Zagreb

GET TO KNOW THE CITY OF ZAGREB

The inhabitants of Zagreb as well-known for the love they feel for their city and their ability to blend in with it and enjoy it completely, from the largest of squares, to the smallest of the secluded alleys. They are the right persons to talk to about all the interesting and not so known facts about Zagreb’s history and urbanism, and you can count onto them to spice the whole story with some romantic detail.

No city in Croatia boasts with such beautiful parks as Zagreb. You will definitely be out of breath the moment you step onto the so-called Lenuzzi horseshoe - a green-belt consisting of city squares – parks in the angular shape of the letter U.

Parks are based upon the ideas of an urban planner Milan Lenuzzi in the second half of the 19th century. Parks are usually designed as a combination of French gardens with flower parterre and English forested parks, surrounded by large public and private buildings. They cover the total of 7 squares.

While strolling around the city, make sure to check out the Botanical Garden. The richest flora in Croatia, you will wake up to feel that you did not even know existed. The most romantic of the Botanical Garden strolls is the one on a spring dawn when everything is lowly waking up and smells are the purest.

The very city center is located in Ban Jelacic Square, the largest square in Zagreb. The Cathedral in the Roman-Gothic style, completed in the early 13th century, is located nearby. Tourists can visit the Cathedral on their way to the Upper Town, called Gradec and Grič. The two parts of the Upper Town are located on the slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Together with Kaptol the three parts formed Zagreb as we know it today.

The Upper Town offers the possibility of romantic walks on the Štros promenade with a beautiful view of the entire Zagreb. You'll have the city on the palm of your hand from here. Go on a funicular ride, one of the Zagreb’s sights, to descend into the Lower Zagreb. Ticket can be bought from the driver and the price is a modest 1 euro.

The city has two lakes, Bundek and Jarun, favorite destination of all the Zagreb’s inhabitants. Both are beautifully decorated and are an ideal choice for a short getaway from the city hustle.

Zagreb has in recent years become one of the major fashion centers. Here you can purchase goods by the world's leading brands. The most important and the biggest shopping centers are the newly opened Arena Center in the southwestern part of Zagreb and CITY CENTER ONE in the western part of the city. Arena Center offers secured parking and a wide supply of top quality goods in its shops. CITY CENTER ONE is located in the vicinity of our dental practice. On the 1st floor of the City Centre One you can enjoy in delicious Italian dishes in an Italian restaurant which is right next to a Bosnian one, we can also highly recommend.

The proof that Zagreb is successfully following the trends of the world capitals lies in the fact that global figures, such as Armand Assante, Harrison Ford, Saul Lisas, Gabriela Spanic, Eros Ramazzotti, Jovanotti, Toto Cotugno visited it during the period of a couple of years.

Zagreb has about 50 clubs. In the period of the last year or so several thematic clubs were opened so that everyone can find a venue for himself depending on his personal preferences in the types and styles of music played in a particular club. Some of them clubs and the types of music played are as follows: rock-Route 66, Jazz - Sax, Soul - Sax, Punk - Apple, Gjuro, folk-Sokol club, hip hop, techno, rave - Aquarius, House - Mr Jack, Latino - Havana Club, House-undeground - Jamaica Club, Oriental bar - Escobar.

Welcome and enjoy our city!

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