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Ptuj Castle
The castle above Slovenia’s oldest town, holding a strong regional collection and the Kurentovanje masks.Ptuj Castle sits on the hill over the…
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The oldest documented town in Slovenia, Roman Poetovio, with a castle above and the country’s oldest wine cellar below.
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Ptuj
Ptuj is the oldest recorded settlement in Slovenia. Roman Poetovio, and a legionary base before that. The castle above the old town holds a good regional collection, and Ptujska klet beneath it has been storing wine since 1239, making it the oldest wine cellar in the country. Ptuj is also the centre of Kurentovanje, the pre-Lent carnival whose kurent figures are on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list; if travelling in February, that changes everything about the town.
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Ptuj Castle
The castle above Slovenia’s oldest town, holding a strong regional collection and the Kurentovanje masks.Ptuj Castle sits on the hill over the…
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Ptuj Castle
The castle above Slovenia’s oldest town, holding a strong regional collection and the Kurentovanje masks.
Borl Castle
Borl Castle is a medieval castle above the banks of the Drava, northeast of the main settlement in Dolane, Slovenia. It probably dates to the 12th century,w ith 15th- and 17th-century additions.· Wikipedia
Majšperk Castle
Majšperk Castle is a ruined castle near Majšperk, Slovenia.· Wikipedia
St. George's Church, Ptuj
St. George's Church is a parish church in Ptuj, northeastern Slovenia.· Wikipedia
Vurberk Castle
A castle near Ptuj.
Velika Nedelja Castle
A castle near Ptuj.
Ormož Castle
A castle near Ptuj.
Muretinci Castle
A castle near Ptuj.
Minorite Monastery of Ptuj
A monastery near Ptuj.
Lake Ptuj
Lake Ptuj is a reservoir on the Drava River southeast of the town of Ptuj in eastern Slovenia. It is the largest reservoir in Slovenia and was created in 1978 when a dam for the Formin hydroelectric power plant was built on the Drava.· Wikipedia
Lake Ormož
Lake Ormož is a reservoir on the Drava River in northeastern Slovenia and northwestern Croatia, forming a part of the border between the two countries. It was named after the nearby Slovenian town of Ormož on the left bank of the Drava River, just next to its northern end, and has an area of approximately 3 km2.· Wikipedia
Dornava Mansion Park
A park near Ptuj.
Ptujska klet
The oldest wine cellar in Slovenia, storing wine under Ptuj since 1239, with an archive going back to 1917.
Ranca
Bar in Ptuj.
MuziKafe - kavarna
Cafe in Ptuj.
Bar Špic
Bar in Markovci.
Gostilna Rožmarin
Bar in Markovci.
Neli kebab
Fast food in Ptuj.
Kavarna Bodi
Cafe in Ptuj.
Pizzeria Njami
Restaurant serving pizza, burger in Ptuj.
Gostilna Ribič
Restaurant serving fish, dessert in Ptuj.
Best time to visit
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Elevation
232 m
Population
17,800
Suggested stay
1–2 nights
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