The area
Thermal springs two thousand years old, a baroque city eleven kilometres away and a 13th-century castle — all within a single afternoon.
Varaždinske Toplice
In the village
Varaždin
11 km · about fifteen minutes
Trakošćan Castle
45 minutes by car
Zagreb and Franjo Tuđman Airport
70 km
The oldest thermal spa in Croatia, with roots in Roman times and the ancient settlement of Aquae Iasae. Today a spa and wellness centre, alongside the baroque Chapel of the Holy Spirit, the town park and a 16-kilometre cycling route down to Varaždin.
The baroque city of music and flowers: an intact old town, the Old Castle housing the city museum, the cathedral and a celebrated cemetery-park. Every August it hosts the Špancirfest street festival.
One of the most beautiful and best-preserved castles in Croatia, built in the 13th century, with a lake, parkland and a five-kilometre interpretive trail around the water.
The capital and its international airport are seventy kilometres away — close enough to fly in, far enough that you will never hear it from here.
Varaždinske Toplice
A gastro restaurant cooking with produce from its own biodynamic farm.
Varaždinske Toplice
A hilltop retreat above the village with panoramic views and both Zagorje and international cooking.
Varaždin
In the heart of the old town, beside the Sermage Palace.
Nearby
Tastings of local wine and rakija at family-run estates.
Varaždin
The old town's pedestrian street, lined with boutiques.
Varaždin
A larger shopping centre at the entrance to the city.
Varaždin
A shopping and lifestyle centre at the entrance to the city.