Get to know Ormož

Visit the Regional Museum at the Castle, take a stroll through the Castle Park and the town of Ormož and have a cup of coffee at the Castle Cafeteria. The nearby Lake Ormož and the Ormož Basins Nature Reserve invite you to experience unspoiled nature.

Upon arrival in Ormož, we suggest you first visit the Ormož Museum, where you will learn about the town and its history through a tour of the Manor house and the Ormož Castle.  

After the tour of the Castle, we recommend a visit to the Castle Cafe Repair Shop, where you can make your own coffee in a very special way and choose a cup from a set of elegant cups to take it home later. For a perfect urban experience, you can stroll through the picturesque Castle Park, one of the best kept parks in Slovenia.

You may wish to end your tour of Ormož in the beautifully preserved city centre. You will also find the Ormož marketplace, which is open on Friday mornings near Hostel Ormož and offers local delicacies.

 The greater town of Ormož offers even more: to make it even better, we recommend that you use a bicycle (it is possible to rent one at the Tourist and Information Centre Ormož in the Ormož Castle). You can also go there by car or on foot.     

Beneath the Castle hill is the Puklavec Family Wines cellar. The latter has five stories reaching 25 metres in depth. Visit their wine-tasting room and pamper your taste buds with exquisite wines from local vineyards. You can also take a tour of the cellar upon prior arrangement.

South of the town of Ormož runs the Drava river, which forms Lake Ormož. You can cycle or walk along the lakeshore all the way to the Ormož Basins Nature Reserve, which is an outstanding wildlife sanctuary. In addition to numerous birds, the Reserve is also a sanctuary for water buffalo, which still live freely and graze on the embankments. This is a paradise for ornithologists, nature and peace lovers as well as hikers. 

To make the experience in these parts perfect, we also recommend an authentic homemade meal to satisfy your hunger. You can enjoy one in Frankovci at the Črni Ribič guesthouse not far from the Ormož Basins or in the town of Ormož at the Prosnik guesthouse.