City break
VARAŽDIN
A city for strolling The "capital city" of northwestern Croatia, famous for its culture of living, Baroque architecture, Špancirfest, and the picturesque Old Town, is a great choice for a city break. We bring you at least five reasons why you should visit it.
© Siniša Sović / City Tourist Association Varaždin
© Siniša Sović / City Tourist Association Varaždin
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Text: Željka Kunštek ◆ Photos: City Tourist Association Varaždin
1. Galleries, studios, and museums
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tipTravelMagazine June - August 2018
A walk through Varaždin's Baroque streets will take you to many galleries and studios. Satisfy your curiosity and duck into some of them. The K10 Gallery houses a collection of contemporary international pottery, at the studio of Darwin Butković, an unconventional artist, explore the relationship between painting and sculpting, and at the Zlati Ajngel Gallery, let yourself be surprised by the exhibition displayed there at the time of your visit (throughout the year, painting, sculpting, design, and photography exhibitions are displayed there). The Gallery Center will take you to the world of visual arts, while the 'World of Insects' Entomological Collection will introduce you to the fascinating world of bugs. Find out why Varaždin is called the "city where angels sleep" at the Museum of Angels, and then head over to the picturesque Old Town where the Cultural and Historical Department preserves the valuable collections of guilds, weapons, glassware, pottery, clocks..., along with about twenty rooms full of stories of the past.