castle · Ptuj
Ptuj Castle
The castle above Slovenia’s oldest town, holding a strong regional collection and the Kurentovanje masks.
- 1 h 40 min
Ptuj
The oldest documented town in Slovenia, Roman Poetovio, with a castle above and the country’s oldest wine cellar below.
- Best time to visit
- Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct
- Elevation
- 232 m
- Population
- 17,800
- Suggested stay
- 1–2 nights
Why visit
Ptuj is the oldest recorded settlement in Slovenia — Roman Poetovio, and a legionary base before that. The castle above the old town holds a good regional collection, and Ptujska klet beneath it has been storing wine since 1239, making it the oldest wine cellar in the country. Ptuj is also the centre of Kurentovanje, the pre-Lent carnival whose kurent figures are on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list; if travelling in February, that changes everything about the town.
Things to do
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Shabicht 
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Franc Lanjšček 
Einst u. Jetzt 
Ajznponar
Nature
Clemens Stockner 
Sl-Ziga 
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 
Nadaja 
Nadaja 
G-Cup
Food & drink
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winery · Ptuj
Ptujska klet
The oldest wine cellar in Slovenia, storing wine under Ptuj since 1239, with an archive going back to 1917.
- 1 h 15 min
- bar€€
- cafe€€
- bar€€
- bar€€
- fast food€€
Family
Krzysztof Golik castle · Ptuj
Ptuj Castle
The castle above Slovenia’s oldest town, holding a strong regional collection and the Kurentovanje masks.
- 1 h 40 min