Cultural tourism
ZAGREB COUNTY
The castles of the green ring
Po dvorcima zelenog prstena Text: Željka Kunštek Photos: Zagreb County Tourist Board
Castles take a place of honor in the rich cultural treasury of Zagreb's green ring. Those elaborate, ornate, mystical preservers of the past, often hidden in magnificent gardens, are full of stories and secrets waiting to be discovered. Why not visit them this autumn?
W Explore Lužnica, duck into the other castles as well (with advance notice), walk through their gardens...
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tipTravelMagazine August - October 2016
hichever way you go on Zagreb's green ring, you will come across valuable examples of a rich cultural heritage in cities and towns, on tame green hills and in idyllic valleys, you will stumble upon churches, monasteries, and chapels, of which the photogenic chapels scattered throughout the tame Turopolje region are especially interesting and precious. On the slopes of Žumberačka gora, Samoborsko gorje, and Medvednica, you will encounter fortified cities - kaštels, amongst which the most famous are the Old City of Samobor,
the Old City of Okić, and Zelingrad. If you head back down to the valley again, you will be distracted by manors, museums, galleries, and many valuable collections. Head over to the Andautonia Archeological Park, to the New Jelačić Palace in Zaprešić, to the Donja Kupčina Local History Museum, and the Memorial Room of Beautified Alojzije Stepinac in Krašić. Then head over to the castles... There are truly many, so we decided to narrow down the choice for you and present seven beauties in the green ring surrounding Zagreb that you definitely shouldn't miss out on.