Visit Maribor - Awards and certificates

Certificate: Best Wine Capital of Europe 2026

The global tourism platform European Best Destinations (EBD) has named Maribor Europe’s Best Wine Capital 2026. Standing out among numerous European wine capitals, the city of the world’s oldest grape-producing vine won the title with its unique combination of rich heritage, outstanding gastronomy, and a vibrant cultural scene.

The ranking of Europe’s best wine destinations was also featured by the international media outlet Forbes.

The global platform European Best Destinations

European Best Destinations is Europe’s most visited tourism website, reaching more than 400 million travelers, including numerous tourism professionals and media representatives. The estimated marketing value of promotion through the platform exceeds €1.6 million, providing substantial support for promoting Maribor’s tourism businesses and their offerings.

Best wine capitals 2026

Logo of the best wine capital in Europe 2026

Below is the logo that you can use for promotion according to your needs. For further questions or assistance in using the logo, please contact us.

Logo

Display EBD stickers in visible locations.
Stickers featuring the Maribor - European Best Wine Capital 2026 logo are available for you to display prominently on your premises. By doing so, you highlight your participation in the joint promotion of Maribor as Europe’s Best Wine Capital 2026.

You can collect the stickers from TIC Maribor or email us at tic@maribor.si to have them sent by post.

Add the logo to your promotional materials.
Use the official logo on your website, social media, printed promotional materials, and other communication channels. This will highlight your connection to the wine capital and attract visitors’ attention.

Use the hashtag on social media.
Using hashtags increases the visibility of your offerings and attracts visitors looking for wine experiences. The hashtag below helps your posts reach a wider audience interested in wine tourism and stand out as part of Maribor’s story as Europe’s Best Wine Capital 2026.

#MariborEuropeanBestWineCapital2026

Contact
TIC Maribor
Partizanska cesta 6a, 2000 Maribor
T: +386 2 23 46 611
E: tic@maribor.si

Certificate: Best Green Capital of Europe

European Best Destinations (EBD) has named Maribor Europe’s Best Green Capital 2025, recognizing our city’s exceptional potential for sustainable tourism. This prestigious accolade was also covered by Forbes, which highlights Maribor as one of Europe’s most sustainability-minded destinations.

Copenhagen (Denmark) and Riga (Latvia) ranked second and third on the list of ten European cities offering a unique combination of natural attractions, green spaces, well-being, and a vibrant cultural scene.

The global platform European Best Destinations

European Best Destinations is Europe’s most visited tourism website, reaching more than 400 million travelers, including numerous tourism professionals and media representatives. The estimated marketing value of promotion through the platform exceeds €1.6 million, providing substantial support for promoting Maribor’s tourism businesses and their offerings.

Best Green Capitals of Europe in 2026

European Best Green Capital logo

Various versions of the logo are available below for use in your promotional materials to suit your needs. If you have any questions or need help using the logos, please contact us.

Logo - green and white

Logo - green

Logo - white

Add the logos to your promotional materials.

Use the official logos for the title on your website, social media, printed promotional materials, and other communication channels. This will highlight your connection to the green capital and attract sustainability-minded visitors.

Tell us about your sustainable offerings.

We want to showcase the sustainable practices of local businesses. If your business incorporates sustainable solutions, let us know so we can include you in our promotional activities:

Green accommodation: Properties close to nature that incorporate environmentally friendly solutions.
Local cuisine: Dishes made with local, seasonal ingredients, supporting local farmers and producers.
Sustainable experiences: Experiences involving natural materials, such as pottery workshops, wooden craft making, or traditional craft workshops.

Use hashtags on social media.

Using hashtags can increase the visibility of your offerings and attract visitors looking for sustainable experiences. The hashtags below help your posts reach a wider audience interested in green tourism and stand out as part of Maribor’s story as Europe’s Best Green Capital 2025.

#mariboreuropeanbestgreencapital2025 #mariborgreen #sloveniangreen

Contact

To have your offerings featured on Visit Maribor’s communication channels or to request further information, please contact us:

TIC Maribor
Partizanska cesta 6a, 2000 Maribor
T: +386 2 23 46 607
E: nina.petric@maribor.si

Maribor secured an outstanding third place in the competition for European Best Destination 2023 and was named Europe’s Best Culinary Destination.

After 21 days of voting for 21 European destinations, the Styrian capital received more than 68,600 votes, finishing ahead of tourism icons such as Vienna, London, Copenhagen, and Prague, and outperforming Rome, Porto, and Paris among culinary destinations.

Warsaw was named European Best Destination, followed by Athens in second place. A total of 686,244 votes from 178 countries were cast on Europe’s most visited tourism website, www.europeanbestdestinations.com. Of these, 48 percent came from Europe and 52 percent from the rest of the world. The largest shares of votes for Maribor came from the United Kingdom (28 percent), the United States (13 percent), Germany (11 percent), Austria (9 percent), France (6 percent), and Italy (5.4 percent).

Certificate: European Destinations of the Year 2023

More about the EBD results

Overview of international media coverage

Following the announcement of the results on February 10, 2023, European Best Destinations launched an intensive international promotional campaign involving prestigious media outlets such as Forbes USA, Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic, Corriere Viaggi, Yahoo, and GEO. The platform’s potential reach exceeds 400 million travelers and other interested audiences, with an estimated marketing value of more than €1.6 million.