Ljubljana: Europe’s Beautiful Hidden Gem
Although very small and almost unheard of, this undiscovered gem of Europe is often compared with Prague, due to its beautiful architecture, influenced over fifty centuries by many different masters.
Ljubljana sits on a lovely river littered with charming bridges. Its streets are full of restaurants, bars and cafes, pedestrianized to enhance quiet and relaxation. Its history, tracing back to the twelfth century, is replete with fascinating and unexpected stories, from Roman times to the medieval period with its first Jewish inhabitants, through prosperous 18th and 19th centuries, to a turbulent 20th Century of two World Wars. It is what has been called the “cute” and “crazy” capital of Slovenia. Let the proud native, Mateja, be our enthusiastic guide!
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MATEJA KREGAR GLIHA
Mateja is an experienced tour guide, having been in the industry since 1988, when she studied in the former Yugoslavia. In the early 1990’s, she worked in Switzerland and the USA, and continued her studies in Hapsburg and West Balkan and studied history in Melbourne, Australia. Multi-talented, Mateja is now an independent entrepreneur, a lecturer, researcher, coach and guide, as well as a tour manager in places which include: Italy, Croatia, and Montenegro, covering several language markets. She more recently led a team that created a course for Online Guided Tours and is now researching the impact of them in post-Covid tourism. She is the founder of an association of licensed guides and is the co-author of a guide to Ljubljana’s Fairytales, published in 2021.
