high pasture · Velika Planina
Velika Planina
A high pasture of shingled herdsmen’s huts at 1,600 m, reached by cable car — easy walking with big views.
- 4 h
- 4.0 km
- Highly rated
castle
Ljubljana Castle
Ljubljanski grad
Photo: LjGrad · CC BY-SA 4.0
The fortress on the hill above the old town, reached by funicular in one minute or on foot in twenty.
Why visit
It is the one place that makes the city’s geography legible — you can see how small Ljubljana is, and how close the Alps are.
About
A castle has stood on this hill since at least the eleventh century; most of what survives is fifteenth and sixteenth century, rebuilt after the 1511 earthquake. The reason to go up is the Outlook Tower, which gives the full sweep of the city against the Kamnik Alps, and the Viewing Tower walkway. There is a Puppetry Museum inside, a permanent Slovenian history exhibition, and a restaurant in the old shooting range.
AccessibilityWe have not been able to confirm accessibility here.
- Wheelchair access
- Not verified
- Step-free route
- Not verified
- Accessible toilet
- Not verified
- Accessible parking
- Not known
- Pushchair friendly
- Not verified
- Difficulty
- easy
The funicular from Krekov trg avoids the climb. The towers are reached by spiral stairs. Confirm current step-free routes with the operator.
We have no accessibility data for this place. That does not mean it is inaccessible — please contact them directly.
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- 1 h 45 min
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