NOV/DEC 2016 NOV/DEC The best Advent in Europe Once there was Zagreb before the Zagreb Advent ... the rest is history, because this year the city plans to live up to its last year’s title of the best European Christmas destination. We’re in for 40 days of fun sprawled from the Upper Town to Novi Zagreb, with new exciting events like the 3D fairytale in the Grič tunnel, Fashion Advent in Oktogon and the winter edition of the Courtyards. Get our pick or look for the full program at www.adventzagreb.com. INSTAGRAM* ADVENT LIMITED EDITION FREE COPY Photo: Mateo Tomislav Klarić Tomislav Mateo Photo: * Agram German exonym its Austrian by outside Croatia known commonly more was Zagreb Keep in touch! Download your free copy and share: on Facebook on Instagram zagreb4you.com Z on Twitter infozagreb.hr TALKABOUT Zagreb's great green connection FIRST DAVIS CUP FINALS Zagreb's Green Horseshoe is a visionary project that connects seven are on at Arena Nov city parks into a peaceful promenade. This over-a-century-old layout 25–27 but the tickets was only recently made complete with the final missing link – the MINUTE have long been sold lovers’ bridge. Now there are no gaps all the way from Zrinjevac park to the Croatian National Theater. Starčević square by the Esplanade Take the coolest out. Argentinians will hotel leads to the inventory of Zagreb play against Marin Botanical Garden Nikola Šubić Čilić and two other via the new Zrinski Square The best way to get the full Zagreb aces - rising adrenaline park Marshall view of the city is to visit star Borna Ćorić and and the Tito Square the Zagreb Eye, a wonder- Croatia’s oldest ATP footbridge hung Josip Juraj ful observatory-cum-ca- winner Ivo Karlović. over Miramarska Ivan Strossmayer fe on the 16th floor with Losing is not an op- street dubbed Mažuranić Square stunning vistas to all the Lovers’ Square tion. @daviscup.com major sights. Housed in Bridge. A King must-see for Marko the landmark 1950s high- Marulić Tomislav RUSSIAN MAFIA every tourist and rise on the Jelačić square, Square Square in Zagreb? It’s a invitation for this place will make you BBC-produced doc- Zagreb locals to Botanical Adrenaline connect with Zagreb in a umentary based on rediscover their garden Park Dr. Ante refreshing way, especially Misha Glenny’s book city’s green oasis. The Lovers’ Bridge Starčević at night. Open daily 10am- McMafia featuring Square 12pm; entry: 20KN. Dverce palace as the mafia headquarters and Mirogoj as the Moscow cemetery. WORD The doc is being shot until December. to the Upper Town Zima #McMafia and Tuškanac via their RESIDENTS of neighborhood. To the (Zee-mah) the newly restored elderly, the bus is a Winter, Hiver, Radićeva street are necessity; to the shop- Invierno, Inverno signing petitions and keepers, the noise, bickering over the bus fumes and crowds are line 150, which goes too much. 冬, 겨울, 冬季 Zagreb abounds with squares but Ana Rukavina square is among the rare ones named after WHAT ordinary people. MONOVIEW WHERE Advent turned Zagreb WHEN into a hit destination GET SOME ZAGREB ULTRA brings some of ROMAN JEWELS ON world’s best DJs for the An exhibit of limited col- ZAGREB weeklong Croatia Winter lection jewelery Elkana SUPERHEROES Music Festival. The line- by Feđa Aaron Bučić, up includes Armin Van Where East Meets West, A heroine whose Buuren, Sander Van Dorn, struggle still saves lives will be on at Palace Ho- Just shy of 30, journalist Ana Ru- MOTi, Julian Jordan, tel from Dec 1–23. Craft- kavina died of leukemia. She made it David Gravell, Juicy M... ed with ancient Roman her mission to write about her illness ZAGREB 360° NEW YEAR’S EVE is glass found in Israel, openly so that others could be saved Nikola Bušljeta, the biggest New Year’s with stem cells transplants. After her Ultra Festival Elkana jewelry offers director. Zagreb Party in this part of history you can wear. death, the much needed cord blood bank was founded and named after Ultra is the Europe. We’re expecting The unique pieces are her. Ten years on, a Zagreb square in biggest New 20,000 visitors from Cro- made with gold, silver, Ana’s neighborhood of Trnsko will Year’s party in this atia and abroad, especial- semi-precious stones, carry the name of this heroine. Laid part of Europe ly because this is Armin wool and ancient glass. out as a children’s playground and a Van Buuren’s first time in More at @elkana.hr. place of happiness and solidarity, Ana Zagreb and he is known Rukavina square echoes her biggest desire ‘I want life.’ It also reminds ZAGREB NEEDS for surprising fans with us that stem cell donors are able to unexpected music sets. give life, if not to her, then to others MORE ALL-DAY WHEN I GO OUT IN THE EVENING I struggling with leukemia. PLACES WHERE usually go for a bite to eat so you can often catch me YOU CAN HAVE at Lido restaurant on the COFFEE IN THE Jarun lake. MORNING AND TO FOREIGN TRAVELERS I always recommend traditional HIT THE DANCE restaurants. In the FLOOR AT NIGHT summer I take them to ZAGREB FALL the coast and during IS FOR CINEPHILES ANJA MUTIĆ wintertime, for Advent in 14th Zagreb Film Festival Author of Lonely Planet Croatia, writes for Zagreb and up the Sljeme (Nov 12–20) always de- New York Magazine and The Washington hilltop for a bowl of beans. livers a fantastic line-up Post. Follow her at @everthenomad I TAKE MY FRIENDS to La Bo- of screenings. This year, dega. It’s a wine bar with a great choice of over 100 titles will glue food but it also has a good music program. you to the seat of Za- Winter It’s a place both for the morning coffee greb’s best movie ven- and a night out. ues: Europa, Tuškanac thrills ZAGREB WINTER is getting richer with events. and Museum of Contem- The Advent program has turned Zagreb porary Art. Check out carves and sweaters are into a tourist hit. But for the destination the fun program of East- Sback. And so are sunny days to keep growing, we need to attract ern European comedies, of chill, when the sun shows younger urban travelers. It’s exactly international co-produc- teeth, as we say in Croatian, what we do with Croatia Winter Music tions and a series of ed- and lets us know it’s about to Festival. ucational workshops and go underground for some time. panel discussions. Full Mornings get cold and foggy, HIDDEN ZAGREB program at @zff.hr moods change too. It’s the time MARVEL SUPERHEROES of shifting gears. COME ALIVE here’s also that thrill lead- Zagreb cafe with The spectacular Marvel Ting up to Christmas. The 100,000 free books Universe Live show de- anticipation of the stalls going livers perfect fun for the up at Zrinjevac, the slow sipping lthough one of the unwritten rules of whole family. Hurry to of mulled wine to keep you Athe Zagreb cafe culture is to be accom- Zagreb’s Arena Decem- warm, the munching on roasted panied by friends and not books, the winds ber 9–11 and meet your chestnuts, the milling through have just changed in an unexpectedly cool superheroes – Spider- bundled-up crowds promenad- way. Zagreb’s cult cafe Velvet became the man, Ironman, Hulk, Thor ing around the snow-cloaked first Free Reading Zone (FREZ) in Croatia. & the Gang – live. Your city... The joy of choosing from Now when you sit down for coffee, you can chance to learn a few so many fun events you just use the FREZ app via the free Velvet code tricks as they show off don’t know which one to catch. and read through more than 100,000 books. their super skills: martial All that, just around the corner. FREZ project is an open-access virtual arts, acrobatics and all ut it’s only recently that library whose collection includes titles kinds of special effects. BZagreb took to the streets ranging from fiction, poetry, travelogues, @zagrebarena.hr come wintertime. From an cookbooks and more. This fab limit-free introvert, it has come opportunity to read and download books outside, with layers on but while physically in the FREZone could out there, in the snow, rain make us a bit antisocial. But a book is a or shine. It’s now, hands down, great companion too, and free education a an all-year city. worthwhile cause. GET TO KNOW ZAGREB’S JOGGING SCENE For all of you adventure fans, an exciting way to explore Zagreb has arrived – a guided jog through the city’s nicest areas. The Must See is a 7K (40 min) trail that gets you up and running daily from 7am and 9am. Other routes are available which accommodate less or more fit runners. Price: 266KN per person; start point: Jelačić square by the Manduševac fountain. @runzagreb.com ADVENT IN ZAGREB 40 days of top-notch fun across the city ast year Zagreb was named European Best Christ- ICE PARK oyster as you dig into Lmas destination. Even those who never visited King Tomislav Square, Nov international food stalls and Croatia’s capital couldn’t resist the unanimous raving 26–Jan 8 browse unique knick-knacks review by the international press: ‘Forget Vienna and The open-air ice rink on and souvenirs. Tomislav Square brings UPPER TOWN Prague, head to Zagreb for Christmas.’ The Advent in another round of frozen fun.