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diocletianvs Says: I didn't stay in Lipik overnight, but if you need accommodation there's a good hotel situated close to the Old Park. It was recently renovated, and judging from the good atmosphere at their cafe (and good coffee) it's nice small hotel offering good service. Picture from...
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BY CAR
To reach Lipik take the highway from Zagreb (direction Slavonski Brod) and get off at Novska exit.
Then take the local road in direction of Pakrac.
BY TRAIN
There are good train connections from Zagreb. You need to take train in direction of Vinkovci and change in Banova Jaruga for local train Banova Jaruga - Virovitica.
It takes about 1h30m to Banova Jaruga and about 40mins from Banova Jaruga to Lipik.
BY BUS
There are local buses to Pakrac and Daruvar. From there you can catch a bus for Zagreb.
For train and bus schedules see the link below.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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You don't have to go to Lipik to buy the most famous product coming from this town. All over Croatia you can refresh yourself with Studenac and Studena mineral water.
What to buy: Studenac - mineral water in specially designed glass bottles or Studena - natural water in plastic bottles, available also with lemon or peach flavours.
Updated Sep 25, 2003
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Swimming pools are also reconstructed and offer possibilities for refreshment during hot summer days in Slavonia.
Daily entrance ticket costs 20kn weekdays and 30kn on weekends. (Children pay half price).
Picture from http://www.tzzps.hr/gradovi/Lipik/lipik.htm
Written Sep 25, 2003
diocletianvs Says: Wooden buildings of the Spa Baths around the natural thermal water can be traced back to the 1820s. The modern development of Lipik Spa Baths started in the middle of the 19th century when the area around Spa Hospital was bought by Antun Knoll. It was the time of the first...
diocletianvs Says: During the Roman times Lipik was known as Aquae Balissae, a place with hot thermal baths with underground water at the temperature of 64 degrees Celsius. It was one of the first Iodine baths in Europe in 18th century and developed into exclusive Spa center at the end of...
diocletianvs Says: Today, the fountain and the ruins of Wandelbahn are waiting for new investments. Nearby swimming pools and recreation complex was reconstructed and opened in late 1990s. The reconstruction of the main park is not that easy task, as it is the protected cultural monument....
diocletianvs Says: No more watersprays in the fountain. No more roof on Kursalon. No more orchestra playing in the Central Garden. Just total silence. After the area was again under the control of Croatian forces in 1995, it was checked from mines and cleared from the most dangerous ruins...
diocletianvs Says: Five years after the total reconstruction of the park, it was totally destructed. First by shelling of the local Serbs and the Yugoslav Army in 1991, and then it was occupied and controlled by local Serbian rebel authorities for three years. During this time park was...
diocletianvs Says: In the 1980s there was again the change in the interests of the tourists. The concept of Sun & Sea was no longer enough. People started to seek for other activities, and the concept of cultural tourism emerged. In the mid-1980s Lipik tried to inscribe itself on the list of...
diocletianvs Says: The second part of the 20th century introduced new concept of leisure travel focused on sea and beaches. After the WWII tourism was strongly developing on the Adriatic coast, and Spa Centres in continental Croatia were Health centres usually with one or two hotels built in...
diocletianvs Says: For those who preferred more intimate walks away from the fuss of the Central Garden the Spa Park offered many walkways, hidden pavillions and benches in its romanesque part. A small artificial lake with an island was one of the main features of this area, and nearby...
diocletianvs Says: The Main Fountain in front of the Kursalon and Wandelbahn was the focus point of the Park. It was one of the most popular motives for taking photographs, and the most featured element of the park on the postcards. People arrived here for the healing effects of the local...
Central Garden with the Fountain
diocletianvs Says: Kursalon and Wandelbahn close the Central Garden area – a formal garden with the central fountain. On its eastern side (right on this photo) it was closed by Hornbeam Alley, that also provided shelter from the weather. The Central Garden was the place to see and to be...
diocletianvs Says: Wandelbahn is a long covered walkway that was used for walks in open air during the rainy days or summer days with strong sunshine. On the postcards of the period we usually find the name of the building written in three languages: Pokriveno šetalište (covered walkway – in...
diocletianvs Says: Neorenaissance building of Kursalon was the center of the social events in the Park at the turn of the 19/20 century. Regular festivities were held for the Franz Joseph's birthday, while dance balls and music evenings were held throughout the year. Spa center had its own...
Lipik is an old Spa Center in West Slavonia, some 120 km east of Zagreb. It was once one of the most important Spa centers not only in continental Croatia but in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy as well. The...
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