Welcome to Gornja Radgona
Tourist programs
In the 18th century, red-haired Apolonia was accused of witchcraft in Gornja Radgona, simply because she used herbs to heal people and animals and could make more butter from the same amount of milk than other farmers. Even though there are many routes suitable for cycling or hiking, she prefers to explore by taking the tourist train. Along the way, hospitable locals offer her traditional pastries such as kvasenice, Prlekija layered cake, ocvirkovica, and walnut or poppy seed potica. Beforehand, she stops by a wine cellar under a romantic waterfall and refreshes herself with sparkling wine and native Ranina. She glances sideways at Špital, a unique building from the early 17th century, and the Memory Park “Never Again,” which commemorates the battles for the country’s independence. She stops in the Alley of the Greats, dedicated to famous people of Radgona, and climbs up to the Church of St. Peter.
Her journey continues to Ivanjševska Slatina, where she takes a short break to drink from the spring water, which was once believed to be brewed underground by witches. Before long, she arrives in Negova, where she is welcomed in baroque attire and entertained with a performance of the Gorska pravda. After visiting the Church of Mary, she is reminded to behave appropriately at the pillory. The renovated castle from the 14th century invites her inside its walls. Next to the castle walls, in the Adventure and Herbal Park, she picks some herbs from among the four hundred varieties. But she must return, as the big fair in town is about to begin. On her way back, she passes through Črešnjevci, where Peter Dajnko, a lover of letters and bees, was born in a typical Pannonian house. She finally rests in the Lisjak Struga by the Mura River, where in the spring, people gather wild garlic, and in the summer, they hold fish picnics. As a lover of life, she does not shy away from good food, so in the evening, she stops at one of the many tourist farms and enjoys sour soup with buckwheat žganci and blood sausage with sauerkraut. Then she disappears into the night, but the scent of dried fruit and anise lingers in the air for a long time.
Visitors tie ribbons to her walking stick to fulfill their health and love wishes. Red-haired Apolonia is a descendant of a woman who, in the 18th century, was accused of witchcraft in Gornja Radgona for healing people and animals and making more butter from the same amount of milk than other farmers.
Apolonia’s path leads from Gornja Radgona to the Herbal Park in Negova, passing all the local tourist attractions. You can create your own route as it is designed like a puzzle.
