VARAŽDIN

THE PLACE WHERE THE

DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN
GEOGRAPHY

 A city in north Croatia

 near the Drava river
 Baroque buildings, textile, food and
IT industry
 Croatian “Little Vienna”, as a city of
music, Baroque and flowers
HISTORY
 It was the capital of Croatia in 18.
century
 Big fire -1776.
 800 years of free royal city
A CITY OF ART
 A city of small
galleries, open
ateliers,
workshops and
small pottery
stores

 Music life in
Varaždin
VARAŽDIN BAROQUE
EVENINGS

 First festival – in 1971.

 Baroque festival with the longest
tradition in Croatia
 Croatian National Theatre,
Cathedral, castle Trakošćan
ŠPANCIRFEST
 In August
 Unique Croatian festival
programme
 Dencers, singers, clowns, street
and mime performers, folk dancers
and musicians, world music and
jazz bands, hip hop collectives,
rock bands, etc.
KING TOMISLAV SQUARE
 the centre of Varaždin as a town
 political, social and cultural events
 On this square is situated the town
hall.
CHURCES IN VARAŽDIN
 The parish church of St. Nicholas
-18-th century, baroque style
- the patron of Varaždin
 The cathedral of the Varaždin
- the church of Mary of the
assumption
OLD TOWN
 12th century
 many owners- counts of Celje, the
Erdödy family, Ivanis Korvin…
 today is a part of the City museum
PALACES
 the varaždin county palace,
 the keglević palace,
 the sermage palace,
 the drašković palace,
 the patačić palace,
 the erdody palace…
MUSEUMS
 Varaždin city museum
 Etnomological collection “the world
of insect”
 Museum of firefighting
NATURE INSIDE THE CITY
 Vatroslav Jagić promenade – near
the Croatian National Theatre
 Promenade of J.J Strossmayer –
near Old town
 Varaždin city cementery
GASTRONOMY
 Austria and Hungary influence
 TYPICAL MEALS
- mlinci
- štrukli
- varaždin klipić
- prgice
- sarma
VINES
 Vineyards – gorice

 St. Vincent´s Day and St. Martin´s

Day
SYMBOLS OF VARAŽDIN
PURGARI
 Varaždin Town Guard

 handsome blue grenadier uniforms

and attractive bear skin bus-bies
ANGELS AND “KANDELABER”
 Angels – protectors of the city
 Kandelaber – decorative
lantern in street lightening
TRAKOŠĆAN CASTLE
 Pearl of Croatian zagorje
 Near Bednja river
 Lake, forest park, museum
ACCOMMODATION
 Hotel Istra (****)
 Hotel Turist (***)
 Hotel Varaždin (***)
 Pansion Garestin
 Pansion Maltar
HOW TO REACH US…
 BY PLANE: airport in Zagreb

 BY CAR

 BY TRAIN
FOR THOSE WHO WANTS TO
KNOW SOMETHING MORE…
 http://www.tourism-varazdin.hr/

 Book VARAŽDIN TROUGH

PICTURES AND WORDS
INFO
CITY TOURIST ASSOCIATION
 Adress: Ivana Padovca 3 Varaždin 42
000 Hrvatska
 E-mail: info@tourism-varazdin.hr
 Telefon: +385 (0)42 210-987
 Fax: +385 (0)42 210-985