia鈥檚 greatest poet, France Pre拧eren (1800鈥49). On the plinth are motifs from his poems.
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The jaw-dropping Postojna Cave system, a series of caverns, halls and passages some 24km long and two million years old, was hollowed out by the Pivka鈥
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Crowning a 375m-high hill east of the Old Town, this castle is an architectural mishmash, with most of it dating from the early 16th century when it was鈥
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Predjama Castle, 9km from Postojna, is one of Europe's most dramatic castles. It teaches a clear lesson: if you want to build an impregnable fortification鈥
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The town's premier sight is the commanding Loka castle, overlooking the settlement from a grassy hill west of Mestni trg. It dates from the 13th century鈥
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Perched atop a steep cliff more than 100m above the lake, Bled Castle is how most people imagine a medieval fortress to be, with towers, ramparts, moats鈥
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More interesting than it sounds, this apiculture museum takes a closer look at the long tradition of beekeeping in Slovenia. The museum's collection of鈥
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Radovljica's colourful main square is the town鈥檚 leading attraction, lined with houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. Look especially for Thurn Manor,鈥
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Tiny, tear-shaped Bled Island beckons from the shore. There鈥檚 the Church of the Assumption and a small museum, the Provost's House, but the real thrill is鈥
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The centrepiece of Ljubljana's wonderful architectural aesthetic is this marvellous square, a public space of understated elegance that serves not only as鈥
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Running south from Pre拧ernov trg to the Old Town is the much celebrated Triple Bridge, originally called 艩pital (Hospital) Bridge. When it was built as a鈥
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To the north of Pre拧ernov Trg, on the corner of Trubarjeva cesta and Miklo拧i膷eva cesta, is this delightful secessionist palace building from 1903, which鈥
4. Franciscan Church of the Annunciation
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The 17th-century salmon-pink Franciscan Church of the Annunciation stands on the northern side of Pre拧ernov trg. The interior has six side altars and an鈥
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The Hauptmann House stands diagonally across the square from the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation and is a secessionist gem from the early 20th鈥
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The strange cone in Pogar膷arjev trg was erected in honour of local architect Jo啪e Ple膷nik in 1993. It represents the parliament building he designed but鈥
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The cream-coloured former People鈥檚 Loan Bank (1908) is topped with blue tiles and the figures of two women holding symbols of industry (a beehive) and鈥
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This renovated covered walkway along the Ljubljanica River forms part of the city's Central Market.