Ljubljana
Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Ljubljana (294,000 inhabitants, 520,000 in the wider agglomeration) is the political and cultural heart of Slovenia. Categorized as a medium-sized European city, it offers everything a metropolis does, yet preserves its small-town friendliness.
In Ljubljana the old meets the new; and it seems that history has spent all of the settlement's five millennia preparing it to become the nation's capital. It has managed to retain traces from all periods of its rich history; from the legacy of Roman Emona; through to the Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau periods characterized in the house fronts and ornate doorways of the city centre, the romantic bridges adorning the Ljubljanica river, the lopsided rooftops and a park reaching deep into the city centre. Here eastern and western cultures met; and the Italian concept of art combined with the sculptural aesthetics of Central European cathedrals.
Ljubljana is a city of culture. It is home to numerous theatres, museums and galleries, and boasts one of the oldest philharmonic orchestras in the world.
For the people of Ljubljana culture is a way of living and thinking and is very much a part of everyday life. Over 10,000 cultural events take place in the city every year, among which there are many international festivals. The inhabitants of Ljubljana and its visitors can admire artists from all the different fields - from music, theatre and fine arts to the alternative and avant-garde.
In Ljubljana culture is connected to other strategic policies: we develop cross-sectoral planning, because a thriving cultural environment cannot be achieved without the active support of other sectors such as inclusion, the digital transition, and fighting against climate change.
