Maribor is a beautiful city with the oldest vine in the world. The district of Lent is the centre of social life in Maribor, including restaurants, cafes, stunning architecture and a myriad of ways to relax with well-known spas scattered around the city. Maribor is featured among 15 European cities you have to visit now via Lifehack. Visiting the city will give you a great opportunity to enjoy Slovenia, one of the top 5 countries of the most desirable destinations for 2014, according to the Rough Guide traveller guides.
Maribor is the capital of the Štajerska region and the second-largest city in Slovenia. At the same time, it is pleasantly small and lodged in the wonderful nature of Pohorje on the one side and wine-growing hills on the other, with the river Drava wending its way through it. It has one of the largest and oldest classic wine cellars in Europe – it boasts an area of 20,000 m2 and 2.5 kilometres long underground tunnels, which lead you into a wonderful world full of the tastes of wine! It was the European capital of culture in 2012. Maribor hosts FIS ski world cup for women, known as Golden Fox.
