The pink church
Franciscan, 1660, with a Baroque altar.
Petar Milošević — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Francisco Anzola from United States — CC BY 2.0 · Francisco Anzola from United States — CC BY 2.0 · Petar Milošević — CC BY-SA 4.0
Slovenia's greatest poet (1800-1849); his poem 'A Toast' became the national anthem, and his unrequited love for Julija is the country's legend.
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Ljubljana's living room: Prešeren Square is a paved circle at the mouth of the Triple Bridge ringed by the pink Franciscan church (1660), Art Nouveau houses and cafés — at its centre the statue of the national poet France Prešeren crowned by a muse, gazing across the square at the window of his beloved Julija carved on the facade of her house opposite: a love story in stone all Slovenia knows. Closed to cars like the whole old town, the square is the city's stage: musicians, events, festivals and the great Christmas tree in December. From it branch the shopping streets north and the old town south across the bridge and the café-lined riverbank. The natural meeting point and the start and end of any day in the city — with the famous ice-cream house at its corner.
Franciscan, 1660, with a Baroque altar.
The beloved carved on her house's facade.
Prešernov trg, Ljubljana