Gostilna Zlati Lev
Maribor €
The à la carte menu centres on grilled meats, with a separate beer shop stocking more than 80 world beers, in a building that also rents rooms above the restaurant.
Maribor
Slovenia's second city: a riverside old quarter, a 400-year-old vine and the Pohorje slopes
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About Maribor
Maribor sits on the Drava river below the Pohorje hills. The Lent riverside quarter holds the Old Vine House, where a vine recognised by Guinness World Records in 2004 as the oldest in the world still grows on a house wall. The old town has a 15th-century castle and a Gothic cathedral, and Vinag keeps about 2 km of wine tunnels under the centre. A cable car climbs from the edge of the city to Pohorje for walking in summer and skiing in winter.
Don’t miss
- Old Vine House
- Maribor Castle
- Maribor Cathedral
- Vinag wine cellar
- Pohorje cable car
- Lent riverside
The short list for Maribor
Grouped by what you are planning: a table, a bed, an afternoon.
Restaurants
4 places- Restaurants
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Restavracija MAK
Maribor €€€€
Chef David Vračko opened MAK in 2011 after ten years working abroad; guests do not choose dishes, as the restaurant serves a shorter tasting menu at lunch and a longer one in the evening.
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Restavracija Sedem
Maribor €€
Students of the Maribor hospitality and tourism college do the professional work under mentors, in what the school calls the first school restaurant in Slovenia run on this model; lunch tasting menus are served 11:00-15:00.
Hotels
4 places- Hotels
Grand Hotel Bellevue
Maribor €€€
The hotel sits at Na Slemenu 35 on the Pohorje ridge, and its sauna world has a Turkish aroma steam bath, an extreme Finnish sauna, infrared saunas and a laconium.
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Hotel Habakuk
Maribor €€€
The Pohorje forests begin at the hotel's door, and the Lent promenade and the Old Vine House are a few minutes away; the 740 m² wellness area has an indoor pool, saunas and steam baths.
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Hotel Maribor
Maribor €€€
Boutique-style rooms on the Main Square have oak floors and old creaking stairs, and a small fifth-floor spa has a Finnish sauna, a Kneipp bath and a terrace with a view towards Pohorje.
Attractions
4 places- Attractions
Maribor Castle (Regional Museum)
Maribor €€
The Knights' Hall ceiling has plasterwork by Alessandro Sereni from around 1680, and the rococo staircase carries statues of 16 boys; visits are hourly guided tours in Slovenian and English.
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Old Vine House
Maribor €€
A Žametovka vine planted at the end of the Middle Ages on a house by the Drava, shown in a depiction from 1657 and entered in the Guinness Book of Records in 2004; the shop sells over 200 Styrian wines.
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Pohorje Cable Car
Maribor €€
The circular cable car Pohorska vzpenjača leaves from Pohorska ulica every full hour and reaches slopes used for hiking and cycling in summer and skiing in winter.
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What a day costs
Typical prices per person, per night or per day.
| Budget | Mid-range | Luxury | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stay | €109 – €130 | €130 – €190 | €200+ |
| Food | €30 – €45 | €70 – €100 | €170+ |
| Getting around | €10 – €16 | €16 – €30 | €30+ |