BORNA FILIĆ/PIXSELL INSTAGRAM* It’s summer in the city Summertime in Zagreb is here – you can spend your first summer days at INmusic festival on Jarun Lake (more on p.6). Swimming season has begun at Zagreb’s beach, while the jogging, sailing, rowing and rollerblading season never ended. Enjoy Jarun – and check out other tips for the best summer in the city in Zagreb For You’s June edition. LIMITED EDITION FREE COPY JUNE 2019 * 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 ZAGREB’S FIRST FIRST AND ONLY MINUTE SKYSCRAPER* Tune into the Zagreb time Skyscraper. Whoever you ask in Zagreb, only Clocks measure time, but ev- one comes to mind – and everyone knows it as ery city has its own rhythm. Skyscraper. This summer, the first business To tune into Zagreb’s, find its tower in Croatia is celebrating 60 years as a landmark sundial at Tkalčiće- symbol of modern Zagreb. Skyscraper has a va street 25. Still on time, different look today than it did in 1959 – dark this beauty was constructed glass replaced its aluminum facade ten years in 1955, where the southern- ago. For decades the first city spot for outings most mill once stood. Both and meetings actually had two addresses – on the stream and the mills are Ban Jelačić Square and officially at Ilica 1a. On gone, but the sundial, plas- 16th floor is an observation deck, open every tered with cottage cheese day from 10am to 10pm, it offers an and lime onto the facade, unforgettable 360 view of Zagreb. still stands. • 3 years of building • 16 floors • 70 meters WORD • 300 squares per floor • 360 degree viewpoint Sunce Zagreb’s oldest skyscraper stands at (Soon-tze) * the crossing of Masarykova and Gundulićeva streets, across from Kallina sun, Sonne, sol, soleil, sole, House. The 9-floor, 35-meter-high skys- craper was opened in 1933 and named Ilica street Radovan, after the owner 太陽, 해, 太阳 ZAGREB WHAT SUPERHEROES MONOVIEW WHERE Zagreb the WHEN movie star BEST HALF What’s the role of YEAR’S PARTY Zagreb film office? Strossmartre Festival is Zagreb Film Office back with its promise is a bridge between of 100 days of summer. productions and the Expect countless city of Zagreb. concerts (from jazz and We have two major indie to swing), theater THE PROFESSOR tasks; attract as performances and artsy EVERYONE LEARNED FROM many productions workshops. You can Everybody’s favorite professor, who taught generations of kids that goodness to Zagreb, and mingle in the shades always wins, will again be the mascot of when they are here of centenary chestnuts Animafest, Zagreb’s international provide support so any time, but June 30 is animated film festival taking place this Mia Pećina they have minimum special – come for the June. Professor Baltazar, always in a Drašković, head of complications while most beautiful moggy hurry and never without his hat, is the Zagreb Film Office filming in the city. contest in the day and most successful project of the Zagreb What are the most for the Half Year’s party school of animated films. 59 episodes, amazing movie at night. filmed 1967–1978, were watched by locations to see in Zagreb? children in 30 countries, from Australia @ljetonastrosu.com Zagreb has been a movie set for many big to Zimbabwe. The universally beloved professor is more relevant now than ever and smaller films so far, commercials, WATCH THE SKY ON FIRE for his care towards others and the documentary projects and TV projects. Bundek International environment. In Zagreb, a young scientist Our audiovisual history goes back to be- Fireworks Festival is back association and a children’s hospital unit fore WW2 and we used to be very proud for the 19th time (June are named after him. of projects shot in Croatia and Jadran 14–16). Head over to film. In the last 20 years the film industry Bundek lake and park and has slowly came back to Zagreb and many enjoy the blazing show by locations have been used as sets. It is some of the world’s best hard to pick one as the best or most amaz- pyrotechnicians. There’s ing, because each project has a different live music, yummy food script and different location needs. and drinks, but also What’s your favorite movie set in the 10pm fireworks, ANJA MUTIĆ Zagreb? especially for the little writes for BBC Travel, the Washington It is impossible to pick just one. I truly ones. Catch the detailed Post and the New York Times. believe that each corner of our city program on FB Follow her at @everthenomad can be an excellent shooting location, @mirnovecpiro depending on the vision of the director and producer. But maybe it is possible to FOOD, MUSIC, Comeback city underline our Mirogoj cemetary, one of CAMERA – ACTION! the most beautiful in the world, specific Hit Gradec Plateau every nce upon a time, Zagreb was on many levels and the location interest- day until June 16 and Oone of Europe’s under-the-ra- ing to many productions. enjoy live music paired dar capitals. Overshadowed by For the best cinema/movie screenings with scrumptious food. the celebrated coastline stars, in Zagreb, head to.... The spot is already like Dubrovnik and Split, the city Cinestar cinemas and famous for the stunning was a mere stop on the way to definitely Europa view of the Zagreb some place south. That era seems CATCH cinema, which will be Cathedral and the entire eons ago. Now, Zagreb has turned OPEN-AIR even better after its ren- city, but during the its fortunes around and become a ovation. During summer festival, the pop-up frame comeback city. Instead of a brief SCREENINGS months, don't miss the promises the best Zagreb stopover, it’s become a perfect ALL OVER THE open-air screenings all postcard ever. Check the bookend. over the city. full program on FB ummer is coming – and crowds CITY Tell us your secret @basnasfestival. Sare storming Croatia. And this hideaways in Zagreb? is the way to “do” Zagreb. Fly Oh...but then it in. Spend two or three days dis- wouldn't be a secret covering its charms. See the top anymore. :) sights, sample the staples, cross all from the bucket list – and then return for another stint on your ZAGREB 2.0 way back from the coast. If you’re reading this, chances are your The flip side of the city READY FOR plans are already set. Chances PROPER CHILLING? also are – you’ll see the list of rea- irst Croatian woman journalist, Marija Lovers of fantasy and sons you need to come back. Read FJurić Zagorka, has a monument in SF movies get to chill on for just some of them – and Zagreb. The other brave Croatian women in more than one way. then book your comeback trip. have almost been forgotten. But no more! The renowned Fantastic Award-winning tourist guide Iva Silla has Zagreb Film Festival Tip: Zagreb’s attractions range launched a brand-new tour where she tells (from June 27) delivers from mainstream (think world- gripping stories about unique, inspiring a super-cool program of class museums) to downright women who lived and films. Plus they are all quirky. The latest on the quirky worked in Zagreb. Join screened in the coolest front: Europe’s first “scratching her Badass Women in open-air cinema, smack salon” (Češkaonica) just opened Zagreb walking tour inside the mystical in Zagreb’s Dubrava, a massage on Thursdays and Tuškanac forest. Bring a parlor where you can unwind as Saturdays at 10am. cushion and a blanket! you get scratched with feathers, Booking essential @fantastic-zagreb.com brushes, nails or sticks. @secret-zagreb.com NEW ON THE STREET ART SCENE he street art scene of Zagreb has been booming – and the boom shows Tno signs of abating. Street art is short-lived and ethereal though, so make sure you take loads of photos. And don’t get attached – one day it’s there, the next day it’s gone. So it happened with the giant whale and the turtle, both by French street artist Etien on the Gradec plateau in the Up- per Town. But fear not, as new street art keeps popping up. QUIZG Art Park on Martinovka Lonac at Museum of The beloved Art Park on Tomiće- Contemporary Art Questions va street just unveiled their latest Don’t miss the Hat Wearers mural by 1 The Grič cannon has been project, this one in a small park on Lonac at the MSU, Museum of Con- announcing noon every day Plitvička street (right across from temporary Art. Lonac is a star on Za- since 1877. How many cannons #3). Boris Bare, Zagreb’s famous greb’s street art scene, with an inter- have been fired street artist and the creative force national following and massive murals from Lotrščak? behind Art Park cheered up a gray he’s painted around the globe. This a 5 facade with a gorgeous mural one, on the interior walls of MSU, done b 6 called Baba Luna, featuring an old with spray paint, brushes and acrylic, c 7 lady looking at a giant moon. The portrays striking characters Lonac has Martinovka neighborhood also met on his worldwide travels. 2 June marks the start of joined in the creative fun for a day swimming season at Zagreb’s in May, to paint the benches “With just a little art refresh lakes.