Best places: Monuments in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Multiple streets terminate at this circular pedestrian hub & gathering place for festivals & events.

👍👍 This monument tells us the fascinating story of the Illyrian Province, an invention of Napoleonic France. For six years, the French installed a political entity encompassing today's Slovenia, Croatia and time bits of today's southern Austria. Look it up on Wikipedia!

👍👍 Among the grove near the Castle of Ljubljana, a sculptural ensemble stands. A group of huddled men carry several scythes, perhaps podons, that protrude above their heads, and an outstretched arm whose hand cries out to heaven also stands out. It is a monument in memory of the uprising of the Sloven...

👍 The entire square is worth seeing. Here, one of the city's personalities is thought of in a rather unspectacular manner.