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Features
- Best Casinos in Slovenia 2013
- Best Slovenian Ski & Spa Resorts
- Celica: Ljubljana's prison-turned Hostel
- Famous Slovenes: Žižek
- Gorenje
- Lipica and The White Horses
- Slovenian Humour
- Slovenian Weather
- Slovenian wines continue to gain popularity abroad
- The Legend of Peter Klepec
- The Top 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in Ljubljana 2013
- Top 5 Slovenian Souvenirs
- Traffic penalties increased in Slovenia
- Velenje Coal Mine
- Where is Slovenia?
- Why Slovenia? Part I
- Why Slovenia? Part II
- Why Slovenia? Part III
- Wine tasting in Brda
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Celica: Ljubljana's prison-turned Hostel
Chosen by Lonely Planet as the 'Hippest Hostel in the World' last year, Celica was formerly a military prison in the Metelkova army barracks.... -
Why Slovenia? Part I
When a Slovene meets a foreigner the first question they usually ask is the standard, 'Where are you from?' - which is understandable.... -
The Top 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in Ljubljana 2013
Valentine's Day is fast approaching once again, and although some may brush it off as yet another American capitalism driven perversion of sacred Catholic tradition, its roots as a romantic holiday actually date back to a fellow called Geoffrey Chaucer, aka the author of the Canterbury Tales and the father of English literature.... -
Why Slovenia? Part III
After my first two columns people generally seemed surprised that I'd been able to come up with so many reasons why an American would want to live in Slovenia, but I assure you that we've barely scratched the surface.... -
The Legend of Peter Klepec
The story of Peter Klepec is one of the most widely known folktales in Slovenia. Likely originating sometime in the 16th or 17th century, it was passed down orally from generation to generation until finally taking written form many years later.... -
Lipica and The White Horses
Set in the beautiful and mysterious Karst region, where several lakes appear and disappear seasonally, Lipica Stud Farm is one of the most famous in the world.... -
Top 5 Slovenian Souvenirs
SchnappsIt may say more about us than anything else, but Slovenian schnapps is our gift of choice when visiting friends and family abroad.... -
Traffic penalties increased in Slovenia
Although the number of road deaths in Slovenia decreased dramatically after stiffer fines for traffic violations and drink driving were introduced in 2008, the penalties were again raised as of 1 July 2011.... -
Slovenian Weather
In a nutshell, Slovenian climate comprises hot summers and harsh winters. The latter seems to be due to its proximity to the alps, the former courtesy of the mediterranean tendencies of the Adriatic sea (and of course its latitude: 46°07'11.... -
Why Slovenia? Part II
Last time, I discussed why cobblestone, socialism, advertising and Rog's Pony bicycles all help to make Slovenia a better place to live than America.... -
Gorenje
Slovenia often sits high on 'per capita' lists of bio-diversity, olympic medal hourdes, and car ownership, but the industrious small country can boast various successes on the world business stage.... -
Slovenian Humour
One of the most beautiful things about Slovenia is its size. The place is tiny. Yet you can still enjoy completely different regions, weather conditions, food, people and neighbouring countries, all within less than three hours driving.... -
Best Slovenian Ski & Spa Resorts
If city centres across Slovenia seem a bit empty during the winter season, that's because an inordinate number of Slovenes choose to spend their snowy days and nights at one of the tiny nation's countless ski resorts or almost equally numerous spa centres.... -
Where is Slovenia?
So where is Slovenia? With only one game remaining during the group stage of the 2010 World Cup a popular answer to this question (here in Ljubljana at least) was 'At the top of Group C!' Another popular answer was provided by a bit on Late Night with David Letterman in the US - which was quick to gain viral status on YouTube (although will likely not find its way into any official tourism campaigns any time soon)....
Celica: Ljubljana's prison-turned Hostel
Ten years of planning for its restoration and transformation followed until the 'open-minded art centre', as its creators call the hostel, was completed.
The reconstruction of the building was conducted by more than eighty local and foreign artists who joined together to form a cultural and artistic group called KUD Sestava. After the conversion was completed, the hostel came under the management of a non-profit organisation, Zavod Šouhostel, which has been successfully managing it for over four years now.
Celica is the most modern youth hostel in Slovenia. Due to its unique design and structure, it is also something of a tourist attraction. Former prison cells have been converted into guest rooms in a unique way. Since each room was designed by a different architect, artist or an artistic group, no two rooms are the same.
All the rooms still have the original prison bars on the windows and doors, and besides from the twenty artistically designed and furnished cells, guests can also stay in standard dorms.