Standing in Prešeren Square, the statue of France Prešeren, Slovenia's national poet, stands tall.
Born into a peasant family, Prešeren excelled in school and later became a lawyer, but his true passion lay in writing.
His poetry was so exceptional that he was considered a literary giant, able to compete with the best poets in Europe.
The monument features a nude muse, which caused controversy with the nearby church authorities, leading to the strategic planting of birch trees to obscure the muse's view from the church.