Ljubljana

Travel News

Everything you need to know about Slovenia’s new digital nomad visa

The visa is expected to become available from the beginning of November this year.

26 June 2025

Culture news

Study reveals that ancient Egyptian mummies smell ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’

A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the mummification process and its evolution over time.

18 February 2025

Europe News

Slovenian mountain rescue finds body of missing Hungarian hiker

Two hikers from Hungary got lost on Sunday as the weather turned bad while they were at an altitude of 1,700 metres in the Alps, north of the capital Ljubljana.

27 December 2024

Travel News

Italy-Slovenia direct high-speed train could launch in 2024

A new high-speed train from Venice to Ljubljana could improve cross-border travel.

12 December 2023

Destinations

Want to be a digital nomad? This Balkan city should be your first stop

Head here for artists’ communes, majestic landscapes and homemade schnapps.

19 August 2023

Slovenia

New centre-left government takes the reins in Slovenia

With the departure of the populist former prime minister, newcomer Robert Golob said, “I think you can already feel that the mood is more relaxed, that tensions have eased."

2 June 2022

Slovenia

Thousands demonstrate against new health pass measures in Slovenia

Around 8,000 gathered in Ljubljana to demonstrate against new COVID-19 restrictions in the largest ever protest in Slovenia.

16 September 2021

Slovenia

Four killed as three separate avalanches hit Balkan mountains

Three people have been killed in two separate avalanches in Slovenia and a fourth was killed in a third avalanche in Bosnia.

14 February 2021

Slovenia

Ex-comedian Šarec quits as Slovenian PM amid political deadlock

Šarec resigned moments after his finance minister, Andrej Bertoncelj, also quit.

27 January 2020

Smart Regions

How the most modern waste treatment centre changed Slovenia

In partnership with the European Commission

The RCERO the waste treatment centre in the Slovenian capital is the most modern and one of the largest in Europe. It handles the waste of 58 municipalities.

20 June 2018

Slovenia

Donald Tusk on two-day visit to Slovenia

Tusk is in the country ahead of an EU summit featuring Western Balkan leaders

7 May 2018