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The Ljubljana Feminist Bike Tour offers a unique cycling experience that explores Ljubljana’s herstories beyond the city centre.
It discusses the often overlooked lives, struggles, and achievements of women throughout the city’s history.
Riding a bicycle—a historic symbol of women’s emancipation—participants discover fascinating yet little-known heroines of Slovenia’s feminist and women’s rights movements, alongside iconic figures whose stories are embedded in the urban landscape.
By exploring feminist theory in practice through a movement-based study of Ljubljana, this programme offers an ideal approach to feminist urban field learning.
If you’re interested in gender equality, social policy—and, ahem, cycling—and would like to understand how gender has historically shaped civil rights, mobility, and access to urban space in Slovenia, this is the tour for you.
• A 2.5-hour guided bike ride through often-untravelled routes along Ljubljana’s river banks and neighbourhoods
• Interpretive stories of Slovenian women’s history, social struggles, and feminist activism
• A reflective experience that connects physical movement with historical and cultural insights
• Feminist and queer locals and travellers interested in exploring Ljubljana by bicycle
• Individuals and small groups engaged with questions of gender equality and feminist politics
• Students and researchers of gender studies, feminist theory, and women’s histories (herstories)
• Locals and visitors looking for an active, critically oriented cultural experience beyond conventional sightseeing
• Non-governmental organisations, professionals, officials, and researchers visiting Ljubljana through EU-funded projects
On the Ljubljana Feminist Bike Tour we explore:
– The Ljubljanica river bank and surrounding neighbourhoods — tracing how women’s mobility, care work, and everyday labour have shaped urban life beyond the historic centre
– Trnovo, Prule, and Tabor — districts connected to women’s social activism, medicine, education, and community organising
– Jože Plečnik’s River Barrier and the Roman Emona House — sites that open discussions on gendered knowledge, healing practices, and the long histories of women in the city
– Feminist, queer, and women-led cultural production, with a focus on the Metelkova alternative culture zone and its role in contemporary activism and art
– Women artists, cyclists, athletes, and cultural workers — challenging historical ideas of passivity, fragility, and “appropriate” femininity
– Gendered urban spaces and feminist interventions that continue to shape Ljubljana’s social and cultural landscape
Type: Private Tour
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours
Distance: approx. 10 km (6.2 miles)
Language: English
Meeting Point: in front of the Cafe Capri by the Dragon Bridge
Ending Point: Dragon Bridge
Booking: This tour takes place only upon booking and is arranged according to availability.
The Ljubljana Feminist Bike Tour is led by guides experienced in feminist cultural analysis, gender history, and urban interpretation. Their approach combines research-based insights with embodied exploration of public space, inviting participants not only to learn but to critically engage with Ljubljana’s layered herstories.
Visitors interested in the Ljubljana Feminist Bike Tour may also enjoy the following related tours:
• Ljubljana Feminist Walking Tour — a ground-level urban walk through gendered histories and feminist perspectives of the Ljubljana city centre
• Women of Letters Walking Tour — discussing remarkable women writers and literary herstories of the city
Selected texts from PTICH’s Blog that expand on themes explored in the Ljubljana Feminist Bike Tour:
Boye, Oh Ye(s)! A Rough Guide to (post-)Yugoslav All-Female Bands
Grafem Presents: Dee282, the First Slovenian Graffiti Woman
In the Man’s World: Slovenian Female Composers
Ljubljana Feminist Bike Tour premiers at the City of Women festival
PTICH tours in Ljubljana are consistently highly rated by participants. See our Reviews →
Q: Is this a private tour?
A: Yes — this is a private tour and is not scheduled regularly. It takes place only upon booking and is arranged according to availability.
Q: Is the tour suitable for all ages?
A: The tour is recommended for participants aged 12 and above. While the cycling route itself is not very demanding, the historical and cultural discussions are best suited to older children and adults.
Q: Do I need to book in advance?
A: Yes — booking in advance is required so we can coordinate schedule, route details, and group size.
Q: Do I need my own bike?
A: Participants can bring their own bikes if they like. If they prefer to use a bike provided by PTICH, there will be a 10€ rental fee per person.
140€ for 1 person or a pair
190€ for a group of 3 to 5 persons
300€ for a group of 6 to 10 persons
Mind you, participants may bring their own bikes or rent one from PTICH for €10/person.
Please contact us to discuss a larger group.
