Trakoscan Castle was inhabited by the same family from 1584 to 1945 - and it's now a museum commemorating the family's fortunes. Photo / Antoine Khater Croatia is bristling with romantic remnants of ...

After 30 months of renovation, the pretty lake surrounding historic Trakošćan Castle near Varaždin has just reopened to the public. A major attraction drawing some 40,000 visitors a year to this ...

As we turn a corner the castle emerges, abrupt, white and turreted. Dominating the dense, dark forests of the Zagorje region. Trakoscan is a pint-sized Neuschwanstein, that fairy-tale castle in ...

It's always nice to visit a real castle to recreate the mystical feeling that we often associate with our favourite fairy tales or legends. They also serve as tangible reminders of a region’s history, ...

Throughout its history, Croatia has existed under the influence of many different empires. The Greeks and the Romans once ruled here, the independent state of Venice was once in charge, then the ...