Murska Sobota Castle and its park form an important center of the city's cultural and social life.
Anyone considering Murska Sobota as a travel destination may wish to book a hotel.
Culture
The Murska Sobota Gallery organizes exhibitions of contemporary Slovenian artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. In conjunction with its exhibitions, it offers numerous guided tours and lectures; its permanent collection includes paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings and artistic photographs.
The house at 41 Slovenska ulica was built in 1907 according to plans by Ladislav Takač and is considered the finest Secession building in Pomurje.
St. Nicholas Cathedral was first mentioned in written records in 1297 and has a late Romanesque core dating from the end of the 13th century. Its bell tower is 60 meters high.
The Murska Sobota Regional Museum houses a permanent exhibition about the lives of people along the Mura River, from settlement to the present day. The museum also includes Kološe's Cabinet of Artistic Photography, with the estate of photographer Jože Kološe-Kološa.
Rakičan Manor was first mentioned in 1431 as a fortified complex and was later converted into a rural manor house in the Baroque style. It is surrounded by a well-preserved English landscape park. An educational trail through the park of Rakičan Manor ends at a chapel and crypt built in 1880.
Hügelstaudach is an ancient site in the wider regional area around Murska Sobota. Tabor Castle is a castle in the wider regional area around Murska Sobota, as is Kapfenstein Castle. The Church of St. Jerome is also located in the wider regional area around Murska Sobota.
Nature
Trubarjev drevored runs through Mestni park from the Evangelical Church to the castle. Mestni park contains 19 stone litopunctures by sculptor Marko Pogačnik. Mestni park is a 9.5-hectare historic park with old trees, lawns typical of English landscape parks and a small artificial lake.
Nova Tabla is a natural arch in the vicinity of Murska Sobota. Pod Kotom- jug is a natural arch in the vicinity of Murska Sobota. Popava1 is a natural arch in the vicinity of Murska Sobota. Kalinovnjek is a natural arch in the area around Murska Sobota.
Regional Insights
EXPANO presents the tourism, nature, traditional crafts and cultural heritage of Pomurje through an interactive, technology-supported exhibition. The EXPANO exhibition includes a GigaPan depiction of Pomurje's attractions.
Getting Around
A park-and-ride system is available for Murska Sobota: the car can be left in the municipal car park by the General Hospital Rakičan or in the car park at the EXPANO adventure park; regional buses, bicycles, e-scooters or walking are then available.
Soboški biciklin is a bicycle rental system that has also expanded from Murska Sobota into the surrounding rural area.
Markets and Cuisine
In autumn, the traditional street-trading and craft markets TREJZINO SENJE take place in October and MIKLOŠEVO SENJE in November.
Sočna Vilica is a street-food festival featuring dishes, local wines, beer and other beverages.
More local pages: Križevci, Šalovci, Grad, Beltinci, Hodoš, Melinci, Martjanci, Gornji Petrovci, Puconci, Murska Sobota, Rogašovci, Moravske-Toplice.
