Kumrovec in the Zagorje region is like a Croatian Williamsburg, Virginia, with restored cabins and barns furnished as they were when Croatia's most famous son, Josip Broz Tito, was born in the late 19th century. Some of the rustic buildings in this open-air museum contain photos and displays, while others feature docents in traditional costumes who explain weaving, candle making, and some of the crafts of the times.
Cigoc is known as the "Stork Place" because of the long-legged birds that perch atop roofs in this Lonjsko Polje village. The storks are the hook that gets tourists to stop in the middle of the marsh, but the historic cabins and natural surroundings keep them there for hours.
Strigova isn't exceptionally rustic, but it is a quaint launching pad for a visit to the surrounding Medimurje region. From Strigova, you can explore the rolling vineyards and wineries of northern Croatia.
Hlebine, in the north-central part of inland Croatia, is home to a colony of nearly 200 painters and sculptors, the country's naive art movement, and the ateliers of Josip and Ivan Generalic. It is the cradle of the naive art movement in Croatia. Many works from these artists are on display in the town's galleries, one of which is the Generalic home.
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