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Ljubljana Castle (Grad)

Grajska planota 1, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Ranked #6 of 42 attractions in Ljubljana
4.0 of 5 stars 120 Reviews
Type: Castles
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London, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Worth the walk up the hill for magnificent views over the Old Town

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Stony Plain, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Well worth the visit if all you do is look out over the city from the tower. Lots of history well presented. We learned lots about Slovenia.

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Pretoria, South Africa
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57 reviews 57 reviews
Reviews in 32 cities Reviews in 32 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The castle is certainly beautiful, but I have seen more impressive ones. It offers good views of LJubljana, but not much else of interest.

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Krk
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Took my friends from states here for a walk. Would recommend to all turists

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Melbourne, Australia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012 via mobile

Gorgeous views, and an interesting Ljubljana history museum. Excellent views from the turret, and eating at the restaurant up there at night is a really great experience. To wander around the castle is free, but it's quite expensive to get to the turret and get access to the museum. We walked up and down the mountain, but you can take... More

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Ennis, Ireland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

The only thing we liked about this castle was the view of the city from the top apart from that it had nothing interesting for us. The castle has been modernised and has not retained much of its history with not much of the old castle belongings. We used the funicular to get to the top which was a new... More

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Chelmsford, Essex
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Was hoping to see a traditional castle and the Ljubljana Castle had been modernised so that it was difficult to picture the original castle.

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Zagreb, Croatia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Looks good, new...nice bar in the court ( in the heart of the castle)... Interesting shows inside.. Kind personals... Interesting ride with funicular railway...

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Porto Alegre, RS
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

This castle has a great view from the city and surrounds. Take the funicular to get there, it worth (price and your knees and feet). There are many histories about the city and galleries.

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Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Stuning place, from there you can enjoy a wonderful view of the lake. It's breath taking

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