Sunday 2. March at 08:45 - 16:30
Timetable can vary due to unexpected road conditions
Ptuj city
🎋🎉 Kurentovanje - Slovenian Traditional Carnival 🎋🎉 March 2nd 🎋🎉
Kurentovanje: The holiday of spring and tradition
During the Shrovetide, the oldest Slovenian town, Ptuj, is transformed into a great carnival venue where the famous Kurenti rule. The tradition of Kurentovanje goes back more than 60 years and is one of the largest Shrovetide carnivals in Slovenia. The figure of Kurenti and their door-to-door rounds during Shrovetide have been entered on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
We will be visiting KURENTOVANJE, a traditional Slovenian carnival, however a kick off into a day will start with sweet breakfast – famous large DONUTS in Trojane.
Rising gently above a wide valley, Ptuj (p-too-ee) forms a symphony of red-tile roofs best viewed from across the Drava River. One of the oldest towns in Slovenia, Ptuj equals Ljubljana in terms of historical importance, but the compact medieval core, with its castle, museums, monasteries and churches, can easily be seen in a day.
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