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ACTIVE VACATIONS: Virovitica-Podravina County
A UNESCO-approved vacation Riding in a boat down the Drava River and on bike along the idyllic Drava landscape and fertile fields, with fishing, photo-safaris and birdwatching... and all that in UNESCO's biosphere reserve. Priceless...
Hotel Kurija Janković; Birdwatching, fishing, and cycling are activities that attract many fans of active vacations to the ViroviticaPodravina area.
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Text: Željka Kunštek ◆ Photos: Virovitica-Podravina County Tourist Board (Ivan Darko Grlica, Tatjana Arnold Sabo, Josip Mikolčić, Matija Turkalj, Kristijan Toplak, Željko Šelimber), Public institution for managing protected natural areas and the environmental network of the Virovitica-Podravina County, Nenad Hečimović, Robert Kunštek
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tipTravelMagazine August - October 2016
hree rivers, five countries, a 700 km-long green belt, nearly a million hectares of one of the most important European river areas and countless experiences, especially for fans of active holidays. That is how we could describe UNESCO's Cross-border Mura-Drava-Danube biosphere reserve in short, also known as the European Amazon, which stretches through Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia. Yes, we are incredibly proud that the reserve, which will become the largest crossborder protected area in Europe under UNESCO's protection, passes through six Croatian counties, including the ViroviticaPodravina County. We headed out to explore that part of it, so we could share that green magic with you first-hand. Here's the story...