Bridges and Dragons self guided tour of Ljubljana

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About this activity

Ljubljana is a city you can walk across in fifteen minutes. But the river that runs through its heart has pulled bakers off bridges, carried a heartbroken mayor to his death, and inspired Slovenia's greatest poem. This self guided audio tour tells you why.

Twenty stops through the historic centre, from Prešeren Square to the Dragon Bridge. Meet the poet who immortalised two women who rejected him. Watch Plečnik, the architect who quietly remade an entire city, leave his fingerprints on everything from the bridges to the library to the open air theatre. Visit the fountain that bankrupted the sculptor who built it, the square where Napoleon's legacy shaped modern Slovenian identity, and the street with seven hundred bronze faces in the stone.

The tour runs two to three hours, works in nine languages on your phone, and starts whenever you're ready.

Over 20,000 travelers have used our self guided tours. The tour comes with a full refund guarantee.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Operated by: Tourific

Ages: Adults (14–65 years)

What is included

Included

Included: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
Included: 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Included: Audio and written guide included
Included: Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Included: Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Not included

Not included: Any physical devices or headphones
Not included: Human tour guide at location

Itinerary

Preseren Square

5 min

Meet Slovenia's greatest poet and the woman who rejected him, immortalised in stone across the square.
Stop 2

5 min

Step into a salmon coloured Baroque church where the bones of a French bishop rest in a glass coffin.
Congress Square (Kongresni trg)

5 min

Learn how Ljubljana hosted Europe's most powerful kings for five months of post Napoleonic politics.
Stop 4

5 min

Stand below the balcony where Tito delivered a speech that reshaped Yugoslavia.
Slovenian Philharmonic Hall (Slovenska Filharmonija)

5 min

Discover the small city orchestra that received fan mail from Beethoven, Haydn, Paganini, and Brahms.
National and University Library

5 min

Admire Plečnik's masterpiece, built with Roman wall fragments set into its red brick façade.
French Revolution Square (Trg Francoske Revolucije)

5 min

Find out why a Slovene city raised a column to honour Napoleon Bonaparte.
Krizanke Church

5 min

Wander through a crusader monastery turned open air theatre by Slovenia's most beloved architect.
Stop 9

5 min

Hear how a Protestant general saved Catholic Europe from the Ottomans at the Battle of Sisak.
Old Square (Stari trg)

5 min

Visit the spot where, according to legend, a young woman was danced into the river by the Water Man.
Stop 11

5 min

Learn how cheating bakers were dunked into the river, and why a heartbroken mayor drowned here.
Stop 12

5 min

Find seven hundred bronze faces embedded in stone, inspired by a poem of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Stop 13

5 min

See the marble masterpiece that bankrupted its Venetian sculptor.
Cathedral of St. Nicholas

5 min

Examine the bronze doors that retell twelve hundred years of Slovenian Christianity. Look up at a dome that, for over a century, was nothing but a painted illusion.
Triple Bridge (Tromostovje)

5 min

Cross Plečnik's UNESCO listed solution to a traffic problem, three bridges where one once stood.
Stop 16

5 min

Find Adam, Eve, and a disembowelled Prometheus in bronze, beside a parapet of love padlocks.
Stop 17

5 min

Taste Carniolan sausage, štruklji dumplings, and milk from a vending machine that runs day and night.
Dragon Bridge (Zmajski Most)

5 min

Meet the four bronze dragons that, locals say, wag their tails when a virgin walks past.
Ljubljana Castle

5 min

End with a view up to a hilltop fortress that has guarded the city for nearly three thousand years.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on your self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for your company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

End point

Using your ticket

Know before you go :

•⁠ ⁠You will need to download the "Tourific self guided tours" app from the Google play store or App store

•⁠ ⁠Right after booking, you’ll receive an email from Tourific or the tour booking platform with instructions to access the tour.

•⁠ ⁠Having trouble finding the email? Just search for “Tourific” in your inbox or spam folder.

•⁠ ⁠The tour is valid for 1 year and can be listened to any number of times. So feel free to download tour and experience a few stops before going on the tour.

•⁠ ⁠Fully charge your phone and carry your headphones for the best experience

•⁠ ⁠It is recommended to wear modest clothing if you wish to enter the religious sites on the tour

•⁠ ⁠The tour follows a set route that we recommend that you follow. Once the tour is downloaded, the introduction will guide you to your starting point

•⁠ ⁠Change of plans? Enjoy the tour on a different day or from home