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Advantages: Elegant architecture, plenty of green spaces, lots of museums, good food Disadvantages: Not so good for people with mobility problems
&K - the initials stand for Kniza & Kava - "Books and Coffee" which has a really interesting interior with the walls covered with old prints and photographs of Zagreb over the centuries. To find K&K keep walking along Jurisiceva past the tourist information office and it's on the left.
Like most capital cities, Zagreb has a good number of museums covering the arts, natural history, national and ancient history. I must confess that, so far, I have only visited one Zagrebmuseum because I have found that I still wanted to explore "outdoor Zagreb" before moving "indoors". MuseumMimara is a brilliant museum in the centre and it comprises the eclectic private collection of Ante Topic Mimara which includes paintings by Spanish, Italian and Dutch artists as well as large amounts of glassware, sculpture and Oriental art.
A short bus ride from the centre ...
Advantages: Fascinating, colourful, might get to sample some Croatian foods, shop for a picnic Disadvantages: Can't buy some things if you're in a hotel
Dolac is Zagreb?s very colourful central fresh produce market. It is situated in the area just behind Trg Bana Jelacic and you can access it though a small lane where you see the flower market start. The market was opened in 1930, having been built on the site of a slum clearance; it was agreed by the city's bigwigs that the houses there were not a fitting sight for visitors to a capital city and so they were duly demolished. I was delighted to read that in his speech at the opening of the market, the mayor of Zagreb Dr. Stjepan Srkulj said "?During my visit to Holland this year, ladies and gentlemen, I can honestly say that I did not see a market that was as nice as this...? - and, you know, it is rather special.
Beyond the flower market you can either climb the stone steps to the market proper or go into the main indoor section ...
Advantages: great galleries, relatively undiscovered Disadvantages: accommodation is pricy
is the oldest example of the Croatian language.
The Archaeological Museum is the home of a lot of artefacts from antiquity, although sadly it is far inferior to the British Museum, and a lot of the items on display look slightly the worse for wear and tear, although the Roman sculpture garden is worth taking a look at. To the West of the city centre is the MuseumMimara, which is an incredible place, easily amongst Europe’s best art galleries, set in a late renaissance building and filled with thousands or objects donated by Ante Topic Mimara, from his private collection. There are a great selection of paintings by Spanish, Italian and Flemish/Dutch painters as well as displays of glassware, sculpture and Oriental art. Just as Budapest is renowned for its cemetery, Zagreb’s Mirogoj is well worth a visit, located in ...
Morgenhund 27.04.2001
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