In Europe, 76 destinations off the beaten path

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Osijek is a quiet, handsome town of about 115,000. Though hardly as popular a tourist destination as Croatia's Adriatic coast, it has an 18th century fortress, the Museum of Slavonia, plentiful parks and a riverfront promenade. Nearby is Kopacki Rit, a nature preserve beloved by bird-watchers that's at the confluence of the Drava and Danube rivers.<br>
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-- Susan Spano<br>
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Read more: <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jun/11/travel/tr-serbiasidebar11">Peace and hints of the troubled past in Croatia</a><br>
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<i>Pictured: Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.</i>

Osijek, Croatia

( Milan Babić / Croatian Tourist Board )

Osijek is a quiet, handsome town of about 115,000. Though hardly as popular a tourist destination as Croatia's Adriatic coast, it has an 18th century fortress, the Museum of Slavonia, plentiful parks and a riverfront promenade. Nearby is Kopacki Rit, a nature preserve beloved by bird-watchers that's at the confluence of the Drava and Danube rivers.

-- Susan Spano

Read more: Peace and hints of the troubled past in Croatia

Pictured: Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul.