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Botanical Garden Pivola A few miles south of Maribor city lays an agricultural estate The Botanic Garden of University of Maribor. It is a place to study and learn about nature with indigenous and foreign trees and vegetation and allows diversity conservation. An over one-hundred-year old...

Maribor Island Maribor Island is a natural island on the Drava river and a botanical natural monument. It is the habitat of various small animal species, especially birds. Access to the island is possible along the bank of the Drava past Koblar Bay to the bridge...

Maribor Park Maribor Park covers about 0.54km2 and is located north of the city center. It is a popular spot for recreation and relaxation, offering vast grass surfaces and hiking paths. It is a perfect picnic spot, and a place for parents and children, seniors and...

The Pyramid The Pyramid is a hill with elevation 386m from where you get the perfect view of the city Maribor. A chapel on the Pyramid sits at the top of the burial ground and is a classicist chapel from 1821. It houses a stone statue...

Pohorje Pohorje is a medium-high mountain mostly covered with forest and sparsely populated with dispersed villages. It covers an area of ca. 840km2 and its highest elevation is Black Peak with 1,543m. It offers mountain bike tracks and hiking trails during summer and winter ski resorts...

Steps to Kalvarija Kalvarija, a vineyard hill over Maribor with its altitude 375m is the place wher you can find the Church of St. Barbara. It is accessible via 455 stone steps which lead up hill from the estate of the Maribor Farm School.     from Wikipedia...

The Three Ponds The Three Ponds became part of the Maribor Park with arrangements in the 1980s. In the past, the ponds were a water reserve for the city's defense - ditch. The picturesque area and the nearby park, offers visitors of the Three Ponds area...