Having explored quite a few countries in Western Europe, we wanted to plan a trip to the east and see the other side of europe. Croatia was top in our list with an endless list of iconic picture perfect places such as Pltivic, Krka, Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik and many more. This country has everything from beautiful nature, mountains, coastline, forests and waterfalls to midnblowing beuty of small towns and cities. We decided to do a roadtrip across the Croatia to genuinely appreciate and feel the country. Our starting point was Zagreb, the capital. It was a city beyond over imagination since it has so much more to do and see than we ever imagined.
Walk around the city
You can literally spend several hours just strolling through the streets and discovering something unique at every corner. .The town is divided into two parts upper and lower town. You can take a fenicular to reach upper or if you are fit enough you can just walk. Most of thetourist attractions are in upper town of Zagreb. We started our exploration by having brunch at "Royal India"(an Indian restaurant) at Ul. Ivana Tkalčića 26.This street was quite happening filled with lots of restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops.
Stone gate
It's one of the gates to the upper town(old city of Zagreb). Within the gate, you will find a shrine and stone praising the mother of God. It's Zagreb's most important shrine. The entry to this gate is free and it's mostly visited by the people who come to light a candle to thank the lady for protecting them. As you walk through the gate, stop for a minute and feel the peace and tranquility of flickering candle light and silent prayers.
St.Marks church
St.marks Church is quite an important monument of Zagreb as its only monument preserved from medieval times apart from stone gate. IIt's colorful tiled roof is what it makes it very different and draws attention. I streets around this church is also worth strolling however what I found astonishing is people were driving in so fast around the church and in the streets. So watch out for them.
Tunnel Gric
We continued out walk to Tunnel Gric. It's a 150meters pitch dark Tunnel which was used to store weapons during world war 2.
View Point
Next in our itinerary was the view point where you can see the two spire cathedral with red tiled house roofs. This is the perfect spot for photographers and for the selfie lovers. View from here was just perfect. The bright sun, clear blue sky made it even more suitable for clicking the best pictures.
Walk around the city
You can literally spend several hours just strolling through the streets and discovering something unique at every corner. .The town is divided into two parts upper and lower town. You can take a fenicular to reach upper or if you are fit enough you can just walk. Most of thetourist attractions are in upper town of Zagreb. We started our exploration by having brunch at "Royal India"(an Indian restaurant) at Ul. Ivana Tkalčića 26.This street was quite happening filled with lots of restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops.
Stone gate
It's one of the gates to the upper town(old city of Zagreb). Within the gate, you will find a shrine and stone praising the mother of God. It's Zagreb's most important shrine. The entry to this gate is free and it's mostly visited by the people who come to light a candle to thank the lady for protecting them. As you walk through the gate, stop for a minute and feel the peace and tranquility of flickering candle light and silent prayers.
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St.marks Church is quite an important monument of Zagreb as its only monument preserved from medieval times apart from stone gate. IIt's colorful tiled roof is what it makes it very different and draws attention. I streets around this church is also worth strolling however what I found astonishing is people were driving in so fast around the church and in the streets. So watch out for them.
We continued out walk to Tunnel Gric. It's a 150meters pitch dark Tunnel which was used to store weapons during world war 2.
Art Park
Art park is a small park with different kind of paintings and graffities on the walls, doors. If you are tired, you can relax here for sometime.
Art park is a small park with different kind of paintings and graffities on the walls, doors. If you are tired, you can relax here for sometime.
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Next in our itinerary was the view point where you can see the two spire cathedral with red tiled house roofs. This is the perfect spot for photographers and for the selfie lovers. View from here was just perfect. The bright sun, clear blue sky made it even more suitable for clicking the best pictures.
Flee Market
We got down to the local flee market near to horse statue. You can buy souvenirs and other stuff from this market. You will also find real nice lavender products for cheaper price. I bought few things myself.There is also famous farmers markets called Dolca where you can buy fresh fruits. Please keep in mind that market closes at 1pm.
We got down to the local flee market near to horse statue. You can buy souvenirs and other stuff from this market. You will also find real nice lavender products for cheaper price. I bought few things myself.There is also famous farmers markets called Dolca where you can buy fresh fruits. Please keep in mind that market closes at 1pm.
Two spire cathedral
Two spire cathedral is one of the most beautiful site in Zagreb. It was quite tall and one of it's spire was covered for renovation. Admission to the cathedral is free.
Two spire cathedral is one of the most beautiful site in Zagreb. It was quite tall and one of it's spire was covered for renovation. Admission to the cathedral is free.
By now we were tired and it was time for a break. We headed to a near by park to relax and get a power nap. It worked wonders. We spent our evening by sitting at the square.
It was time to head back to our room and on the way was, we spent sometime in zagreb fontana.
We spent only one day In Zagreb as we like off route places more than the cities but if you like, you can easily spend more number of days here.
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