Daruvar, a Leafy Spa Gem in Eastern Croatia

Less than two hours east of Zagreb lies a fabulous healthy foodie destination, arguably the greenest town in Croatia - the spa town of Daruvar is superb on so many levels.
A 2-day foodie tour of Daruvar and the excellent 6 Elements project shows a surprising depth and innovation to the cuisine, washed down with the excellent local wines and beers from the Daruvar brewery.
A town of trees, trees, trees - including European Tree of the Year in 2019 - where the population is 20% Czech, hot water for tea comes direct from the ground, try the best burek in Croatia, and outdoor midnight swims in thermal pools are par for the course in late October.
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[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

Daruvar was voted the most beautiful small town in Croatia. And it really shows why

[@PaulBradbury]

It is very very pretty

[@apscoradiales]

According to UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) town of Slunj was voted just recently as the Best Tourist Village in the World. Never mind that Slunj is technically actually a city, and not a village. So yeah, lots of nice little place in Croatia.

[@krunoslavkovacec1842]

@@apscoradiales Yep. I live about an hour away from Slunj. A brautiful place, especially Rastoke

[@mladbozic]

My mother-in-law is from Daruvar and I can only say that you are right. Viva Daruvar! 😄

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, i loved it

[@ZigZag_SE]

Great :)

[@PaulBradbury]

Thanks!

[@anelkoopacak1462]

Lijepo...

[@PaulBradbury]

Hvala

[@alaminkhan5147]

Beautiful country.. I would like to work in croatia can anyone help?

[@SculptExpress-gv8jp]

You are right, some Croatian restaurants just drop a hunk of meat in front of you, medieval style 😆 They should come to Daruvar to learn about the presentation:)

[@soksb3766]

Kako ide učenje hrvatskog? Treba li pomoć?

[@PaulBradbury]

Polako...

[@apscoradiales]

Lol!@@PaulBradbury

[@cenkkasparian8780]

You realy wanted to say "pomalo"😁

[@SculptExpress-gv8jp]

Malo pomalo - you know that one?! 😊

[@renatoandricevic8638]

Odrastao sam Daruvarskom Brestovcu, selo 10 km od grada. Dobra hrana i toplice nisu dovoljni da grad ostane lijep. Tamo treba otvarati proizvodnju, a ne ovo.

[@adriaticdream9742]

Jedno ne treba isključivati drugo.

[@cosmozh]

U Sankt Moritz-u nisam vidio ni jednu fabriku.

[@dannyboy-vtc5741]

​@@cosmozhdaruvar nije sankt moritz niti u kome smislu, kada daruvar bude imao svjetski kup onda moze razmisljati da zivi od turizma. Ja sam rijetko tamo s obzirom da mi je blizu iz virovitice, kraj je prelijep i super je za voznju i popiti kavu u centru grada, i to je to manje vise ako ne trebas u toplice. Nije nikada niti imao neku znatnu industriju ali malo poduzetnistvo i ulaganje u visoku tehnologiju mogu preobraziti takav kraj, po nekim glavnim svojstvima se ne razlikuje bitno od zagorja ali nije tako razvijen, e to je politika na svim nivoima od lokalnih do drzavnih, i daleko da je jedini koji bi imao koristi od toga, ali da startna pozicija daruvara i sankt moritza nije ni po cemu usporediva. I sto, treba cijela drzava ziviti od turizma valjda?

[@d-honza24]

I'm born in Australia, my dad is from Brestov, my mum from donji Daruvar

[@macanovich88]

​@@d-honza24I'm from Donji Daruvar 😀