30 May 2015
You are invited to the following summer events showcasing the best of Slovenia culture and cuisine in a new UK partnership represented by both the Mayor of the Munipality of Maribor, Andrej Fištravec, and the Mayor of Greenwich, Norman Adams.
The first ever planting in the UK of Maribor's famous Guinness World Records Old Vine seed – the oldest wine in the world!
Tuesday 2 June, 10am at Well Hall Pleasaunce.
An opportunity for samples and tastings in the sunshine of the finest wine and cuisine from the Štajerska region.
Tuesday 2 June, 10am-3pm at Cutty Sark.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP to Slovenia@alexandramarr.com
Notes:
Maribor, Slovenia's second largest city, is just 11km from the Austrian border yet stands apart with its own fascinating history, famous events and culinary delights as the previous European Capital of Culture for 2012. As an eminent wine growing area, Maribor is home to one of the biggest and oldest classic wine cellars in Europe which rests right underneath the city. Maribor is also famously home to the oldest grape vine in the world (as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records) which has been growing fruit for over 400 years. The town is a fantastic base for cycling or hiking with the River Drava plains or Haloze wine hills nearby with truly stunning scenery. Maribor is the gateway to the Maribor Pohorje, a hilly recreational area to the southwest, and the Mariborske and Slovenske Gorice wine-growing regions to the north and the east. The area is surrounded by pure water lakes with fantastic opportunities for wildlife spotting in completely unspoilt nature – you may even be able to spot the largest butterfly in Europe.The capital, Ljubljana, is only 1.5 hour drive and a trip to the gorgeous coastline takes approximately 2.5 hours.
The Adria Airways service to Maribor from London Southend Airport will operate on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 1st June through until October 2015, taking approximately 2 hours. Flights on sale at www.adria.si/en with prices starting from €69 return per person, including taxes.
