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Continental Croatia
The exquisiteness of the real Continental Croatia doesn’t come alive with the olive trees, it surpasses in beauty when the green fields turn into meadows and orchards, lined with ruby red roofs, and pristine white houses. The forests of the Cypress turn into the tall pine trees of the Gorski Kotar, and the fruit laden vineyards become the grazing ground of the cattle. One has to climb over the Velebit and then descend from Lika and Banovina to reach the plains of Slavonija and Posavina.
The National park Plitvička jezera (Plitvice Lakes) is located on an elevation of 600 meters above sea level. The lakes are a natural phenomenon and an amazing interconnected system of the sensitive ecological hydro geological cluster of 16 lakes.
Situated on a plateau, these lakes are a part of the UNESCO’s World Heritage list which includes sites that are significant in the world naturally and culturally. The National park is very popular and millions of tourists visit these lakes in the Croatian inland every year. Zagreb is the Croatian capital and located in Central Croatia. It is not only a business and congress destination, but also a cultural, scientific, economic, and a university destination. There are many big towns in Central Croatia, some of which are , Èakovec, Karlovac, Varaždin, Koprivnica and Bjelovar. This region is also famous for its health tourism and there are numerous health thermal resorts (Stubica, Tuhelj, Krapina, and Varaždin). The country tourism is equally popular here and the landmark old noble family castles are Trakosæan, and Veliki Tabor.
Central Croatia has an old cultural and historical legacy. Castles, churches and monuments, can be spotted all over the area, and to develop the tourism in this region, many old castles are being restored and renovated for the public eye. Some of the castles have turned into restaurants, café bars, taverns and offer accommodation and trips to the wine cellars. The two well known castles are Trakoscan and Veliki Tabor.
Religious tourism is quite popular here too, people from all over the world flock to Marija Bistrica for a pilgrimage, which is well known all over Croatia. The whole of Central Croatia is also famous for its awe inspiring natural thermal springs and there are a number of popular resorts around them namely, Stubicke toplice (springs), Krapinske toplice, Tuheljske toplice and the Varazdinske toplice.
Zagreb is the national capital as well as the largest city in the country. It is situated at the foot of Mt. Medvednice and right next to Sava, the longest river in the country. Varazdin is another beautiful tourist destination that is surrounded by striking vineyards which spill over the adjoining hills, and has plenty of castles to visit. The Eastern region of Croatia, Slavonija, is a well developed tourist region with hunting, fishing and a country experience. It also houses towns like Brod, Vinkovci, Osijek, Slavonski and similar others. Slavonija is well know for its noble families’ country houses and castles with their wine cellars. Ilok, which stands on the Danube, is located on the extreme eastern tip of Croatia and is famous for its wines. Vukovar is situated in the south east region, and is popular for its archaeological site Vucedol, which has given its name to its 5000 year old culture.
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