About Maribor

Welcome to Maribor –

to the second largest city in Slovenia,

to the embrace of green Pohorje and picturesque wine growing hills,

to the city of the Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world,

and this year moreover to Maribor, the European Capital of Culture! 

Maribor is the second largest Slovenian city and the cultural, economic and university center of the north-western part of Slovenia. Of course Maribor offers tourists topmost experiences in the field of culture, especially in 2012. At the same time the city boasts the Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world, and this Guinness world record holder is associated with a rich wine culture, excellent wines and authentic cuisine in Maribor and the whole tourist destination Maribor-Pohorje, Slovenian Styria. Guests appreciate the excellence in congress-business tourism and favourable opportunities for shopping and gaming. Maribor with its immediate surroundings offers a diverse range of sports and recreational activities, exercise between natural and cultural treasures, due to the city’s exceptional close contact of culture and nature. Guests are enraptured with the original offers of the city and mountain Wellness centres and the natural features and ecological rural products that contribute to health and well-being. Including today's valuables such as healthy drinking water, a pleasant climate with lots of sunshine. And moreover the rather calm and cheerful way of life of the local inhabitants, who are famed for their open and friendly nature.