Maribor - a city surrounded by beauty – part V

After a resting in the city center, a stroll in nature is just what the doctor ordered. And there’s no better option than to go into the woods of mountain forests of Pohorje. Since Maribor is on the base of the mountain, you can take a city bus there, or a cable cart... or simply just walk!
 
The last option is probably the best, for it allows you to experience nature in the fullest. You’ll explore the forests and not only see, but also hear, smell and feel the fresh air on your skin... you’ll soak up the nature with every part of your body.

Habakuk – a name most people associate with the luxurious hotel in Maribor, but it’s an odd name. In fact, the hotel got its name after the part of the Mountain, the one where you’ll arrive taking this route. they say Habakuk was a sort of a leprechaun of Pohorje, but undoubtedly there is also a biblical reference to Habakuk. He was a profit, who kept asking the lord, why he has to see the endless suffering of his followers and the chosen people. The origin of the name is not explored to the fullest yet, but we could say that the leprechaun saw the devastation of the forests of Pohorje, and just like the profit started asking – why? We might therefore conclude (even without strong proof) that Habakuk might have been the first ecological leprechaun in the world – or at least on Pohorje.

Poštela – a sight protected by the law of preserving cultural heritage of Slovenia, a place where an iron age settlement stood. The location got more attention before WWI at the turn of the 20th century. After the First World War the excavations and explorations stopped. It’s a real shame spot, for it’s one of our greatest iron age sites and definitely the most impotent one in the northern part of the country. Unfortunately apart from an earth mound there’s very little you can see.

Then I suggest you stop at the eco farm “Pohorka,” where you’ll be able to lear about nature and even about herbal gardens.
 
Next you continue towards Bolfenk, which got its name because of the church of St. Bolfenk. It’s curious that the name Bolfenk (another biblical name) also became a name of yet another local leprechaun :) .
 
From here you can start descending past Luka or take the cable cart down to the city (you could also take the cart up and make the trip in the reverse order – we all know it’s easier to go downhill).