The City in Slovenia You've Never Visited: Christmas in Maribor

This week I traveled to a city in Slovenia you've likely never heard of: Murska Sobata. I went with my friend to stay on Friday night and then on Saturday we drove to Maribor, Slovenia to visit the Christmas Markets. It was my first time visiting Maribor, and it is a beautiful city sitting right on the Drava River.

My goal in visiting Maribor was to capture a bit of the country of Slovenia outside of the normally traveled places like Ljubljana and Lake Bled. I have been trying to get into more of the cities that are hidden gems in Slovenia. Therefore, this week I was in Maribor.

The Maribor Christmas Market was outstanding. They were selling food, traditional desserts, and my favorite mulled wine. I tried a cinnamon roll there as well as the mulled wine to compare to the wine I had at the Ljubljana Christmas Market and in Kranjska Gora. The cinnamon roll and the wine were delicious.

My favorite part of the trip to Maribor was seeing the Basilica of St. Mary. It was absolutely stunning, and it towers over the city like a mother keeping watch. Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia, but in comparisons it felt extremely small. I think this was mainly due to the fact that very few people were in the center. It seemed that the entire city had swarmed the mall. I guess everyone was buying last minute Christmas Gifts.


The fascinating thing I saw in Maribor was the oldest grapevine in the world. It was 400 years old. This grapevine is a quite popular supplier of extraordinary wine. The grapevine spanned the entire length of the building, and it was fed by the Drava River.


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