How to connect 7 different sports in 11 races over just 3 days, while integrating gastronomy, untouched nature and culture? The answer is in Slavonia, of course.
Giving the Slavonian region and Croatia an event never before seen in the country, the Papuk Extreme Challenge in Orahovica will attract more than 5,000 people to the town and Papuk Nature Park this June, reports HRTurizam on May 26, 2018.
Conceived by the idea of the Orahovica Swimming Club with ten other clubs form all around Croatia, the Papuk Extreme Challenge is the first outdoor festival in Orahovica that aims to be the most significant sports, tourism, and gastronomic spectacle ever held in Croatia, said the organizers. The entire event will be held on the Papuk slopes along the ‘Jezero’ excursion site.
"Visitors will have the opportunity to taste Slavonian specialties from our vibrant gastronomic offer and camp at the scene of the event, Orahovica Lake, or stay in the nearby accommodation. Our idea of this festival is exclusively eco-oriented. No waste will be left behind in nature because we recognize that we are blessed with our environment and our beautiful Papuk, which is a true gift from God,” says Nives Smolčić of the Papuk Extreme Challenge.
The main event of the weekend is the Croatian Championship in the Cross Triathlon, which is an optional race for the World Championship in Denmark. Along with the sporting events that will be held from Friday to Sunday, which includes trail and trekking, cycling races, long-distance swimming, and obstacle races for the youngest, there will be various concerts, camping on Orahovica Lake, games for the youngest, gourmet specialties from Slavonia and Baranja, an outdoor cinema, exhibition of photographs, and much more.
Over the same weekend, the 50th 'Orahovica Spring' will also host various cultural events, including acoustic evenings under the stars, an open-air cinema, jewelry fair 'Arsor', a performance of 12 cultural art companies, concerts of famous musicians, a traditional flower parade of primary and secondary school children from all over Slavonia, art exhibitions, and lectures by famous athletes. The organizers expect about 2,000 participants who will stay and eat in the area over the weekend and have called on all family farms to recognize this opportunity to present their products at the domestic products fair.
An incredible weekend to be in Orahovica, check out the Papuk Extreme Challenge from June 1 to 3, 2018!
More info can be found here.
