Lekenik: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Lekenik preserves six wooden chapels dating from the 17th to the 19th century. These include the chapels in Stari Brod, Poljana Lekenička, Cerje Letovaničko, Letovanić, Gradec and Vrh Letovanički. For travellers who would like to rent a holiday apartment in Lekenik, the accommodation search follows below.

Culture

The Škofač Ethnographic Collection in Letovanić displays more than 2,000 protected ethnographic objects in three traditional wooden čardak houses. The interiors are designed to show what life looked like nearly a century ago.

The wooden Chapel of Saint Martin in Stari Brod is described as a rare example of traditional folk Baroque architecture with a preserved painted interior. It was restored after 2007 and is recognised as an important cultural monument of Croatia.

The Musée d'art contemporain is located in the wider regional surroundings of Lekenik.

Geographical Setting

In the wider regional surroundings of Lekenik are Cepeliš, Skankovica, Glavica and Park Dugave. Žažina is located in the surrounding area of Lekenik.

Experiences

Lekenik offers visits to the original, preserved filming locations of Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and the Croatian children's classic Šegrt Hlapić. The tours may be accompanied by entertainers and include English- or Hebrew-speaking guides.

Nature

Kaktusi Bešlić near Žažina is described as a place with greenhouse exhibitions featuring a large succulent collection. It includes a specialist shop selling cacti, other succulents, planters and accessories for cultivation.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Lekenik.