{"id":27842,"date":"2024-07-20T12:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T10:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitvarazdin.hr\/znamenitosti-koje-morate-vidjeti\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:01:13","slug":"must-see-sights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitvarazdin.hr\/en\/must-see-sights\/","title":{"rendered":"Must see sights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Coming to Vara\u017edin means immersing yourself in its past, atmosphere and lifestyle, and of all the attractions you should definitely not miss these.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE STARI GRAD CASTLE (OLD TOWN)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The central place of Vara\u017edin’s identity is the monumental Stari Grad Castle, located in the very center of Vara\u017edin.<\/p>


Built, extended and rebuilt, architecturally refined by the legacy of styles from the 14th to the 19th centuries, the Stari Grad Castle was a noble estate, a military fortress, a Renaissance Wasserburg, and since 1925 it has housed the City Museum. The Stari Grad Castle complex with its powerful watchtower and the lawn on its former earthen bastions are extremely important in the minds of the people of Vara\u017edin. People walk, hang out, fall in love and get lonely under the walls, and the Stari Grad Castle as the heart of numerous events – summer concerts and plays, winter ice rink and a toboggan run – continues to live a full life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The main town square is named after King Tomislav, but for the people of Vara\u017edin it is simply Korzo. As befits a medieval town, which saw its architectural flourishing in the Baroque period, Korzo is located in the center of the historic core, surrounded by the sumptuous facades of palaces and civic houses, and the main attraction is the Town Hall. The Town Hall, along with the Stari Grad Castle, is a symbol of Vara\u017edin. While the castle symbolizes the heritage, the elegant bell tower of the Town Hall is a sign of Vara\u017edin’s eight centuries of civic freedom. Since the 16th century, when it got its current function, it has been the seat of the city administration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PALACES AND CHURCHES OF THE HISTORICAL CORE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The historic core of Vara\u017edin is like a time machine. The luxury and richness of European architectural styles are summarized in a relatively small area of the city center, which allows you to see and get to know them almost in a breath – palaces, houses and public buildings boast baroque, rococo, classicism, art nouveau, and all with medieval notes of the urban whole. This opulence and wealth are summarized in a relatively small area of \u200b\u200bthe city core, which allows you to see and get to know them almost in a breath.<\/p>


Particularly attractive are the facades of the elegant palaces – Dra\u0161kovi\u0107 on Korzo itself, Pata\u010di\u0107, which is a step further on Franjeva\u010dki Square, where the Vara\u017edin County palace and the Herzer palace are located, the palace of the Zagreb Kaptol in Dra\u0161kovi\u0107eva Street and the Prassinsky-Sermage palace on the Miljenko Stan\u010di\u0107 Square.<\/p>


An indispensable part of the fabric that makes Vara\u017edin the architectural and historical pearl of continental Croatia are sacred buildings, and each of them has an interesting story. Vara\u017edin churches host the Vara\u017edin Baroque Evenings, they were once associated with places of education, and their medieval and baroque spaces preserve some of the most valuable heritage treasures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE IN VARA\u017dDIN<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Vara\u017edin proudly displays the luxurious building of the Croatian National Theatre, which in many ways symbolizes the growth of the historical into a modern city. The historicist building of the theater was built on the site of the former city ramparts, and was built by the famous builder of numerous European theaters, Hermann Hellmer.<\/p>


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THE VARA\u017dDIN CEMETERY<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It sounds morbid, but it really isn’t. The Vara\u017edin cemetery is a “must see”, and the people of Vara\u017edin will definitely tell you about it. The city cemetery is the result of the incredible vision and desire of Herman Haller, a man who wanted to make the last resting place of Vara\u017edin residents a park monument that their descendants, friends or admirers will be happy to visit. He completely succeeded in this because the Vara\u017edin cemetery is not just a place of sadness but an elegant, shady oasis of peace, inspiration and contemplation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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