Visitors can see how people used to live in the area many decades ago.
Numerous themed roads have been attracting visitors to Croatia for a while now. Croatian and foreign guests are impressed with different wine and gourmet trails. They leave the travellers stunned with their beauty and scenery, as well as with culinary delights. But unlike other Croatian regions, the Županja area boasts a very special road – The Road of the Golden Thread, reports hotspots.hr on July 22, 2016.
The Golden Thread links Županja and the surrounding villages within 60 kilometres of the town and gathers together family farms, associations that preserve the legacy and heritage of the area, museums, as well as accommodation and hospitality facilities. All of them allow visitors to get acquainted with the rich traditions and heritage of the region, but also to try to make their own traditional handicrafts in special workshops.
The travellers that find their way to this road can weave with their own hands, prepare feathers for pillows, create folk costumes, make gold embroidery, or participate in the production of cured meats, honey and fruit brandies. Visitors can learn about the old-fashioned way of life, participate with the owners in everyday affairs of a family farm, wear traditional costumes, ride in a horse-drawn carriage… In short, they can turn the history clock a few decades back and enjoy a less stressful era. Every visitor will also experience all the shades of Slavonian songs and dance, as well as a century old oak trees with undiscovered historical and ethnological sites and spiritual meditative oases.
So, what you should not miss under any circumstances while exploring the Road of the Golden Thread: Stjepan Gruber Museum in Županja situated at the last preserved border-watchtower in Croatia; horse-drawn carriage rides or horseback riding in the countryside; visiting rural households and learning about traditional handicrafts; touring picnic areas, ponds and rivers, including options for an active vacation; a unique and unforgettable offer – tasting fruit brandies and liqueurs together with Slavonian dishes such as kulen, sausages, bacon, fish stew, shepherd’s stew, etc. This is, naturally, accompanied with some exceptional melodies coming from tamburica.
