Đurđevac – Reisgids Kroatië

A small town of 8,000 in Podravina, Đurđevac is famous for two extraordinary things: the Đurđevački pijesci — a remarkable natural desert of active sandy dunes in the middle of a Central European forest landscape, unique in this part of Europe — and the medieval Old Town fortress (Stari Grad), beautifully preserved and connected to the legend of the Picoki, the brave townspeople who tricked Ottoman besiegers with their last rooster. The annual Picokijada festival celebrates this legend with great local colour and enthusiasm.

A small town of 8,000 in Podravina, Đurđevac is famous for two extraordinary things: the Đurđevački pijesci — a remarkable natural desert of active sandy dunes in the middle of a Central European forest landscape, unique in this part of Europe — and the medieval Old Town fortress (Stari Grad), beautifully preserved and connected to the legend of the Picoki, the brave townspeople who tricked Ottoman besiegers with their last rooster. The annual Picokijada festival celebrates this legend with great local colour and enthusiasm. Đurđevac ligt in Kroatië, aan de Adriatische kust. Beste maanden om te bezoeken: May, June, July, August, September. Om de drukte van het hoogseizoen (juli–augustus) te vermijden, kies je beter voor mei–juni of september–oktober — de zee is nog warm, de prijzen zijn lager en de attracties minder druk. Kroatië is EU-lid sinds 2013 en gebruikt de Euro (EUR) sinds januari 2023. Vind weersvoorspellingen, druktevoorspelingen en reistips op deze pagina.