Where will you go this year on Martin's Day? We have prepared some great suggestions that will make your martini 2016 a celebration in the truest sense of the word.
Martina 2016: where to celebrate Martina this year?
Martinovanje Ljubljana 2016
On the first Saturday in November, the city center of Ljubljana will once again come alive with wine and cuisine. Many stalls on the traditional, Martin's Ljubljana Wine Route will be occupied by winemakers from all over Slovenia and restaurateurs from near and far. As usual, it will also be possible to taste Ljubljana on this year's Ljubljana Wine Route through the Tastes of Ljubljana project. This year, for the first time, hotels from the center of Ljubljana will appear at the event, which together with the Slovenian Wine Festival will present a special selection of festival wines and hotel cuisine, which will be offered to visitors throughout November. In addition to the varied cultural and artistic program, the visitors are also in for a special surprise - Druga violina will raise a wine treasure from Ljubljanica, which has been kept in Ljubljanica since Summer Wine Pampering. And as befits a martini celebration, the varied wine offer will also be complemented by young wines. The Pubec project will offer visitors many young wines from Styrian winemakers.
November 12/old Ljubljana/ljubljanskavinskapot.si
Martinovanje Maribor 2016
The Martining in Maribor is the largest one-day public Martining in Slovenia, when 20 thousand visitors from Slovenia and abroad gather in the Styrian capital. A tribute to autumn and a happy gathering at Leona Štuklje Square are accompanied by a rich cultural and entertainment program and, of course, a traditional wine and culinary offer. The event on the occasion of St. Martin, the saint who turns must into wine, marks the symbolic end of the winegrower's year-long efforts, as well as the end of the Old Vine Festival. This year, the group Gadi, Ensemble Žargon, Ognjeni muzikanti, Small Wind Band Neuvirtovi Štajerci will perform at Trg Leona Štuklje, and there will also be a cultural and ethnological program with must baptism, local cuisine, excellent Styrian wines and a rich catering offer.
November 11/Maribor/maribor-pohorje.si
Martinovanje na Karst 2016
In the Karst this year, they are also preparing a very interesting Martinovanje along the Karst wine road, which will provide both entertainment and recreation. Visitors will be able to spoil themselves with culinary delights and an excellent drop of wine. Martinovanje in the Karst is intended for all generations, even the youngest ones will be taken care of. It will be organized hop on-hop off bus between the karst cellars, in Sežana the recreational run Tekaški pozdrav jeseni - Krasova10ka will take place in the morning, and in the afternoon there will be a rich children's program, which in the evening turns into fun under the tent for all generations. This year, Štanjel will also be colored by cuisine, and there will be guided tastings and tastings.
From November 11 to 13/Sežana–Komen/staenel.eu
Martinovanje Goriška brda 2016
A good glass, pleasant music, a varied cultural program and excellent company. In the shelter of the medieval walls of the fortified village of Šmartno in Brdi, a martini festival is held every year, adapted to the cultural atmosphere. In the cellars of the abandoned houses of the ancient village, it is possible to taste the quality wines of more than 30 winemakers from Brda and winemakers from Collio in Gorizia. A cultural and entertainment program takes place at the venue, around the village within the walls, and stands are set up with Bris products and home-made food.
From November 12 to 13/Brda/brda.si
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Martinovanje Bled 2016
In the spring of 2011, the city of Maribor presented Bled with a scion of the famous old vine from Lenta, which, with its entry in the Guinness Book of Records, is officially considered the oldest vine in the world, almost half a millennium old. Potomka at Bled Castle grows at a height of 599 m and is an important ethnographic feature. There will be a martini party with wine, music and dance at Bled Castle, there will also be a wine tasting from the wine-growing regions of Slovenia (Primorska, Dolenjska, Štajerska region) and a music and dance program with animation. The Castle restaurant will smell of Martin's delicacies.
November 12/Blejski grad/bled.si
Martinovanje Slovenska Konjica 2016
In Slovenske Konjice, in the embrace of noble stories, for many years in a row they have been preparing a traditional open-air martini celebration, which celebrates the transformation of must into wine, because a noble drop from the surrounding wine-growing hills is what gives Slovenske Konjice, the city of wine and flowers, its special color, aroma and gold gloss. This year it will be colorful and picturesque again, as you will be able to have a Martini among the golden hills of wine-growing Škalce.
November 12/Škalce, Zlati grič Wine Cellar/tic.konjice.si
Martinovanje Ormož 2016
Over the years, Martinovanje has grown into the most important tourist event in the municipality of Ormož. This year's Martin's celebration will mainly take place on Kerenčičev Square in the city of Ormož, in Martin's Tent (location of the former old communal hall), in the former Timo store and at other well-known traditional locations (museum, wine cellar, library, youth center). Visitors will have the opportunity to taste the delicacies of housewives and winegrowers. At the same time, the Wine Festival will take place, where it will be possible to try the best-rated wines and other wines from local winegrowers. On Friday, Martin's tent will be heated up by the rockers Riblja Čorba with the opening band.
From November 11 to 12/Ormož/martinovanje.si
Martin's dinner at the Angel restaurant (Martin's dinner)
In Slovenia, St. Martin is celebrated primarily as a wine festival. Until this day, the must is considered as impure and sinful new wine, which, when blessed, turns into true wine. According to customs and traditions, a mock blessing may be performed by a man disguised as a bishop. During the celebration, feasts are also held in the wine-growing regions, where geese (the famous Martin's goose) and millinery are most often on the menu. For the Slovenian Istria, martinja or martinja is typical only after the Second World War. Typical dishes are associated with olive oil (can also be just bread and oil), with which they accompanied the young wine. More demanding dishes at that time were mainly fuži (pasta) with rooster or chicken goulash, also called "žgvacet"), roasted turkey (Gos), sauerkraut ("kapuz"), fried bread with refoško. In the Angel restaurant in Ljubljana, they prepared a special one Martin's menu and seasoned it with excellent wines. The price of the menu is 19 euros per person.
November 18 at 6:00 p.m./Cesta Ljubljanske Brigade 33, Ljubljana/kaval-group.si
Martinovanje Kapelska gorica 2016
Also in Kapelske gorice, they will symbolically commemorate the feast of St. Martin with the transformation of must into wine, lively rhythms of excellent music and a rich cultural program. Parallel to the Martinovanje, on November 5, there will also be a Martin's walk, run and bike ride on the route Kapela - Bratonci, which will end with a feast and a social gathering.
November 5 between 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m./Chapel/ztsradenci.si
