Powered by THURSDAY / 25 MAY / 2017 | YEAR 2 | ISSUE 5 FREE COPY recommended by locals INSIDERS' TIPS FOR RESTAURANTS, MUSEUMS, BARS, NIGHT CLUBS... GUARD MOUNT Grand Changing of the Guard in St. Mark’s Square ZAGREB TOURIST BOARD CONTENTS ISSUE 05 l YEAR 2 l THURSDAY / 18 MAY / 2017 06 IMPRESSUM PUBLISHER: 18 05 HANZA MEDIA d.o.o. Koranska 2, Zagreb events It's time for the largest and visit OIB: 791517545745 most entertaining street festival EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: 4 GRAND CHANGING OF THE in Zagreb - Cest is d'Best with 34 FUN WITH KIDS Goran Ogurlić GUARD CEREMONY hundreds of artists performingon [email protected] Zagreb offers great variety of places the streets of Zagreb downtown The ceremony performed by that children will enjoy. Take them EDITOR: members of the Honorary Protective 20 MEDVEDNICA to Maksimir, ride around the town Viktorija Macukić Combat Unit of the Croatian Armed in the tourist train, visit the biggest [email protected] Explote mountain above Zagreb. Forces will be held every weekend in little railway model in this part of the Highest peak of Medvednica CREATIVE DIRECTOR: St. Mark’s Square Europe... Borna Križančić Nature Park, stretching over [email protected] 6 THIS WEEK HOT LIST more than 22,000 hectares, is Sljeme at 1033 meters explore GRAPHICS EDITORS: Don't miss the chance to visit Art Žaneta Zjakić, Hrvoje Netopil, Park on Strossmayerovo šetalište, 38 ZAGORJE Miroslav Marsenić ZG wine and food festival at map TRANSLATION: Klovićevi dvori Gallery and Gradec Enjoy castles, thermal centers and 24 MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND great wines Romana Pezić plateu and visit other festivals [email protected] BASIC INFORMATION MARKETING: getting around tehnology Telephone: 01/6173 870 gastro [email protected] 8 TOP10 SIGHTS YOU HAVE TO 42 ONLINE ZAGREB VISIT IN ZAGREB 26 WINE & DINE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Everything you need to explore Marko SMETIŠKO (chairman) 12 BEST ZAGREB MUSEUMS 28 THE TRUE FLAVOURS Zagreb Ana HANŽEKOVIĆ (vice OF ZAGREB chairman) Priceless works of the world's greatest artists, thematic accommodation SUPERVISORY BOARD: nightlife Gvozden Srećko FLEGO exhibitions, wicked world of 44 HOTELS AND HOSTELS Maja ŠILHARD illusion or old torture devices? Krešimir ĆOSIĆ 30 BEST BARS, PUBS AND Zagreb museums have it all Marijana RAGUŽ CLUBS 46 ALSO VISIT From Zagreb you can travel to any ADVISORY BOARD: explore zagreb 32 TRY THE BEST OF Damir BORAS, LOCAL CRAFT BEER part od Croatia, get there fast, and Petar MILADIN, make the journey a memorable 16 DOLAC Davor MAJETIĆ 33 EXCELLENT LOCAL WINES experience! EPH DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING: 18 CEST IS D BEST Tomislav WRUSS PHOTOGRAPHY CROPIX FOTO SERVIS: tel. 01/610 3117, 01/610 3090, 22 fax: 01/610 3033 web: www.cropix.hr e-mail: [email protected] PRINT SLOBODNA DALMACIJA d.d. 21204 Dugopolje, Dugopoljska 11 34 39 THURSDAY / 25 MAY / 2017 ZagrebTIMES 3 EVENT OF THE WEEK • DON'T MISS: 1 HISTORICAL CEREMONY 2 MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT 3 ZAGREB CITY DAY tip! Ceremony starts with the firing of the Grič GRAND cannon CHANGING of the Guard This weekend you can Armed Forces will be held in 8be part of the new tour- St. Mark’s Square, in the area ist offer of the City of Zagreb. between Banski Dvori and After 17 years, the Grand the Church of St. Mark, eve- ceremony Changing of the Guard cer- ry weekend until 1 October. emony dating back to the The guard departs from The ceremony performed by members of the period from 1990 to 2000 Banski Dvori, and the sec- will be performed again ond group moves from Honorary Protective Combat Unit of the in St. Mark’s Square in Za- Kuševićeva Street to Croatian Armed Forces will be held every greb. The ceremony per- Ćirilometodska Street. The weekend in St. Mark’s Square formed by members of the ceremony will be performed Honorary Protective Com- on Saturdays and holidays, AUTOR VIKTORIJA MACUKIĆ bat Unit of the Croatian but in the case of bad weath- 4 ZagrebTIMES THURSDAY / 25 MAY / 2017 DON'T MISS: 1 HISTORICAL CEREMONY 2 MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT 3 ZAGREB CITY DAY POWERED BY: ZAGREB TOURIST BOARD take part in the ceremony. Participants of the The Honorary Unit is dressed in formal historical uniforms Grand Changing created on the basis of the original design inspired by of the Guard the ceremonial magnate dress of the Croatian noblemen and Members of the Honorary of the Croatian Protective Combat Unit of Parliament the Croatian Armed Forces members called take part in the ceremony ‘virilists’ (who of the Grand Changing of were given the Guard. The Honorary individual Protective Combat Unit right to vote is an auxiliary unit of based on the General Staff of the their origin Croatian Armed Forces or position) which is in charge of from the time performing protocol and of the Banate ceremonial duties for of Croatia. The the national and military Honorary Unit leadership - the Croatian is also dressed President, the Croatian in uniforms of the Government and the Croatian Croatian national Ministry of Defense as well as of and cultural 19th performing tasks of protecting century movement. The and securing the commander- red colour of uniforms for in-chief of the Croatian Armed soldiers and non-commissioned Forces. The Honorary Protective Three officers officers represents the Combat Unit originates from the in black and white historical traditional Croatian colour worn 1st part of the Croatian Guard uniforms and 26 soldiers and by the Croatian troops in the Corps and is located in the non-commissioned officers in time of resistance to Turkish Tuškanac barracks in Zagreb. red and black historical uniforms invaders. info WHERE ST. MARK'S HISTORY OF SQUARE THE CEREMONY WHEN: The ceremony of the Grand Changing FROM 28 MAY TO of the Guard shows the daily changing 1 OCTOBER; ON of the sentries which also took place in the period just before World War II, at SATURDAYS AND the time of the Banate of Croatia. The HOLIDAYS idea of the ceremony dates back to the end of 1990 and the ceremony was CEREMONY START performed until 2000. The decision TIME: NOON on the formation of the Honorary Guard, as it was called at the time of its establishment, as an honorary unit which would carry out protocol activities for the purposes of the national er the ceremony is cancelled. leadership of the newly established The Grand Changing of the Croatian state, was made by the first Guard in St. Mark’s Square Croatian President, Franjo Tuđman. The begins at noon sharp, with first appearance of the honorary unit the firing of the Grič cannon that was given the title of the Honorary from the Lotršćak Tower. Presidential Guard was on 28 May, At that very moment, musi- 1991, within the framework of forming cal accompaniment starts the Assembly of the National Guard at the Zagreb Football Club Stadium in as well. The total duration Kranjčevićeva Street. The first ceremony of the ceremony is 10 to 15 of the Grand Changing of the Guard minutes, depending on the took place in Mark’s Square in Zagreb's musical accompaniment’s Upper Town on May 30, 1991. performing tempo. THURSDAY / 25 MAY / 2017 ZagrebTIMES 5 EVENT OF THE WEEK TIME FOR CELEBRATION May 31 is Zagreb’s day! Zagreb has always celebrated the day of its patron saint on different locations around the city. In the evening citizens and their guests can take part in the proccession and enjoy concerts On 31 May Zagreb is cele- 8brating the day of its patron saint, Our Lady of the Stone Gate. Although there had been settle- ments in this area, written evi- dence on the existence of Zagreb is historically connected to the foundation of the Kaptol Diocese in 1094. The second important event in city history took place in 1242, when King Bela IV issued his Golden Bull acknowledging certain benefits to Gradec, and the entire settlement became a free royal town. In 1850 Gradec and Kaptol united with neighbouring settlements, setting the foundations for the development of a modern, central European city. The city started expanding toward the left bank of the River Sava first, and later, in the 1960s, along the right banks as well. Zagreb has always celebrated the day of its patron saint on different fact! locations around the city. In the Zagreb is evening citizens can enjoy free concerts or go sightseeing. The celebrating its procession of Our Lady starts in patron saint the evening at the Cathedral, and moves towards the Stone Gate. 6 ZagrebTIMES THURSDAY / 25 MAY / 2017 Programme: Saturday 27 May Programme for 11.45 AM - 1.15 PM The Changing of the Guard the Day of the of Honour of the Cravat Regiment city of Zagreb is celebrated 4 PM - 9 PM The Marathon of Boats - Jarun Lake on different 8.30 PM at St. Mark's Square there will be an locations on Saturday, open-air concert of the Zagreb Philharmonic Tuesday and Orchestra Wednsday. 7.30 PM at Kristofor Stanković Gallery in City Main event is the procession Hall - opening of the exhibition from the New of Our Lady of Abstraction (ciklus Nova Apstrakcija) by Edo the Stone Gate, Murtić patron saint of Zagreb, that starts in the Tuesday, 30 May evening at the Cathedral on 31 7 PM - opening of photo exhibition Zakaj volim May, and moves Zagreb in Zagreb City Museum towards the 9 PM - concert of group Najbolji hrvatski Stone Gate. tamburaši at Franjo Tuđman Square Wednsday, 31 May 2016, The Day of The City of Zagreb 10 AM, 11 AM and 11.30 AM - Free sightseeing of the city of Zagreb with a visit of the "Forest" exhibition at the Art Pavilion.