St. Martin’s festival in the Karst

Where

Sežana, Štanjel
When

8. 11. – 11. 11. 2019

St. Martin’s Festival is known for entertainment, culinary exploits and, of course, tasting of Karst wine varieties. There is a hop-on-hop-off bus service that takes you from one open wine cellar to another. The tasting of young wine and excellent Karst dishes will surely amaze every visitor to this special culinary event.

During St. Martin’s Festival, you can find a rich culinary offer in many farms along the Karst Wine Route and an interesting programme is also awaiting you in Sežana and Štanjel.

Organisers: Zavod za šport, turizem in prosti čas Sežana and Javni zavod Komenski Kras

TIC Sežana
T: +386 5 731 01 28
E: tic.sezana@visitkras.info

TIC Štanjel
T: +386 5 769 00 56
E: info@stanjel.eu

Friday, 8 November

13.00 ~ 2nd Assessment of Young Wines at the Wine Festival in Štanjel
Location: Bistro Grad Štanjel, under the guidance of the Expert Panel of the Knights from the European Order of Wine Knights

16.00 –19.00~ Symposium on Teran wine, Štanjel
Expert consultation within the Agrotur Project, Interreg Italy–Slovenia: Cross-border sustainable development of agriculture and tourism in the Karst Plateau Free admission

17.00–20.00 ~ Opening of exhibitions and small cultural events, Štanjel

Saturday, 9 November

9.00 ~ ‘Farewell to autumn in the Karst’ running event, Sports Park

10.00–21.00 ~ Culinary treats at the Trg osvoboditve square in Sežana

10.00–18.00 ~ Open Day at wine cellars along the Karst Wine Route
Organised transport: Hop-on, hop-off bus

10.00 ~ Start of the journey along the Ruj circular trail
12.00 ~ Start of the journey on the Sežana–Štanjel route

10.00–20.00 ~ Wine & Culinary experience at Štanjel Castle
Tasting of wines, typical dry-cured meats, cheese and other culinary specialties of the Karst:

Wine cellars
Regional cuisine: tasting of dishes prepared by local restaurants and inns
Cheese makers
Prosciutto makers and producers of other dry-cured meats

10.00–18.00 ~ St. Martin's market and art market, with creative workshops, Štanjel

12.00–15.00 ~ The most beautiful nooks of Štanjel, guided tours

13.00 ~ Must blessing ceremony with cultural programme and proclamation of the best young wines, Štanjel

14.00–19.00 ~ Live music near the Karst House, Štanjel
‘Počeni škafi’ music band, with accompanying programme

10.00 ~ Bunčetova homestead – "Na placu"

10.00–19.00 ~ Open Day at the Bunčetova homestead, Pepa's Karst garden and the Room of the writer Boris Pahor Guided tour – price: 1 wine voucher
11.00–17.00 ~ Culinary treats at St Martin’s Festival, prepared by the Kras Tourist Society

12.00 ~ Pliskovica
12.00–19.00 ~ Culinary treats made by the Pliskovica Youth Hostel

13.00 ~ VinaKras wine cellar
A guided tour of the largest wine cellar in the Karst

20.00 ~ Sežana, Sports Park
St Martin's concert with the ‘Mambo Kings’ music band Admission fee: EUR 5.00

Sunday, 10 November

10.00–16.00 ~ Wine & Culinary experience at Štanjel Castle
Tasting of wines, typical dry-cured meats, cheese and other culinary specialties of the Karst: