34 pictures of Croatia's most awesome castles

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Saturday 18 February 2017

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Croatia's landscapes are strewn with impressive castles and palaces. Situated on rocky promontories, or looming over misty mountains: the Adriatic is full of well-maintained castles, as well as some beautiful crumbling ruins. We've handpicked our favourites in this Instagram gallery.

Check out a video of the fairytale Trakoščan castle covered in snow.

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Pazin Castle, Istria

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Stari Grad, Varazdin

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Veliki Tabor, Zagorje

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Trakošćan Castle, Varaždin County

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Klenovnik Castle, Klenovik

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Novi Dvori, near Zagreb

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Marusevec, Ivanec

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Bosiljevo, near Karlovac

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Novigrad na Dobri, Gorski Kotar

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Dubovac, Karlovac

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Ribnik castle, near Ozalj

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Ilok Castle, Ilok

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