Today's intrepid tourists are now discovering the delights of Eastern Europe, and nowhere is a more delightful surprise than Ljubljana.
It has long been out-of-reach but is now welcoming tourists to discover how unexpectedly beautiful it is. It's a small city with the Ljubljanica river cutting it in half, and bordered on both sides by the squares and little streets of the old town. Towering over it all is Ljubjana Castle.
There are three self-guided walks which will take you step-by-step into the most interesting parts of town. They include maps of each walk section to make navigation as easy as possible.
Excerpt from the book:
"Pass Vodna steza on your left, and at number 4 you will find a plaque marking the birthplace of Janez Valvasor who was a prolific writer about the history of Slovenia in the seventeenth century. You won’t have heard of him or his lengthy works, but you might have heard of another of his topics – he was the first to write about vampires.
Not Count Dracula of course, but Jure Grando who lived in a town called Krinja in what is now modern-day Croatia. Grando died in 1656 and the legend recorded by Valvasor tells us that he rose from the grave every night as a vampire. Finally the villagers dug his coffin up and found Grando’s preserved body with a smile on his face. They sawed his head off, and as they did Grando screamed and finally died."
It has long been out-of-reach but is now welcoming tourists to discover how unexpectedly beautiful it is. It's a small city with the Ljubljanica river cutting it in half, and bordered on both sides by the squares and little streets of the old town. Towering over it all is Ljubjana Castle.
There are three self-guided walks which will take you step-by-step into the most interesting parts of town. They include maps of each walk section to make navigation as easy as possible.
Excerpt from the book:
"Pass Vodna steza on your left, and at number 4 you will find a plaque marking the birthplace of Janez Valvasor who was a prolific writer about the history of Slovenia in the seventeenth century. You won’t have heard of him or his lengthy works, but you might have heard of another of his topics – he was the first to write about vampires.
Not Count Dracula of course, but Jure Grando who lived in a town called Krinja in what is now modern-day Croatia. Grando died in 1656 and the legend recorded by Valvasor tells us that he rose from the grave every night as a vampire. Finally the villagers dug his coffin up and found Grando’s preserved body with a smile on his face. They sawed his head off, and as they did Grando screamed and finally died."
