Sharing borders with Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia, Slovenia offers dishes that blend fresh, local ingredients with Italian, German and Eastern European flavors. Regional, savory specialties ...

The best way to get around Ljubljana is to walk, bike or use Kavalirs. All three options are either free or affordable modes of transportation, though walking or biking may not be the most comfortable ...

Alex Crevar is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to New York Times Travel. He has lived in and covered the Western Balkans for 25 years. A lifetime in travel has passed since Ljubljana ...

My kayak cuts through the Ljubljanica’s bottle-green waters. On its right bank, the Central Market is in full swing: vats bubble with fermenting sauerkraut, ice-filled buckets shine with Adriatic sea ...

Ljubljana, pronounced lew-blee-ahna, is the economic, cultural and almost geographical centre of Slovenia, the first country to emerge from the former Yugoslavia. It's probably the only bit of ...

In recent years, Ljubljana has transformed itself from a congested, fume-filled city to a vibrant, cyclist-friendly oasis, teeming with cultural activities, culinary delights, and architectural sights ...

The third installment of 'A native's guide to...' takes us to Ljubljana, the charming capital city of Slovenia, where we met local inhabitant Dunja Starc. Aged 26, Dunja has lived in Ljubljana for ...

Marko Orel has studied abroad in Poland, Italy, and the Czech Republic, but his heart will always belong to Slovenia and its small-but-beautiful capital city, Ljubljana. A freelance writer and a local ...

Ljubljana Castle towers above the city on its own hilltop – presumably the very thing that made it an attractive place for a fortress in the first place. Although there’s a funicular to take visitors ...