Ptuj Wine Cellar

The oldest town in Slovenia is for a long time famous by the historical and excellent culinary art and especially by excellent wines. The city already has seven centuries long tradition of producing and cultivation of wines in their cellars. In Ptuj Wine Cellar they have the oldest wine in Slovenia, the golden vine, vintage 1917. The wine cellar is the member of the group Perutnina Ptuj. The new trademark of wines with the name Pullus, the wine with the taste, was introduced to the public in the year 2007. The word pullus comes from the Latin and means the chicken and also the cover. Wine tastes are fou...

Grand Hotel Primus - Roman dinner

Terme Ptuj

Ptuj - Old Town Centre

Ptuj has a beautiful and interesting old town centre. Above the city is proudly raising a Ptuj Castle in which is today a museum. In the old town centre we can see the Minorite Square, Slovenian Square, City Square, Drava Street and other. In Slovenian Square is the St. George Church, Orpheu' s Monument and other. In this part is also the Hotel Mitra, which is famous by thematic furnished rooms in five styles. On the Minorite Square is situated the Minorite Monastery, which was established by Lords of Ptuj. In the City Square we can see the City Hall, monument dedicated to St. Florjan and many other. Th...

Turnisce Castle

Castle Park at Turnisce Castle

Lake Ptuj

Lake Ptuj on Drava belongs to the largest artificial lakes in Slovenia. It was made in the year 1978, when they stemed up the river Drava. Lake Ptuj is 12 metres deep, 9 metres long and 1,2 km wide. The lake is intended for the hydroelectric station Formin. In place Markovce is the lake water separated into two parts. One flows to the riverbed of river Drava and the other flows by the channel to hydroelectric station. On Ptuj Lake are two islands and we can see how birds are nesting. The lake is home for rare and protective kinds of birds as are the cormorant, ordinary tern, river gull and others. The L...