One of those, a bit forgotten, places is hippodrome, a few kilometers from the centre. It can be easily reached by all means of transportation, among others it is also really easy to get there with public transport.

There is also a bar, but what I prefer is to sit on the stands of the hippodrome watching people training with horses. The view over the track is just the beginning, behind it there is a beautiful panoramic view over Kamnik – Savinja Alps .

This is also the place where really big events are being held, like the mass by Pope John Paul II in 1996. In August 2009 we were expecting Madonna to perform here, but unfortunately the show was canceled.

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Hippodrome Stožice | Relaxing | Free
Hippodrome Stožice | Bezigrad
During the day

Are people afraid of big public spaces?

It appears like that. Near autonomous public zone Metelkova mesto, lies a big, but unused platform. It is surrounded by three important museums: Ethnographic Museum, National Museum of Slovenia, Museum of Contemporary Arts. In the middle there is a bank where there should be open air cinema events, organized by Kinoteka. But after all of the museums were built the place became kind of extinct. Even the children’s playground is empty most of the time.

That’s why urban theatre groups and some other individuals try to revive it a little bit, by organizing workshops, events, exhibitions. If I am seeking solitude I go there, watch the skies or sit underneath the (slovenian national) lime trees, and I am at peace.

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Muzejska ploščad | Relaxing | Free
Metelkova ulica | Bezigrad
24 hours daily