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Usefull information
Country Profile:
Official name: Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)
Government: parliamentary republic
Independence: June 25, 1991
Chief of State: President Janez Drnovšek
Capital City: Ljubljana
Official language: Slovene
Population: 1,997, 590 (december 2004)
Number of inhabitants in Ljubljana: 265,881 (2002)
Slovenian Climate
May-October is an excellent time to visit, as it's the warmest and
driest time, with the average temperature a balmy 70 F/21 °C. A
sweater may be needed in the evenings or for trekking in the
mountains, even in the summer.
Any time from April to October is fine touring weather, but keep in
mind that July and August can be crowded - many Europeans take their
month-long vacations at that time, so we prefer the shoulder season.
The average temperature drops to 32 F/0 °C in winter and it can get
very cold and snowy in the Alpine area and very damp and windy along
the coast.
The average temperature in October in Ljubljana: 10 °C.
Weather forecast:
http://www.arso.gov.si/english/
Currency
The Slovenian monetary unit is the Slovene tolar, international
abbreviation SIT. Payment by Credit cards is possible in most shops.
Bank branches are located in every quarter of the city, as well as the
number of cash machines - ATM (for more information, see
www.skb.si,
www.nlb.si or
www.abanka.si/eng)
The most frequent Credit Cards:
EUROCARD/MASTERCARD, VISA, DINNERS and AMERICAN EXPRESS.
Exchange rate: 1 EUR = 240,54 SI
Some other useful information
· About
Ljubljana:
http://www.ljubljana-tourism.si
http://www.ljubljana-calling.com/ENG/index.asp
· Ljubljana
Airport:
http://www.lju-airport.si/eng/default.asp
· About
Slovenia:
http://www.slovenia-tourism.si/intro/
· Ministry
of Education and Sport:
www.mszs.si/eng
·
Slovenian Government:
www.gov.si
Post Offices (Pošta Slovenije d.d.)
Main Office in the Centre
Address: Slovenska cesta 32
Mon-Fri: 7.00-20.00, Sat: 7.00-13.00
Post Office near the Railway station
Address: Trg Osvobodilne fronte 5
Mon-Fri: 7.00-24.00, Sat: 7.00-18.00, Sun: 9.00-12.00
Other Post Offices in Ljubljana are opened:
Mon-Fri: 8.00-19.00, Sat: 8.00-13.00
Travel & transportation
Please, inform us about your arrival at the Brnik airport (date and
time), so we can arrange the precise information about your
transportation. You have three options:
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by public bus
you can buy the ticket on the bus, duration 45 minutes
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by taxi
The taxi rank is right in front of the terminal. Taxis are available
according to the actual arrivals of flights. A fare from the Airport
to Ljubljana City costs approximately 7.000 SIT (approx. €30),
duration 20-30 minutes.
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by private bus: the fare is 1.000 SIT or
€4,3, duration 30 minutes
(see
link 1 or
link 2)
Public traffic in
Ljubljana is operated by buses and by taxis. For the city bus you need
tokens (jettons) you can buy at the bus station, newspaper stands and
LPP office on Bavarski dvor.
One token costs 190 SIT (0,8 EUR).
Plan of City Bus Routes in Ljubljana
http://www.jh-lj.si/upload/doc/SHEMA%20MPP_2.swf
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