Kopacki rit

The local people of Baranja have come up with a new publication called “Baranjski godišnjak” (Baranja yearbook) where they show all the potential and options to develop tourism in this area. The main aim to come out with this yearbook is to promote tourism in the area and it has many photographs besides a calendar of important events and a map. This yearbook is divided into four different parts. The first part of the publication is called “Moja Baranja” (My Baranja) and it talks of the history of the area and also the organisation of the area presently. It also has important information like the numbers of important places and institutions and also plans the direction in which the book moves after this section. The next part of the book is called “Baranjski kalendar” (Baranja Calendar) has an overview of all the districts and the cultural and tourist events. It also gives the contact details of the organizers and dates of important religious gatherings. The third part of the book is called “Baranjski sveznadar” (Baranja Know-It-All) and it lists all the terms which have traditional importance in the area. These terms are about tools, costumes, furniture, equipment and the accessories. The last part of the book is called Baranja u tanjuru” (Baranja on a plate) where one can find the menu of the area and the speciality dishes offered. It talks of the eating habits of local people and in the past and also talks of the traditional recipes of the area. The area of Banjara at different times has been inhabited by people from different nationalities. Because of this there has been diversity in the eating habits and the specialities made in this area and this topic has been of great interest to the travellers and the tourists. By the end of the month of November 2009 many copies of this yearbook are available which will make travel Croatia much easier and convenient.

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Kopacki rit - Baranja

Baranja is a region on the eastern end of Croatia. It is great tourist destination because of its tradition, rich culinary offering, natural heritage and all possibilities of an active vacation. Another reason because of which Baranja is a favoured tourist destination, is Bijle plus which is an agro-tourist cooperative. This cooperative provides services in rural, health, conference, sports and development of other forms of tourism. Bijle plus has played host to nearly 10,000 visitors till now, most of them being from other countries. The cooperative has five accommodation buildings with a total of fifty accommodation units. The main focus here is given to recreational activities, healthy food and tradition. There is collaboration between members of this cooperative and the local restaurants in order to ensure good quality and authentic tourist services.
Bicycles can be rented from the hosts to explore the mountains and the natural beauties of the Nature Park and Kopacki rit, an ornithological monument. This region has a very rich tradition and the local population warmly welcomes the tourist. Due to all the reasons and the hospitality Baranja has a bright tourist future with bold old and new visitors visiting the place.

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Tabor Castle

Interesting landscapes, a rich culinary and wine offering and cordial hospitality are all only a part of what Slavonija and Baranja has to offer, a Croatian region of a rich history and tradition. The region is now even closer for visitors to Eastern Croatia thanks to the project “Road of the Golden Thread”, recently promoted by the Town of Županja Tourist Board. The project comprises ten towns of the Vukovar-Srijem and Slavonski Brod-Posavina Counties: Županja, Štitar, Babina Greda, Cerna, Šiškovci, Gradište, Bošnjaci, Vrbanja, Drenovci and Kruševica, and the “road of the golden thread” connecting them all is around 60 km long. Around 30 institutions, businesses and associations take part in the project, such as handicraft associations, family farms, hospitality and accommodation facilities, and museums. All of them allow visitors to get to know the rich tradition and heritage of this region, as well as to try to manufacture traditional handicrafts in special workshops themselves, thus becoming part of the region’s customs and tradition.
Visitors travelling along “the road of the golden thread” will be able to spin wool with their own hands, weave, prepare feathers for manufacturing pillows, sow traditional costumes, paint pumpkins, manufacture cured meat products, honey and fruit brandy. They will also get to know the traditional way of life, wear traditional costumes or ride in horse carriages, turning back time a couple of decades or even centuries and enjoy a time which was in many ways less stressful. Through such a unique thematic tour, visitors will get a more complete picture of the history of this region, and its native values and characteristics will become part of the tourist offering. To make the visitors’ stay in Eastern Slavonija even more enjoyable, the region features other activities as well, such as the brandy, honey and wine roads and a bicycle route, which also present visitors with the tradition and rich offering of the region.
Tours of the road of the golden thread are available from February to November – on foot, by bike, car or bus, individually or in groups.

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