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This year, Ljubljana celebrates the anniversary of the foundation of the Roman

province of Emona. In the beginning of the 1st century, the Romans set up their

colony Julia Emona on the grounds of today’s Ljubljana city centre, along the left

bank of the Ljubljanica River. More about this should remain a secret for now

because in this issue of the magazine a lot has been written about Emona and the

celebration of this anniversary.

Ljubljana has been experiencing its development as a lively political and cultural

centre of an empire, and now of a state, for at least 2,000 years. Today, Ljubljana is

the capital, a modern city, and according to Lonely Planet, a destination worth seeing.

It is true, numerous events take place in the city and one of the most interesting ones,

besides the stories about the Romans, was again this year, the Ljubljana Festival

which ended on 1 September with the exceptional Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

of Amsterdam. Visitors and residents of Ljubljana appreciate the city’s comfort,

security and homeliness. More and more, Ljubljana is also becoming a green city,

that is why it is not surprising that due to its green vision, the Slovenian capital was

awarded the title of European Green Capital 2016. Yes, in Ljubljana you can still

breathe in and feel the green!

Slovenians have written numerous songs about their capital. One of the most famous

ones is the song about Cobblers’ Bridge, one of the most beautiful bridges in

Ljubljana, and we will be presenting these in more detail in this issue because they

are not just a combination of concrete and iron but also the living room of the

residents of Ljubljana. The project My streets reveals everything about what went on

in Ljubljana in the past. This project presents stories about where the best ice cream

was once sold, why the people of Ljubljana did not want to use taxis and who in town

was the biggest hotshot on a Vespa. We are all authors of the city’s stories. Maybe

those of us listening to them today will be telling them tomorrow. For instance,

stories about how every Friday the people of Ljubljana would go for a meal at the

food Market called Odprta kuhna, how pancakes with cottage cheese and tarragon

always have been and always will be the revered treat of Ljubljana, or how one day

the Scouts visited Ljubljana in such great numbers that the streets were packed with

them. Never heard of these stories? Then it is time for you to turn the page.