Maribor: Hotels, Jewish Heritage and Wine Tradition

Maribor can be explored through specific places and their different historical, cultural and landscape connections. The Maribor Synagogue is an important monument of Jewish cultural heritage in Slovenia and is one of the oldest surviving synagogues in Central Europe.

Culture and History

Since 2011, the Maribor Synagogue has operated as an independent public institution under the name “Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor”. The Jewish quarter also preserves several characteristics of a Jewish ghetto in some surviving ground-floor buildings, including Židovska 3. This means that Maribor is home not only to individual buildings, but also to surviving traces of an urban area shaped by Jewish heritage.

Maribor Castle has been the seat of the Regional Museum Maribor since 1938. The Regional Museum presents the permanent exhibition “Between the Glamour and the Misery of the Middle Ages”. Lent is the oldest part of the city of Maribor.

Wine and Local Tradition

The Vinag wine cellar is one of the largest and oldest classical wine cellars in Europe. Its spatial dimensions include more than two kilometres of underground tunnels and 15,000 m² of cellar space. Vinag offers tourist packages with a professionally guided tour of the wine cellar, varying numbers of tasting samples and optional snacks.

The Old Vine is also associated with tastings and its own history. A visit to the Old Vine Museum includes a tasting of Queen’s Wine or fruit juice. The Old Vine also offers a guided tasting of Styrian wines inspired by a sommelier, accompanied by culinary greetings. In 2004, the Old Vine was included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Landscape and Nature

The Maribor–Pohorje destination features green hills in the easternmost part of the Slovenian Alps, with numerous hiking and mountain trails located close to the city of Maribor. Thus, from a geographical perspective, the cultural and wine-related sites are complemented by a landscape area with trails through the green hills. The Old Vine has been designated as a natural asset of national importance in botanical and tree-related terms.

When planning a trip to Maribor, hotels and other offers can be considered according to various focuses. The emphasis may be on culture, wine tradition or the Maribor–Pohorje landscape area; a combination of these themes is also possible. Depending on their personal budget, travellers may assign different weight to these aspects, without this implying any particular accommodation, amenities or location. When selecting accommodation, travellers can align their plans with their interests and compare different types of offers. This leaves open whether the stay will be shaped more by city sightseeing, wine or green hills. Compare offers for Maribor according to your own criteria.

You can find more destinations at this destination level under Hočko Pohorje, Loka, Limbuš, Malečnik, Dobrovce, Pernica, Spodnje Hoče.

For the higher-level travel overview: Maribor.

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Relevant information for your travel planning:

Maribor in Slovenia: the Drava, Lent, wine and travel planning.