Slovenian Styria: spa stay in Rogaška Slatina, Maribor, Ptuj and Graz (12 days)

Day 1: Drive to southern Germany

• Morning departure from the pick-up point of your choice.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break.
• Drive into Germany, lunch at leisure on the way.
• Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel in southern Germany, dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Through Austria to Rogaška Slatina

• Breakfast, then drive through Austria and Styria.
• Late-afternoon arrival in Rogaška Slatina and check-in for 8 nights.
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3: Maribor and the Old Vine

• Drive to Maribor, on the Drava.
• Guided tour of the old town and the Lent district (on request).
• Visit of the Old Vine House, with a vine over 400 years old (on request).
• Tasting of Styrian wines (on request).
• Back to the hotel in mid-afternoon, dinner.

Day 4: Free day in Rogaška Slatina

• Free day, the driver’s rest day.
• Walk in the spa park and a taste of the spring’s mineral water.
• Spa treatments or thermal baths (on request).
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 5: Ptuj, Slovenia’s oldest town

• Drive to Ptuj, on the Drava.
• Guided tour of the old town (on request).
• Visit of Ptuj Castle and its collections (on request).
• Lunch in the area (on request).
• Stop at the basilica of Ptujska Gora, then back to the hotel for dinner.

Day 6: Celje and its castle

• Drive to Celje, town of the Counts of Celje.
• Visit of Celje Old Castle and its view over the valley (on request).
• Stroll through the old town.
• Free afternoon at the hotel, dinner.

Day 7: Olimje

• Drive to the village of Olimje.
• Visit of the monastery and its old pharmacy with painted ceilings (on request).
• Visit of an artisan chocolate maker (on request).
• Lunch at a farm inn in the area (on request).
• Back to the hotel in mid-afternoon, dinner.

Day 8: The Jeruzalem wine road

• Drive to the Jeruzalem hills, among Slovenia’s finest vineyards.
• Stops at viewpoints over the terraced vineyards.
• Lunch with wine tasting at a winegrower’s (on request).
• Back to the hotel, dinner.

Day 9: Second free day

• Free day, the driver’s rest day.
• Rest, walks or treatments at the spa.
• Farewell dinner at the hotel.

Day 10: Graz, capital of Styria

• Breakfast, then drive to Graz, in Austria.
• Guided tour of the UNESCO-listed old town (on request).
• Ride up the Schlossberg by funicular or lift (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel in Graz, dinner and overnight.

Day 11: Drive to Germany

• Breakfast, then return drive through Austria.
• Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel in southern Germany, dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast, then the last leg to Belgium.
• Return to your area in the late afternoon or early evening.