A route with so many good things that you have to choose. After visiting the Island of Love on the Mura River near Beltinci, heal the excesses of love with an herbal tea from the ancient pharmacy at the Olimje Monastery. Admire the strongest of Ptuj’s “Kurenti” Carnival figures, among churches pick the smallest but most memorable Rotunda.
Discover your favourite warm pool among the many thermal spas and health resorts in Lendava, Banovci, Moravci, Radenci, Ptuj, Podčetrtek, and Čatež. We suggest you try them all first. Choose your favourite from the countless wines in the Brežice Wine Cellar. Here, however, we do not suggest that you try them all.
Suggestions on the Sun Route:
•Wellness: in numerous rich, invigorating, and healing waters along the route from Lendava via Moravske Toplice, Radenci, Banovci, Ptuj, Rogaška Slatina, and Podčetrtek to Čatež on the Sava River
•Gastronomy: “prekmurska gibanica,” “šunka,” “bograč,” delicacies from the lard barrel, “zlejvanke,” and wine roads with a wide spectrum of delicious wines from the Goričko, Haloze, Obsotelje, Bizeljsko-Sremiško, and Podgorjansko winegrowing districts
•Bicycling: among the nests of storks and Prekmurje’s plains and hills, across Haloze, the valley of the Sotla River, the mysterious brown–yellow sand trail, the Orlovska (“Eagle”) tour, wandering through the land of Cviček wine, you can listen to the murmur of the Mokrice forests
•Hiking: around the Prekmurje and Prlekije regions, in the forests around Podčetrtek, along the E7 European Footpath, the Slomšek Trail, education trails, through the vineyards . . .
•Events: Folklore Festival in Beltinci. Bürjaški Days in Ižakovci, Prleški Fair in Lotmerki (Ljutomer), Kurentovanje Carnival in Ptuj, the Brežice Festival of Early Music, Kostanjeviška noč, Tournament of Knights at Sevnica Castle
•Casinos: the Sun Route invigorates with numerous centers where you can try your luck, from Moravske Toplice, Gornja Radgona, Šentilj, and Rogaška Slatina to Čatež
Caving: Kostanjeviška jama cave
•Golfing: Moravske Toplice, Ptuj, Podčetrtek, Mokrice
•Riding: Hosta Equestrian Center near Šentjernej
Top experiences on the Sun Route:
• Carnival parades with ethnographic masquerade figures from Ptuj and Haloze
• a stroll through the natural reserve of primeval beech in Donačka gora
• a unique demonstration of crystal glass production at the Rogaška Glassworks
• a heavenly visit to Pekel Gorge and the three Bohor waterfalls
• water thrills at the thermal spas and water parks on the route with the most health resorts