Holiday Apartment in Zgornja Kungota: Wine, Trails and Baroque

The Church of St. Cunegunda was first mentioned in 1391. It stands on a hill above Zgornja Kungota. Its interior has vaulted ceilings and rich Baroque furnishings; three Baroque altars are particularly noteworthy.

Cycling

Several cycling tours begin and end in Zgornja Kungota. The Kungoška kolesarska pot brez meja starts and ends there and is more challenging because of its numerous climbs and descents. The Kungoška razgledna kolesarska pot leads from Zgornja Kungota via Svečina, Huda luknja and the Jurij border crossing back to Zgornja Kungota. The Kolesarska pot kungoških vinorodnih gričev also begins and ends in Zgornja Kungota. It runs mostly along paved local roads and well-maintained gravel paths.

Walking Trails and Surroundings

The walking trail Sprehajalna pot na Čajžič offers views of Zgornja Kungota and Plintovec. In the surroundings of Zgornja Kungota, the Plački stolp on Plački vrh can be reached by car, bicycle or on foot. Every year on 1 May, hikes to the Plački stolp take place from the directions of Jurij, Svečina, Zgornja Kungota, Spodnja Kungota and Šentilj.

Wine, Food and Festivals

Martinova tržnica includes wine tastings, a St. Martin’s celebration, the baptism of the young wine and live music. At Vinogradništvo Hlupič, wine tastings and tastings of bottled wines are offered by prior arrangement. Izletniška kmetija Elšnik offers tastings of its own wines and bottled wines. These include cold cuts or open-faced sandwiches, homemade pastries, gibanica and štruklji.

Vinogradniško izletniška kmetija Leber offers hot and cold dishes with wine from its own production and prepares wine tastings in its cellar on request. Vino Valdhuber offers wine tastings by prior arrangement. At Vino Gaube, Špičnik 17, 2201 Zgornja Kungota, Slovenia, group tastings for up to 24 people are possible by prior arrangement; under the same arrangement, they also offer three-, four- and five-course menus, cold cuts with side dishes and high-quality desserts.

Opok offers guided wine tastings only by prior arrangement; the address is Jedlovnik 28, 2201 Zgornja Kungota, Slovenia. Vinogradništvo Ivan Dreisiebner offers wine tastings by arrangement in a vaulted cellar described as being more than 300 years old.

The cvetje pecivo festival takes place in June. It includes, among other things, tournaments, workshops, lectures, exhibitions of flowers and pastries, a cultural programme and a fire brigade parade.

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Further destinations: Selnica ob Muri, Dolnja Počehova, Pesnica pri Mariboru, Svečina, Jareninski Dol, Pesnica.

To the higher-level travel overview: Pesnica.