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ulica josipa torbara kamenjak upper town medveščak

ulica nike grškovića tuškanac 8 opatička street Stroll along the splendid palaces that line this

10 croatian history ancient street, from the jurjevska ulica

museum three-winged palace that’s ul. baltazara dvorničića medvedgradska ulica Soak up this stunning home to the Croatian krležin gvozd Institute of History (at mirogoj showcase of Baroque, the 7 stone gate → 10 minutes by bus from Kaptol Vojković-Oršić-Kulmer- #10) to the neo-classical Rauch Palace built in the palace of the aristocratic Light a candle and take in the silence inside the only city gate Meander around the maze of walking paths that 18th century. Once the “it” Drašković family (at #18). preserved since the Middle Ages, a place of worship for the crisscross this monumental cemetery, opened in spot for the city’s elite Check out the City devout from all over . First mentioned in the medieval 1876 and today Croatia’s largest. Shaded by tall trees who gathered in its grand Museum inside the former times, the gate was rebuilt after the big fire that swept the city and dotted with sculptures and pavilions, Mirogoj ulica vladimira nazora hall for balls and concerts, convent of St Claire and in 1731 but miraculously spared a painting of Virgin Mary – and is a serene, gorgeously landscaped park with neo- today the majestic palace take a peep at the turret so the gate became a chapel dedicated to the Mother of God, Renaissance arcades designed by Herman Bollé.

houses the Croatian called the Priest’s Tower at with flickering candle lights and plaques of gratitude covering

History Museum, with 9 st mark’s square the northern end, built in the walls. Past the gate, see the bronze statue of Dora Krupićeva, ulica benedikta vinkovića of classic Zagreb classic of the 13th century as part of

temporary exhibits that Marvel at the colourful a character from Croatia’s first historical novel, The Goldsmith’s 4 tkalčićeva street

highlight different episodes the city’s defense system Gold, written by the great Croatian novelist August Šenoa. A walking map map walking A rooftop of St Mark’s Church, and since 1903 featuring Stroll down the street where a stream ran in of local history. adorned with coats of arms ulica adolfa vebera step an observatory on the top the past, which once upon a time separated

on its glazed roof tiles; floor of its dome. the medieval settlements of Kaptol and check out , ulica tome mikloušića zvonarnička ulica Gradec and was lined with watermills. Today, 11 st cyril and methodius street home of the Croatian the pedestrian Tkalča, as locals lovingly call

See the wealth of Baroque palaces along government (Vlada it, is a street of pastel-coloured townhouses this street named after Cyril and Methodius, Republike Hrvatske); see and bustling cafe terraces. Stop by the statue the building of Croatia’s dubravkin put gas lamps Slavic missionaries from the 9th century. stube bartola felbingera of Marija Jurić Zagorka, a renowned Croatian by by Gape at the gas-powered

St Cyril (Constantine) devised the Glagolitic Constitutional Court; and writer and the first professional female saunter by Hrvatski Sabor, lamps that have been illuminating alphabet, the first Slavic script, and together the city for more than 150 years. journalist who spoke up on women’s rights the . Two hours before the sun goes down with St Methodius spread Slavic literacy. ulica ivana tkalčića way back in the early 20th century, and wrote

Stop by the Greek Catholic Co- Make out the face carved every day, designated lamp lighters a number of novels set in Zagreb, including begin manually lighting more than that is dedicated to this pair, and visit the into a corner building; the Witch of Gric series. See the sundial just it’s said to be the head of 200 of these old-school beauties, Croatian Museum of Naive Art, which guards perched high on cast-iron pillars behind Zagorka’s statue, an art project from step step works by more than 20 masters of the genre. Matija Gubec, leader of and facades around the Upper 1955 which still shows the right time. ulica dimitrija demetra Town and Kaptol. Ogle the , where the sessions of the 16th-century peasant uprising who was – so the 8 the City Assembly and marriage ceremonies ribnjak story goes – executed on are held. If it (the marriage) doesn’t work 2 the cathedral

the square. ulica kožarska

ulica đure basaričeka kaptol out, take comfort in the quirky Museum of mletačka ulica Broken Relationships. Gaze at Zagreb’s cathedral, mlinske Croatia’s largest sacral build- ul. tita brezovačkog stube 5 bloody bridge

ulica 29. x. 1918. ulica radićeva ing, that has stood in this ul. v. lisinskog opatička ulica opatička Cross this small cobblestone spot for eight entire centuries. street where there was once Damaged several times by tuškanac

visoka ulica a bridge over the Medveščak fires and earthquakes, it got mesnička ulica 9 stream. It was named after the its neo-Gothic look at the trg fights that the two neighbour- turn of the 20th century. Size 10 ul. josipa freudenreicha sv. marka ing hilltop settlements, Gradec up the Renaissance ramparts kamenita ulica and Kaptol, had right on this by the cathedral, built in the publisher 7 spot for centuries. In 1899 the 16th century to ward off the

ulica ivana gorana kovačića Zagreb Tourist Board ulica antuna g. matoša stream was paved over and Turkish invasion. The cathe- male stube the bridge removed but the ulica josipa kuševića dral has a treasury (admission on behalf of the publisher tkalčića ulica ivana menacing name of the alley step Martina Bienenfeld, Ph.D. 6 by prior appointment only) ul. pavla rittera vitezovića remains to this day. displaying liturgical items design, layout & illustration kapucinske stube made of gold, silver, wood and Superstudio, Zagreb 13 ulica vladimira nazora streljačka ulica ulica sv. ćirila i metoda parchment that bear witness

trg franje markovića 11 stube šandora a. alexandera copywriting & proofreading opatovina by jezuitski trg to many centuries of ulica a. i k. vranyczany Anja Mutić rokov perivoj skalinska ulica Christianity in these parts. trg katarine 12 5 zrinske printed by

grič tunnel grič step --- 14 strossmayer promenade Go underground to this 2 stube josipa schlossera pedestrian tunnel built during A walking map photos by Take a leisurely stroll along Štros, as Zagreb WWII as an air raid shelter. šetalište j. j. strossmayera Zagreb Tourist Board Archives Today it’s a great shortcut of classic Zagreb (D. Rostuhar, M. Vrdoljak) locals call the city’s first public walkway, a leafy promenade lined with benches, chestnut trees that connects several 3 dolac city centre streets and Zagreb Tourist Board and dazzling vistas of the city below. Share the 4

Kaptol 5, 10000 Zagreb hosts frequent exhibits. ulica radićeva 3 Feast your senses on this colourful farmers’ market with its bench with the statue of great Croatian writer 14 www.infozagreb.hr dežmana ivana ulica iconic red parasols, and laden with the freshest fruit and veg. [email protected] Antun Gustav Matoš, who sits there wistfully For more information about the city, stube ivana zakmardija bakača tome ulica At the top of the stairs don’t miss the monument to the kumica, Although the publisher has made every gazing at the city. Look at Lotrščak Tower and explore www.infozagreb.hr or visit one pod zidom a village woman dressed in folk costume with a basket on her of the Zagreb Visitor Centres / Tourist effort to ensure that the information in climb to the top for panoramic views – but head. It’s a tribute to these hardworking women from the this publication was correct at the time of don’t get startled by its cannon blast that has Info Centres. going to press, the publisher is unable to Zagreb surroundings who for centuries have been selling their splavnica

marked noon every day for centuries. Take tomića eugena josipa take any responsibility for errors and any harmica own products, like corn breads and eggs, on Dolac, the so-called

Visitor Centre mesnička ul. changes posterior to publication. the 64-second ride on the blue funicular, the “belly of Zagreb”. See the bronze guy clutching his guitar on the Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 11 trg bana world’s shortest cable railway used for public 12 catherine’s small nearby square filled with flower stalls? That’s the statue transport, which has linked the Lower and the square josipa jelačića Visitor Centre 6 radićeva street 1 of famous literary character Petrica Kerempuh, Croatia’s Franjo Tuđman Airport Upper towns since 1890. national jester. find out more Admire the striking Amble up this steep Ulica Rudolfa Fizira 21, Baroque church of St charming cobblestone Velika Gorica 13 klovićevi dvori Catherine that graces the ulica draškovićeva gallery & street, one of the oldest in Tourist Info Centre namesake square. Built by Zagreb. It was once called gradec plateau Jesuits in the 17th century, Zagreb Railway Station Long Street and lined ulica kurelčeva Pop into the former Jesuit this single-aisle church 1 jelačić square Trg kralja Tomislava 12 preobraženja sv. ulica with wooden houses later jurišićeva ulica monastery from the 17th with six side chapels had its trg petra replaced by townhouses Make a wish and throw a coin into Manduševac Tourist Info Centre preradovića century that today houses facade reconstructed that you’ll see today. In the fountain – an ancient spring named after Manda, Lotrščak Tower Klovićevi Dvori Gallery, by Herman Bollé after the 19th century, Radićeva was a gorgeous girl who according to legend once gave

Šetalište J.J. Strossmayera 9 gajeva ulica featuring exhibitions by “great Zagreb earthquake” the trade epicentre of the water from the spring to a thirsty knight back from Tourist Info Centre renowned Croatian and of 1880 which devastated city; today it’s a scenic way battle. Then walk through Harmica, a short Main Bus Station dalmatinska ulica international artists, and the city. Also on the square passageway where market tolls were collected back to the Upper Town, lined ulica milana amruša Avenija Marina Držića 4 don’t miss the panoramic is Zagreb’s oldest second- with craft shops, designer in the 18th century. city view from the Gradec ary school, founded by the boutiques and souvenir plateau (situated just Jesuit order back in 1607. stores and home to the ulica nikole tesle behind the church), upper town lower town fascinating Museum of walking time: walking time: stretching toward Kaptol Torture. At the top of the approx. approx. and the Ban Jelačić Square.

medulićeva ulica medulićeva street stands the bronze

1 hour 2 hours ulica palmotićeva

frankopanska ulica statue of St George on his horse, a slayed dragon at masarykova ulica

his feet. zrinskog nikole trg đorđićeva ulica

preradovićeva ulica preradovićeva

petrinjska ulica petrinjska gundulićeva ulica gundulićeva ribnjak

12 street 11 oktogon park Drift down Zagreb’s most Take the most striking → 15 minutes by lower town kaptol famous street and one of shortcut in town, along this Mosey around Maksimir, the oldest public park the city’s longest, which hidden urban passageway in Zagreb, unveiled in 1794. It’s landscaped in the ulica ivana kukuljevića has carried the same name 10 petar preradović square that connects Petar English style and spans 316 hectares, almost as Preradović Square with Ilica ulica vladimira nazora since the 15th century. šalata much as New York City’s Central Park – with five Feel the buzz of this bustling square named after the Street through the building Today this vibrant street ul. vjenceslava novaka lakes, several pavilions and the . Take renowned Croatian poet but more commonly known as the is Zagreb’s main shopping of the former First Croatian tram #11 or #12 from Ban Jelačić Square. Flower Square, called so for its iconic flower stands (though a thoroughfare, home to Savings Bank. Stop in the handful still stand). The square has been hosting various fairs the unusual Museum of middle octagonal atrium 13 britanski square since the 14th century; today it’s the epicentre of špica (the Illusions and the way to the and gaze up through the peak), the celebrated coffee strip that doubles as Zagreb’s vončinina ulica Delight in digging through emblematic blue funicular beautiful glass cupola. 1 ban jelačić square open-air living room. precious antiques, collectors’ that connects the Lower Stand beneath the tail of the eques- ul. cvjetka rubetića items and flea market finds and the Upper towns. Don’t august šenoa at the popular antiques forget your sunglasses trian sculpture of Ban (Governor) Josip Find this 19th-century writer Jelačić or under the towering clock, just leaning on a column along Vlaška, market that pops up on the if you’re heading west at the street he was born on. (Britanski trg sunset, when the sun rays steps away, and blend in with the The monument by Marija Ujević or Britanac) every weekend. hit Ilica directly, creating locals at their favourite rendezvous Galetović pays homage to the britanski renowned Croatian novelist, a trg During the week, pick up some magical but blinding light. spot on the main city square – in the prolific chronicler of city tales and vlaška ulica

fruit and veg from the market very heart of Zagreb. vlaška ulica a devout devotee of Zagreb.. ulica ivana dežmana ivana ulica stalls or grab a cafe table in mesnička ulica the sun to fit right in with the europski locals. Hop on a tram (three ilica 12 tomića eugena josipa ulica trg 15 meštrović stops on #11 or #1) to get to the trg bana josipa jelačića 1 pavilion Croatian Nobles Square. See the circular building

ilica 13 constructed in 1938 as an trg drage iblera drage trg kurelčeva ulica kurelčeva exhibition pavilion, originally palmotićeva ulica palmotićeva

zagreb tram 11 ulica draškovićeva the grounded sun jurišićeva ulica designed by Ivan Meštrović. Hop on one of the city’s ilica trg petra This bright golden spherical martićeva ulica iconic – all in bright blue, Today it is home to the 10 preradovića sculpture by Ivan Kožarić 14 the colour of Zagreb – for a fun takes the spotlight on Croatian Association of ride through the capital. Though Bogovićeva Street. trg hrvatskih Artists and features not drawn by horses as when they velikana varšavska ulica first started running back in 1891, frequent exhibits. Peel the

kačićeva ulica ulica milana amruša layers of the building’s kordunska ulica the trams – powered by electricity 14 croatian nobles since 1910 – are a stellar way complex history to find out to experience the city square ulica franje račkoga krajiška ulica 7 frankopanska ulica ulica nikole tesle why the locals still call it like a local. 9 zagreb’s first smičiklasa tadije ul. primorska ulica Pause by the fountain on Džamija (Croatian for ulica republike austrije Moon over the gray grande fountain dame, the neo-Renaissance Zagreb’s first fountain, Trg Burze, the Zagreb Stock “mosque”). gundulićeva ulica gundulićeva popularly known as “the palace dating back to 1895 Exchange Square, as it’s đorđićeva ul. prilaz gjure deželića mushroom”, was built called by locals, with the

that today houses the masarykova ulica gajeva ulica gajeva in 1893 and designed 2 by Herman Bollé. classicist Croatian National museum. On display inside prilaz gjure deželića church of st blaise is a large private collection berislavićeva ulica Bank building by architect petrinjska ulica petrinjska Viktor Kovačić as the Wonder at this remarkable church by Croatia’s great architect by Ante & Wiltrud Topić Mi- 9 mutimira kneza ulica mara that was donated to backdrop. ulica kralja zvonimira Viktor Kovačić, a unique blend of Byzantine elements, monument ulica kralja držislava 15

the City of Zagreb, opened zrinskog nikole trg traditional Croatian styles and a contemporary twist from 8 Pay tribute to Nikola Tesla, to the public in 1987. boškovićeva ulica trg žrtava fašizma the early 20th century. Check out its reinforced concrete one of the world’s greatest dome, the first of its kind in Croatia. At Christmas, don’t miss trg republike inventors, who was born the exquisite Nativity scene by sculptor Vojta Braniš, medulićeva ulica hrvatske and raised in Croatia. ulica kneza višeslava exhibited every year. ulica vjekoslava klaića His bronze sculpture by ulica andrije hebranga Ivan Meštrović shows the mrazovićeva ulica ulica antuna bauera great man deep in thought. ulica jurja križanića 8 republic of croatia square ulica kneza mislava 7 trg ivana, Stroll by the elegant Art antuna i vladimira ulica draškovićeva Marvel at the monumental Croatian National Theatre, a Nouveau buildings that line ul. matice hrvatske 6 mažuranića magazinska cesta bright-yellow building unveiled in 1895 that graces the centre Masarykova Street, and of the square. Ponder the meaning of it all by the Well of Life, a savska cesta catch the thrill of Nikola 2 nikola zrinski square

poignant sculpture by Ivan Meštrović, Croatia’s most globally Tesla Street, jam-packed šveara ivana ulica

Stroll the leafy Zrinjevac, part of the Lenuci Horseshoe trg josipa jurja strossmayera jurja josipa trg renowned sculptor. Admire the striking new home of the with restaurants. ulica preradovićeva ulica pavla hatza (also known as the Green Horseshoe), a feat of 19th-century Academy of Music, with its rainbow-coloured roof and the ulica izidora kršnjavoga trg ulica baruna trenka urban planning that showcases a verdant string of parks kralja petra “needle”, a 29-metre silver-plated sculpture in the front. See ulica jurja žerjavića and squares lined with landmark buildings, like the krešimira iv. the home of Zagreb University founded in 1669, one of the palmotićeva ulica palmotićeva Archeological Museum housed inside a historicist mansion, ulica andrije žaje oldest universities in Europe. Gape at the splendid historicist trg kralja the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in a striking palace that houses the Museum of Arts and Crafts, designed in 6 ethnographic petra svačića neo-Renaissance palace and the Modern Gallery in a 1888 by Herman Bollé, and visit the Croatian School Museum museum historicist palace. Don’t miss the meteorological post from located in a building from 1889. Note another great 1884, with vintage weather instruments that are wound šenoina ulica jukićeva ulica 5 ulica gajeva

example of Art Nouveau ulica gundulićeva up manually every Monday, and the dreamy 19th-century

architecture, built in the music pavilion, host to frequent performances. erdödyja tome i petra ulica

early 20th century, and jelene kraljice ulica ulica eugena kumičića eugena ulica

trg marka marulića

ulica ivana broza wander in to see the

haulikova ulica haulikova petrinjska ulica petrinjska treasure trove of trg ante starčevića ethnographic finds on 3 mihanovićeva ulica display. vodnikova ulica ulica kneza branimira trg kralja tomislava ulica božidara adžije 4 ulica grgura ninskog ulica đure crnatka museum of

miramarska cesta miramarska contemporary art 3 king tomislav square technical museum 5 croatian state → 25 minutes by public transport Pay homage to Tomislav, Croatia’s first king whose statue nikola tesla archives Catch a tram, bus or taxi to this meander-shaped proudly presides over the square high up on his mighty mammoth of a building, dazzlingly eye-catching Walk through a recreation Soak up the sight of 4 botanical garden horse. See the stately Art Pavilion, originally built to serve ulica silvija strahimira kranjčevića and dedicated to contemporary art from Croatia of a mine, see the replica Croatia’s stunning showcase Take in the flower power and meander on the many as the Croatian pavilion for the 1896 Budapest Millennial and abroad. of Nikola Tesla’s lab and of Art Nouveau, completed koturaška cesta paths of this wondrous landscaped garden planted Exhibition. Wander through the grand central train station observe fascinating night tratinska ulica in 1913 to house the National back in 1892, at the south end of the Lenuci Horseshoe. of Zagreb, a historicist building constructed in 1892, and ulica huga badalića skies at the planetarium – and University Library. Amble through the English-style arboretum, check out marvel at Hotel Esplanade, a magnificent edifice built in all great fun for science and Today it is home to Croatian 1925 as lodging for illustrious passengers travelling on the ulica milana ogrizovića the colourful flower parterre, see the giant water lilies technology buffs. State Archives. Note the koturaška cesta in the Victoria Greenhouse and cross the mahogany- Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul. four globe-carrying owls red larch wood bridge. on the cupola above the main reading room and the symbols of science on the bednjanska ulica

savska cesta front facade. strojarska cesta strojarska

tratinska ulica

trnjanska cesta trnjanska ulica florijana andrašeca cesta miramarska paromlinska ulica paromlinska