Departure to Pokuplje and Vukomeričke gorice in sightseeing of wooden chapels in the area which were constructed between the 17th and early 20th centuries, scattered in picturesque small villages. After visiting the chapel of Saints Peter and Paul, and the chapel of the Holy Trinity, a stop in the small town of Pokupsko. There, we will see a remarkable example of a Baroque church, the church of the Virgin Mary's Assumption, built in 1739 according to the design of the Czech family Dientzenhofer (under reconstruction).
In the nearby village of Lijevi Štefanki visit to the chapel of St. George, one of the oldest and most valuable wooden chapels, built in 1677 with a Baroque interior – ornaments, floral decorations and a richly carved altar from the 18th century. The road takes us to the next villages and their beautiful chapels – St. John the Baptist, St. Roko and St. Anthony.
After lunch in a local restaurant, further drive the St. Barbara's Chapel. This is the most attractive and most representative work of wooden sacral architecture in the middle part of Croatia, entirely built of cleft oak planks. It has survived three centuries, but the time didn't at all lessen her original beauty. The engraved years: 1642 (when the construction started) and 1912 (when the porch was added) confirm the 270 year tradition of timber-working and wooden architecture in Turopolje. Indoor, walls, ceiling and altar are decorated with paintings and ornaments up to the smallest details. Sightseeing. Return-drive to Zagreb.
Information:
- duration 7 hours (or two separate half-day program)
- minimum 6 pax
- available throughout the year
- final offer (duration, included services) and rates available on request