Varaždin in dvorec Maruševec.../ Varaždin and mansion Maruševec

V tretje gre rado pravijo...tako sem Varaždin dočakala v tretje...prvič se nikakor nismo nikamor spravili, drugič sem se pa striktno odločila in si rezervirala prosti dan na 18.1.2014, da končno obiščem Varaždin...ja seveda! En teden prej zvoni telefon: "Dober dan, kličem iz fakultete, rada bi vam sporočila, da imate zagovor diplome 18.1., prav tako dobite vabilo tudi v pisni obliki. Hvala, nasvidenje." In Varaždin odpade drugič! Sem pa tisti dan pristala v Trstu..Če ne gre ena država, bo pa druga...
Par mesecev kasneje, na lepo sončno nedeljo sem pa ga dočakala! Kako vem da je bila nedelja? Parkirišče je bilo brezplačno hehe...

Stari grad / Old castle Varaždin

Odšli smo čez mejni prehod Zavrč in potem se dolgooo dolgooo vozimo 50 km/h...naselje ob naselju, luštne vrstne hišice.
Dobar dan Varaždin! Konačno se sretnemo! Odlična označba znamenitosti! Nimaš kaj za zgrešiti...usmerjevalne table vsepovsod! Super!
Parkiram čisto pri centru in gremo raziskovati mesto. Mesto res opravičuje sloves lepega in urejenega mesta! Čistoča na vrhuncu! Pridemo do gradu in ob nedeljah je muzej odprt samo do 13 ure...žal.
Sprehodimo se po centru mesta in sem res navdušena! Cvetje, drevesa, vodometi, parki, veliko zelenja!!! In kepica sladoleda 0,70€! In trgovinice v ozkih ulicah z unikatnimi izdelki....Lepo je...

Beautiful, clean and green center of Varaždin

Ena od znamenitosti Varaždina naj bi bil tudi pokopališče. No, če že sem veliko po celjskih grobovih, gremo pa še sem...
Pri vhodu me pričaka presenečenje...virtualna tabla poti in katere so največje znamenitosti na Varaždinskem pokopališču...Takrat sem ugotovila, da dejansko obstajajo vodeni ogledi po najbolj znanih pokopališčih na Hrvaškem...in agencije to ponujajo.
Pokopališče je zasnovano kot park...s klopcami...tukaj bi se res lahko sprehajala cel dan...

Park-pokopališče / Park-Cementery

Že nas pot kliče naprej, do dvorca Maruševec. Peljemo se naprej po cesti za Ivanec. Ob poti lahko pričakujete ogromno stojnic ob hišah, kjer ponujajo domače vrtnine in pridelke...iznajdljivo!
Smerokaz za dvorec, gremo desno...označbe pri samem dvorcu ni bilo, zato ga lahko zgrešite, saj se ga komaj vidi izza dreves...orientirate se lahko po tem, da je na desni strani gostišče...ali hotel?? Ne vem točno...na levi strani ceste pa skrit mogočen dragulj...
Tukaj imajo sedaj obrt za gozdove, ali je možen ogled pa ne vem...nikjer ni bilo nikogar, da bi vprašala...niti na internetu ne najdem nobene novice...
Dvorec sam ni ravno v najlepšem stanju...je pa čudovit!!

Mansion Maruševec (First mentioned in 1547)

Final look (1873)

Pocasi se preusmerim za Slovenijo...Tudi letos bo v Varaždinu Špancirfest in sicer od 21.8.-30.8.15...in letos grem! Oziroma bolje, da nič ne rečem, da se zgodba ne ponovi s- v tretje gre rado...


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Third time is lucky they say ... so I  awaited Varazdin in the third round for the first time ... first time no one wanted to go, but the second time I decided strictly and I booked a day off on 01.18.2014 to finally visit Varazdin ... yes, of course! One week before the phone rang: "Hello, I'm calling from the faculty, I would like to inform you that you have a presentation of your diploma on 18.1. Thank you, goodbye." Once again I couldn't visit Varaždin! But I landed that day in Trieste..If i can't visit one country, I'll visit the other one... 
 Couple of months later, on a sunny Sunday I was finally visited Varaždin! How do I know that it was a Sunday? Parking was free hehe ...

We went through the border crossing Zavrč and then we drove for a long long time. The whole way to Varaždin you must drive 50km/h for about 30 minutes ...  
A good day Varazdin! Finally we meet! Here are excellent marks for attractions! You can't get lost because everywhere are good  signs! Super!

I park right at the center and went to explore the city. The city really justifies the reputation of the beautiful and orderly city! It's really clean everywhere! We came to the castle and on Sundays the museum is open only until 1 pm ... sorry. 
We went through the center of town and I was really excited! Flowers, trees, fountains, parks, lots of greenery!!! And ice cream is only € 0.70! And shops in the narrow streets filled with unique items .... Really beautiful ...

One of the attractions of Varazdin is the graveyard.
At the entrance, I was surprised ... a virtual whiteboard routes and major sights in Varaždin cemetery. That's when I found out that actually there are guided tours of the most famous cemeteries in Croatia ... and agencies offer this. 

The cemetery was designed as a park... with benches ... I think I could walk all day here...

Already road was calling us forward to the mansion Maruševec. We drove on the road to Ivanec. Along the way you can expect a lot of stalls at the houses where they offer local vegetables and products ... great idea!

Guidepost for the mansion, go right ... there are no indications for the mansion when you get there, so you may miss it because you barely see behind the trees ... you can orient yourself in that way that on  the right side is the guest house or hotel. I don't know exactly ... on the left side of the road is powerful hidden jewel ... 
Here are currently Crafts Forest, or it is possible to see the mansion also inside I don't know ... There was no one to ask ... even on the Internet, I can't find any information ... 
The mansion itself is not exactly in the most beautiful shape ... but it is wonderful !!

Slowly we head back to Slovenia ... This year is Špancirfest in Varazdin, from 21.8.-30.8.15 ... and this year I'm going! Or rather, I won't say nothing because I don't want to repeat the story- third time is lucky time ...