Maribor is a beautiful city with the oldest vine in the world. The district of Lent is the centre of social life in Maribor, including restaurants, cafes, stunning architecture and a myriad of ways to relax with well-known spas scattered around the city. Maribor is featured among 15 European cities you have to visit now via Lifehack. Visiting the city will give you a great opportunity to enjoy Slovenia, one of the top 5 countries of the most desirable destinations for 2014, according to the Rough Guide traveller guides.
Maribor is the capital of the Štajerska region and the second-largest city in Slovenia. At the same time, 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. It has one of the largest and oldest classic wine cellars in Europe – it boasts an area of 20,000 m2 and 2.5 kilometres long underground tunnels, which lead you into a wonderful world full of the tastes of wine! It was the European capital of culture in 2012. Maribor hosts FIS ski world cup for women, known as Golden Fox.
Meeting Venue
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
(Building G2, Building G3)
Koroška cesta 46, 2000 Maribor
