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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
41
from 8am until 8pm in August, and 7pm in
September, entry is €5.50. For active types,
some well-managed walking trails can be
found on Rožnik Hill, on the northern edge
of Tivoli Park, while another popular hiking
destination is Šmarna Gora in the north of
the city. At 667m, it’s Ljubljana’s highest
hill, with excellent views of the surrounding
area. There are plenty of other beauty
spots nearby. And many of Slovenia’s best
known natural attractions – alpine lakes,
karst caves and the Adriatic coast – are
well within a couple of hours’ drive away.
Dr Jože Bavcon, director,
Botanical Gardens
“The Botanical Gardens are good to visit
at any time of year – there are snowdrops
at the end of winter, and then they’re full
of colour throughout the summer and
autumn. People come here to find out
about our thousands of different kinds of
plants, or just to relax. You can walk from
the city centre to the garden along the
river, cycle or take a boat.
“In the past few years there have
been a lot of new green spaces created
in Ljubljana. There are a lot of different
habitats around the city, which means we
have a very varied range of plants.”
“WALKING
TRAILS CAN
BE FOUND ON
ROŽNIK HILL,
ON THE NORTHERN
EDGE OF
TIVOLI PARK”
TOP:
TIVOLI PARK.
LEFT:
THE
TIVOLI MANSION HOUSES THE
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF
GRAPHIC ARTS
ABOVE:
FLOWERS
AT THE RIVERSIDE COLONNADE
COVER FEATURE
L JUBL JANA