Zmavc Ljubljana

Od zmavca sosed pa ud brata prjatu

Tjasa from Ljubljana

About me My biggest passion is learning about the world, then capturing its moments with my photo camera and teaching others about that. I do this mostly as a writer of my blog and a contributor for a few other (online and offline) publications and as a tourist guide. My favourite tours in Ljubljana are the food tour, the wine tour and the Deadly tour, which at the end is not deadly at all, ...
""Zmavc" is one of the first bars in Ljubljana with such laid-back vibes - it's really suitable for creative urban types. I like the colorful walls the most"

One of the first bars in Ljubljana with colourful decoration was a bar called Žmavc. But it's also the first real and definitely the most inventive name around here: Od Žmavca sosed pa ud brata prjatu. The translation of this would be Žmavc's neighbour and brother's friend.

This bar seems really suitable for creative urban types of people and some small and more alternative Slovenian celebrities can be seen here. Of course this makes the price of everything a bit higher, but it has nice vibes and usually a really full garden. That shouldn't scare you away.

What I like the most about this bar are the colourful walls and laid-back atmosphere. It is really close to the Faculty of Arts and some other faculties which make it crowded during the school year, especially during coffee time, which is from early morning till late afternoon. As I've already said, Slovenians - we just love coffee.

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About me My biggest passion is learning about the world, then capturing its moments with my photo camera and teaching others about that. I do this mostly as a writer of my blog and a contributor for a few other (online and offline) publications and as a tourist guide. My favourite tours in Ljubljana are the food tour, the wine tour and the Deadly tour, which at the end is not deadly at all, it is just a tour at Ljubljana cemetery. At the moment I am designing a tour called Ilovit, which I think will also be one of my favourite tours, because it takes visitors out of the medieval centre t...

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