We would like to post the candidacy of
MARIBOR for the Winter EBT Meeting 2014.
Organizers are:
Lonapo,
N€mo,
gergapsek. All the organizers are older than 21 and have participated in an official international Eurobilltracker meeting. English and German language won't be problem for us.
Maribor is the second largest city (about 95,000 inhabitants) in Slovenia, simultaneously 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. As the city was first mentioned in the year 1254. The city boasts the Old Vine, the oldest vine in the world, and this Guinness world record holder is about 450 years old. Maribor is/ was the European Youth Capital 2013 and the European Capital Of Culture 2012.
More about Maribor (in English, German and Italian):
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Maribor on EBT:
Hits involving Maribor
: 6 592
Notes: 399 682
Hit ratio: 1 : 60.63
Connections
BY AIR
There are many airports in the vicinity of Maribor. And just a short drive from the airports to the city - by car or train.
Nearest Airports to Maribor (distance by car):
Graz Airport - Austria: 60 km (a good thirty minute drive),
Ljubljana, Jože Pučnik Airport - Slovenia: 150 km (just under a ninety minute drive)
Zagreb Airport - Croatia: 130 km (just under a ninety minute drive).
BY CAR
By car you can travel to the region of Maribor:
* from the direction of Ljubljana on the A1/E57
* from the direction of Graz on the A9/E57/E59
* from the direction of Zagreb on the E59
* from the direction of Budapest on the E59/E65/E71/M7
* from the direction of Trieste on the E57/E70
* from the direction of Klagenfurt on the road B80/B70
* from the direction of Villach on the B80/B70/E66/B83
BY TRAIN
You can travel by train to Maribor from:
* Vienna-Graz-Maribor (Emona)
* Venice Santa Lucia-Ljubljana-Maribor (EuroCity Casanova)
* Zagreb-Dobova-Zidani most-Celje-Pragersko-Maribor
* Budapest -Šentgotard-Graz-Maribor
* Budapest-Blatno jezero-Hodoš-Murska Sobota-Ormož-Ptuj-Pragersko-Maribor
* Budapest-Murakerestur-Zagreb-Maribor
About the meeting
The meeting will be held in late winter, in March, as the weekends in February are very busy - the "Golden Fox" competition, women's World Cup alpine races on 1. and 2 February. Also winter school holidays in Slovenia are from 15 February till 2 March.
The meeting will be organized on a weekend, with a visit of the town, hill Pohorje and of course with some free time for a pillage of the ATMs .
Some useful links
Maribor Tourism Office:
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Youth Hostels:
Hostel Pekarna ,
Hostel 4rooms - (only slovenian language - please check for it on hostelworld or other sites in English),
Youth Hostel UNI
Other hotels - the are plenty of different category of hotels in the center of Maribor and around. You can contact me any time for additional info or help.
Short schedule:
SATURDAY
Guided tour of Maribor, with a stop at
Hiša Stare trte (Old Vine) - possible wine tasting and a small snack
Some free time
Visiting the museum of NOB or Maribor Regional Museum
Lunch time
Possible visit to a small photography museum (not sure yet!)
Late afternoon/evening drive with a Jurček train through Maribor
The day will end at a local pub (with some food in case of a hunger
)
SUNDAY
A voyage down the Drava River with the Dravska vila boat, coffee and cake time on the boat
With a local bus to the Pohorje hill. Driving with a cable car on the Pohorje. Lunch with a perfect view on Maribor and the whole area.
If wanted there can be a small pre-meeting on Friday
Time table and fees will be added later.