Top Things To Do In Zagreb in 2021/2022

There are easily enough things to do in Zagreb to fill a weekend city break, a longer romantic getaway or even a whole week. Much is concentrated around the main square, everything an easy stroll – or, possibly, funicular hop – from there.

English-speaking staff are on hand to help in museums, whose entry fees are affordable. The city has a huge, rambling park (the Maksimir), a zoo, lake Jarun attracting sportspeople and nightclubbers, a thriving main market and a popular Sunday gathering of bric-a-brac vendors. Here's our guide to the top Zagreb attractions!

Things to do

Lake Jarun in Zagreb

Created for the World Student Games of 1987, a seminal sporting event that revitalised Croatia’s capital, Lake Jarun is a man-made lake in the southwest of town.

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Maksimir Park in Zagreb

In the eastern part of town, a few tram stops from the main square, you’ll find a huge green space more than twice the size of London’s Hyde Park.

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The world’s shortest funicular in Zagreb

Close to the main square, a short walk along Ilica, you find the lower terminus of the Zagreb funicular railway. Opened in the 1890s, when it was steam-powered, this traditional transport whisks you from the urban bustle of the Lower Town to ...

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Dolac Market in Zagreb

Zagreb’s main market, Dolac, is the heart of the city, both geographically and spiritually. Set just behind the main square, up sets of stairs topped by a statue of a kumica (a traditional market trader), the market is bustling ...

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Nikola Tesla Technical Museum in Zagreb

Claimed by Croatia, Serbia and America as their own (he was born in an ethnic Serb village in modern-day Croatia but earned his global fame across the Atlantic), Nikola Tesla is one of the world’s greatest inventors.

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Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb

You don’t need to be a guest at this classic railway hotel to appreciate its heritage and history. The opulent Esplanade cannot fail to impress, with its dramatic fountains and an elegant terrace where you can sip coffee or a cocktail

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Cathedral of Zagreb

Rising over the centre of town is a symbol of Zagreb’s rebirth after the major earthquake of 1880. Commissioned to build something impressive and inspiring out of the ruins, Cologne-based architect Hermann Bolle created a cathedral in ...

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Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb

The most significant cultural institution to open in Croatia in a generation, Zagreb’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MSU to use its Croatian acronym) was many decades in the planning.

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Going out in Tkalciceva in Zagreb

‘Tkalci’ to locals, this narrow, twisting street behind the main square is Zagreb’s liveliest. Cafe and bar terraces abound, but there is far more to Tkalciceva than the many dining and drinking outlets that do a roaring ...

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Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb

From one simple but original idea, a global industry has sprung up. When film producer Olinka Vistica and sculptor Drazen Grubisic ended their love affair, they realised they had any number of random objects they had given to each other during ...

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