Marco is excellent, our flight got delayed ,we got here an hour late and he was there waiting for us. Very helpful and hospitable. Highly recommended!
As soon as I arrived I was welcomed in the new airport, large, clean and big. The driver picked me up in the designated area and took me to the city. Here I spent a few days and I was able to visit the city and its interesting parts. Here we are in the political, economic and cultural capital of Croatia since 1991. It is a fascinating mix of the best of Western Europe and Eastern Europe. We find museums, theaters, galleries, buildings with Austro-Hungarian architecture, Art Nouveau, Baroque... There are several very suggestive places... boutiques, shopping centers, bars, restaurants, pubs and trendy cafes. I started with the upper town (Gornji grad). This is where the Dolac, the agricultural market, takes place, as well as offering the oldest parts of Zagreb: Kaptol and Gradec. From here I can observe the lower town (Donji grad), where I was able to admire public buildings and nineteenth-century palaces and churches. Unfortunately, since it is in the same square as the Croatian Parliament (security reasons), I could not admire, except from the outside, the Church of St. Mark, which has a particular roof with tiles reproducing the ancient coats of arms of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, and of course, the emblem of Zagreb. Walking through the characteristic streets and squares of the old city, such as the beautiful Ban Jelacic square, I could see the statues of the Croatian artist Mestrovic. There are souvenir shops everywhere and if we take a more sporty walk we can see the beautiful botanical garden and the parks ... the most visited is Park Zrinjevac. Zagreb has a lot to offer: the Cathedral (Zagrebačka katedrala), the fortress (Kaptol Fortress), the stopped clock of the Cathedral that stopped after the earthquake at 07:03 and 3 seconds on November 9, 1980. Another point to see is this square (Trg bana Josipa Jelačića) where we find the equestrian statue of Ban Josip Jelačić, a square where the tram passes, with many shops and clubs. Let's not forget the Tunel Grič, a tunnel that retraces the fall of communist Yugoslavia and the Croatian fight for independence, used as a refuge in the 90s. Ok, but... the fun? And the nightlife? Well yes, we find it here: Ul. Ivana Tkalčića, a long street full of clubs, bars, restaurants... and tourists! I was there for a few days and I immediately liked it! Very clean, but I still have so much to discover! Will I go back, maybe in winter to see how it is with snow? Yes!