Zagreb is the capital of Croatia and the largest city in the country; it’s almost a million strong. It’s a large city but not overcrowded. It is a town of contrasts – young, with its jazzy lounges, bistros and chic clothes-designers, and old, with plenty of cobbled-street charm. Dedicated to business in the morning, relaxed and fun loving in the evening, a typical European metropolis in many ways, but at the same time it is a city it’s guests remember for the charm of its centre and hospitality of its citizens.
With a written history that dates to the year 1094 when it was settled as a bishopric, Zagreb has always been Croatia’s true cultural metropolis. With many places of interest and more than 20 theatres, equal number of museums, 30 galleries and numerous art exhibitions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Croatian National Theatre, the Art Pavilion, the Academy of Science and Arts, as well as wonderful parks and gardens, Zagreb has always been a truly central European cultural centre.
Many of Zagreb’s main sites and cultural venues are located in the very centre of the city, which teems with coffee houses, fine restaurants, garden restaurants, and beautiful parks like Ribnjak, which lies beneath the walls of Kaptol. The pivotal point of the city is the magnificent Gothic cathedral, the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with its 344-foot twin filigree spires. Zrinjevac, a park located only a few steps away from the main square, also forms part of the Lenuci green horseshoe that encompasses some of the most beautiful buildings in city.
