What is the Ljubljana outdoor escape game?
The Ljubljana outdoor escape game is an escape room that leaves the building behind: puzzles sit waiting at the city's landmarks and you tackle them from your phone, reading the place around you and thinking each one through. Count on roughly 2 hours, of which 60 minutes go on walking 2.2 km between the 10 stops, starting on any day you like.
You puzzle in front of the Robba Fountain at the Town Hall, under the green dome of St Nicholas's Cathedral, among the copper dragons of the Dragon Bridge, beside the padlocks on the Butchers' Bridge and on Prešeren Square. Each puzzle is self-contained, so no storyline has to be followed, and three levels of hints are waiting if one refuses to give in. Ljubljana helps: the centre is small, flat and largely free of cars along the Ljubljanica.
- Durationabout 2 hours
- Walkingabout 60 min · 2.2 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
What you do on the escape game
Crack it
Solve the puzzle at each landmark from what is visible on the spot. No prior knowledge of the city is needed.
Study the place
The clues are in statues, reliefs, railings, inscriptions and the layout of the riverbank.
Walk the river
Google Maps links the landmarks: 60 minutes of walking over 2.2 km, much of it beside the Ljubljanica.
Take your time
There is no countdown. Use a hint, stop for coffee on a terrace by the water and continue later or another day.
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How it works
- Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who it suits
Friends
A puzzle per landmark gives the group something to argue about on the next bridge, and nobody needs to know Ljubljana.
Couples
A challenge for two along the river and through the old town, with no clock pushing you on.
Colleagues
Teams of up to 5 play on their own phones, which makes it easy to put together as a work outing.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- Best started in daylight, so you can see the details the puzzles ask about.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Teams of up to 5 work best; bigger groups split into several teams, one ticket per player.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
Puzzle route: from the Ursuline Church to the Triple Bridge
10 stops · about 60 min walking · start: Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity · finish: Triple Bridge
The first puzzle is at the Ursuline Church of the Holy Trinity on Congress Square and the last on the Triple Bridge. In between come the main building of the University of Ljubljana, the Town Hall, St Nicholas's Cathedral, the Vodnik Monument at the market, the Dragon Bridge, the Butchers' Bridge and the Franciscan Church on Prešeren Square. A daylight start works best, because every puzzle is solved out in the open and rain or wind slows the game. Google Maps covers the short walks, the app lets you change the order, and no entry ticket is needed for any of it.
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1Ursuline Church of the Holy TrinityStart
Built for the Ursuline nuns and consecrated in 1726, this is one of the finest baroque churches in Ljubljana. Its tall columned façade looks onto Congress Square, and inside stands a high altar of coloured marble by Francesco Robba. In front of the church rises a baroque Holy Trinity column.
2University of Ljubljana
Founded in 1919, the University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. Its main building on Congress Square was built after the earthquake of 1895 as the Provincial Palace of Carniola. Look at its richly decorated façade, typical of the rebuilding that followed the earthquake.
3Town Hall
Ljubljana's Town Hall on Mestni trg received its baroque look in the early 18th century and still serves the city council. In front of it stands the Robba Fountain, an allegory of the three rivers of Carniola made by Francesco Robba in the mid-18th century; the original is now kept in the National Gallery.
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4St Nicholas's Cathedral
Ljubljana Cathedral was built at the start of the 18th century to plans by the Jesuit architect Andrea Pozzo, and its green dome rises above the market. Inside, frescoes by Giulio Quaglio cover the ceilings. Look at the bronze doors added in 1996 for the visit of Pope John Paul II, which tell the history of Christianity in Slovenia.
5Vodnik Monument
This bronze statue honours Valentin Vodnik (1758–1819), a priest regarded as the first Slovene poet, who also edited the first newspaper in the Slovene language. Made by the sculptor Alojz Gangl and unveiled in 1889, it stands on Vodnik Square among the stalls of the Central Market.
6Dragon Bridge
Opened in 1901, the Dragon Bridge was one of the first reinforced concrete bridges in Europe and is built in the Vienna Secession style. Four copper dragons guard its corners, because the dragon is the symbol of Ljubljana. According to legend, the Greek hero Jason and the Argonauts fought a dragon in the marshes here.
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7Butchers' Bridge
This footbridge over the Ljubljanica opened in 2010, at a spot where Jože Plečnik had once planned a bridge. Couples fix padlocks to its railings as a sign of love, and bronze sculptures by Jakov Brdar, among them Adam and Eve and Prometheus, stand along it.
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8Franciscan Church of the Annunciation
Built by Augustinian monks in the mid-17th century, this pink-red baroque church passed to the Franciscans in the late 18th century. Its façade closes the north side of Prešeren Square, and inside the high altar is the work of the sculptor Francesco Robba.
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9Prešeren Square
The square is named after France Prešeren, Slovenia's national poet, whose bronze statue by Ivan Zajec has stood here since 1905 with a muse above him. A verse of his poem Zdravljica is today the Slovenian national anthem. Follow his gaze to a relief of Julija Primic, the woman he loved without return.
10Triple BridgeFinish
A single stone bridge from 1842 once stood here, until Jože Plečnik added two footbridges at an angle on either side in the early 1930s. With their white balustrades and steps down to the river terraces, the three bridges link Prešeren Square with the old town.
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Alvaro– Spain –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Es una forma original de moverte por liubliana. Aunque los acertijos no se relacionan mucho con la historia y se pueden hacer rápido y sin complicaciones. No sigue un hilo y las cuestiones no son tan creativas como esperábamos, sino más bien recortes de Wikipedia.
Mikuláš– Slovakia –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Nice aktivity
Ana– Spain –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Muy divertida y completa. Te cuenta muchas leyendas e historia y te lleva a visitar todos los lugares emblemáticos. Además los juegos son entretenidos. La mejor manera de visitar la ciudad.