Central Croatia Trip Overview
Visit the former capital of Croatia, a baroque city known as “Little Vienna” among the locals, and the nearby 13th-century Trakošćan castle!
Varaždin city lies along the Drava River on a fertile alluvial plain that slopes towards the River Drava from the southwest to the northeast.
Trakošćan castle was built in the 13th century within Croatia’s northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley.
Please keep in mind that no local guides are included, but can be arranged upon request.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Central Croatia, Croatia
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Visit the former capital of Croatia, a baroque city known as “Little Vienna” among the locals, and the nearby 13th-century Trakošćan castle!
Varaždin city lies along the Drava River on a fertile alluvial plain that slopes towards the River Drava from the southwest to the northeast.
Trakošćan castle was built in the 13th century within Croatia’s northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley.
Please keep in mind that no local guides are included, but can be arranged upon request.
Stop At: Varazdin, Varazdin, Varazdin County, Central Croatia
Varaždin has approximately 50,000 inhabitants and is the cultural, educational, economic, sporting and tourist center of Northwestern Croatia. It holds 11 ‘Green Flowers’, the national awards for the most ordered city of inland Croatia
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Trakoscan Castle (Dvor Trakoscan), Trakoscan 42254 Croatia
Trakošćan castle was built in the 13th century within Croatia’s northwestern fortification system, as a rather small observation fortress for monitoring the road from Ptuj to Bednja Valley.
Castle Trakošćan’s cultural heritage, is protected as a historical entity, which consists of the castle, the building next to the castle, park and forest park with a lake. Today the castle is one of the few facilities in Croatia with preserved its own constitution, historically closely related to the architectural framework and the life of its owners.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
