Varazdin Castle, wikipedia image

Zagreb day trips

Zagreb is surrounded by natural wonderlands - why not escape the city for a day?

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If you're looking for Zagreb day trips, you're spoilt for choice. Natural beauty spots surround the capital, ranging from the majestic waterfalls of Plitvice Lakes National Park to the marshy wetlands of Lonjsko Polje. If your city break has left you gasping for rural greenery and fresh air, these wonderful day trips are exactly what the doctor ordered.

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Plitvice travel guide

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Kumrovec

Kumrovec

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Lonjsko Polje

Lonjsko Polje

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Rastoke

Rastoke

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Samobor

Samobor

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Varaždin

Varaždin

Varaždin is one of the true Baroque jewels of Central Europe, with a parade of fine palaces and churches presiding over a calm, pedestrianised centre.   It...

Zagorje

Zagorje

The Zagorje, a land of rolling green hills on the far side of Medvednica mountain, has always been something of a recreation area for Zagreb...