Shopping in Slovenia

Ljubljana

Ljubljana is a city where any visitor can find a special souvenir to take home. There are excellent fashion boutiques for lovers of both foreign and domestic designer labels, handicraft shops, where you can buy locally produced pottery, ceramics, lace and crystal. There are also galleries specialising in graphic arts, while Sunday mornings are for browsing for antiques at the riverside flea market. The colourful open market, open every day except Sundays, is one of the best things about Ljubljana. A morning spent here will fill the lunch table with fish from the seven seas, fruit and vegetables, and air-dried or smoked ham. A fantastic range of cheeses, herbs, honey and traditional sweets will remind you of Slovenia once you are home, especially if accompanied by a glass of your favourite Slovenian wine. Special souvenirs from Ljubljana and Slovenia are on sale at the Slovenian Tourist Information Centre.

info@spot-slovenia.com
www.visitljubljana.si

• BTC City

BTC City is the largest and most diverse shopping complex in Slovenia and can be a day out in itself. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, it probably does not exist. The shopping centre covers a vast area and is constantly expanding; the Atlantis Water City has become the latest addition, opened in April 2005.The various self-contained malls offer an abundance of shops, both large and small, with a range of household names from around the world. The pre-eminent clothing store is Emporium, where you can find something to suit every taste. Elsewhere, a total of 4.8 kilometres of shop windows showcase the finest array of shoes, accessories and other must-buy items, standing side by side with a food market, grocers’, a micro brewery, a Scottish pub, drugstores, a hairdresser’s, florists, tourist agencies, a post office, banks, exchange offices and dry-cleaners.

Shopping is a tiring business and after a busy day, what could be better than to sit down at any one of the modern restaurants or snack bars at BTC City? There is something for everyone, including fast food, takeaways, self-service restaurants, or more leisurely hostelries with Italian, seafood, Slovenian or Mexican menus. Alternatively, you might like to sample some fresh fish dishes, prepared at the open market. Gourmets will be delighted by the fine food and wonderful views available at the City Restaurant on the 13 th floor of the BTC City office tower.

In addition to shopping, BTC City also boasts a multiplex cinema, the Millenium Sports Centre and a conference hall.

• BTC City, your shopping companion
conveniently located, just 3 kilometres from the Old Town