Continental Croatia comes alive after winter. Rich, fertile soil and springtime sunshine combine to paint the hinterland with all shades of green, accentuated by yellows, pinks, reds and purples from freshly bloomed flowers. Our selection of 40 photos will point you to the best sights for all things green and flowerful - with a dash of culture thrown in, too. Commence your continental Croatia springtime spree.
© xbrchx | | Osijek's shrub-lined Church of St. Peter and St. Paul © Florian Brumm | | Zagreb's leafy and lush Mirogoj Cemetary © Grad Varaždin | | Varaždin city's perfectly landscaped castle © Infinite Croatia | | Art Pavilion and its surrounding gardens in Zagreb © Ivo Biočina/CNTB | | Veliki Tabor © dbajurin | | © xbrchx | | Venetian-like canals in Samobor adorned with flowers © Julien Duval | | Zagreb's Dolac marketplace, chock-full of springtime delights © ilijaa | | Cows grazing the endless farmlands of Sisak-Moslavina county © Dmitry Mikhailov | | Milanovac waterfall at Plitvice Lakes National Park © Julien Duval | | Cherry blossoms at King Tomislav Square in Zagreb © dreamer4787 | | Cathedral of Marija Bistrica, a village in the verduous Zagorje region © Ivo Biočina/Croatian National Tourist Board | | 13th-century Trakošćan Castle in the Zagorje region © izzzy71 | | Entrance to Zagreb's Maksimir Park, the first public park in southeastern Europe © Dinko Neskusil | | Rowboats in Karlovac, the city with four rivers © Š. Brajković | | Tulips highlighting the Cathedral of Teresa of Ávila in Bjelovar city © xbrchx | | Lamp sconces graced with flowers among Baroque architecture in Varaždin city © Julien Duval | | Southern entrance of Zagreb's plane tree-lined Zrinjevac Park © xbrchx | | City centre of Čakovec, county seat of the Međimurje region © deymos | | Danube river flowing through Ilok, Croatia's easternmost town © Štefan Brajković | | Bjelovar floral city's central Eugen Kvaternik Square © tomas1111 | | Croatian National Theatre © xbrchx | | Štrigova village in leafy Međimurje county, bordering with Slovenia © Marko Vrdoljak | | Mount Medvednica's Medvedgrad Castle overlooking Zagreb © Šimun Aščić | | Lonjsko polje © José A. de Lucas Torre | | Springtime sales at Zagreb's Dolac marketplace overlooked by street art © Pascal Habermann | | Trail crossing Plitvice Lakes National Park's lower lakes © Grad Bjelovar | | The manicured lawn of Bjelovar city's 19th-century railway station © Denis Stosić | | Pastel-coloured houses and flowers in Karlovac's city centre © ilijaa | | 19th-century architecture in Zagreb's Maksimir Park © Ante Hamersmit | | Galovački Buk waterfall at Plitvice © Grad Bjelovar | | Vladimir Nazor Street, Bjelovar city's garden-surrounded main avenue © deymos | | © xbrchx | | © Grad Bjelovar | | Flowers in front of the 1943 Bjelovar Pavilion, Europe's largest stone pavilion © Denis Stosić | | Cherry blossoms in the Karlovac City Museum's courtyard © Mirna Pibernik | | Fresh spring flowers on sale at Zagreb's Trešnjevka marketplace © Kevin Langlais | | Brown bear in the verdant Lika region © Kevin Langlais | | The Gorski Kotar region's Lokve Lake © piccaya | | The blues and greens of Plitvice Lakes National Park
In pictures: 40 of continental Croatia's must-see spring sights
Wake up and smell the (freshly bloomed) roses all across continental Croatia
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