A group of members of FlyerTalk and I were in Ljubljana — the entire trip was my idea, actually; and it was part of an itinerary that lasted almost an entire month for me — and although we visited a number of places, we also decided to go into the countryside in the former Yugoslav republic of Slovenia to the Lipica Stud Farm horse stable.
Sunday Morning Photograph May 29 2022: Lipica Stud Farm in Slovenia.
The sun was setting that late October afternoon; and I liked the lighting in the historic stable itself — so I took a couple of photographs. Archduke Charles II — who is the third son of Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand I — signed the contract on the acquisition of the Lipica estate on Thursday, May 19, 1580, which was the beginning of the Lipica Stud Farm; and Franc Jurko became its first manager.
Most of the world famous Lipizzan horses were outside, however — so outside we went.
Lipica is the home of the Lipizzan horses and the biggest Lipizzan stud farm in the world, with greater than 300 white Lipizzan horses across greater than 300 hectares of green space.
The Lipizzan horses were friendly enough that they will come right up to you and let you pet them, if you so choose.
A couple of the horses head off into the sunset — without any cowboys — on the grounds of the Lipica Stud Farm, which has existed for greater than 442 years.
Final Boarding Call
Lipica Stud Farm is located in Slovenia near its border with Italy approximately 83 kilometers — or almost 52 miles — southwest of Ljubljana.
Tickets to the Lipica Stud Farm alone — without any of the other available experiences and activities — are as follows:
- 44.00 Euros for a family ticket
- 16.00 Euros for a single adult ticket
- 8.00 Euros for each ticket for a child between the ages of 6 years old and 18 years old
- 1.00 Euro for each ticket for a child up to 5 years of age
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All photographs ©2006 by Brian Cohen.
