SLAVONIA

Slavonia is Croatian region located on the very north-east of Croatia. It cover the area between River Sava and Drava and borders with river Danube (Dunav) on the East. Slavonia is a flat and fertile area so it's important source of food fro whole of Croatia. Slavonia is also known for it's Djakovo Lipicaner Horse Breed, that is bred in Djakovo for centuries.

Slavonian Destinations:

Osijek - capital of Slavonia and river port; located on the right bank of the Drava River, about 25km upstream from its join with Danube River ( bottom photo)

Kopacki Rit - Croatian and Slavonian Nature park located in Baranja – Croatian very eastern border with Serbia - a marshland with amazing wildlife.

Papuk Mountain - Croatian and Slavonian Nature park located on the very edge of Pozeska Dolina (Pozega Valley), the flat and fertile valley and is the only mountain in the area - walking and hiking paradise.

Other slavonian destinations include: Vukovar, Bizovacke Toplice, Zupanja, Vinkovci, Dakovo, Pozega ( below photo) , Slavonski Brod ( above photo) Daruvar, Nasice, Slatina, Orahovica, Pitomaca, Donji Miholjac and Virovitica.

How to get to Slavonia:

• By plane: Osijek and Zagreb are airports that serves Slavonia.By bus: Various and frequent bus services run from Zagreb Bus Station to the Slavonian cities and towns.
• By train - Train services runs from Zagreb to various Slavonian towns and places.
• By Boat - boats are sailing along Danube river, connecting Western Europe with places all along Danube up to it's end in Black Sea....

Other Slavonia related Links:

• Slavonija Travel Forum - ask questions and find answers about travelling to Slavonija
• Slavonija and Baranja Travel Blog
• Hotel Patria - The first four star hotel in Baranja - Hotel Patria in Beli Manastir - the main city of  Baranja , is the first four star hotel in the region .The hotel was opened in November 2006, while the four star tag was officially obtained couple weeks ago... read more
• Lipizzaner Stud Farm Jubilee in Ðakovo: A not to be excluded part of any picture postcard featuring Ðakovo’s tourism, economy and sports is the national Lipizzaner Stud Farm, one of the oldest of its kind in Europe, this year celebrating two jubilees – a half century since the first mention of the Lipizzaner stud farm and two centuries of breeding of the noble Lipizzaner horses.. read more
• Top Tourist Sights of Croatia
• Osijek Airport
• Slavonia Tourist Board
• Djakovo - well known Slavonian Lipicaner horse breed web page.
• Bizovacke Toplice - Helth Spa in Baranja - Slavonia