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Church of St John the Baptist: this rotunda church at Muta in the Drava valley dates from 1052 and is one of the oldest in Slovenia. Its round shape, wooden slatted roof and small steeple are typical of this Alpine region - truly beautiful against the backdrop of wooded hills |
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Feast of the Assumption, 2004: celebrations attended by 100s of people are held at the pilgrimage Church of the Virgin Mary at Ptujska Gora. The church's most noted work of art is the 15th century carved wooden misericord behind the altar - the Mary with Mantle |
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2004 grape harvest: we visited Mr Puhan's vineyard to taste and buy his wines, and afterwards inspected this year's crop. Harvesting begins in October and, as always, he believed that 2004 would be a good year |
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Stork
on nest at Velika Polana: storks are a common sight in Prekmurje, and in almost every village, you see the bulky nests perched on top of chimneys and power poles. The birds are said to return each year to the same nest for laying of eggs |
