Cycling Tour of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Trip Type: Bike & Mountain Bike Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Compared to other capitals, Ljubljana is very small, very green, and very cyclist-friendly, which makes it a great place to explore by bicycle. This cycling tour takes you to a large number of attractive spots located just outside the heart of the city centre, allowing you to explore them in a healthy and pleasurable way.
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Compared to other capitals, Ljubljana is very small, very green, and very cyclist-friendly, which makes it a great place to explore by bicycle. This cycling tour takes you to a large number of attractive spots located just outside the heart of the city centre, allowing you to explore them in a healthy and pleasurable way.
The tour begins at the in a central meeting point where you will get a bicycle and a helmet. From there, your guide will lead you across Plečnik's Market and through Ljubljana Old Town, give you some brief information about all the city's major sights along the way, and then steer you to the pleasant green Ljubljanica embankments in the city's Prule area, a perfect place to take a break. Prule is the site of a revamped embankment known as Špica, whose name, translating as 'Pointed End', refers to its pointed shape. Špica was once used as the city beach, and its pleasant grassed and wooden surfaces still make it look like one today.
After a short rest, you will jump on your bicycle again and cross a bridge spanning the Gruber Channel to reach a green area including the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, one of Europe's oldest institutions of its kind and one of Ljubljana's most magnificent green gems. From there, you will pedal through the Krakovo area, a pearl in the crown of urban gardening in Ljubljana since the Middle Ages, and continue towards Tivoli Park. A ride along Plečnik's Promenade, which connects Tivoli Park to the city centre, will bring you to the central Slovenska cesta road, which has been closed to general traffic since 2015. You will pedal past the famous Nebotičnik building and continue towards one of Ljubljana's most unique attractions, the Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre. A ride along one of Ljubljana's oldest streets, the lovely little Trubarjeva ulica, which is full of food and drink outlets and tiny shops for alternative tastes, will bring you back to your starting point. During the tour, you will have time to enjoy a rest and a picnic snack.
The tour begins at the in a central meeting point where you will get a bicycle and a helmet. From there, your guide will lead you across Plečnik's Market and through Ljubljana Old Town, give you some brief information about all the city's major sights along the way, and then steer you to the pleasant green Ljubljanica embankments in the city's Prule area, a perfect place to take a break. Prule is the site of a revamped embankment known as Špica, whose name, translating as 'Pointed End', refers to its pointed shape. Špica was once used as the city beach, and its pleasant grassed and wooden surfaces still make it look like one today.
After a short rest, you will jump on your bicycle again and cross a bridge spanning the Gruber Channel to reach a green area including the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, one of Europe's oldest institutions of its kind and one of Ljubljana's most magnificent green gems. From there, you will pedal through the Krakovo area, a pearl in the crown of urban gardening in Ljubljana since the Middle Ages, and continue towards Tivoli Park. A ride along Plečnik's Promenade, which connects Tivoli Park to the city centre, will bring you to the central Slovenska cesta road, which has been closed to general traffic since 2015. You will pedal past the famous Nebotičnik building and continue towards one of Ljubljana's most unique attractions, the Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre. A ride along one of Ljubljana's oldest streets, the lovely little Trubarjeva ulica, which is full of food and drink outlets and tiny shops for alternative tastes, will bring you back to your starting point. During the tour, you will have time to enjoy a rest and a picnic snack.
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