JULY 2016 JULY Bikini time in the city It’s not just empty talk to cool you down - Zagreb does have a sea. Or at least sea-like beaches. Four of them at Jarun Lake have blue flags, a sign of the beach excellence, while the newest one is the nudist beach (more on page 6). The Big Lake at Bundek has guarded beaches with lots of shade. And let’s not forget five Olympic-size pools, from Šalata to Svetice, and the city’s fountains... INSTAGRAM* Prpić/PIXSELL Marko Photo: SUMMER LIMITED EDITION FREE COPY * 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 64 seconds to the top of Zagreb FIRST SMART BENCHES, Forget about the strenuous 165-steps climb from Tomićeva solar-powered mobile street to the Upper Town! Zagreb’s funicular is back in full charges and wi-fi spots swing. The reopening particularly delights the Upper Town MINUTE have arrived to Zagreb. residents who use it daily and who had to take a roundabout Love at Invented by a student route through Mesnićka street while first taste from Split, the first bench Radićeva is closed for construction. The has been installed in front funicular has been in use since 1893, a year ZET Find out if love really of the Rectorate building. longer than Zagreb first horse-drawn tram. comes through the belly at At night, the benches are Until it became electricity-powered in the Dolac market. It only cooled down and lit; all 1934, people joked about its unreliability takes minutes of mingling you need to use them is a by calling it ‘a stuck-car.’ through the colorful stalls USB stick. INFO of this place, fondly dubbed #solarnaklupa 66 meters long ‘the belly of Zagreb,’ to fall THE FESTIVAL IS OVER 2 carriages and 28 seats in love with the city. Take in but Design District is here Max speed 1,5 m/s the smells, the sounds, or to stay. Last month, the Altitude difference 30,5 m even an occasional tug from Martićeva neighborhood Ticket: 4KN or 165 steps the crowd and get ready for attracted thousands of vis- Zagreb to reach your heart itors to the Festival sights. through your belly. Zagreb’s most creative becomes part becomes the last initiative lives on, until the of the public electricity-powered reconstruction first test transport next year’s show. ride gets a makeover @designdistrict.hr WORD THE MEDAL OF ZAGREB 1890. 1893. 1934. 1974. 2005. city goes to Leon Žilavi, Žeđ author of the funniest He welcomed the joke at his in the US; 200 worldwide photo-montage of the expense. @facebook/ schools took part. Their (Zh-edge) 7-meter deep road hole on zakajvolimzagreb biggest reward was a Thirst, Durst, Soif, Sed, Slavonska Avenija. Mayor THE PRIDE OF ZAGREB, visit to MIT and Harvard, Sete, Sede Bandić is portrayed stand- the Mathematics High organized by their older ing next to the hole-cum- School (MIOC) kids are the peer Marin Soljačić, a young のどの渇き, fountain with a speech world best. They won the inventor fondly dubbed bubble: ‘Problem solved.’ first award at the IT contest Nikola Tesla. 갈증, 口渴, ‘Where else to finish the world tour other at home!’ Luka Šulić and Stjepan WHAT Hauser MONOVIEW WHERE Zagreb’s Museum of WHEN Broken Relationships opens in Hollywood GRADEC OPEN-AIR CINEMA ZAGREB COMPARE ZAGREB AND HOLLYWOOD. Self-dubbed ‘the Filmbox SUPERHEROES HOW DOES THE MUSEUM OF under a million of stars,’ Straight from Verona, where 12,000 BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS FIT IN? this popular open-air people clapped for encore, 2Cellos arrive Everything is different: cinema showcases an to Zagreb to wrap up their world tour. Since their big Zagreb concert four years the space, the feel, the in- impressive program: dividual stories on display. ago, these two young cellists played more Olinka VIštica, 52 movie titles from 13 than 1000 concerts, in front of 10 million cofounder of the Perhaps there are no two countries (with English people – a career success to brag about. Museum cities that could be further subtitles), music concerts Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser aka 2Cellos apart than Zagreb and Los and stand-up comedies. play at King Tomislav Square on Saturday, Angeles. And yet the mu- July 2 and the entrance is free (part of the MUSEUM OF Entry is free but hurry Zagreb Classic open-air festival). Special seum conveys such a uni- not to miss a seat at the guests include Zucchero and Oliver. BROKEN versal feeling that it could romantic Upper Town @2cellos.com RELATIONSHIPS be placed anywhere in the square opposite St. Cath- world, like a chameleon erine’s Church. Starry IS LIKE A that molds itself according screenings begin at 9pm CHAMELEON THAT to the city it lands into. and last Jul 15–Aug 31. MOLDS ITSELF YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER RITUALS... @ljetnokinogradec.com Going to the market is my ACCORDING TO all-season ritual. I often THE CITY IT start the day at Dolac or ANJA MUTIĆ Britanac. I love the change Author of Lonely Planet Croatia, writes for LANDS INTO New York Magazine and The Washington Zagreb goes through with Post. Follow her at @everthenomad the arrival of summer – lots of open-air events, screen- ings, festivals... I like the Off the evening breeze of Zagreb’s FOOTBALL FEAST IN Upper Town, sipping on a glass of wine at the RIBNJAK PARK museum’s terrace, watching the sunset. Football fans, get ready guidebook YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART... Heart for the ultimate open-air is a muscle, isn’t it? The best way to mend screening of EURO 2016 it is to build up the muscle and clear the in the gorgeous Ribnjak grid head. Water is the element that allows for park at the heart of town. s I write this, I’m taking time both. Every mile of crawl in one of Zagreb’s Watch your favorite team Aoff from running around the swimming pools accounts for a healing from a deckchair, snack city checking out all that’s new stitch in my heart. I love the retro look of on tasty street food and and cool for the next edition of Dom Sportova. The open-air pool at Šalata sip fab local beer. Test Lonely Planet Croatia. For this with its beautiful view is also great. your football skills at the guidebook author, sure, it’s fun THE BEST WAY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH ZAGREB... I love park’s All Stars’ Corner, to traipse around town seeking cycling through Zagreb’s streets 24/7 almost then join the after-party out the latest and marking up in every season. Only the deep snow can stop of live music and foodie city maps with fun-filled spots. me. I love to slide through the streets and delights. Jun 9 –Jul 10. hat this guidebook writer parks, especially early in the morning or late @facebook.com/food- Walso tells you – in confi- at night during summer. It’s a solitary experi- ballerka dence and with hope my editors ence, contemplating the facades, feeling the SUMMER ON STROSS don’t read it – throw away the rattle of the tram tracks, hearing the sound Nicknamed Strossmartre, guidebook! J Shut off your of tires touching the cobblestone streets. this all-summer street iPhone and all its open apps and festival captures the old lift your gaze up from the screen. HIDDEN ZAGREB Parisian flair at Zagreb’s it on a sidewalk terrace. most romantic Upper SStrike up a conversation with Town spot. Hit the chest- a stranger. Befriend a local. Za- Wander off into nut-lined promenade to grebians may not come across as urban wilderness mingle with artists, watch the friendliest of peoples at first theater plays or quirky sight but once you crack the ice, hen the sizzling Zagreb asphalt starts pet mongrel shows and it’s going to be smooth sailing Wto burn your eager walking shoes, listen to an eclectic mix through the Zagreb summer. wander off into the little-known oasis of of live music. Almost urban wilderness – the Tuškanac forest. Best 100 days of Summer on WHAT’S HOT THIS JULY accessed through Dežmanova street, this Stross (May 29–Sep- • A wander around the newly enchanted semi-wild woodland runs parallel tember 2) never fails to minted Design District around with Ilica street. Cool down alongside match whatever mood Martićeva street centennial plane trees and see Zagreb with you’re in. www.designdistrict.hr different eyes. Notice the statue of Croatia’s @ljetonastrosu.com • Cool down with a Medenko ice famous writer Miroslav Krleža and the cream at Cogito Coffee hanging gardens of many Upper Town villas. (Varšavska 11) Straight ahead is Dubravka’s Trail (once the • Catch live music on the terrace strolling ground of Duke Jelačić’s wife) that of Sherry’s Wines & Bites meanders through thick forests to the Cm- (Ilica 73) rok common – a perfect spot for a picnic. 50TH INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL Celebrating the diversity of local ethno music and dance, this festival has grown into a global feast of folklore performances. Traditional Croatian and world music concerts, workshops and exhibitions sweep Zagreb July 20–24. Don’t miss unique church folk singing at St. Catherine’s Church on July 24, at 7.30pm. @msf.hr European University Games: When students take over the city f you love sports and find your- sities of Oxford and Cambridge with 41 courts.