Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Zagreb, Croatia

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 145 m
Descend 130 m

Experience Zagreb in Croatia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ZagrebIndividual Sights in Zagreb

Sight 1: Lauba House

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Lauba is a private-owned contemporary art gallery in the Črnomerec district of Zagreb, Croatia. It houses exhibits from the Lauba collection, a large private collection of works by modern and postmodern Croatian artists. The venue is also used for exhibitions of foreign contemporary artists and for hosting various arts-related events.

Wikipedia: Lauba (EN), Website

856 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Teatar EXIT

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Exit Theatre, sometimes stylized as EXIT, is an independent theatre in Zagreb, Croatia whose productions are mainly oriented towards adults. The theatre has won hundreds of awards and frequently performs abroad. In 2009, it was declared as one of top Croatian brands.

Wikipedia: Exit Theatre (EN)

1470 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 3: kapela svetog Roka

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The Church of St. St. Rocco is a Catholic church in Zagreb, in the park of the same name above British Square.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Roka u Zagrebu (HR)

817 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Zagreb Funicular

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The Zagreb Funicular is the funicular in Zagreb, Croatia, operated by ZET, situated in Tomić Street, connecting Ilica with Strossmayerovo šetalište to the north . Its 66-metre (217 ft) track makes it one of the shortest public-transport funiculars in the world.

Wikipedia: Zagreb Funicular (EN)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Palača Dverce

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The Dverce Palace is a palace owned by the City of Zagreb and is used for ceremonial receptions and other representative purposes organized by the Mayor and the City Assembly. It is located on Katarina Square, in Zagreb's Upper Town. The building leaned against the city wall, and it got its present appearance in the 19th century after reconstructions carried out by the architect Kuno Waidmann. Since 1912, the palace has been used for ceremonial receptions after its then owner, Countess Clotilda Buratti, left it to the City for representative purposes.

Wikipedia: Palača Dverce (HR)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Lotrščak Tower

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The Lotrščak Tower is a fortified tower located in Zagreb, Croatia, in an old part of town called Gradec or Gornji grad. The tower, which dates to the 13th century, was built to guard the southern gate of the Gradec town wall. The name is derived from Latin campana latrunculorum, meaning "thieves' bell", referring to a bell hung in the tower in 1646 to signal the closing of the town gates.

Wikipedia: Lotrščak Tower (EN), Website

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Museum of Broken Relationships

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The Museum of Broken Relationships is a museum in Zagreb, Croatia, dedicated to failed love relationships. Its exhibits include personal objects left over from former lovers, accompanied by brief descriptions.

Wikipedia: Museum of Broken Relationships (EN), Website

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: crkva svetog Ćirila i Metoda

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The Greek Catholic Co-cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius is the historicistic co-cathedral church of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci. It belongs to the Vicariate of Diocese of Žumberak-Križevci. It is located in the Street of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Upper Town in Zagreb, near St. Mark's Square.

Wikipedia: Greek Catholic Co-Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Zagreb (EN)

20 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Museum of Naïve Art

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The Croatian Museum of Naïve Art is a fine art museum in Zagreb, Croatia dedicated to the work of naïve artists of the 20th century. The museum holdings consist of over 1,900 works of art - paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, mainly by Croatians but also by other well-known international artists in the genre.

Wikipedia: Croatian Museum of Naïve Art (EN), Website

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Hrvatski povijesni muzej

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Croatian History Museum is a museum of history located in the Vojković Palace on Antun Gustav Matoš Street in the historic Gornji Grad district of Zagreb, Croatia. The museum holdings consist of around 300,000 objects divided into 17 collections. In addition to a part of the Meštrović Pavilion, it also administers the Ivan Goran Kovačić Memorial Museum in Lukovdol.

Wikipedia: Croatian History Museum (EN), Website

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Museum Natural History

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The Croatian Natural History Museum is the oldest and biggest natural history museum and the main body for natural history research, preservation and collection in Croatia. Located on Dimitrije Demeter Street in Gornji Grad, one of the oldest neighbourhoods of the Croatian capital Zagreb, it owns one of the biggest museum collections in Croatia, with over 2 million artefacts, including over 1.1 million animal specimens. It was founded in 1846 as the "National Museum". The National Museum was later split up into five museums, three of which were in 1986 merged as departments of the newly named Croatian Natural History Museum. The museum contains a large scientific library open to the public, and publishes the first Croatian natural history scientific journal, Natura Croatica.

Wikipedia: Croatian Natural History Museum (EN), Website

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: St. Mark's Church

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The Church of St. Mark is the parish church of old Zagreb, Croatia, located in St. Mark's Square. It is one of the oldest architectural monuments in Zagreb.

Wikipedia: St. Mark's Church, Zagreb (EN)

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Narodni dom

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The National Home Palace is a palace located in Gornji Grad, the old town of the Croatian capital of Zagreb, at Opatička Street 18. The palace is currently owned by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and hosts its Institute for the History of Croatian Literature, Theatre and Music.

Wikipedia: National Home Palace (EN)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Zagreb City Museum

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Zagreb City Museum or Museum of the City of Zagreb located in 20 Opatička Street, was established in 1907 by the Association of the Brethren of the Croatian Dragon.

Wikipedia: Zagreb City Museum (EN), Website

624 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Mala scena

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The Mala Scena Theatre is a theatre in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is credited as Croatia's leading theatre for children. It is also the oldest private theatre for young audiences in Croatia. In 1996, the first Croatian president Franjo Tuđman awarded the founders Vitomir Lončar and Ivica Šimić with the Order of Danica with the figure of Marko Marulić for special merits to culture. In 2009, the theatre received the City of Zagreb Plaque for its work.

Wikipedia: Mala Scena Theatre (EN)

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