Slovenia prepares for Christmas events

The Slovenia Tourist Board has announced details of the Christmas markets and other events that will be taking place across the country during the festive period.

In Ljubljana, the celebrations will get underway on December 3rd when the capital's lights are switched on.

Various events and activities will take place in the city throughout the month, leading up to a New Year's Eve party and a fireworks display that will be launched from Ljubljana Castle.

From December 3rd to 6th, the St Nicholas Fair will be held in Presernov trg, the city's main square.

The event will feature a number of decorated stalls selling gifts, souvenirs and traditional Slovenian arts and crafts.

Across the rest of the country, there will be a variety of Christmas celebrations including a festival in Maribor from December 5th that will include street theatre, music and puppet shows.

Slovenia recently received praised in National Geographic Traveler magazine's Destinations Rated survey, which awarded the country the fifth-highest score of 133 worldwide locations behind Norway, Canada, New Zealand and Japan.

Posted by Carrie, 24 November 2009 14:11

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