Historically Ljubljana was a southern outpost of the Habsburg domains, a relatively peaceful corner of Europe flourishing between the scheming empires of Mitteleuropa and the wartorn frontiers of the Balkans. Its Austrian and Slavic souls coexisted for centuries before Ljubljana became part of Yugoslavia following WWI. During WWII, the city fell under Italy: now known as 'Lubiana', the city suffered horrendously under the fascist yoke, at one point being de facto turned into a massive concentration camp to curtail Slovene resistance. Since then, the situation has somewhat stabilized, while aggressive attempts have been made to refashion Lubiana into an Italian city, with extensive urbanization projects aimed at swelling the numbers of the Italian community and suppressing the Slovene nationality. Yet, the ancient and proud city, in the shade of its castle, has not yet bowed down, and under the ashes of past sorrow, embers of resistance still burn...