Every weekend without fail, I make my way to one of Zagreb’s landmarks – Dolac, the open air farmers’ market. Located a few paces behind the city’s main square, this is Zagr...
Football is a national passion in Croatia. The local league is closely and passionately followed, and the national team usually graces the front pages of the newspapers (recently headlines have been s...
Zagreb’s main cathedral, The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary, is one of the city’s most impressive architectural and cultural landmarks.
This neo-gothic structure rises ...
Vis is the outermost island on Croatia’s Dalmatian coast. For years the island served as an army base for the Yugoslav army, off limits to the general public, especially foreigners. It wasnâ...
I was on my way to Osijek, the largest city in eastern Croatia.  I was invited by a friend to attend a silent film festival. Since I’d never visited the region before, I took the opportunity...
The summer is coming to a fast and windy end in Zagreb. The leaves are turning yellow and dropping off for the season. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to enjoy a calming minute at one of t...
While I’ve mentioned the LotrÅ¡Äak Tower in passing before, I’m going to share a little more about one of my favourite landmarks in Zagreb today.
The 13th century LotrÅ¡Äak T...
Last week I wrote about the LotrÅ¡Äak Tower in Zagreb. Today, I’m writing about another local landmark situated just a few paces from the tower, the Stone Gate.
Locally known as Kamenita ...
Zagreb allows for a number of escape routes within the city limits. One such example is the Strossmayer Promenade. A green terraced walkway that connects Zagreb’s upper town with the city centr...
