Štajerska & Prekmurje

1st day:

Arrival to Maribor in the evening, check-in to the hotel.
Later on a typical dinner and wine tasting at the tourist farm owned by the Protner winemakers. Overnight in the hotel.

2nd day:

After breakfast we travel towards Prekmurje, the north-eastern flat corner of Slovenia, which geographically belongs to the Pannonian Plain. After lunch in a typical Prekmurje inn, we will take a tour along the mills on the river Mura, have a look at the typical local pottery and some other ethnological attractions of Prekmurje. The evening will be marked by typical Prekmurje dinner. Accommodation in the Moravske toplice spa hotel.

3rd day:

After breakfast, we’ll drive to Slovenske Gorice, the biggest wine growing region of Slovenia. The centre of this region is the town Jeruzalem, where the acknowledged winemaker Kupljen has its vineyards. After arriving to the estate, we will first have a short wine tasting session and a snack. Then we will take a walk to the wonderful vineyards where you will have the opportunity to help a bit in the vineyard and thus learn about the art of making wine. Wine tasting, an ethnic Slow Food dinner and accommodation will all be provided at Kupljen’s.

4th day:

After breakfast we will take a scenic drive through an indeed markedly picturesque countryside, past Kozje to Dramlje and further to Maribor. Lunch in one of the restaurants in Maribor. End of programme.