Hotel Habakuk
PODIM Conference traditionally takes place in the Habakuk Hotel, which lies on the slopes of Pohorje and is a ten-minute drive away from the Maribor city center. This hotel has been chosen because of its excellent conference facilities, warm hospitality and top-class service.
Maribor – The city of the Golden Fox and the oldest grapevine in the world!
Maribor is the second biggest and most important Slovenian city. It is an economic, business, cultural and university centre of the Slovenian north-eastern region and a vibrant European start-up hub. The city is quickly developing into one of the most visible touristic centres of the European Adriatic region and the credit for this also goes to some interesting facts about Maribor! For nearly five decades, the Maribor Pohorje hill has been hosting the Golden Fox – the Ski World Cup for women. “Golden foxes” with the most individual wins are the legendary Vreni Schneider, Anja Parson and Erika Hess. Slovenian Tina Maze, one of the best skiers in the world, also celebrated slalom and overall victories at the Golden Fox in 2013.
Maribor also proudly keeps and takes care of its grapevine, which is in the Guinness book of records as the oldest grapevine in the world. It has been growing in the old city centre for more than 400 years!
Slovenia
Slovenia lies in the heart of Europe, where the Alps meet the Mediterranean sea and the Pannonian Plain meets the Karst. This small green country measures 20,273 km2 in area, and is home to sincere, hospitable people of great diligence. It has an exceptional number of top athletes, and a wealth of cultural creativity. In Slovenia, it is not difficult to compare the value of goods and services, as they are priced in one of the world’s major currencies, the Euro.
- Currency: Euro
- Time zone: CET (UTC +1)
- Temperature in May: 15 – 17 degrees
- Safety: Slovenia is amongst top 10 safest countries in the world
- Second language: English (people speak English very well)
- Population: 2 mio
- GDP per capita: 28.000$> More about Slovenia
Accommodation options
We have arranged special offers for you in the following hotels. In order to benefit from the special offer, you have to state the key word "PODIM" when booking the room.
| Hotel | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|
| Habakuk Hotel *conference venue |
Single room 71€ Double room 110€ *no advance payment necessary |
T: + 386 2 234 43 33 E: [email protected] Key word: PODIM |
| IBIS STYLES MARIBOR CITY CENTER | Single room: 60.00€ Double room: 110.00€ *advance payment necessary |
T: + 386 2 234 43 33 E: [email protected] Key word: PODIM |
|
MERCURE MARIBOR CITY CENTER |
Single room: 71.00€ Double room: 110.00€ *advance payment necessary |
T: + 386 2 234 43 33 E: [email protected] Key word: PODIM |
| Hotel ARENA | Single room: 60.00€ Double room: 110.00€ *advance payment necessary |
T: + 386 2 234 43 33 E: [email protected] Key word: PODIM |
All the prices are "Bed and breakfast". VAT is included. In order to benefit from the special offer, you have to state the key word "PODIM" when booking the room.
Directions
By plane
Maribor has an international airport, i.e. the Edvard Rusjan Airport or simply just the Maribor Airport that provides some regular flight connections. Nearby airports are also in:
- Ljubljana - (Slovenia),
- Graz - (Austria),
- Zagreb - (Croatia) and
- Klagenfurt - (Austria).
By train
The Maribor train station is situated in the eastern part of the Maribor city centre (at Partizanska cesta 50). By train, you can travel to Maribor from for example:
- Vienna Meidling – Maribor (3 h 30 m)
- Graz – Maribor (1 h)
- Venezia Santa Lucia – Ljubljana – Maribor (9 - 10 h)
- Zagreb – Dobova – Zidani most – Celje – Pragersko – Maribor (3 h 30 min)
- Budapest – Vienna – Graz – Maribor (6 h 30 m)
- Budapest – Hodoš – Murska Sobota – Ormož – Ptuj – Pragersko – Maribor (6 h 30 m)
- Budapest – Murakerestur – Zagreb – Maribor (13 h 30 m)
- Prague – Vienna – Maribor (9 h)
By car
By car, you can travel to the Maribor region from the direction of:
- Ljubljana (Slovenia) on the A1/E57,
- Zagreb (Croatia) on the E59,
- Budapest (Hungary) on the E59/E65/E71/M7 and
- Trieste (Italy) on the E57/E70.
Maribor is located only a few minutes from the Austrian border. You can travel to Maribor from the direction of:
- Graz on the A9/E57/E59,
- Klagenfurt on the road B80/B70 and
- Villach on the B80/B70/E66/B83.
The distance between Maribor and other capitals of former Yugoslavian countries is:
- Ljubljana 123 km (Slovenia)
- Zagreb 110 km (Croatia),
- Sarajevo 487 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina),
- Belgrade 512 km (Serbia),
- Podgorica 703 km (Montenegro) and
- Skopje 945 km (Macedonia).
The distance between Maribor and other European cities is:
- Paris 1299 km
- Venice 365 km
- Prague 548 km
- Budapest 340 km
- Berehove 653 km
- Shkodra 759 km
- Hamburg 1163 km
- London 1488 km
- Nordkapp 3699 km
- Lisbon 2739 km
- Belgorod 1925 km
- Thessaloniki 1134 km
- Frankfurt 1050 km
- Graz 68 km
- Milan 622 km
- Munich 493 km
- Salzburg 352 km
- Split 460 km
- Trieste 216 km
- Vienna 255 km
- Zurich 803 km
