Zagorje
With jacuzzis in every room and views across the lush hills, this spa hotel dishes up a relaxing treat. Most guests are here to chill out, indulge in a massage or two (from €24), and make good use of the spa and wellness facilities (free for guests) which take up the entire 3rd floor and include a pool, sauna and deck with sun-loungers.
The restaurant serves Italian- and French-influenced dishes as well as Zagorje specialities. Check the website for online specials and packages.
Museum of Broken Relationships
20.28 MILES
From romances that withered to broken family connections, this wonderfully quirky museum explores the mementos left over after a relationship ends…
19.25 MILES
A 10-minute ride north of the city centre (or a 30-minute walk through leafy streets) takes you to one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Europe, sited…
Church of Virgin Mary of Jerusalem
5.41 MILES
This baroque church, built in 1761, is one of Zagorje's most important pilgrimage sites and is well worth the uphill walk from the centre. Outside, the…
22.73 MILES
Ptuj Castle is an agglomeration of styles from the 14th to the 18th centuries, but it is nonetheless a majestic sight, sitting high on the hill…
27 MILES
This is an unexpected treat: superbly varied art in a magnificent setting, surrounded by a garden full of sculptures. The museum's galleries showcase the…
17.63 MILES
Housed in Brežice Castle, the Posavje Museum is one of provincial Slovenia’s richest museums, particularly for its archaeological and ethnographic…
20.25 MILES
A feast for fans of Croatia’s naive art (a form that was highly fashionable locally and worldwide during the 1960s and ’70s and has declined somewhat…
20.38 MILES
Right in the heart of the city, Zagreb’s bustling fruit and vegetable market has been trader-central since the 1930s when the city authorities set up a…
1. Museum of the Krapina Neanderthal
5.16 MILES
Those with kids should make a beeline to this brilliant museum which explores the history of the universe, earth and humanity, as well as highlighting the…
5.18 MILES
Peek into this baroque monastery just west of the centre, which once housed a philosophy and theology school. The adjoining church has evocative frescos…
4. Baroque Church & Franciscan Monastery
5.32 MILES
This 17th-century baroque church at the heart of town was built in 1630 by the noble Erdödy brothers. The adjacent Franciscan monastery has two restored…
5.36 MILES
The Antun Augustinčić Gallery is devoted to his opus, plus there's lots of headless bronze torsos and a huge replica of his Monument to Peace (the statue…
6. Church of Virgin Mary of Jerusalem
5.41 MILES
This baroque church, built in 1761, is one of Zagorje's most important pilgrimage sites and is well worth the uphill walk from the centre. Outside, the…
7.61 MILES
Nestled in the Sutla River valley near the Slovenian border, the village of Kumrovec has been transformed into an open-air ethnographic museum. A re…
9.85 MILES
As you approach the pentagonal hilltop castle of Veliki Tabor, 57km northwest of Zagreb, what unfolds is a pleasing panorama of hills, cornfields,…