Bus from ČAČAK to MARIBOR

About the station ČAČAK

Čačak is the administrative center of the Moravička District and is located 140 km south of Belgrade. Čačak is located at the junction of Šumadija and the inner Dinarides. The city covers an area of 636 km² downstream of the Zapadna Morava River, surrounded by the mountains Vujan (857m) to the north, Ovčar (958 m) and Kablar (885 m) to the west, and Jelica (929 m) to the south, while in the east it is open to the Kraljevo Valley. The mountains Suvobor and Maljen are also nearby, located to the northwest.

Čačak was first mentioned under its current name on December 18, 1408, in a document from the Dubrovnik Archives. The history of this city is very turbulent, due to the many rebellions, conflicts, and wars that affected this area.

The city has a rich offer of cultural events. During the theater season, numerous theater troupes from all over Serbia are currently visiting the Cultural Center (which also has a Drama Studio, ballet, art, and sculpture schools). Exhibitions, as well as various performances, cultural and literary evenings are also held in the "Nadežde Petrović" and "Risim" galleries, the National Museum, the Photography Salon, the Intermunicipal Historical Archive, the City Library, the Students' Home building, etc. Art and sculpture colonies are most often held in Ovčar Banja.

There are numerous cultural, artistic, and entertainment and tourist events in the city and its surroundings that attract a large number of fans of ethno culture, original folk music, and other accompanying content. Current artistic production in the city can also be followed through the activities of various groups and associations (professional and amateur), as well as private galleries, art workshops, colonies, and numerous enthusiasts.

Tourism is one of the strategic directions of development of the city of Čačak and one of the most important economic sectors. The area of the city of Čačak with the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge, the spas of Banja Gornja Trepča, Ovčar Banja and Slatinska Banja, is rich in the natural beauty of the rural area and its monumental heritage. Cultural and historical monuments and archaeological sites are the subject of interest of numerous tourists, and the Ovčar-Kablar monasteries are the most valuable in this sense, as well as the historical and artistic value of the Roman Baths and the Gradina on Mount Jelica. Čačak is recognizable as a tourist destination for its preserved architecture, valuable monumental heritage, with numerous natural attractions in the surrounding area, it is the choice of tourists who can get to know the life, tradition, customs and culture of the city on the Western Morava.

Nightlife

Nightclub "Padrone", "Naša prica Čačak", "Srpski pub"

Restaurants

"Castello", "Petrović", "Kod Brana", "Moravski alasi"

Taverns

"Belvi KN", "Mladost", "Kod Nemca"

Events

"Ethnofest", "Disovo proleće", "Zlatni pajas Čačak", "Sabor fulaša Srbije - Oj Moravo", "Priča - beer, rock and Čačak"

Accommodation

Popular hotels and motels

"Royal Residence", "Kole", "Garni hotel aveny", "Castello Boutique Hotel", "Beli Dvor"

Shopping

Shopping center "Partizanka", "Youmart", "Riccone fashion outler", "Shop park"

Important phone numbers

JU "Tourist organization of Čačak" 342 360, 343 721

Police 192, 064/7663-000

Fire Department 193

Health Center 032/325-717

Bus Station 032/222 461

About the destination MARIBOR

Maribor is the second-largest city in Slovenia with about 95,500 inhabitants, it's also the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria and the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor.

Maribor was first mentioned as a market near the castle Castrum Marchburch ("March Castle") in 1204, and received town privileges in 1254. It began to grow rapidly after the victory of Rudolf I of the Habsburg dynasty over King Otakar II of Bohemia in 1278. Maribor withstood sieges by Matthias Corvinus in 1480/1481 and by the Ottoman Empire in 1532 and 1683.

Maribor has a humid continental climate, bordering on oceanic climate. Average temperatures hover around zero degrees Celsius during the winter. Summers are generally warm. Average temperatures during the city's warmest month (July) exceed 20 degrees Celsius, which is one of the main reasons for the Maribor wine tradition.

Many historical structures stand in Maribor. Of the remains of city walls surrounding the old downtown, the most prominent are the Judgement Tower, the Water Tower, and the Jewish Tower. Maribor Cathedral was built in the Gothic style in the 13th century. Maribor Synagogue was built in the 14th century, and is the second oldest synagogue of Europe. Today it serves as a centre for cultural activities. Other prominent Medieval buildings are Maribor Castle, Betnava Castle, and the ruins of Upper Maribor Castle on Pyramid Hill. Town Hall was constructed in the Renaissance style, and the Plague Column in the Baroque style.

The city hosts the University of Maribor, established in 1975, and many other schools.

Every June, the two-week Lent Festival (named after the waterfront district called Lent) is held, with hundreds of musical, theatrical and other events. Every year the festival attracts theatre, opera, ballet performers, classical, modern, and jazz musicians and dancers from all over the world, and of course many visitors. There is also mime, magic shows are being held and acrobats perform during the festival.

Maribor is known for wine and culinary specialities of international and Slovene. There are also many popular restaurants with Serbian cuisine. The Vinag Wine Cellar (Vinagova vinska klet), with the area of 20.000 m2 and the length of 2 kilometres, keeps 5,5 millions litres of wine. The house of the oldest grapevine in the world (Hiša stare trte) at Lent grows the world's oldest grapevine, which was in 2004 recorded in Guinness World Records. The grapevine of Žametovka is about 440 years old.

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