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Co-cathedral of St Peter and Paul

Co-cathedral of St Peter and Paul
The multi-tiered 90-metre spire of this red-brick neo-Gothic beast provides the city with its defining visual trade-mark. Read_on (No Comments)

European Avenue

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The broad tree-lined boulevard that streaks eastwards from Gornji Grad towards Tvrđa is famed throughout Europe for harboring one of the best-preserved ensembles of Art Nouveau houses in this corner of the continent. Read_on (No Comments)

Museum of Slavonia

Museum of Slavonia
Housed in an eighteenth-century mansion built for the town magistrate, the museum has a collection covering the period from prehistory to the present day, making this one of the most important museums in the country. Read_on (No Comments)

Osijek Art Gallery

Osijek Art Gallery
This all-embracing collection of Slavonian art contains something for everyone, kicking off with some imposing nineteenth-century portraits of local aristocrats. Read_on (1 Comment)

The Drava riverfront

The Drava riverfront
The River Drava is an essential part of Osijek’s character and its difficult to see how the locals would survive without strolling along its southern bank at least a couple of times a week. Read_on (No Comments)

The Kompa

The Kompa
Looking not much more than a wooden platform with a hut-like cabin on top, Osijek’s much-loved “Kompa” (“ferry“) transports foot passengers from Gornji Grad to the opposite bank of the Drava. Read_on (No Comments)

Tvrđa

Tvrđa
An eighteenth-century complex of cobbled streets, grandiose buildings and open squares, Tvrđa (“Citadel”) is the best-preserved ensemble of Baroque buildings anywhere in Croatia. Read_on (No Comments)