Goricko

We spent the whole day walking in Goricko. At the end of the day we came to the enormous Grad (the Castle), building with 356 rooms. But it was already dark and I couldn't take any pictures.

Close to Austria.

Ascending another hill.

Along the Austrian border. The farm in the picture is on the Austrian side.

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Goricko

We were walking in the area very close to the Hungarian and Austrian border. It is part of the Central European Green Belt.

Hikers approaching the "Tromejnik".

At the "Tromejnik". Tromejnik is the stone indicating the point where three countries touch: Slovenia, Austria and Hungary.This picture is taken from the Hungarian side.

The picture taken from the Austrian side.

Goricko

Goricko is part of Prekmurje, a rather undeveloped region of Slovenia. But it has good prospects for further developement of tourism based primarely on natural mineral and thermal waters. Speculators have been buying property (at present very cheap) and waiting for prices to raise.

Goricko in Trdkova.

Goricko in Trdkova - near the border with Austria and Hungary.

Goricko in Trdkova.

Goricko

Goricko is a remote part of Slovenia. In the time of Yugoslavia it was a "forgotten area".

Old, traditional house in Trdkova.

Tree at the crossways.

Charateristic cross at the crossways.

Goricko

It was the first day of spring. Hikers were in high spirits.

"Feel the warm breath of wind

caressing my face in the light

Feel my lungs and taste the air

spring is finally here"

Break in Trdkova.

First spring wild flowers: Primula vulgaris, primrose.

Traditional house.

Goricko

Goricko where we were walking is a part of a large Nature Park Goricko - Raab - Orseg in three countries Slovenia, Austria and Hungary.

View from the hill with the Evangelical Church in Gornji Petrovci.

Traditional farmhouse.

Before the outburst of spring.

Goricko is a land of rolling hills and valleys.

Gornji Petrovci

We started out trail through Goricko in Gornji Petrovci and ended it in Grad. Three local guides led us from village to village mostly along hidden paths. We do not like asphalt roads.

Pine trees in Gornji Petrovci.

Hikers in Gornji Petrovci.

One of pot bellied pigs we saw on a farm in Gornji Petrovci.

The Evangelical Church on a hill (336 m) in Gornji Petrovci.

Radenci - Murska Sobota

Yesterday (21 March) we were walking in Goricko, the most north eastern part of Slovenia. Our starting point was the village Gornji Petrovci. On the way to Gornji Petrovci we stopped for coffe and drink in Radenci and Murska Sobota.

Hotel Radin in Radenci. On the right is our bus. Radenci is a popular spa town.

Image of Murska Sobota.

The church of St. Nicholas in Murska Sobota, built in 1912. This is the third church on this place, the first was built in 1071.

St. Nicholas Church in Murska Sobota.

Rotund in the Village Selo

The wall and the ceiling of the Rotund are painted with frescoes probably from the 14th century.

On the right: The Adoration of the Magi.

Painting in the Rotund and narrow windows.

Inside the Rotund.

View from the Rotund.

Rotund in the Village Selo

From Moravske Toplice we went by bus to the village Selo where we looked at the Romanesque Rotund from the 13th century.

The Rotund of St. Nicholas and the Holy Virgin - a pearl in the valley.

The Rotund is a magnificent relict of a wider architectural medieval complex of buildings.

The entire structure was reconstructed back into its original form in 1956 and 1979.

On the right of the church stands a wooden bell tower.

Prekmurje, Moravske Toplice

We had a break again in Moravske Toplice. It is one of several spas in Prekmurje. The town is the center of the Evangelical Church in Slovenia.

The Evangelical church in Moravske Toplice.

The Evangelical church in Moravske Toplice.

Image of Prekmurje.

Image of Prekmurje.