Come to Maribor, it’s beautiful. People are friendly, food is good, great wine. You can’t go wrong coming here even if you want to walk in the beautiful park.
Bold enough for breakthrough ideas. Relaxed enough for meaningful conversations. With historic streets, urban energy, and the forests of Pohorje never more than 10 minutes away.
Bold enough for breakthrough ideas. Relaxed enough for meaningful conversations. With historic streets, urban energy, and the forests of Pohorje never more than 10 minutes away.
Maribor offers the perfect setting for PODIM: everything within reach, from the conference venue to wine cellars, charming medieval streets, breathtaking views from the city vineyards, and award-winning restaurants.
Here, networking doesn’t end when the last panel closes – it continues in after-hours conversations that shape tomorrow’s ventures, over a glass of wine or a locally brewed beer.
Surrounded by the forests of Pohorje and shaped by the Drava River, Maribor offers more than scenic views. It offers clarity. From cultural venues and historic quarters to riverside walks and elevated viewpoints, the city creates space for ideas to evolve beyond the conference stage.
Lent, the city’s oldest quarter, is home to a true living treasure. Over 450 years old and still bearing fruit, it stands as a symbol of Maribor’s deep-rooted wine tradition. Step inside to discover the story of local winemaking heritage, enjoy a curated tasting of selected regional wines, or take home a bottle as a refined souvenir from Europe’s Best Wine Capital 2026.
Come to Maribor, it’s beautiful. People are friendly, food is good, great wine. You can’t go wrong coming here even if you want to walk in the beautiful park.
Michael Kerschbaumer
SFG, Austria
It’s beautiful. It’s so green here, it’s hilly. It’s gorgeous. I want to come back and see the countryside.
Steve MacDonald
MacDonald Ventures, USA
Maribor is a beautiful city and even If you don’t have any meetings or anything, you have time to enjoy the city a little bit.
Simon Schmiderer
zone16, Austria
The Old Vine
Castle with the Regional Museum
Vinag Wine Cellar
Franciscan church
Water Tower
Piramida
The Main Square
Pohorje
From traditional Štajerska dishes to Michelin-recommended restaurants, the city offers great spots for business lunches, investor dinners, or simply a good meal after a day at PODIM.
At the Municipality of Maribor, we firmly believe that the city of Maribor has an exceptional potential for development, which will place it alongside cities in which living, working, and creating is excellent.
Therefore, with enthusiasm and passion, we tackle the challenges of how to create conditions and good opportunities for individuals, especially youth and those who left to study abroad, to immigrate to the city. We want more innovation and creativity, more knowledge, talent, and more perseverance. The rapid adaptation of Podim is just one of the proofs of what our university city can do. Our task is to connect and direct such exceptional individuals, organizations, and initiatives towards a common goal. We believe that the following can trigger positive development that will be reflected at all levels of urban and suburban life. We want a proud city, we believe in a proud Maribor!
Saša Arsenovič
Mayor, Municipality of Maribor