City

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, a Central European country bordering Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Italy. It is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, and the Schengen Area.

The most convenient airport is the Ljubljana Airport (airport code LJU). The closest major airport is Venice (VCE). Visitors can also consider flying to Trieste (TRS), Vienna (VIE), or Zagreb (ZAG).

Turkish Airlines is the official airline of FPSAC 2019 and special discounts are offered on certain booking classes. In order to proceed with the online booking tool for Turkish Conventions please visit the Turkish Conventions website and use the event code 134TKM19 under delegate section.

To go from either airport to your hotel in Ljubljana, we recommend GoOpti. Use discount code RFLI412D3JG7, or book using this link, to get a 5 euro discount for your transfer. They offer transfers all around the region.

The center of Ljubljana is so small that you will probably just walk everywhere. If needed, there are free electric-power vehicles, bicycles to rent, buses, and taxis (but no Uber as of 2019).

In the city center, you can use the WiFreeLjubljana network free of charge for 60 minutes a day.

Hotels

We have reserved rooms in the following hotels (shown on this map). There are no more available rooms. A tourist fee of 3.13 euros per person per night will be added to the hotel bill (except for students staying in the youth hostel).

Restaurants

There is a cafeteria at the conference venue, and a great many restaurants in the center of Ljubljana. Below are some recommendations, shown on this map. For quick bites, try a klobasa at Klobasarna or a burek at Nobel burek. There are also many cafés, bars, and ice cream shops.

Ajdovo zrno
Standing in the vicinity of Prešeren square on Trubarjeva street, but at the same time hidden from the downtown buzz, Ajdovo zrno focuses on vegetarian and vegan meals. Each day, they offer a few different menus consisting of several courses, including dessert. Additionally, they also serve some à la carte dishes, such as tortillas.

Altrokè
Altrokè, located in the heart of Ljubljana's Old Town, specializes in cuisine from Istria, Slovenia's coastal region. It offers a variety of hot and cold snacks, best enjoyed with a glass of wine one can pick from the extensive wine list. During lunchtime, it also offers different menus with a choice of meat, seafood or vegetable dishes.

Druga violina
The restaurant, also located in Old Town, offers a choice of tasty and affordable daily menus consisting mainly of traditional central Slovenian cuisine with dishes such as Carniolan sausage, a soup course named ričet, štruklji, and many others. The meals and wines offered are mostly made from locally produced ingredients, as Druga violina is a part of a wider project which employs young people with disabilities both in the fields close to Ljubljana and in the restaurant itself.

Güjžina
Güjžina is a small gostilna-style restaurant offering traditional dishes of Prekmurje, an area of lowlands in the north-eastern part of Slovenia. At Güjžina, you can taste an array of interesting dishes such as bujta repa, made from shredded and fermented turnip cooked with pearl millet and pork, a goulash-style stew known as prekmurski bograč, and a variety of other meat and vegetable dishes, matched with a wide choice of wines and various desserts typical of Prekmurje.

Moji štruklji Slovenije
Hidden beneath Jožef Plečnik's arcades by the city market, Moji štruklji Slovenije offers a wide range of different štruklji, a classic Slovene dish made of dough with various possible fillings. More traditional choices include wheat or buckwheat štruklji with cottage cheese, tarragon or walnuts, but beside these, the place offers many alternatives, both sweet and savory.

Odprta kuhna
On Fridays from mid-March to October, the Odprta kuhna (Open Kitchen) food market offers you an opportunity to meet Slovenian chefs, taste Slovenian and international dishes, and learn about different methods of food preparation. You can experience freshly cooked food prepared right there in front of you, on the market stalls. In case of bad weather, the market may be cancelled.

Ronin
At Ronin, located by the statue of Slovenian poet and intellectual Valentin Vodnik at the end of the Farmers' Market, guests can take their pick from various types of fish and squid exhibited at the fishmonger's stand placed inside. Alongside various choices of sea dishes from fried sardines to grilled octopus, there is also a wide range of wines available to accompany the meal.

Ljubljana for kids

Ljubljana Zoo
The Ljubljana Zoo is part of a protected nature park situated only a 20-minute walk from the centre of Ljubljana. It has a collection of animal species from all continents focusing on animals typical of the area lying at the intersection of the Alpine, Pannonian and Mediterranean worlds.

Family Center Mala Ulica
This is a great place for parents who want to actively spend their time with their babies, future moms who want to be well prepared for their role, and toddlers and kids who can play and socialize with their peers. They also offer child care.

Ana Desetnica International Street Theater Festival
Every summer for the past twenty years, the streets of Ljubljana are filled with street artists and musicians for Ana Desetnica, the festival of street theater and improvisation arts that introduces various theatrical groups from Slovenia and abroad. The festival is particularly suitable for children. This year, the festival will be happening from July 3 to July 6.

House of Experiments
The House of Experiments is a place focused on presenting scientific facts in a humorous and lighthearted manner to both young children and their older companions with a simple hands-on approach. Besides permanently exhibited devices there are also other activities, such as workshops for the whole family.

Botanic gardens
Located south of the city center, the Botanic Gardens of Ljubljana offer not only a nice place to withdraw, but also a place for observation of more than 4,500 different plant species and subspecies, a third of which are endemic to Slovenia.

Museum of Illusions
Smack in the center of Ljubljana you can find the Museum of Illusions, a museum of fun and educational experiences where you can test the limits of your perception.

Escape Room Enigmarium
This is just one of several escape rooms you can find (and find your way out of) in Ljubljana.

The Slovenian language

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, languages such as Croatian and Czech. Slovenian is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, most of whom live in Slovenia. Most people in Slovenia speak at least one foreign language (and very often three or more) and you will get by just fine with English.

Slovenian uses the Latin alphabet. Most letters are pronounced roughly as they would be in English, except for c (pronounced as ts in cats), j (pronounced as y in yes), and r (which is always rolled). In addition, there are three extra letters: č (pronounced as ch in cherry), š (pronounced as sh in shop), and ž (pronounced as s in vision). Furthermore, q, x, y and w are not used in Slovenian except in foreign words (and math).

This is all the information you need to pronounce Ljubljana and čmrlj, and even to say pešci, sčistite cestišče quickly three times in a row!

Slovenian grammar is quite complicated, with three genders, six cases, and three grammatical numbers, including the dual.