WWW.ARRIVALGUIDES.COM www.ArriVALGUideS.com THE citY DO & See EVENT HIGHLIGHTS EATING CAFÉS BarS & NIGHTLife SHoppiNG SLeepiNG ESSENtiaL INFORMATION mapS Population 145,000 Currency MARIBOR Euro: €1 = 100 cents Opening hours Shops in the city centre open from 09.00 – 19.00 Mon to Fri 09.00 – 13.00 Sat Internet www.maribor-pohorje.si www.pohorje.si Publications Slovenia Times Newspaper (English) Večer (Slovene) Emergency number Police 113 Fire, ambulance 112 Tourist office Lent, Foto by Ian Middleton © Tourist Information centre (TIC) Address: WELcome to Maribor Partizanska Cesta 6a Despite being Slovenia’s second largest city, Maribor has the Tel: + 386 (0) 2 234 6611 charm of a small town where nature and city live in close Open: proximity. Embraced on all sides by lush green hills, forests and Mon – Fri 09.00 to 19.00 vineyards, most within an easy walk from the centre, you can Sat 09.00 to 17.00 sample the cafes and restaurants and stroll through the vibrant Sun & hols 09.00 to 12.00 streets of the old town, but all the while the nearby hills are a Another office is located at the constant reminder that nature is just a few steps away and a whole The Old Vine House, world of leisure awaits you. With such diversity in so small an area, open from Tues to Sun & hols the only difficulty will be choosing which to do first. 10.00 – 18.00 THE citY | do & See destination: MARIBOR THE CITY Mariborski Grad (Maribor Castle) The chapel perched atop Piramida This 15th century castle now Hill stands as a reminder of the contains the Maribor Regional old days when the first fort built Museum. Check out the wonderfully there in 1164 stood guard over the ornate baroque stairway and the small settlement below. Since then ceiling in the Knights Hall painted by artist Jožef Gebler. Maribor has grown significantly to become Slovenia’s second largest Address: Grajska ulica 2,, Tel: + 386 (0)2 228 3551 city. Set aside the lovely Drava www.pmuzej-mb.si River and surrounded by immense Maribor Guided Tours natural beauty, the city offers a Discover Maribor’s hidden treasures wealth of leisure and entertainment and listen with fascination to the opportunities for the visitor. Due DO & SEE stories related by a professional to its close proximity to nature, Stara Trta (the oldest vine) & the guide as you are taken on a foxes can often be seen in the city Old Vine House walking or train tour of the city’s itself, thus becoming the symbol of Crawling its way up the front of a top attractions. Cycling and wine Maribor and now seen on the label house in Lent is the oldest vine in the tours are also available by special of the famous Mariborčan wine, world. At 400 years old Stara Trta is arrangement. symbolic of Maribor’s wine culture just one of many exquisite wines Wed and Fri: 10 am. and is the city’s top attraction. produced in the surrounding hills. Sunday 11 am. The house is now home to an Price: €5 walking tour, €10 train tour information centre where you can The heart of the city lies in the old Must be booked in advance at TIC. take a walk through the history of town with its university lending a Stara Trta and taste a variety of noble Rafting trip on the Drava youthful character, which blends wines from local producers. Sit back with a snack and a glass nicely with the aging yet well- of Maribor wine and marvel at Address: Vojašniška ul. 8 preserved and wonderfully ornate the landscape as the raft slowly Tel.: +386 (0)2 251 5100 architecture lining its lively streets meanders its way through the Drava E-mail: [email protected] and squares running all the way valley and moors in Lent. down to Lent, the historic riverside Vinag Cellar Sundays: 11.30am, Tel: +386 (0)4 055 2162 port. This huge wine cellar spreads Bookings must be made in advance at TIC. 20,000m² and is one of the oldest A few blocks to the north you’ll find in Europe. Many of Maribor’s finest Wellness and Spa centres the Mestni (city) park, the starting wines are produced here. Visitors can Thermal spas and wellness centres are a popular recreation in Slovenia point for many leisure activities book wine tasting and a tour of the and you’ll find many of them around into the nearby Slovenske Gorice cellars. Pohorje Mountain. Pamper yourself hills. A little to the south lie the Address: Trg svobode 3 at Habakuk Hotel at the bottom, foothills of the Pohorje Massif, a Tel: +386 (0)2 220 8114 or head to the mountaintop where densely forested mountain range www.vinag.si you’ll find two more. and also a popular sports, skiing and Stolnica (cathedral) www.termemb.si, www.pohorje.org recreational centre frequented by This magnificent cathedral contains locals and visitors alike. Wine roads a 57m high bell tower visible across There are three wine roads covering the city. If you are feeling fit you can a total of 50kms and all beginning in climb the long spiral staircase and the city centre. Most can be travelled take in the magnificent view. by car, but there is one that can be Tower is open by prior arrangement. walked in around 4 hours. For more Ask at TIC. info and maps inquire at TIC, or visit Address: Slomškov trg 21, Tel: + 386 (0)41 762 244 their website. MAKE YOUR trip Start at Home | www.arriVALGUideS.com EVENT HIGHLIGHTS | eatiNG destination: MARIBOR EVENT HIGHLIGHTS years old and serves excellent food Court Masters and Small Court along with fine wines from its cellar. Market Try the local speciality: the Štajerska 18 May – 22 Sept pork and sausage platter. Wine On Saturdays from 11 – 1pm the tasting can also be arranged. streets come alive with theatre, Address: Ribniška 9 folklore music, singers and dancers. Tel: +386 (0)2 234 4170 The events are accompanied by an Rožmarin all day arts and craft market, 9am This stylish place is located down – 6pm Fri & Sat. a quiet street just off Glavni Trg and has an excellent choice of International Festival Lent Slovenian and international wines to 22 June – 6 July complement your meal. The largest and most elaborate of Maribor’s festivals with over 400 Address: Gosposka 8 Tel: +386 (0)2 234 3180 events taking place alongside the Drava. Velika Kavarna and Glavni Trg. Foto by Ian Middleton lent.slovenija.net MID-RANGE EATING Samsara Maribor is packed with a diverse Festival of the old Vine Excellent Italian restaurant located choice of restaurants offering a 25 – 29 Sept at the back of the Kolosej building delicious variety of international Maribor comes alive with this yearly along the waterfront with a bar and cuisine, as well as many traditional celebration of the harvest of the old a nightclub downstairs. Large bay Slovene dishes. You will be spoilt vine. Not to be missed. windows provide a lovely view of the for choice with Italian, Mexican, Drava River. Chinese and Balkan… to name but a Splavarski krst (The baptism of Address: Loška Ulica 13, few. In the nearby hills you can join Tel: +386 (0)2 234 2350 rafts) other Mariborians and sample the www.samsara.si Sept local food and wine. Eating out is Don’t miss this wonderful event Astoria a popular pastime in Slovenia, and held once a year to keep the historic A popular restaurant and coffee when you've tasted their food you tradition of wooden rafting alive in shop. The restaurant is located will know why. Maribor. upstairs and you can eat inside or out on the terrace. EXCLUSIVE Martinovanje v Maribor (Saint Address: Slovenska 2, Grajski Trg Novi Svet pri Stolnici Martin’s Day) Tel: +386 (0)2 251 5250 This classy restaurant specialises 9 Nov in fresh fish and seafood flown in Annual celebration of the first wine Ancora daily from the Adriatic. Beautifully of the year. Held in Glavni Trg A pizzeria, pub and restaurant decorated interior and regular live situated in the heart of the shopping traditional music. area, but its location up a small Address: Slomškov Trg 5 alleyway keeps it away from the Tel: +386 (0)2 250 0486 noisy street. www.novi-svet.com Address: Jurčičeva 7 Tel: +386 (0)2 250 2033 Gostilna pri Treh Ribnikih Located in the beautiful Gostilna in Pivnica Štajerc surroundings of the Mestni Park (City This gostilna is particularly known Park), this homely gostilna is 300 for its homemade yeast beer brewed MAKE YOUR trip Start at Home | www.arriVALGUideS.com eatiNG | CafÉS | barS destination: MARIBOR CAFÉS BARS Čajnica Čajek As a university town, Maribor is Wonderful little tea shop. Your pot naturally not short of bars and of tea comes complete with a little during the spring and summer these wooden hourglass timer so you can spill out onto the streets. Many infuse your tea to perfection. are located along the Drava and in Address: Slovenska Ulica 4 particular the Lent area, while others are scattered throughout the heart Velika Kavarna of town. This is a deservedly popular place for a coffee and snack. Also serves Patricks J&B Pub hot and cold sandwiches and a Great Irish pub that also serves good deliciously mouth-watering choice of pub food during the day and has chocolate drinks. seating outside with a great view of Address: Glavni Trg 16 Stolnica. The beer isn’t bad either! Address: Poštna Ulica 10 Cantante-cafe.