In which quarter house in Maribor?

Looking for a neighborhood where to sleep in Maribor? This is our mini-guide on Maribor, the Balkan Gate (Slovenia)!

Second largest city Slovenia after Ljubljana with nearly 111,000 inhabitants, Maribor is the center of a wine, forestry and mountainous region in northern Slovenia and a few kilometers from the Austrian border (not far from the Hungary and of Croatia ). Maribor is crossed by the Drave River, the second longest tributary of the Danube. It is known as the Cité Alpine, known to be an important tourist destination, especially for winter sports. Archaeological traces dating from 2400 to 1900 before our era were excavated in Maribor. Colonized by the Romans in the 1st century BC, Maribor has a distant and sometimes enlivened history. As a result, a cultural heritage is essential to explore. All right, but in which area is staying in Maribor? Renting an apartment in Maribor will cost almost as much as in France.

Since there is little tourist literature on the web about this destination, we have prepared a mini-guide on the neighborhoods where to stay in Maribor.

Lent

Located on the north shores of the Drave, the town centre of Maribor – called Lent – focuses several historical monuments and museums to visit: the Château de Maribor , the Musée de la Libération Nationale de Maribor, the Musée régional de Maribor or the Musée de la Photographie. The main square of the city, Glavni Trg , houses the Hotel de Ville, a majestic Renaissance building dating from 1515. The Château de Maribor is adjacent to the Glavni Trg , at the place level Grajski Trg . Take a look at the Cathedral of Maribor, the Water Tower, the main square (Main Square) and the Plague Column. It is an ideal area to stay in Maribor, especially if you arrive or go by train: the central station is located in the east of the neighborhood.

Inside the city centre, you will find the majority of bars and restaurants in the city, west of the bridges Titova Cesta and Glavni Most . A scent of the Balkans floats in the air, though the atmosphere of the streets makes some airs feel Austria : staying in Maribor thus makes it possible to feel in a crossroads of civilizations in Europe, as between the East and the West. North of the city centre, stretches a gigantic green space on the heights, the hill Za Kalvarijo : the gate of the Alps, which offers very nice hiking trails.

South of downtown

Where to stay in Maribor? What if we were targeting the neighborhoods south of the Drave River? There are much less historical monuments than in the city centre, but the neighborhoods south of Maribor nevertheless offer the possibility to stay in Maribor in an urban area away from the tourist areas. In the southeast of the city, a huge park with its forest stretches over several hundred meters: the Stražun Park .