Central Croatia / The city, in autumn colour
Zagreb
Parks, market mornings, museums and a table worth lingering over. Croatia's capital makes a complete autumn escape.
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The country beyond the coast
Autumn, inland
Golden parks, castles, lake country and eastern wetlands. Some of Croatia's most persuasive autumn stories begin away from the sea.
Autumn foliage reflected in a lake in Maksimir Park, Zagreb. Photography: Tihomir Gržinčić · Image credits & licences
Give the season
some room.
Start with Zagreb and the historic towns of the north, plan a dedicated visit to Plitvice, or head east for the wetlands and wine country of Baranja. The right choice is the one you have time to explore properly.
Places to begin
Your autumn edit.
Lika / Water beneath the autumn canopy
Plitvice Lakes
Forests, cascading lakes and changing colour. Give Croatia's great inland landscape a day with nothing else competing for it.
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Northern Croatia / Castles, gardens and vineyard hills
Zagorje & Varaždin
Trakošćan's wooded setting, Varaždin's historic streets and the countryside of Zagorje. A richly varied journey north of Zagreb.
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Eastern Croatia / Where autumn takes flight
Baranja & Kopački Rit
Wetlands, bird migration and wine-cellar culture. Follow the season east for one of Croatia's most individual autumn journeys.
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Put it together
A journey with
your kind of rhythm.
3 days · Zagreb & northern Croatia
City mornings, castle afternoons
A thoughtful three-day route from Zagreb's streets and parks to Trakošćan and Varaždin.
Follow the journeyStart with a few good places
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