Zagreb Guide

Zagreb is Croatia's capital city and a top sight for its wealth of museums, restaurants and nightlife (see Zagreb on a map). And if you want to sleep comfortably, you can stay in one of a number of well-turned-out hotels.

Often ignored as tourists make a beeline for the coast, Zagreb is an exciting city in its own right and offers an invaluable window into Croatian culture. For a large city (population: 780,000), Zagreb's centre is surprisingly low key, maybe because much of the commercial district is closed to traffic. For years I couldn't pin down why I found Zagreb so agreeable. Then, in 2006, an international survey conducted by Reader's Digest found that Zagreb was the ninth most polite city in the world!

Travel Tips

Don't just run down to the coast. Really. You'll be very happy to spend at least one day in Zagreb. The "Upper Town" has delightful hilly, narrow streets with cafes, shops and bars filling the 18th-century buildings. The "Lower Town" is more citified but the long line of parkland that stretches from the train station to the town centre makes a nice stroll in any season. Zagreb restaurants are good and inexpensive and the Zagreb nightlife is lively. The only drawback is a limited number of budget hotels in the town centre.

Zagreb Travel Planner

                  Tourist Information in Zagreb

Zagreb's tourist office (tel 01-48 14 051) has a main branch right on Zagreb's central Trg Jelacica and an annex (tel 01-49 21 645) near the train station at Zrinsko 14.

The offices are open long hours and are extremely helpful. Look for the free monthly booklet Events and Performances which includes museum opening hours, special events and excursion ideas. Zagreb Info is another leaflet that provides useful addresses and phone numbers, including hotels, restaurants, banks and travel agencies.

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