Tivoli Park, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Posted by David Whitley Oct 9, 2007

Capital City of Slovenia

Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, is a simply gorgeous town. The bar terraces by the river are a great place to hang out, whilst those visitors that take on the walk up the steep hill to the castle are rewarded handsomely by the views.

Tivoli Park – near major museums

However, one of the more underrated elements of this highly attractive city is the Tivoli Park, to the west of the river and just past the area housing most of the city’s major museums. Ljubljana’s Tivoli Park is an oasis of greenery, but it is one that is put to use.

Chess centre… radio studio… tennis courts

Amongst all the couple performing first class public displays of affection (for some reason, there seems to be a lot of this going on Ljubljana) there are all manner of facilities. There’s a chess centre, a radio studio and some clay tennis courts for starters. It all makes for a nice blend between activity and tranquillity.

Photographic Exhibition

Best of all, however – at least when I was in town in January – was the photographic exhibition in the middle of the park. After strolling up and down past the mounted photographs, I couldn’t help feeling that other cities could do with making use of public space in such a way.