Departure at 04:00 am at the Park Hotel, at 04:15 am (the cemetery in Varazdin) and 04:45 am from Ivanec (ivanečka Špica). Driving through Slovenia and Austria, with a short stop on the way. Arrival in Mariazell around 10:00. A tour of the picturesque little town: the main square with the largest hanging Advent wreath in Europe, the Basilica of St. Mary, the chapel of St. Sources, a living nativity scene and the main street. Around 11:00 am visiting the presentation of making gingerbread products, production and decoration of candles from beeswax and making gingerbread (extra). A tour of Ivica and Marica gingerbread made home. Around 13:00 pm you can attend a presentation of making Magenliquor and tasting herbal liqueur maded of many Alpine herbs (extra). If you desire, around 11:00 am departure to the Regional Museum where they displayed various thematic areas of the pilgrimage, extinct crafts, cast iron, prehistoric cave findings, the origins of the sport of skiing and Mariazell Railways (extra). After visit, free time to visit the many events at the Advent Fair (making special Raku ceramics) and refreshments. At 16:30 pm blessing of the Advent wreath and the ignition of the first large candle on the Advent wreath, accompanied by music. Departing from Mariazell around 17:30. Driving to the nearby town Gusswerk where the traditional procession of the bogeyman is – it involves more than a hundred bogeyman with valuable wooden masks and various decorations. Around 19:00 pm, return to our homes. A short stop on the way for refreshments. Arriving at the place of departure in the late evening, until midnight.