Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.goldenfox.org
;
Jan)
The annual Women's World Cup Slalom and Giant Slalom
Competition - the coveted Zlata Lisica (Golden Fox) trophy - takes place on the main
piste of the Maribor Pohorje ski grounds in mid-January.
Sleeping & Eating
There are plenty of places to stay in the Maribor Pohorje, including more than a dozen
mountain lodges and holiday homes, some of them run by the Pohorje Sport Centre,
which can provide you with a list and basic map. Places close to main roads are the Cat-
egory III hut
Ruška Koča pri Arehu
( 041 666 552, 603 50 46; year-round)
with
36 beds at 1246m, and the more swish Category III lodge
Poštarski Dom pod Plešivcem
( 875 09 06, 822 10 55; Wed-Mon)
with 37 beds at 805m.
There are two camping grounds at the foothills of the Maribor Pohorje near the cable
car's lower station:
Camp Pohorje
( 614 09 50;
www.pohorje.org
;
Pot k Mlinu 57;
adult/child €9/6; year-round)
, with only 20 pitches for tents and 10 for caravans; and
Camping Centre Kekec
( 040 225 386;
www.cck.si
;
Pohorska ulica 35; adult/child
€9/6.50)
, with three-dozen pitches.
Almost everyone takes their meals in their hotels in the Maribor Pohorje; there are no
independent restaurants except for snack bars. Be on the lookout for dishes and drinks
unique to the region, including
pohorski lonec
(Pohorje pot), a kind of goulash;
pohorska
omleta,
a pancake filled with fruit; and
boroničevec,
a brandy made with forest berries.
Hotel Bellevue €€€
( 607 21 00;
www.termemb.si
; Na Slemenu 35; s €90-140, d €130-230, ste €160-260;
)
A Pohorje landmark, this very stylish place has 50 rooms and apartments
within tumbling distance of the upper cable-car station and is simply the poshest place in
the region. Rates include entry to the hotel's fine wellness centre.
HOTEL
Hotel Areh €
( 220 88 41;
www.pohorje.org
; Lobnica 32; per person half-board €35-45; )
At
the summit of Areh peak (1250m), about 6km southwest of the upper cable-car station,
this pleasant 84-bed ski lodge has wood-panelled rooms, a pleasant restaurant and helpful
staff. It rents ski equipment and mountain bikes as well.
LODGE
Hotel Bolfenk €€
HOTEL
