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Why visit Varaždin — Croatia's Baroque Capital
For a few years in the 18th century Varaždin was actually Croatia's capital, until a huge fire in 1776 moved the court back to Zagreb. Its wonderfully complete baroque old town — pastel palaces, arcaded courtyards, the white Stari Grad castle rising from an old moat — feels frozen in time..
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Full day
Best season
September for Špancirfest
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Varaždin, Croatia
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Old Town
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For a few years in the 18th century Varaždin was actually Croatia's capital, until a huge fire in 1776 moved the court back to Zagreb. Its wonderfully complete baroque old town — pastel palaces, arcaded courtyards, the white Stari Grad castle rising from an old moat — feels frozen in time.
“The great fire of 1776 was allegedly started by a pig knocking over a candle in a stable — that pig cost Varaždin its status as national capital.”
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