Shopping
Ljubljana is a good city for shopping despite some frustrating opening hours. Slovenska, which dissects the city centre, with its big name shops and the Nama department store is a popular shopping boulevard. However, a far more pleasant experience is on offer in the Old Town squares of Stari trg, Mestni trg and Gornji trg, where medieval and baroque buildings house eclectic boutique shops selling everything from jewellery, perfume, shoes and clothes to traditional crafts and designer gear made in studios behind the stores. The right and left banks of the Ljubljanica River are also increasingly home to boutique stores and small art galleries. Thanks to a referendum held in September 2003, shops in the capital close at 1200 or 1300 on Saturday afternoons and do not open again until 0800 or 0900 on Monday morning, playing havoc with retail addict city breakers. Shop hours are usually 0900-1900 Mon-Fri and 0900-1300 Sat, although some shops may open and close an hour earlier.
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