Ljubljana Post-Communist Walking Tour (small group)

Ljubljana Post-Communist Walking Tour (small group)

In this exploration of Tito's Socialist Yugoslavia, which Slovenia was a part of, communist gems come to life, including typical architecture, Coca Cola's communist factories, socialist punk music and Luka Dončič's basketball predecessors. Comparing the Communist past and Capitalist present, the tour shows the influence of communism and workers’ self-management on today’s life in Slovenia. It showcases amazing examples of Yugo-nostalgia, cult of personality, brutalist architecture, the "spomenik" monuments, attitude towards religion, censorship and the secret police jail. Yugoslavia’s type of Communism was unique in the world, and this tour tries to do it justice.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Congress Square (Kongresni trg), Ljubljana Slovenia

Also known as Liberation Square (Trg osvoboditve), this is one of the most significant historic places for Slovenia's socialism.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Republic Square, Subiceva ul. and Valvazorjeva ul., Ljubljana Slovenia

Formerly known as Revolution Square, this is the largest open space in the centre of Ljubljana. Its former ideals of anti-fascist resistance, social progress and class struggle are still visible in its public art.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Krizanke Church, Trg francoske revolucije 2, Ljubljana 1000 Slovenia

The Christian Knights Templar church and monastery renovated in, and adopted for, socialist times by the famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Ljubljana Old Town, Ljubljana Slovenia

Some traces of communism remain in the historic city centre.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Stolnica Sv. Nikolaja), Dolnicharjeva ulica 1, Ljubljana 1000 Slovenia

Discover the relationship between Catholic church and Communism in Slovenia.

Duration: 10 minutes