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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The cathedral of Santa Marta, Santa Marta
Santa MartaThe cathedral of Santa Marta

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Santa Marta by Oliver H, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Santa Marta?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Ljubljana for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’s own page.

Choose Santa Marta for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Santa Marta’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Ljubljana 22, Santa Marta 70: Santa Marta leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Santa Marta 44: Ljubljana leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Santa Marta 34: Ljubljana leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Santa Marta 50: Santa Marta leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Santa Marta 84: Santa Marta leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Santa Marta 38: Ljubljana leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Santa Marta 40: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Santa Marta 38: Ljubljana leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Santa Marta 27: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Santa Marta 80: Santa Marta leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Santa Marta 17: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Santa Marta 30: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Santa Marta.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Santa Marta
46match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Santa Marta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaSanta Marta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Santa Marta: 1991-2020 normals, Santa Marta / Simon Bolivar (11.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSanta Marta
Official languageSloveneSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Colombian Peso (COP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB110 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112123
Elevation309 m8 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSimón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)13 km from centre6 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days19 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSanta Marta
City population284,293505,915
People per km²1,7361,723
Museums within 10 km143
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.