Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Just past Sunny Park (Sončni Park) in Muzejski trg is the former
Dominican Monastery
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(Dominikanski Samostan; Muzejski trg 1)
dating from the 13th cen-
tury, which contains the
lapidary and archaeological collections
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of the Ptuj Regional Museum (
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)
. But the main attractions are the Roman tomb-
stones, altars and wonderful mosaics unearthed in Ptuj and at the
Mithraic shrines
(
778 87 80; adult/child €1/0.50; by appointment)
at Spodnja Hajdina (key at house No
37a) and Zgornji Breg (key at Ulica K Mitreju 3), a couple of kilometres west of town.
CASTLE, MUSEUM
Ptuj Castle
(Grad Ptuj; 787 92 45, 748 03 60; Na Gradu 1)
Ptuj castle is an agglomeration of
styles from the 14th to the 18th centuries. It houses the
Ptuj Regional Museum
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( 787 92 30;
www.pok-muzej-ptuj.si
;
adult/child €4/2.50;
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm Sat & Sun summer, 9am-5pm daily winter)
but is worth the
trip mostly for the views of Ptuj and the Drava River. The shortest way to the castle is to
follow narrow Grajska ulica, east of Hotel Mitra, which leads to a covered wooden stair-
As you enter the castle courtyard, look to the west at the red marble
tombstone of Fre-
derick IX
, the last lord of Ptuj (he died in 1438). The ground floor of one wing is de-
voted to an
arms collection
of some 500 weapons. The suits of armour are particularly
fine. Also here is a fascinating
musical instruments collection
from the 17th to 19th cen-
turies.
The 1st floor is given over to period rooms - treasure-troves of original tapestries,
painted wall canvases, portraits, weapons and furniture left by the castle's last owners, the
Herbersteins (1873-1945). Notice the coat of arms containing three buckles and the Eng-
lish motto 'Grip Fast' - it belonged to the Leslies, a Scottish- Austrian family who owned
the castle from 1656 to 1802. The
Chinoiserie Room
is excellent.
Festival Hall
contains Europe's largest collection of aristocratic
Turkerie portraits
,
though possibly of more historical rather than artistic interest.
On the 2nd floor is a large collection of
Kurent masks
as well as various Gothic
statues and oil paintings.
Festivals & Events
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