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Green experiences

Green guided tours Experience Ljubljana with a number of city tours that are so relaxing that you will remember them for a long time. You can discover Ljubljana on a jogging tour, on a walking tour with Nordic poles , on a bike or on the Taste Ljubljana culinary tour . More information can be found in the Tours and Excursions section, and all guided green and active tours can be found at www. visitljubljana.com (Tours and Trips). Green cuisine Enjoy the flavours of Ljubljana at city restaurants offering typical local dishes in the Taste Ljubljana section of their menus (for more see the section Food and Drink, Taste Ljubljana). Green transport Join the locals and become one of the numerous users of the BicikeLJ bicycle

hire network or call a free public electric vehicle called Kavalir (Gentleman) to give you a ride. Green running events Join the running crowd at the Ljubljana Marathon or the Three-Member Team Run through the city’s green belt, and let the amazing atmosphere and loud cheering at the finish line give you wings (for more see the section Recreation & Wellness). Green cycling and hiking If you want to experience Ljubljana and Ljubljana Region to the full, make sure you don’t miss the range of guided cycling and hiking trips to Ljubljana’s green surrounding areas (for more see the section Recreation & Wellness).

attend a multitude of open-air events aimed at bringing life to certain neighbourhoods or visit open-air markets, where you can get anything from art works to second-hand goods and, occasionally, produce from urban gardens. Reading in green During the summer months, you can sit down in a deckchair surrounded by hundreds of books stacked in neat little crates and enjoy reading in the shade of trees. At Ljubljana’s Libraries under Trees, part of one of the city’s most popular projects aimed at promoting reading culture, you can choose from a rich collection of books, magazines, and newspapers and read them for free while enjoying nature. The most popular are the libraries in Tivoli Park and Zvezda Park , on the Trnovo Beach , and at Ljubljana Castle .

Boutique green events During the summer months, you can

Socially responsible Ljubljana Discover some of the socially and environmentally responsible initiatives that not only provide solutions to social and environmental challenges, but also authentic local experiences . In Ljubljana, you can find restaurants where you can taste excellent local food prepared and served by people who are difficult to employ or have special needs , cafés where you can enjoy truly delicious fair trade coffee, and shops where you can buy highly original recycled products and lovingly restored second-hand objects .