Tobacco Museum, Ljubljana (must see)

This small museum dedicates itself to the important mission of revealing the history of tobacco in Europe and Slovenia, in particular. The museum is housed in Ljubljana's first tobacco factory opened back in 1871. Here, you will see different machines used in the production of cigarettes, documents regarding the history of tobacco in Ljubljana and, of course, the famous diorama of two 19th-century women rolling the renowned Ljubljana Virginia cigars.

Operation hours: Tuesday - Friday: 11 am - 7 pm

Image by Reinhard Kirchner on Wikimedia under Creative Commons License.

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Sight Name: Tobacco Museum
Sight Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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