Situated on the Drava River, at the point where the Pohorje mountains, the Drava Valley, the Drava Plain, and the hills of Kozjansko and Slovenske gorice meet, Maribor is the second largest Slovenian city after Ljubljana and hosts important international events every year, like the Alpine Ski World Cup.
The capital of Slovenian Styria, the hospitable and welcoming city of Maribor invites its visitors into the embrace of the wine hills and the green Pohorje. Right at the feet and along the slopes of Pohorje, an important tourist area has developed offering many activities in every season of the year, from wellness to winter sports, to hiking or cycling in unspoiled nature, to excellent wine and gastronomy.
Along the Drava River and bordering numerous cafés, you reach the Old Vine on Lent, the oldest vine in the world, also listed in the Guinness World Records, a true symbol of the city.
To celebrate this extraordinary vine that has been growing for more than 400 years, the citizens of Maribor organize a series of ethnological events dedicated to wine every year.
Maribor well represents the rich Slovenian wine culture, with vast vineyards climbing from the city outskirts onto the hills, traversed by more than 50 kilometers of wine roads, where it is easy to find delightful farm stays to stop and savor excellent local wine and delicious typical regional dishes.
Festival der Alten Rebe
Jährlich im September findet das Festival der Alten Rebe statt, ein unvergessliches Ereignis, das neben zahlreichen Unterhaltungsveranstaltungen für Touristen und Einheimische das Highlight des Festivals bietet: die feierliche Weinlese der Alten Rebe.
Emotionen sind garantiert während der Feste des Rebschnitts der alten Rebe, mit der Taufe der Flößer und der Möglichkeit, die Stadt auf unkonventionelle Weise zu erkunden, an Bord der Splave, der traditionellen lokalen Boote, die früher für den Transport von Wein und anderen Produkten genutzt wurden. Eine andere Art, den ganzen Zauber von Maribor mit seinen historischen Gebäuden, der berühmten Universität und seinen prächtigen Palästen zu entdecken.
