Varazdin County in Focus

Varazdin is one of Croatia's most beautiful cities, within easy reach of Zagreb for an ideal day trip. But how to get there?

It is one of Croatia's most striking buildings, but will Trakoscan be gracing the postboxes of Europe on a regular basis soon?

It is year two of a great initiative to promote the regional cuisine in Croatia, with Varazdin County kicking off with 13 restaurants offering great value menus until May 1, 2017. 

Trakoscan may be the most famous castle in Varazdin County, but it is certainly not the only one. 

Continuing her look at the officially recognised cultural heritage of Croatia on March 13, 2017, Filipa Marusic takes a deeper look at the fascinating story of the Bednja language or dialect, which is to be found around magnificient Trakoscan Castle in rural Varazdin County. 

While the snow brings the cold, it also brings a different type of beauty, particularly to one famous building in Varazdin County. 

An athletic start to the year on January 1, 2017 in Varazdin, as the traditional New Year race at midnight takes place for the 39th year. 

Varaždin’s New Year’s Day race, traditional since 1977, is the first race in the world which begins exactly at midnight on the crossing from the Old into the New Year.

Varazdin held the inaugural Flying Guitars Festival in early October, an event which enjoyed considerable success in its first year, and which looks set to become a permanent and important part of the city's already rich cultural programme. An overview of the first year of the festival. 

Advent arrives to Varaždin in a well known garment, but with many novelties