Žarovnica: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The marked easy hiking trail Žarovnica–Ravna Gora (Babice) takes 1 hour 30 minutes to walk and has an elevation difference of 454 m. The trail leads through the forest to the rocky Babice section, which is slippery when wet. A path branches off the hiking trail to the Glažareva pećina viewpoint. The Žarovnica–Ravna Gora trail reaches the Balkon viewpoint, offering views of the Bednja Valley, Trakošćan and the Zagorje Mountains. From the Balkon viewpoint, the Krešimir Filić mountain lodge on the route from Žarovnica can be reached in one minute on foot. Ravna Gora is accessible via forest roads, paths and marked hiking trails.

There are two paragliding launch sites in the Ravna Gora area, where national and world championships are frequently held.

For a stay in Žarovnica, travellers want to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows in Žarovnica stands on Jelenec Hill above Kamenica. Construction of the present chapel began after the former chapel was demolished in 1742. The sacristy was painted in 1751 by Ivan Krstitelj Ranger; the chapel also contains a sacristy altar created in 1751 by a Pauline master from Lepoglava.

Regional Cuisine

In Žarovnica, the JAK and Nec restaurants serve traditional regional food and drinks, including zagorski štruklji, meso iz banjice, homemade schnapps and wine.

Leisure

The Filićev dom mountain lodge on Ravna Gora has 70 beds in 16 rooms, a restaurant with a common room, kitchen and toilet, an outdoor terrace with 200 seats, as well as playgrounds for children and facilities for football and basketball. It offers food and drinks to hikers and other visitors.

The Voodoo Lake Grill & Music House in Žarovnica has a children's playground. In the sand court at the Voodoo Lake excursion site in Žarovnica, 3-on-3 volleyball was organised for the first time that year. The Voodoostock Festival at Voodoo Lake in Žarovnica held its third edition in June.

More local pages: Donja Višnjica, Lepoglava.

To the higher-level travel overview: Općina Lepoglava.