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Stone Gate was one of my favourite must sees in Zagreb, it has this certain atmosphere that I like. The gate is the last remaining entrance to the city. All wooden elements in the gate were destroyed by a fire in 1731 apart from one painting of holy Mary and baby Jesus. The people worship this picture even today because they believe this was a miracle. It was nice to see people stopping here for a short prayer or to light a candle. There are lots of plaques at the wall of people saying thank you. A quiet place in the middle of the city. Beautiful! Leave a Comment Directions: Upstairs from Radiceva at the statue of St. George
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 Strossmayer Promenade by sabsi I think taking the Strossmayer Promenade is the nicest way down to the lower town. There are the most beautiful lamps here as well some nice views and benches under old trees here. One of them is always occupied though as you can see on the next tip. Leave a Comment Address: Strossmayerovo Setaliste
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 City Museum by sabsi On my first day in Zagreb we went to the city museum so that I could dive into its history straight away. We were late so we had the whole place to ourselves which was really nice. You will find interesting bits and details about Zagreb from prehistoric times to today here. My favourite in here were the angel statues, the advertising posters of the 20th century, the room where models are placed on a city map telling you about the horseshoe of parks. The museum - which is placed in beautiful old convent building - is a great place to get a feel for the city. I can only recommend spending an hour here before exploring the city. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 10am - 6pm and on weekends from 10 am to 1 pm. Closed on mondays. Leave a Comment
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 Zagreb funicular by polardabar Formerly it was possible to climb the cathedral towers (I've never been up myself), but now the best view you can get is the one from the Upper Town (Gornji Grad). If you walk down Ilica street (it's going west from the main square (trg bana Josipa Jelacica), take the stairs or the Uspinjaca (opened in 1890 - one of the oldest funiculars in Europe!) to the Upper Town. You can take a nice promenade up there & if you want a total 360° view of the city, climb the tower of Kula Lotrscak. I think the admission costs a couple of kunas, but it's worth it. :) Leave a Comment
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 Lotrscak Tower by HORSCHECK The medieval Lotrscak Tower was built in the 13th century to protect the city gates. For more than a hundred years a cannon was fired from the tower, giving the citizens of Zagreb the chance to check their watches. There are still rumours that Croatians are always 3-5 minutes late .... :o) Leave a Comment Directions: The Lotrscak Tower is located in the Upper Town at the beginning of the Strossmayer Promenade. Both the Tower and the Strossmeyer Promenade offer maginficient views of the Lower Town.
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 St. Mark's Church by HORSCHECK St. Mark's Church (Crkva sv. Marka) is well known for its multicouloured coats of arms on the roof. They represent Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia. The 14th century church had to be reconstructed various times, so that not much is left from the original building. Leave a Comment Directions: St. Mark's Church stands in the middle of St. Mark's Square (Markov trg) in the Upper Town.
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St. Mark's church used to be the parish church for Gradec. It was built some time in the 13th century. It's main attraction is the roof (see next tip), its portal (which was under scaffolding when I was there) and for me the beautiful christmas tree with Licitar hearts in front of it ;) Leave a Comment Address: Markov Trg
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 Croatian Parliament by sabsi At the corner of Camenita and Markov Trg (St. Mark's square) there's the parliament of the Republic of Croatia called Sabor. It looks quite big for the upper town but it also looks quite small considering it's the parliament for a whole country! Leave a Comment Directions: At the corner of Camenita and Markov Trg
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 The nicest view by sabsi At the end of Strossmayer Promenade before you get to the stairs down to the lower town there's a little terrace. From here you can take some nice pics of the typical lamps with the spires of Zagreb's churches in the background. It's also a nice spot at night here. Leave a Comment Address: Strossmayer Promenade
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 St. Mark's Roof by polardabar I can't say anything about this part of the city! The whole thing is just great! St. Mark's church with the famous colored roof, St. Catherine's church, the Cathedral - everything is just beautiful. I use to go there to rest my soul sometimes... Just let the city take over you. Stroll down & up the streets, get lost, whatever! Just let yourself feel the touch, please. Leave a Comment Directions: North of the Main Square
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