Open-Air Markets

Open air markets are public marketplaces where you can purchase food and other merchandise. They get their name because they are in a market square or open air space. Below you will find a few of the open air markets you can visit.

Ljubljana Central Market
Address: Pogacarjev trg, 1502 Ljubljana
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay: 58 km (47 minutes drive-time)
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay Bled: 56 km (45 minutes drive-time)
Opening Hours: Open everyday but Sunday until 18:00 in summer, 16:00 in winter. The best time to go is probably Saturday morning.
Food and local produce in a covered space and an open market square just west of Dragon Bridge.

View of Open market in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Image by Andy L / CC BY-SA 2.0

View of bustling Ljubljana Central Market in the capital city of Slovenia
Image by Mark Doliner / CC BY 2.0

 

Sunday Flea Market in Ljubljana
Address: Cankarjevo nabrezje 9, 1000 Ljubljana
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay: 58 km (47 minutes drive-time)
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay Bled: 56 km (45 minutes drive-time)
Opening Hours: Sunday 08:00-14:00
Held every Sunday morning along the riverside on and around Cobbler’s Bridge. The market is a pleasant walk and offers all kind of antiques, arts and curiosities.

View of Sunday Flea Market in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia
Image by Tiia Monto / CC BY-SA 3.0

Sunday Flea Market in Ljubljana, along the riverside on and around Cobbler's Bridge
Image by Janos Korom Dr. / CC BY-SA 2.0

 

Tarvisio Leather Market (Italy)
Address: Piazza Mercato, 5, 33018 Tarvisio UD, Italy
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay: 51 km (52 minutes drive-time)
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay Bled: 56 km (54 minutes drive-time)
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 09:00-18:00
The town of Tarvisio (located just across the Italian border) is home to a large indoor market selling leather goods of all kinds, shoes, handbags, belts and jackets. Prices tend to be a little on the high side but haggling is the name of the game. If you have solid negotiating skills you can walk away with a good deal on fine leather goods.

View of Tarvisio Leather Market in Italy

View of Tarvisio Leather Market selling leather goods of all kinds, shoes, handbags, belts and jackets
(photo: lalalaurenne.wordpress.com)

 

Klagenfurt’s Benedictine Market (Austria)
Address: Neuer Platz 1, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay: 73 km (55 minutes drive-time)
Distance from Apartments Fine Stay Bled: 79 km (56 minutes drive-time)
Opening Hours: Thursday and Saturday 06:30-13:30
Klagenfurt’s Benedictine Market in the centre of Klagenfurt offers everything your heart could possibly desire. On Thursday and Saturday between 06:30 and 13:30 farmers from across Carinthia as well as neighboring Friuli in Italy and Slovenia offer their products.

Klagenfurt's Benedictine Market in downtown Klagenfurt offering a variety of products

Klagenfurt's Benedictine Market in downtown Klagenfurt offering everything your heart desires
Image by EPei / CC BY-SA 3.0

Map with directions to the open-air markets that can be reached in less than an hour’s drive from Apartments Fine Stay

Map with directions to the open-air markets that can be reached in less than an hour’s drive from Apartments Fine Stay Bled

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