Pirmidia (Pyramid)

Mariborski Mestni Park en Anglais as “Maribor city park” is a large area with over 150 native and foreign tree types, multiple large ponds filled with a variety of fish, turtles, and other wildlife. It backs up to a series of hills 100m-350m high.
We chose to go through the woods and into the vineyards of Kalvaria which provides an amazing view of the mountains and Maribor. In the year 1683 the people of Maribor in gratitude for the cessation of the plague, which unmercifully hit the town, made a pilgrim's path up Kalvarija (Calvary) and on the top built the small church of St Barbara and St Rosalia.
CJ has always wanted to find a small chapel on top of a hill. We could see it in the distance. A local family told us it was Piramida and could be accessed through the park walkways. So down one hill and up another to find the chapel. As well as the remnants of a 12th century Marchburg castle. The noble Spanheim family built the castle at the beginning of the 12th century for protection against the Hungarians. The castle was in the border Drava march and it was from after that the settlement, market town and town got the name Marchpurg or Marburg, now Maribor.
In 1790, the castle ruins were reused to create a stone pyramid which is how the site got the name. In 1821, it was struck by lightning and destroyed.
Beautiful day for a hike. Back for lunch of cleaning up leftovers. Naps, pizza for dinner and it’s a good, relaxing, “do nothing” day.Okumaya devam et