Have you ever wanted to "crawl" under the glass cap of an idyllic, snow-covered Christmas ball? Since we did, and more than once, the impressions left by our stay in the "heart of Slavonia" during the Advent period and Christmas holidays are somewhat unreal - a big snow globe really exists, and we are lucky enough to enjoy it!

A pinch of pure Christmas

That's exactly how Đakovo is, wrapped in holiday clothes. Under the vault of his magnificent cathedral, which seems to hold the whole magical structure, thousands of tiny lights twinkle, the murmur of many joyful voices, squeals and shouts from the ice rink, the piercing growl of the beautiful Lipizzaners echo.

Yes, Đakovo, the home of the famous, half-millennium-old horse stud, is also unique during the holiday season for its Christmas floats. Perhaps you can feel the atmosphere of Christmas here best from the seat of a romantic carriage, reclining under a warm blanket. Mulled wine in one, and a loved one wrapped in the other arm, and there you are in the middle of one of the timeless Pannonian hits - "an old coach wanders the streets" while "the snow falls slowly all night long".