Ljubljana in preparation for the December holiday spirit ✈️ News from SloveniaAuthor: spainsun Date: Tuesday, December 27 ⭐ Threshold 4 (2 Votes)European city destinations, capital cities in particular, are increasingly more popular during the time before Christmas and the New Year, when the cities are turned into holiday wonderlands. The Slovenian capital city of Ljubljana is preparing for the magical ambience that will begin symbolically on 3 December with the event “People, Let’s Turn on the Light”, culminating on 31 December with New Year`s Eve open-air celebrations in the squares in the city centre. In the month of December, many events for visitors of all ages and tastes will be held in the holiday-decorated city centre: - The Festive Fair (3 December – 2 January): In the nicely decorated little festive houses, all kinds of Christmas presents and refreshments will be sold, such as various types of tea, traditional mulled wine and other culinary delicacies part of festive December. The venue of the Festive Fair is Breg. - The Fairytale City – new this year (3 December – 2 January): In the renovated Zvezda Park, a real mini city will be set up, where children of all sizes will have lots of fun. - The St. Nicholas Fair (3–6 December): The traditional treats that St. Nicholas gives in Slovenia will be sold at festive stalls at the St. Nicholas Fair. - The St. Nicholas Procession (5 December): St. Nicholas accompanied by angels and Krampus will travel along Ljubljana streets and give presents to well-behaved children. - The Christmas Concert (24 December): The annual free Christmas concert in front of City Hall will add to the December holiday spirit, at which some of the best Slovenian musicians will perform. - The Grandpa Frost Procession (26–30 December): The long awaited arrival of Grandpa Frost accompanied by Lipizzan horses, snowmen, rabbits, deer and other fairytale creatures. - Events for children in Prešeren Square (26–30 December): The afternoons of the few days before New Year’s Eve will be reserved for children. Puppet, dance, circus and magic shows will be organised in Prešeren Squre (attention: or maybe in Congress Square). - Musical events on city squares (26 December – 2 January): Ljubljana’s squares will host concerts with pop artists. - New Year celebration on city squares: The New Year programme in several city squares will satisfy people of all ages and musical tastes. A minute after midnight, the night sky of Ljubljana will be illuminated by the traditional New Year`s fireworks announcing the beginning of the New Year. Detailed information and news are available on the Tourism Ljubljana website. More Details in: www.slovenia.info/ www.visitljubljana.si/ Date: 27/Dec/2011 01:28:33 (6889 reads) Threshold: 4 (2 Votes) Share: Please take a second and vote for this article: Related news
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