Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Maribor, Slovenia

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 26 m
Descend 87 m

Experience Maribor in Slovenia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Maribor

Sight 1: Mestni park

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Mestni park Szeder László / CC BY-SA 4.0

Maribor Park is a park located north of the old town of Maribor. Today, the entire park covers an area of about 54 ha. It is located north of the city center itself. From the very "foundation" it has been a popular place for rest or recreation. It gathers parents with their children, pensioners, youth, and at the same time it is a place of recreation for students of nearby high schools. The park also has a children's playground, an aquarium-terrarium and a pavilion where morning concerts are held in spring and summer.

Wikipedia: Mariborski park (SL)

923 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Muzej narodne osvoboditve Maribor

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The Museum of National Liberation Maribor is a museum that was founded as an independent museum institution on 1 May 1958 by the then District People's Committee of Maribor. The museum has its premises in a burgher villa on the corner of Mladinska Street and Hero Tomšič Street in Maribor. The purpose and role of the Regional Museum is primarily to bring together archaeology, ethnology and the wider cultural history of the Maribor region and its surroundings in one place. Thus, the collection of exhibited objects includes weapons, postcards, numismatic collections, photographs, furniture, fine arts, clocks, musical instruments, lamps, etc.

Wikipedia: Muzej narodne osvoboditve Maribor (SL), Website

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Tscheligi tower

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The Čeligi's Tower is a defensive tower in Maribor, one of the five towers of the northern city wall, built by the townspeople in 1460. The square-shaped tower was an important defensive point on the walls. It was named after the Maribor brewers Tscheligi, and in the past it was also called the Smodnik Tower.

Wikipedia: Čeligijev stolp (SL)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Slovensko narodno gledališče Maribor

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The Slovenian National Theatre Maribor is the Slovenian national professional theatre institution. It has departments of Drama, Opera and Ballet, and Symphony Orchestra.

Wikipedia: SNG Maribor (SL), Website

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

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Maribor Cathedral, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. The church is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor and the parish church of the Parish of Maribor–St. John the Baptist. It is also the resting place of Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek, an advocate of Slovene culture.

Wikipedia: Maribor Cathedral (EN)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Maribor Synagogue

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Maribor Synagogue

Maribor Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in what was the center of the medieval Maribor ghetto Židovska ulica, in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. The former congregation was established in the 14th century and worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite.

Wikipedia: Maribor Synagogue (EN), Website

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Water tower

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Water tower

The Maribor Water Tower is a medieval fortified tower in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. The late-Renaissance tower stands directly abuts the Drava River and dates from 1555. It is of pentagonal form and consists of massive stone blocks interspersed with embrasures. It was built to secure the southeast part of the Maribor city walls from the direction of the river.

Wikipedia: Maribor Water Tower (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: The Jews’ Tower

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The Jews’ TowerTony Bowden from Tallinn, Estonia / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Jewish Tower is a fortified tower that stands in Maribor on Židovska Street above Lent.

Wikipedia: Židovski stolp (SL)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Old Vine

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The Old Vine is a 440-year-old vine that grows in the central part of the city of Maribor on Lent, exactly in Vojašniška Street 8 in Pristano. It grows along the south side of the façade of this one-story house. In 2004, it was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest among all vines in the world. The Vojašniška 8 House and the Old Vine are protected as a cultural monument of local importance.

Wikipedia: Stara trta (SL)

353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Judgement Tower

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Judgement Tower domjisch / CC BY 2.0

The Judgement Tower is a fortified medieval tower in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. An original tower built on the site in the early 14th century secured the southwestern corner of the city walls. It was completely rebuilt in 1540, with the addition of a conical roof which burned down in the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Judgement Tower (EN)

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