Mobile in Maribor

MARIBOR, the second largest city in #Slovenia, spans from the Pohorje hills on one side of the Drava river to the wine-growing hills on the other. Maribor has developed from a former industrial centre into an important cultural city in the eastern part of Slovenia. On the Drava River embankment, is also the Old Vine House with the oldest vine in the world. The confirmed age of the vine is over 450 years, which won it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest noble vine in the world still bearing grapes.

Discover the city with the mobile app Visit Maribor. The app informs you which sights are located near your location, and in addition to this, it allows you to discover Maribor through four thematic trails.  The free mobile app is available in Slovene, English and German, works without an internet connection and it is really easy to use. Find it on Google Play or in the App Store.

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Fine wine in Slovenia

SLOVENIA'S second-largest city, #Maribor, is gearing up for its 15th Old Vine Festival (October 4-November 11).

The event marks the beginning of the autumn harvest, with feasts and celebrations filling the streets as the town comes alive with music and local wine-growers and chefs showcase their produce.

Maribor is the home to the world's oldest grape vine, as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records. It has been growing fruit for more than 400 years. 

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New flights to Slovenia

SLOVENIA'S national airline will be running three flights a week from Southend, Essex to Maribor – the country’s second city – from June 1 to October.

Seven miles from the Austrian, border, Maribor was European Capital of Culture in 2012, and is renowned for its Lent International Summer Festival, which takes place for two weeks in June.

As a wine growing area, Maribor has one of the biggest and oldest classic wine cellars in Europe, at more than 215,000 square feet.

The city is a 30 minute-drive away from the oldest town in Slovenia, Ptuj, and one-and-a-half hour drive from the capital, Ljubljana.

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