Why visit
Why visit Ilok — Danube Wine Town
Croatia's easternmost town sits on a Danube bluff looking straight across at Serbia, its medieval walls, Franciscan monastery and Odescalchi palace all recently restored. Ilok is best known for its dry Traminac wine — served at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation banquet in 1953 — and the cellars beneath the palace are a compulsory tasting stop.
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Estimated visit
Half a day
Best season
September–October (vintage)
Where
Ilok, Croatia
Category
Old Town
History
Croatia's easternmost town sits on a Danube bluff looking straight across at Serbia, its medieval walls, Franciscan monastery and Odescalchi palace all recently restored. Ilok is best known for its dry Traminac wine — served at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation banquet in 1953 — and the cellars beneath the palace are a compulsory tasting stop. Sunset from the ramparts over the Danube is one of Croatia's quiet great views.
“Ilok's 1953 Traminac was poured at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation dinner — a bottle from that vintage is still kept in the palace cellar.”
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