Podčetrtek Castle
The enormous Renaissance-style Podčetrtek Castle, atop a 355m-high hill to the northwest of town, went up some time in the mid-16th century but was badly…
Must-see attractions in Eastern Slovenia
- Rogaška Glassworks
Rogaška Slatina is as celebrated for its crystal glass as it is for its mineral water. Individuals are welcome to take a guided tour of the town's glass…
- Celje Museum of Recent History
The permanent Living in Celje: 1900–2000 exhibition here records the story of Celje from the late 19th century onwards. It's not the most interesting of…
- Church of Sts Peter and Paul
On the northern side of the Minorite monastery's inner courtyard, the Church of Sts Peter and Paul is one of the most beautiful examples of early Gothic…
- Parish Church of St Martin
This church in Martjanci, 4km north of Murska Sobota on the road to Moravske Toplice, contains wonderful 14th-century frescoes painted on the sanctuary’s…
- Drava Tower
About 150m west of the Minorite Monastery is circular Drava Tower, a Renaissance water tower built as a defence against the Turks in 1551. It houses the…
- Preskar Hut
This tiny two-roomed shepherd's hut is the only original hut left on the pastures of Velika Planina. The rest were burned to the ground by Germans in WWII…
- Water Tower
About 300m east of the main bridge is the pentagonal Water Tower, a 16th-century defence tower. Just north of it is a set of steps leading to Židovska…
- Minorite Monastery
At the western end of the riverfront Pristan is the renovated 13th-century Minorite Monastery, closed by Joseph II in 1784, later used as a military…
- Piramida
To the northeast of City Park is Piramida (386m), where the titans of Marchburg once held sway and a chapel now takes pride of place. There's some lovely…
- Capuchin Church of St Cecilia
On the south bank of the Savinja River, a covered stairway with 90 steps at Breg 2 leads to the Capuchin Church of St Cecilia. The Germans used the nearby…
- Church of St Nicholas
South of Temple of Hercules, you can walk up 396m-high Nicholas Hill (Miklavški Hrib), topped by the Church of St Nicholas, for a wonderful view of the…
- Judgement Tower
To the south of the former Minorite monastery along the riverfront, the round Judgement Tower is the first of four defence towers still standing, with…
- Keramika Bojnec
This pottery workshop in Filovci invites visitors to watch artisans at work at the ancient kiln in the skanzen (open-air museum displaying village…
- Murska Sobota Gallery
The best gallery in Prekmurje, MSG has a permanent collection of more than 500 works – much of it sculpture – as well as some excellent special…
- Maribor Aquarium-Terrarium
Small but diverting combination aquarium-terrarium in City Park, with a diverse collection of fresh- and salt-water critters, reptiles and other exotic…
- Gallery of Contemporary Art
This gallery, in the southern wing of the Princes' Palace, hosts thematic exhibitions of both local and foreign artists.
- Venetian Horse Statue
Outside the town hall is the Venetian Horse, a life-size work by contemporary sculptor/designer Oskar Kogoj, and now something of a symbol for Slovenj…
- Temple of Hercules
Between the Capuchin Church of St Cecilia and City Park is the scant remains of the reconstructed Roman Temple of Hercules dating from the 2nd century AD.
- Maribor Art Gallery
The Maribor Art Gallery, southwest of Slomškov trg, has a permanent collection of modern works by Slovenian artists and excellent changing exhibits.