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INDEX / Sights 24.05.2013. - Friday
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The Bishop`s Palace
The Theological Seminar
The All Saints Church
The Horse Farm
The Jošava Lake
The Chapter Curia
The St. Peter`s Cathedral
The Promenade
The Museum of the Đakovo
The Convent ...
The J. J. Strossmayer ...
The Strossmayer Museum
The Strossmayer Garden
The Strossmayer Square
 
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Tourism, for whose development Đakovo and its surroundings have exceptional conditions, has a significant place in the town's long-term development plans. Đakovo offers its tourists an abundance of historical, cultural and natural values, insomuch that in one day tourists can merely have a look around, however if they wish to better familiarize themselves with the town and what it offers, they need to stay longer. Within the old town core there are numerous sacral buildings which merge with the space, and with other numerous cultural-historical monuments make this town recognizable and unique. The lakes and forests of the Đakovo area offer excursionists, anglers and hunters enjoyment in the untouched nature.
THE BISHOP`S PALACE

The Bishops Palace, which is actually a castle, was built in the 18th century in the late Baroque style. The offices of the Ðakovo and Srijemska Bishopric are still located there today.
THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

The oldest academic institution in Slavonija and Baranja was founded in this building. It is decorated with a chapel with a choir, built in the hambarski style, with a wooden ceiling.
THE ALL SAINTS CHURCH

It is assumed that it was built in the 14th century, when the Parish Church of St. Lawrence is mentioned. During the Turkish reign, it was turned into a mosque. It has been renewed in the oriental...
THE HORSE FARM

The noble four-legged aristocrats from the Ðakovo Horse Farm of Lippizaner, one of oldest in Europe, have made Ðakovo well-known far beyond Croatias borders.
THE JOŠAVA LAKE

The rivers and lakes of the Ðakovo area are the Mecca for numerous anglers and swimmers who want to relax and enjoy the gorgeous nature.
THE CHAPTER CURIA

The canonical curia buildings from the 18th century were built one by one in the late Baroque style. The incentive for the construction was the charter of Marie-Therese issued...
THE ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL

According to the words of Pope John XXIII the Ðakovo Cathedral is ?the most beautiful church between Venice and Istanbul, the construction of which started in 1866.
THE PROMENADE

The pedestrian zone in the old town core extends from the Cathedral to the All Saints Church, and it is a daily meeting place for people of all ages.
THE MUSEUM OF THE ÐAKOVO AREA

The Museum of the Ðakovo area is the keeper of several valuable collections: archaeological, cultural-historical, ethnographic, numismatic and artistic.
THE CONVENT OF THE SISTERS OF THE HOLLY CROSS

The convent is the centre of the Croatian province of the Merciful sisters of the Holy Cross. It was built in the beginning of the 19th century. In the Convents complex there is a church dedicated to...
THE J. J. STROSSMAYER MONUMENT

The sculpture of the bishop, from a sketch by Rudolf Valdec, was made by an academic sculptor from Osijek, Marijan Sušac.
THE STROSSMAYER MUSEUM

The tribute museum to J.J. Strossmayer was opened in 1991. On the ground floor there is a permanent exhibition, and on the loft there is a picture-gallery.
THE STROSSMAYER GARDEN

Behind the Cathedral, there is a large park with a stage on which every year folklore programs of the widely known Ðakovački vezovi are held.
THE STROSSMAYER SQUARE

Located in the very town centre, the square is surrounded by curiae, the Promenade, the Cathedral, the Bishops Palace and the Seminary.

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