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Zagreb's must visit

Updated April 10, 2009
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  1. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    Kaptol is one of the two mediaval settlements that the city of Zagreb grew from. It is dominated by an impressive neo-gothic building - the Cathedral (Katedrala Marijinog Uznesenja), and Dolac market, a buzzing open food market known as "the belly of…
  2. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Katedrala Marijinog Uznesenja) locals always refer to simply as The Cathedral. It is a wonder of Neo- Gothic architecture with two pointed towers springing from the sides (the word is that the tower…
  3. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    Trg bana Josipa Jelaćića (Governor Jelačić Square), or simply The Square, is the main square in Zagreb and it marks the centre of the city. So, wherever your sightseeing takes you, the main starting point is usually The Square. The Square is mark…
  4. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    Gradec is one of the two medieval settlements that the city of Zagreb grew from. While Kaptol was (still is) churchly, Gradec was and is a political heart of Zagreb (and Croatia). A small part of its fortification walls are still in existence and the…
  5. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    St. Mark's Square is dominated by St. Mark's Church (Crkva Sv. Marka) with the ceramic tiled roof depicting Zagreb and the Kingdom of Croatia coats of arms (the roof is a well- recognised symbol of the city). The renovation of St. Mark's Church was c…
  6. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    St. Catherine's Church is a charming Baroque church built in the 16th century. Its white and pink stucco interior makes this a favourite place for a dream wedding. If you wish to get married here- you have to book the date at least a year ahead.
  7. Free! "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    Croatian National Theatre has had its permanent home here since 1895 in this beautiful neo- gothic building, designed by two well known Austrian architects Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer (the pair designed about 40 other theatre buildings in Eur…
  8. Cheap "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    Secession was in Croatia (Germany, Austria) what Art Nouveau was in France. This is one of the most impressive Secessionist buildings in the country built in 1913 (designed by a local architect Rudolf Lubynski) in a combination of early Viennese Sece…
  9. Cheap "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    Once a defence tower from which the last bell rang before the city gates closed (to keep the burglars and unwanted out, hence the name) and offers a great belvedere nowadays, if one survives climbing the steep winding steps up to the top. There is no…
  10. Cheap "Sights & Attractions" in Zagreb, Croatia
    This remarkable rotunda was designed by Ivan Meštrović, internationally renown Croatian sculptor, in 1938 and it was the first circular museum building in the world. Its uses changed very frequently, and the name Džamija stuck with the locals from…
Eric says:
Good list!
Posted on: Apr 10, 2009
Lunitari says:
I'm still writing. :) Check back later, please.
Posted on: Apr 10, 2009
Travelbuddys says:
Your missing seven!!!

hahah
Posted on: Apr 10, 2009
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