Zagreb
Travel Guide

The capital city of Croatia, Zagreb, a city with a population of more than 800.000 citizens, almost a quarter of the whole population of Croatia. The city is surrounded by the mountain of Medvednica and it opens tot he Sava river and it has a rich history and culture. Its Upper Down part of the city is spectacular. The Zagreb Cathedral with its neo-Gothic style is also something very representative and... an important symbol of the city’s history. The Zagreb Green Horseshoe square is always a meeting point and considered the “very centre” of the city. For those who doing a “Balkan route” it is interesting to know that buses going from capital to capital (or private cars) take usually between 6 and 8 hours. So, for example, a trip to Belgrade (Serbia) takes around 6 hours and the same to Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and to Ljubljana just 2. Zagreb has a quiet common “European environment” but at the same time it has that “Balkan touch”, which makes it very special and worth to visit. If you want to take advantage and visit the beach, Zagreb is located about 2 hours driving from the sea. Some of the must-see attractions in Zagreb are the following: the Museum of Broken relationships, Mirogoj cemetery, Vinodol fair, Mundoaka street food, Dolac Market, Zrinjevac, Lauba private art collection, Fuliranje holiday market, Kino Europa (the oldest cinema in the city), the Courtyards, Zinfadel’s, Hrelic, Trg Bana Jelacica, Lotrscak Tower, Gric Tunnel, Museum Mimara, Maksimir Park or the Museum of Illusion.

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Zagreb Overview

Language

The official language in Zagreb is the Croatian, but almost everybody speaks English quiet good, it is a touristic place but also, as a capital city and metropolis almost everyone knows English. It is recommended to learn some words in Croatian, cause if you try to tell them something in their language they will really appreciate it. For example, thanks is “hvala”, please “molim te”, water “voda” or beer “pivo”.

Weather

The weather Zagreb during the Spring and Summer is mainly sunny. Since it is located in the South of the Eastern Europe, it is just cold during the Winter of the late Autumn.

Money

Even though Croatia is already in the European Union, the official currency is still the kuna (HRK). So you can have an idea, 1 euro is 7,44 kunas. In some touristic places they also accept Euros, but maybe they won’t have the exact change, soit is recommended to always have kunas with you. In general, if you are from a country in the European Union, you can pay by card without any tax charges.

When to go

It is very recommended to go to Zagreb in the late Spring or in the Summer, so, from May until September (more or less). If you want to do a beach route, then definetely you should go in the Summer, because a part from discovering the city, you can easily visit many Croatian breathetaking islands from there.

Days

Despite Zagreb is a capital city, is not such a big city, it can be explored in just a few days. Around 3 days are probably enough to know the most beautiful and interesting attractions of the city, but if you want to explore further like going to other Croatian cities and regions, you’ll need some more days.