On the north-west of Croatia, at the surface area of 1,260 km2, the Varazdin County is located. Lying on a plateau, bordered with wooded clearings of Maceljsko hills and picturesque slopes of Ivancica and Kalnik hills, with its northern part it clings to the right bank of wide and powerful river of Drava. Trakoscan Castle, Marusevac Castle, Monastery of Paulists and the Church of St Mary in Ludbreg, with baroque paintings of Ivan Ranger, are important historical and cultural monuments. The Trakoscan Castle and Marusevac Castle are very well preserved and are distinguished by picturesque setting. Another reason to visit this county, thermal springs known as Aquae Iasae in the times of Romans, are today's thermal springs of Varazdin. With its preserved baroque, luxurious and exuberant urban whole, Varazdin, as some sort of town-museum, is a real European jewel...

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