Zagreb and Environs: Places to Explore

At the northernmost tip of Croatia, between the Drava river to the south and the Mura river to the north, the Medimurje region looks small on the map, but it possesses a distinctive character that makes... Read more

The charming village of Cigoc is officially known as the "European Village of Storks" because it draws so many of the migrating birds each spring, and a testament is its annual Stork Festival in late June... Read more

Where the Sava marks Croatia's remaining long stretch of east-west border with Bosnia until it arrives in Serbia more than 150 km (94 mi) away, is Jasenovac, the site of Croatia's most notorious World... Read more

Many tourists have tasted the beer, but few stop by for a taste of the city. Karlovac is, however, much more than just home to one of Croatia's most popular brews, Karlovacko. Founded all at once on July... Read more

Zagorje's quaint administrative and cultural center is on the tourism radar screen primarily as home of krapinski covjek (Krapina man)—no, not the town's one male inhabitant but a Neanderthal of... Read more

The former Yugoslavia's late president Josip Broz Tito was born here in 1892, and his childhood home has been turned into a small memorial museum. In the courtyard of his birthplace stands an imposing... Read more

Other than its famous pilgrimage site, there's not much of interest in Marija Bistrice. Definitely do this as a day trip, unless you want to spend a night in nearby Stubicke Toplice.... Read more

That Samobor has been one of the capital's top weekend haunts since before the turn of the 20th century without really being on the way to anything else in Croatia testifies to its abounding cultural and... Read more

The unassuming little town of Sisak was the site of one of the more important battles in Croatia's history.... Read more

Established in 1805 on the foundations of a Roman-era thermal bath and expanded into a full-fledged complex in 1930, this peaceful spa at the northern edge of the Medvednica hills is where the capital's... Read more

Situated on a plain just south of the River Drava, Varazdin is the most harmonious and beautifully preserved baroque town in this corner of the continent. A vibrant commercial and cultural center, especially... Read more

The capital of Croatia, Zagreb has a population of roughly 1 million and is situated at the extreme edge of the Pannonian Plain, between the north bank of the Sava River and the southern slopes of Mt. Medvednica... Read more