»Pomurski Sejem« Apolonia trail Fair The written history of Red-haired Apolonia was accused of witchcraft The restored beautiful castle from the 14th in Gornja Radgona in the 18th century. The rea- century invites her within its walls. Along the Radgona as a town of fairs son behind it was she cured people and animals castle wall, she gathers her herbs from among reaches back as early as 1401. with herbs and produced more butter from the four hundred different kinds in the herbal park. The first modern fair with to- INFO: same amount of milk than her fellow farmers’ However, it’s time to go back, since a big fair day’s name was organized in Zavod za kulturo, wives. From the Bridge of Friendship she steps is about to start in the town. She returns on into the wine cellar under the romantic cascade the wine path through Črešnjevci, where Pe- 1962. The fair hosts a variety turizem in promocijo Gornja Radgona and refreshes herself with sparkling wine bub- ter Dajnko, who loved words and bees, was of events, from those from Partizanska cesta 11 bles and the autochthonous Ranina wine. From born in a typical Pannonian house. She finally a business sphere, to those SI-9250 Gornja Radgona the side, she glances at the Spital, the unique catches some breath in Lisjakova struga along from a social sphere in the T: +386(0)2 564 89 07 building from the 17th century, and the Never the Mura River. There, wild garlic is collected in Again Memorial Park, a reminder of fights for the spring and fish picnics are prepared in the City Park and international sense from the Bridge of Friendship F: +386(0)2 564 89 08 Through centuries the story E: [email protected] our country’s independence. She stops in the summer. Since a lady in love never refuses good Sport Park TŠC fields of agriculture, ecology, Alley of the Great, dedicated to famous people food, she turns to one of many tourist farms The city park is a place where hunting and tourism. AGRA, of Radgona is interwoven from Radgona, ascends to the parish church of and treats herself to sour soup with buckwheat you can relax and hang out with Mednarodni kmetijsko-živilski with the story of the bridge, UNIT TIC: St. Peter and continues on her way to the spring žganci, black pudding with sauerkraut and Kerenčičeva ulica 16 of Ivanjševci, where she stops for a while and kvasenica or prleška gibanica as the evening ap- your friends. It is full of trees sejem (the International Fair which used to connect Gornji and bushes, but you can take a and Spodnji Gris, but today si-9250 Gornja Radgona drinks water rising from her native land, for proaches. Afterwards, she disappears into the of Agriculture and Food) takes t: +386(0)2 564 82 40 which, not so long ago, it was said that it was night, but the scent of dried apples and aniseed walk on the paved path. There is serves as a link between cooked underground by no one else but the remains in the air for quite a while. place on the last weekend in Opening hours: e: [email protected] also a fountain, which serves as August. two towns, two countries, witches. In a little while, she comes to Negova, where they welcome her in baroque clothes Visitors tie ribbons to her walking stick in hope a symbol of the river Mura and two languages. The bridge 1 APRIL - 31 OCTOBER UNIT TIC: the importance of the historic of friendship is a symbol and, smooth with their words, play “gorska of their wishes for health and love coming true. THURSDAY to SUNDAY Negova 13 pravda” (an assembly of vassals who cultivated significance of the river for this of linking the business and si-9245 Spodnji Ivanjci the vineyards) for her. After the visit to the area and the people living here. friendship relationships. It is a 10am to 5pm t: +386(0)40 629 118 Church of St. Mary, she is reminded of proper A children’s playground can be symbol of finding similarity in e: [email protected] behaviour by the wall of shame (pranger). found here and a statue called difference. Traces of love can Location, Castle Negova: Kiss, made by the hands of the be found all over the bridge. 46°36’39.89” 15°56’11.9” academic sculptor Metod Ferlic, Round plates are built into which is devoted to love and the bridge and they move www.kultprotur.si understanding. with the wind, which makes it seem like the whole bridge Issuing body: Kultprotur is submerged in the waving For issuing body: Mag. Norma Bale Design: Dejan Štampar motion, symbolizing the flow Drawing: Karolina Erjavc of the river Mura. Printed by: Studio OK Quantity: 500 pcs Špital Building Memorial park Cellar under Peter Dajnko Negova Castle and Channel The building is from the “Never Again” Waterfall Homestead Herbal Garden Lisjakova struga beginning of the 17th century From 3 July, 2001, under the The wine cellar has been pro- Peter Dajnko’s birth house is The history tells that the The forest park Lisjakova and its written history reaches hill of the church of Saint Peter ducing the Golden sparkling one of the few preserved and castle was established from struga is a natural wealth next back to 1614. On the ground on the small square stands a wine after classic or cham- restored typical Pannonian the wooden mansion, which to the river Mura, meant for floor and on the first floor a memorial to the memory of the pagne method and the Silver houses, with a thatched roof, stood here in the 11th or 12th relaxation, recreation and get- visitor can find halls, arches tenth anniversary of the war sparkling wine after tank or made out of support beams century. Under the name Vest ting to know natural heritage, of which are placed on the for the Slovene independence. charmat method. Radgonske covered with clay. The house is Egaw it is first mentioned in flora and fauna. In Lisjakova four pillars from the Toscana The plaque has the inscription gorice produces well-estab- about 350 to 400 years old, and 1425. The castle complex is struga you can find some of region in Italy. The ground “Never Again” in three lan- lished “sunlit” wine, which the dwelling part where there an architectural, tourist and the protected tree sorts, such floor hall is a chapel and has guages, nine chromium-plated ripens in the cellars under the is a lobby and the exhibition business unit and is a cultural as black poplar and white Castle of Gornja a semi-circular open into an Avenue of Greats pipes with capitals represents The Church of castle hill. You can visit these House of of ethnological objects and a Path between monument. It can be used for Negova Church willow. Radgona apse for the altar and is the Gornja Radgona was and the Slovenian trees, sculptured cellars via a guided tour and Sparkling Wine small house with the original springs of life business meetings, events and and Whipping Post Saint Peter The original Gothic church The castle of Gornja Radgona only thing that sticks out from still is a meeting place for by the academic sculptor Mirko After 1545 when this was taste the wine. Frangež corner (the table and the bench) Springs of mineral water and for organizing celebrations or used to be a part of the castle is built on a 265-meter hill of- the rectangle ground plan. many people, also creators, Bratuša. The cannon barrels the setting of the first church Frangež sparkling wine ripens and a pottery oven and an emissions of gasses are the even weddings. Also, a rich fering a beautiful vista across complex and was unfortunate- The walls are full of traces of scholars and artists, who were confiscated from the service, following the tearing in the new vine cellar, called open-hearth kitchen. Some of lungs of the world, where herbal garden can be found in the surrounding area. It was ly demolished. The current the baroque frescos. Today’s played important roles in the Yugoslavian army and left to down of the church of Saint House of Sparkling Wine the original documents from nature gently shows its the framework of the castle first mentioned in the 12th shape of the building is Slovene and also in the wider father time to destroy them. As Frangež FP. true strength. A glass of the complex. The manor house church of Mary’s birth was century. It was built by the Rupert, which stood on the the owners and Peter Dajnko, unique in Slovenia. European sense, due to the soon as the barrels are gone, Worthy still wine is kept sparkling water from a spring serves as a tourist information built between the years 1699 nobleman Radigoj, Slovene castle hill, the seat moved to grammarian and dialectologist exclusively in the oak barrels has a beneficent effect on the and 1710, in 1850 a Cross by birth and the castle and A permanent museum collec- great location near the river the war and waging wars will be Radkersburg. The church’s first from the 19th century, who was center. body and soul. chapel was added. Under later the town square and the tion Radgonski mostovi (the Mura and right next to all the gone as well. mention dates back to 1466, in the over 250 year-old wine trying to introduce a special al- the church a whipping post is town itself were named after Bridges of Radgona) can be vineyards and because of its the current building was built cellar with magnificent arches phabet (dajnčica), are preserved preserved dating back to 1656.