Introducing Karlovac Arriving in Karlovac Getting Around Getting Around Mail & Phones
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INTRODUCING KARLOVAC ARRIVING IN KARLOVAC GETTING AROUND GETTING AROUND MAIL & PHONES A centuries old city, a Renaissance and Baroque inspired town, Karlovac has So you have finally reached our beautiful city, having safely placed your two feet on Car rental Generalturist M-3, Trg Petra Zrinskog 4, tel. 61 51 99/ 61 53 99, www. Public telephone been impacted from the start by the overland crossroads and the four rivers Croatian soil rest assured as we have all the necessary information on transport Q A Budget Car Rental M-3, Trg P. Zrinskog 4, tel. 61 54 05/ 099 589 65 generalturist.hr. Open 08:00 - 17:00, Sat 09:00 - 14:00. Closed Sun. Phone cards You can purchase phone card (telefonska that flow through its county, which more or less have influenced the quality and arrival points to help you get around and find your way. 06, [email protected], www.budget.hr. QOpen 08:00 - 16:00, Sat 09:00 - 12:00. Hodočasnik Quo Vadis E-12, Antuna Gustava Matoša 7a, tel. 41 34 72/ kartica) at any kiosk - they come in 15 - 100 units and cost and potential of the city from the start. The city began as a fortified military Q Closed Sun. 091 568 81 50. Open 08:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 19:00, Sat 08:00 - 12:00. 15, 30, 50 and 100kn respectively. You can also buy pre- base which was formed to dissuade any Ottoman invasions into the Austro- N By bus Karlovac Bus Station (M-5) has far more facilities than the train station. Rent AH Zadar M-5, Prilaz V.Holjevca 2, Central bus station, tel. 61 14 86/ Closed Sun. paid phone cards which give you substantial discounts when Hungarian Empire. As part of the empire, the city took its name (Karlovac or Ticket office is open 05:30 - 20:30, Information office 00:00 - 24:00. Abandon 098 33 00 48, [email protected]. QOpen 07:00 - 21:00. Closed Sun. Star Turist F-8, Matka Laginje 1, tel. 64 56 00, [email protected], www. calling abroad. Karlstadt) from the Archduke of Austria, Karlo von Habsburg, who was also your bags in the left luggage facilities, (Garderoba) 06:00 - 20:00 every day, starturist.hr. QOpen 09:00 - 17:00, Sat 09:00 - 12:00. Closed Sun. A a military commander and had founded the site of the new city in 1578. The 5kn per bag, per day. There are two cafés in the station: Gostionica Albatros, open Valdemar G-10, Banjavčićeva 10, tel. 61 16 09/ 091 787 59 76, Parking Q birth of this fortified city began with construction of the fortress on 13 July 05:0 - 22:00, Sat 05:30 - 22:00, Sun 06:00 - 22:00 and Bistro Duga, open 05:00 - [email protected]. Open 09:00 - 17:00. Closed Sat, Sun. N Emergency numbers 1579. The fortress was surrounded by ramparts, bastions and a deep moat, 23:00. There is also a shop Dabar that is open 06:00 - 21:00, Sun 06:30 - 21:00. As in most other Croatian cities, parking in Karlovac can be paid for via a simple what we see today as the Karlovac Star. The urban plan was based on the Calling home: Purchase a phone card at the news-stand or kiosk which is open 24 mobile text message. Croatia was the first country to introduce SMS pay parking. Police 92 ideal Renaissance pattern where the city was situated inside the lines of the hours and use one of the public pay phones. The toilets cost a standard 3kn. Look for signs along the parking areas and pay at the allocated machines which Fire department 93 star, or walls, where all structures were erected in defined geometric blocks. Changing money: There is an exchange bureau called Rakun (tel.61 47 32) open accept coins or simply send the registration number of your car as a text message MAIL & PHONES Ambulance 94 Military and sacred buildings went up first, followed by palaces, squares and 08:00 - 12:00 and 16:00 - 19:00, Sat 08:00 - 13:00. Closed Sun. Getting to (no spaces, no special characters) to 8471.Your payment is confirmed with a reply houses. Soon after, the city received its first inhabitants of soldiers and civilians town: The taxi rank is just outside the station and should you want to walk the 10 text message. The first hour of parking costs 4kn and 5kn per hour thereafter. and life began. Military houses were built larger than artisan’s houses which minutes into town, turn right from the station towards Kralj Tomislav Street which Payment on weekdays are from 7am-8pm and from 7am-2pm on Saturdays. A few City express mail were two-storey – the first level being the shop and upper levels for living leads you to the well-known Karlovačka zvijezda (The Karlovac Star). minutes prior to your parking expiry, a text message is sent to either top up your CityEx F-11/12, Senjska 70, tel. 61 29 00, [email protected], www. Karlovac space. All residential buildings in the historical core have wooden corridors Arriving from Zagreb by bus: Leave from the Zagreb Bus Station (autobusni parking limit or remove your car. Just in case you don’t display the ticket on your cityexpress.hr. QOpen 08:00 - 17:00, Sat 08:00 - 12:00. Closed Sun. on the backyard side, called ganjak. Bourgeois houses were also built for the kolodvor) located in the Marin Držić Avenue bb. Prices are reasonable. A single dashboard, you may expect to receive a fine of 160kn. Latecomers will be charged telephone code is +385-47 noblemen. On the busy walkway of Radićeva street lies the house of Count ticket to Karlovac costs from 36 - 40kn and will take approximately 45 minutes. 40kn. Parking d.o.o. F-11, Trg Josipa Broza 2, tel. 61 55 08. Internet places Janko Drašković (1828), which portrays some stylistic features of urban For more information visit the Zagreb Bus Station website: www.akz.hr Bundes Caffe O-3, Radićeva 27. Located inside the Zvijezda area, modern palaces in Zagreb from the Zagreb architect Felbinger. Arriving from Zagreb by plane: If you are arriving at Zagreb’s Airport (Zračna Petrol stations interior, decorated only with black and white photographs. It’s a rather small cafe Tourist informations luka Pleso), Croatia Airlines runs a bus service from the airport to the Zagreb Bus Zagrebačka ulica bb, tel. 63 76 09QOpen 06:00 - 22:00, Smičiklasova Q bar with free internet access and music onQ the radio. It’s a good place to kick Karlovac becomes an important trading and merchant town but eventually Station. It costs 30kn and takes about 30min. Once you get to the bus station, ulica bb, tel. 65 57 00 Open 00:00 - 24:00, Marmontova Aleja bb, tel. 41 38 back and relax after a day of sightseeing. Open 07:00 - 23:00, Fri, Sat 07:00 Karlovac County Tourist Board the citizens demanded less military restrictions which stood in the way of their take a bus to Karlovac, it runs roughly every half hour. Q Q 08 Open 06:00 - 22:00, Rakovac bb, tel. 65Q 45 99 Open 06:00 - 22:00, - 24:00, Sun 08:00 - 23:00. M/N-2, A.Vraniczanya 6, tel. 61 progression and so the city of Karlovac became a free royal city with its own Sun 06:00 - 14:00, Senjska 120, tel. 43 22 32 Open 00:00 - 24:00, Vilima 53 20, [email protected], www.tzkz. emblem in 1781, delivered by the Emperor Joseph II. This meant they were By car From Italy: When coming from Trieste, look for signs ‘Fiume’ and route Q Library for the youth (Knjižnica za mlade) O-2, Banjavčićeva 8, tel. Q Reinera 6, tel. 64 58 85 Open 06:00 - 23:00, Sun 07:00 - 22:00. 61 41 88. Your traditional municipal library is what you’ll find here and it’s in the hr. Open 07:00 - 15:00. Closed under the special king’s patronage yet they had the right to choose their own number E63 /local route 7, which crosses Slovenia and enters Croatia at Pasjak Sat, Sun. city council and mayor. From this and the next century on the city of Karlovac or Rupa. Local road 8 leads you into Rijeka, where a motorway toll will cost you Zvijezda area. It is dedicated to children and teens mostly; besides the reading Public transport room, it also holds exhibitions, seminars and workshops. Seven computers with L Karlovac Tourist Board F-10, prospered and was known as the golden age of trade in Karlovac. 5kn. After that follow the 107km long A6 motorway that runs directly from Rijeka Q Karlovac is a rather small town and all major tourist sights and events are a mere internet access are available to all visitors for 6kn per hour. Open 09:00 - 21:00, Unfortunately the 20th century did more to devastate the former prosperous to Karlovac. The motorway toll costs 44kn in one direction. From Slovenia: After Petra Zrinskog 3, tel. 61 51 15, karlovac-touristinfo@Q city, with two World Wars, but most damage was caused in the recent Homeland you cross the border at Rupa or Pasjak, local road 8 will take you directly to Rijeka 20 minute walking distance. There is no developed public transport system that Sat 08:00 - 13:00. Closed Sun.