Powered by THURSDAY / 11 MAY / 2017 | YEAR 2 | ISSUE 03 FREE COPY Zagreb Picnic Time to relax in Maksimir park recommended by locals INSIDERS' TIPS FOR RESTAURANTS, MUSEUMS, BARS, NIGHT CLUBS... MATEA PETROVIĆ/HANZA MEDIA CONTENTS ISSUE 03 l YEAR 2 l THURSDAY / 11 MAY / 2017 06 IMPRESSUM PUBLISHER: 18 04 HANZA MEDIA d.o.o. Koranska 2, Zagreb events Drive in an old Ford car, take LOCAL CRAFT BEER OIB: 791517545745 a segway tour through city 33 EXCELLENT LOCAL WINES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: 4 ZAGREB PICNIC centeer or ride in old routemaster Goran Ogurlić doubledecker bus and get to know [email protected] Zagreb Picnic is a unique project Zagreb's history in a night tour visit located in largest park in the city, trough Gornji grad or take a bus EDITOR: Maksimir, where you can relax, read Viktorija Macukić tour 34 PARKS & ACTIVITIES a book or do sports [email protected] 20 FUN WITH KIDS Althogh an urban metropolis, Zagreb CREATIVE DIRECTOR: 6 THIS WEEK HOT LIST has many green getaways. One of the Zagreb offers great variety of places Borna Križančić Don't miss farewell concert of most famous is Jarun lake, which is [email protected] that children will enjoy. Take them famous rock group Deep Purple, perfect for bike rides or rollerblading to Maksimir, ride around the town GRAPHICS EDITORS: cultural and eco festival Grmi in the tourist train, visit the biggest Žaneta Zjakić Grma 2017 and lots of races this little railway model in this part of explore weekend on several locations in TRANSLATION: the Europe... the city 38 TRIP TO KARLOVAC Romana Pezić [email protected] map Discover the city with four rivers getting around MARKETING: Telephone: 01/6173 870 24 MAIN ATTRACTIONS AND 8 TOP10 SIGHTS YOU HAVE TO tehnology [email protected] BASIC INFORMATION VISIT IN ZAGREB 42 ONLINE ZAGREB BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 12 BEST ZAGREB MUSEUMS Marko SMETIŠKO (chairman) gastro Everything you need to explore Ana HANŽEKOVIĆ (vice chairman) Priceless works of the world's Zagreb 26 WINE & DINE greatest artists, thematic SUPERVISORY BOARD: exhibitions, wicked world of 28 THE TRUE FLAVOURS accommodation Gvozden Srećko FLEGO illusion or old torture devices? OF ZAGREB Maja ŠILHARD Zagreb museums have it all Krešimir ĆOSIĆ 44 HOTELS AND HOSTELS Marijana RAGUŽ nightlife explore zagreb ADVISORY BOARD: visit also Damir BORAS, 30 BEST BARS, PUBS AND Petar MILADIN, 16 RADIĆEVA STREET CLUBS 46 PLITVICE NATIONAL PARK, Davor MAJETIĆ 18 CITY TOURS OPATIJA, TRAKOŠČAN EPH DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING: 32 TRY THE BEST OF Tomislav WRUSS PHOTOGRAPHY CROPIX FOTO SERVIS: tel. 01/610 3117, 01/610 3090, 20 fax: 01/610 3033 web: www.cropix.hr e-mail: [email protected] PRINT SLOBODNA DALMACIJA d.d. 21204 Dugopolje, Dugopoljska 11 34 38 THURSDAY / 11 MAY / 2017 ZagrebTIMES 3 EVENT OF THE WEEK • DON'T MISS: 1 OPEN LIBRARY 2 FOOD BASKETS 3 OUTDOOR SPORTS ZAGREB PICNIC MARKICEVIĆ/HANZANEJA MEDIA Zagreb Picnic is a unique project located tip! in the largest park in the city, Maksimir, Come early where you can relax, and find read a book or do a place in the sports shade AUTOR VIKTORIJA MACUKIĆ FOTOS MATEA PETROVIĆ/ HANZA MEDIA Every Saturday from 8 13 May to 1 Septem- ber, Maksimir is home to Zagreb Picnic. Zagreb Pic- nic, a project which start- ed last summer, was a huge success among citizens of Zagreb and tourist visiting Zagreb. This year Zagreb Picnic starts a month ear- lier then last year so every- one has time to visit and en- joy picnic in Maksimir park. Do not think twice about spending your free Satur- days at a picnic with fam- ily, children and friends in this green oasis in the mid- dle of the city. You do not even have to worry about taking the time to prepare a snack because Zagreb Picnic baskets are availa- ble at the park. Apart from tasty homemade sandwich- es, cheeses and cream, they include cookies, fruit and vegetables from Zagreb’s markets, as well as refresh- ing drinks. Several DJs are responsible for entertain- 4 ZagrebTIMES THURSDAY / 11 MAY / 2017 DON'T MISS: 1 OPEN LIBRARY 2 FOOD BASKETS 3 OUTDOOR SPORTS POWERED BY: ZAGREB TOURIST BOARD LITTLE LIBRARY Each visitor of Zagreb Picnic can choose a book, find a place under the tree, on a blanket info or lounge chair and enjoy the book. Although this is not your usual beach, you can turn your WHERE deck chair to overlook the lake, for a different kind of atmosphere. At the end of the day MAKSIMIR PARK books are returned to the Little Library for others to enjoy. Most books in Little WHEN: Library are fiction, and if you prefer reading EVERY something else, bring it! SATURDAY, 10AM - 5PM FREE ENTRY FOOD BASKETS The organisers provide baskets full of wonderful snacks - sandwiches, cheese and cream, fresh fruit and vegetables and water. A basket for two, with two sandwiches and snacks is 65 kuna, while the basket for four RECREATIONAL SPORT people is 120 kuna - there are 4 sandwiches During Zagreb Picnic visitors can use balls, rackets and and snacks. A basket for 6 with six many board games to make Saturday afternoon more active. ment, while all participants sandwiches, two servings of cottage cheese Choose your equipment and play with friends or children. can also enjoy various board and cream, fruit and vegetables, mineral Zagreb Picnic has organized a playground for children where games or relax whilst read- water and a bottle of wine is 160 kuna. Also, they can play together. There are crayons and paper for them ing a good book, because a basket refundable deposit of 100 kuna has to draw. Also, dogs are welcome in the park so do not be Maksimir also features a to be paid. surprised if one of them tries to comes to play! small open-air library so everyone can relax. Zagreb Picnic is organised every Saturday till the end of the summer, except in the case of rain, on the lawn by the Second Lake in Mak- simir, close to Stone seats. You can’t miss the venue – blankets on the lawn, bas- kets with food, books and tables made of pallets and many bicycles. The lawn in close to the lake, in the heart of the park. The picnic is in- tended for everyone, young and old. On Saturdays Yoga is organised in Maksimir and many practitioners combine lunch and exercise. The venue is suitable for re- laxation and enjoyment, but also for sports. You can play Frisbee, badminton, chess, cards or just play ball with DAVOR PONGRAČIĆ/HANZA MEDIA the kids. THURSDAY / 11 MAY / 2017 ZagrebTIMES 5 MAIN EVENTS This week's fact! Perfect week for sports. Join one of the races held in HOT LIST Zagreb Don't miss farewell concert of famous rock band Deep Purple, cultural and eco festival Grmi Grma 2017 and lots of races on several DEEP PURPLE locations in the city Deep Purple, one of the 8most famous rock band in the world, is performing in Arena Zagreb on their The Long Goodbye tour. They have already performed in Zagreb several times, but this concert will be a farewell to the Croatian audience with their greatest hits, as well as the songs from their lat- est, twentieth studio album infinite, re- ARENA ZAGREB leased right 16 May 8pm-11pm before the start of this Tickets: MEDIA BABIĆ/HANZA JADRAN HRK 290-690 tour. HOLI RUN&FEST ZAGREB 5X5 - ZAGREB CITY RUN Holi Run&Fest takes place at Jarun Zagreb 5x5 - City Run takes 8Lake this weekend, including a run- 8place at the very heart of ning and rollerblading race. The aim of the the city. This is the third race festival is to promote physical activity, and it in the series of five unique is open to both professional and recreation- 5km runs in different locations al athletes. The race is 4 kilometres long, around Zagreb. The start is in and after it is completes the participant and Zrinjevac park, and you can reg- the audience will be entertained by Warm ister online until 9pm on Satur- up DJs and Vanillaz and Kosta Radman. day 13 May. There will be some The program starts at 3pm chang- location: with registration, followed es to the location: by running and rollerblad- t r a m JARUN ing races at 5pm, as well as schedule ZRINJEVAC entertainment, which will due to the 13 May 2017, 3pm 13 May 2017, 3pm last until 9pm. GORAN MEHKEK /HANZA MEDIA race. 6 ZagrebTIMES THURSDAY / 11 MAY / 2017 ART MUSIC FOOD THEATRE SPORTS CULTURE DAMJAN TADIĆ /HANZA MEDIA /HANZA TADIĆ DAMJAN BOROŠA 27 HILL RUN Boroša hill race is the oldest such race 8in Croatia, and only one connecting the concert heart of the city with Medvednica hill. The CONCERTS Tickets: HRK 40/50 main run starts at Trg bana Jelačića square, NENO BELAN & GREATEST GATSBY leading along trail number FIUMENS IZVODE FUNK GURU - BIRTHDAY PARTY START AT 10AM AT 14 up to Sljeme, the top of ĐAVOLE THE CENTRAL SQUARE Medvednica. The length Funk klub Johann Franck Johann Franck (TRG BANA JELAČIĆA, is 13.7 kilometres, and the 11 MAY, 8PM 12 MAY, 9 PM height difference 898 me- 11 MAY, 8PM AT THE FOOT OF Tickets: HRK 0/40 BAKAČEVA STREET) ters. If these numbers are BEAT BUSTERS Tickets: HRK SONGKILLERS 100/120 too much for you, you can Vinyl 14 May 2017 take part in a shorter run starting at 11am in front of the tunnel in Dolje 11 MAY, 8.30 PM Tvornica kulture neighbourhood, ending at the mountain top.