Sports and recreation
Active holiday
Recreation and play
Relax by playing volleyball, badminton or football on the large grass area. We offer you the use of two sports bikes for adventurous exploration of the natural beauties in your environment. Take advantage of the opportunities available to you and bring positive impressions to your loved ones.
From macadam roads suitable for mountain biking to paved roads for family trips, in Vrbovsko you will find a variety of perfect trails, regardless of whether you are a recreational or professional athlete. We have chosen for you seven possible bike paths. They take you through existing forest and local roads with little traffic and a lot of experience, taste, and smell.
Bike routes can be found at: https://tz-vrbovsko.hr/biciklizam/
Fishing
Fishing in the area of the City of Vrbovsko is possible on the rivers: Kupa, Dobra, Kamačnik and Čogrljevo Lake with a previously purchased fishing permit, and in accordance with the prescribed fishing regime ŠRD “Kamačnik”.
Daily tickets can be purchased in catering facilities: bistro Kamačnik – picnic area Kamačnik, cafe bar “Flash”, Vrbovsko, cafe bar “Volta”, Severin na Kupi, and ŠRD “Kamačnik”.
The Kupa River is also rich in fish and is very suitable for sport fishing.
Obtain permits at: http://ribolovni-savez.hr/obrasci/drzavne-dozvole/
River Kupa
If you are not at sea, you can also look for refreshment at the river baths.
The Kupa River (mountain beauty) springs from a turquoise green karst lake in the Risnjak National Park near Razloge in Gorski Kotar.
The true “Gorski kotar beauty” flows through Vrbovsko for 25 km. It is extremely attractive, provides a beautiful landscape, it is rich in diverse shores and riverbeds, excellent purity and clarity of water, suitable for canoeing or fishing. During the summer months, the pleasant water temperature allows you to enjoy swimming. In the summer months, Kupa is suitable for swimming and there are many beaches, some of which are located just a few meters from our holiday home.
Rafting and canoeing
Rafting on the river Kupa is possible at high water levels, which is common in the spring and autumn months and after heavy rains. It is also possible at the low water level that is common in the summer months. Descent by large rafting boats with room for 10 people it is suitable for high water levels, while by lower water levels are used by smaller ones canoe or kayak inflatable boats that can accommodate 2-3 people and which, due to their shape, allow passage in places where there is enough water for a real rafting experience. “Little rafting”, as it were is customary called, at low water level, can be compared without any hesitation with rafting at higher water level.
Rafting i Kayak Safari: https://kupa-sports.com/en/home/
Rafting, kayak, Kanu Safari: https://www.gorski-tok.hr/en/index.html
Nature trips
Explore Vrbovsko promenades through urban or forest areas. The promenades are mostly part of the famous natural attractions, so we single out: the promenade through the Kamačnik Canyon, the promenade through the valley of the river Kupa – Riblje, Lesci and the promenade Vražji Prolaz.
Promenade leading along the river Kamačnik. The hike starts at the mouth where the restaurant bistro Kamačnik is located. Rest benches have been set up along the entire promenade. You can also enjoy numerous interesting things, of which we especially single out: music – Panova a track with five musical-didactic instruments: gong, xylophone, horn, bells, stream organ educational info-boards on the topic of flora and fauna, attractive children’s two-story wooden castle with slide, climbers and by train and two more newly decorated ones promenades
Particularly attractive is the newly built promenade in the length of 2.6 km (which is only part of the planned promenade that will be built along the entire watercourse of the river Kupa) from the village of Riblje to the village of Lesci. In both picturesque parts of nature you can cycle, swim or enjoy the picturesque landscape.
Explore cultural heritage
Visit the HPM Ivan Goran Kovačić Memorial Museum. In the birth house of Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913 – 1943), a prominent Croatian poet, writer, journalist and anti-fascist fighter, a permanent exhibition on his life and work were arranged. The permanent exhibition of the Museum is divided into five thematic units.
Alone or in the office of the Tourist Board of the City of Vrbovsko there is an exhibition space of the City of Vrbovsko. Two-story the gallery has a permanent exhibition gallery and a separate space in which art works are exchanged and various exhibits.
Historical sights
Visit the Zrinsko Frankopanski Castle in Severin na Kupi. The castle is not intended for internal sightseeing, but Severin’s life has been connected with its existence for centuries. Next to the castle is located protected monument of park architecture – park. The park is arranged in stages in several levels and is planted rare species of trees such as red beech, maple, cypress which otherwise fails in the forests of Gorski Kotar and holly.
The Church of St. John of Nepomuk in Vrbovsko as the original the parish church was built in 1755. g. Valuable church Ferdinand Stuflesser ‘s works were created in a woodcarving workshop in Tyrol, and the organ from 1906. in the workshop “Jan Tuček” (Czech Republic). He painted the vault Czech painter Franjo Martini (1929). In 2005, in the parish church, a blessed image of St. Ivanka (Gianna) Beretta Molla, protector of pregnant women, mothers and children and promoter of culture. The designer of the church is Herman Bollé.