Wine and wellness
Description:
All our tours are possible in the classic (not active) version.
To travel from city to city, a transfer will be arranged for you. The base cost of the tour in this case, increases by 120 euros per person.
This tour is for those who love a calm, rural dimension, appreciates the beauty of the architecture of the old squares, excellent wines and hot thermal springs. Ideal for families with children and for people with little physical fitness, for lovers of photography and for those who want to relax and relax, strengthening their health in thermal springs.
Tour features: Maribor is the European City of Culture 2013. - Accommodation in D. Ptuj is the youngest health resort in Slovenia, which develops in the arms of the most ancient city of our country. Enjoy the view of the vineyards winding up the hills, where grapes ripen for white wine of excellent quality. - Immerse yourself in the hot springs of Moravian Toplits. Try a typical kitchen prepared with love by the hands of the villagers.
1. Day: Individual parish in Maribor. Hotel 3*. The second largest city in Slovenia is Maribor. Allow yourself to be fascinated by the old part of the city: a walk along the waterfront of the Drava River, medieval towers, lively streets and squares where history and tradition coexist peacefully with modernity. Due to the beauty of the embankment, called Lent, Maribor has long been called the Venice of Drav. Every summer an international festival of culture is held on the tape, in September during the wine festival grapes are collected from the world’s oldest vine, which is more than 400 years old.
2. Day: Maribor - Ptuy (25 km). Hotel 4*. A wonderful panorama of the Drava River awaits you, vineyards and gardens accompany you all the way. After reaching the town of Ptuj, visit the famous wine cellar and try Slovenian quality wines. We recommend tasting the wine Traminets. Not far from your hotel are famous thermal springs. Natural, thermal and mineral water in Ptuy baths will help you relax after an interesting and eventful day.
3. Day: Ptuy - Yeruzalem (40 km). The hotel is a 4* palace located between the vineyards. Yeruzalem is a heavenly paradise: it has a holy name, a wine road where grapes ripen for white wine of the highest quality. The beauty of the site and the fertility of the land in the 13th century convinced the Knights of the “Crusaders” who were looking for a way to today’s Jerusalem in Israel, they never left these lands, naming it Yeruzalem. "The Bedbug" melody You are accompanied along the way and reminds of your childhood and holidays spent in the village.
4. Day: Yeruzalem - Moravske Toplice (45 km - 49 km). Hotel 4*. For breakfast, the steering wheel of the bicycle is guided along the wine roads of the Preleki region. Wine cellars are found at every turn, local winemakers produce the best white wines of this region, which are worth tasting. ? Of course, it is better if you do not stop in every cellar, because very quickly it can happen that your eyes will cloud and cycling will be problematic. Before crossing the Mura River, look into the village of Verzhey and explore the water mill.
5. Day: Moravske Toplice. Hotel 4*. Rest day. Those who wish have the opportunity to get acquainted with the surrounding area (50 km). Gain strength in the healing waters of thermal springs, in the sanatorium Moravsk Toplice. For those who want to spend their day on a bicycle, there is an opportunity to drive to Lake Bukovnica, which has health, bioenergy properties. White storks nest on the roofs of local farms and pose for lovers of photography.
6. Day: Moravske Toplice - Church. (41 km). Board 2*. The stage of this day passes by the castle in the city of Mursk Sobota, where an exhibition about the tradition and culture of the Prekmur region is held. You cross the Mura River, this time on a raft like our grandfathers did. The peculiarity of the sixth day is of course living on a tourist farm, where in the wine cellar you will taste quality white wines, and from environmentally friendly products you will cook dinner.
7. Day: Churchvenyak - Maribor (35 km). Hotel 3*. A simple day awaits you, acquaintance with typical peasant villages and farms. Most of the way passes through a special bicycle road called "Malechnik", which will lead you to Maribor. Of course, this region is dominated by white wines, but there are also excellent red wines that are worth trying. Try a delicious lunch in the village of Aquarius, famous for the traditional Slovenian dish “sour cabbage with prawn”.
8. Day: Breakfast at the hotel. Withdrawal from Maribor.