Marija Terezija Street is also called Villa Street by the citizens of Lipik. It is about the main street of Lipica, which is also the soul of the city. In its vicinity, all the city's main tourist attractions are located on one side (starting with the parish church of St. Francis of Assisi and the Lipik Spa and Perivoje), and the remains of former stately villas on the other side. Each of them tells its own special story, and one of them is the Zinke villa.
THERMAL HERITAGE INTERPRETATION CENTER - VILA DOBRE VODE Step into the mystical world of water, which is the basis of life and the city of Lipik! Villa Zinke is located at the very entrance to the street of villas - an interpretation center of thermal heritage that will open its doors to curious visitors at the end of August 2024. Vila dobre vode will take visitors on a journey into the past of Lipik, we will dive into the springs of life and get to know the thermal heritage of this small Slavonian town, which is big in many ways. Vila dobre vode will be the most modern equipped center in Croatia, a place that will educate, inspire and motivate. A place that will create lasting memories, but also preserve memories of the thousand-year history of Lipi. TICKET PRICE LIST: Individual, children, students, pensioners, Croatian veterans, people with disabilities €1 Group ticket €0.10 per person Family (2 adults and up to 3 children) €1 free ticket - children up to 5 years old, special events and promotions free facilities - entrance to the restaurant and children's playground
GROUND FLOOR - INFO DESK, SOUVENIR SHOP, CAFE AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
On the ground floor of the center there is an information desk, a souvenir shop, a cafe with an outdoor and indoor terrace and a children's playground with educational elements that educate the youngest visitors about water and thermal heritage in an interesting and interactive way.
The center is equipped with an elevator and access for people with disabilities.
2. FLOOR - MULTIMEDIA HALL
On the second floor of the building, which leads us to the beginning of our tour, in the multimedia hall, through a 10-minute film, we get to know the history of the destination with the theme of water as the main motif.
The hall will be used for lectures, workshops, concerts, plays, exhibitions and art workshops.
1st FLOOR - ART SETTING - THE GOLDEN AGE OF LIPIKA
On the first floor, we descend deeper into the past on a journey through a VR experience along the paths of the park within the Lipik Spa, which were once walked by the lords of the monarchy, and with the help of hologram systems to interact with the city dignitaries of the time, people who marked the period of the golden age of Lipika.
BASEMENT - ART SETTING - THE WORLD IN A DROP OF WATER
In the basement of the building, we delve into the depth of the story of water through a permanent art exhibition.
The installation has an area of 215 m2 and consists of an art installation / projection about water, an auditorium, a permanent museum exhibition about water.
The topics describe the peculiarities of thermal mineral water and its significance for the development of thermal tourism in Lipik.
The main message of the exhibition - water is the source of life, is interpreted through the following themes:
WATER IS THE FOUNDATION OF LIFE (blue planet, water circulation in nature, water in the human body), brings a symbolic story about water, basic information about thermomineral Lipička water.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THERMAL MINERAL WATER - What are thermal waters?, how are thermal springs formed? Thermomineral water sources in Lipik, composition of thermomineral water, comparison of thermomineral water with other spas in the Republic of Croatia and the history of its research.
These topics are covered through the exhibits "WATER COLOR OF THE PLANET EARTH", which describes general themes related to water and takes us to the time of the protocontinents ... from the representation of what the world would look like without water to hydrological cycles as a constant process of water circulation in the earth's hydrological system.
With the INTERACTIVE WATER WALL you can draw, direct water and discover its behavior under the influence of various interactive actions.
There are also video installations through which we can observe the movement of water in "super slow motion" and with the graphic map "MEMORY OF WATER" check the latest scientific research on water.
Are you interested in how thermal water is created? We will reveal to you!
LARGEST MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION IN CROATIA - The center's main exhibit, the so-called water column, will be the largest multimedia installation in Croatia. Over 4 meters high, the water column will talk about healing water, where and how it is created, how it rises to the surface.
