Spend a pleasant and peaceful vacation in a green paradise in a protected area along the Drava River, in in the immediate vicinity of the protected Jelkuš landscape, which is an isolated bird habitat, and which is significant for its gravel bank, the nesting place of numerous birds such as the grebe, red-billed terns, little terns, little terns and terns.
This beautifully and modernly decorated holiday home is located in a special landscape in a small hamlet Đuretina, in an area that has been declared protected due to its uniqueness and preservation several categories: in 2007, it was included in the list of valuable habitats along the Drava River National ecological networks, today European ecological networks Natura 2000. Đuretina like the others the settlements along the Drava River became part of the 1st Regional Park declared in 2011 To the Republic of Croatia, Mura-Drava, which became part of the cross-border Reserve in 2012 biosphere Mura-Drava-Danube, under the protection of UNESCO, and the area is also an integral part of the Green Belt Europe (Green Belt of Europe).
In the summer months, you can enjoy the outdoor swimming pool, the murmur of the Drava River, fishing, driving by boat and canoe, while the youngest can find fun in the children's activities hosted by the hosts prepared. You can experience complete relaxation and relaxing moments while staying in the yard of the house with a view of greenery, far from crowds and noise. Spend a relaxing vacation in this modern and fully equipped holiday house in a beautiful lowland area, surrounded by protected nature and fresh air, in an area abounding with a network of Polish roads and the nearby Banov Brod forest which is ideal for walking and cycling.
If you want to experience the natural beauty of the Drava River and the unique village across the Drava Križnica, which we definitely recommend you visit and which can only be reached by scaffolding or pedestrian suspension bridge, the friendly host can arrange bicycle rental on request the newly opened Križnice Visitor Center, which is full of contents dedicated to interpretation of protected values of the area along the Drava River.
We definitely recommend a visit to Grabrovnica, where there is a modern interpretation center of the great Croatian poet and Austrian general Petar Preradović arranged in his birthplace house and the slopes of Bilogora where the newly renovated Tourist Information Center Klopotec is located as a starting point for exploring the wine-growing and forested Bilogora. They are on its slopes housed numerous cellars with excellent wines of various varieties and a winery where it is produced Graševina was awarded the Decanter medal.
Not far from Pitomača is Đurđevac with its Visitor Center Đurđevački pijesci and the old town and a mini zoo with camels, Virovitica with a beautifully landscaped park and a castle Pejačević in the center, where a unique museum exhibit dedicated to wood is arranged, and Hungary to which is separated by about 20 kilometers.
Amazon of Europe is a destination that offers a lot of activities, from cycling along Mura, Drava and Danube rivers, to paddling in a canoe or kayak to unique authentic gastronomic, natural, and cultural experiences with locals, that enrich your stay in the destination.
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