News

  • 01
    April
    2008

    A Specialty with a Brand

    Once again, a great number of visitors are expected to attend the 21st Samobor Salami Day, which will be held on March 11th. Everyone there will have the opportunity to taste a variety of this specialty with a brand.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    New Tourist and Business Fair to be Launched in Zagreb

    The Zagreb Fair has teamed up with the tourist industry in preparing the launch of the tourist and business fair, Crotour 08, which is to take place between 7 and 11 May. It is the organizer’s ambition to develop this new event into the most significant international fair in the region.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    Successful Presentation Held in Tel Aviv

    At the IMTM Fair held in Tel Aviv, the Zagreb Tourist Board held a very successful press conference at the beginning of February, presenting the tourist potentials of the capital of Croatia to an audience of over a hundred journalists from the Israeli media and representatives of tourist agencies.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    Mate Maras Presents his Translation Masterpiece

    The collected works of William Shakespeare, translated by Croatian translator Mate Maras, have been published by Matica Hrvatska in four volumes on a total of six thousand pages. This unique achievement crowns a two-hundred-year period since this master’s work was first translated into Croatian.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    A Visual Encounter with the Great Portraitist

    An exhibition at the Modern Gallery in Zagreb featuring works by the great Croatian painter Josip Račić will mark the 100th anniversary of the painter’s premature death. During his short life, this well respected portraitist authored some anthology works and left an impressive artistic portfolio.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    Catering Tradition Spans 170 Years

    For 170 years, the Stari Puntijar restaurant has kept its rich family catering tradition alive. Through its offer of specialties based on home cooking and wild game dishes, it tells the story of the wealth of the Zagreb and Croatian cuisines.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    A Venue of Historical Events

    Boasting one of the most beautiful interiors made in the classicist style, the Illyrian Hall represents a very important place in the life of the city. The significant events that took place there in 1848 turned the wheels of Croatian history.

  • 02
    March
    2008

    The Spirit of Old Zagreb

    The host of its restaurants, coffee bars and boutiques, which continue the tradition of Zagreb's craftsmen and merchants, reflect the spirit of old Zagreb which pervades through Tkalčićeva Street, a street which is a magnet for tourists who can be seen there throughout the year.

  • Celebrities about Zagreb

    Pixies

    Pixies

    Big thanks on behalf of the PIXIES for another wonderful day in Zagreb! This is a great festival and a wonderful audience (less rain next time, please!). See you.

    Source: INmusic festival

    Tommy Emmanuel

    Tommy Emmanuel

    I like Lisinski very much. It was very intense to perform there, because people came, listened carefully and felt the music in their hearts. Lisinski is a beautiful concert hall, and I am very honored to be performing there. I have wonderful memories of my first performance in Lisinski.

    Source: www.muzika.hr

    David Byrne

    David Byrne

    If we leave out the hills in one part of the town, Zagreb is a perfect town for cycling. vid Byrne (Talking Heads) on releasing his book Cycling Diaries

    Source: www.mvinfo.hr

    The Fratellis (Jon)

    The Fratellis (Jon)

    Thanks to everybody who came to see us at the INmusic Festival! We're delighted by the city and hope to see you again.

    Source: INmusic festival

    Flogging Molly

    Flogging Molly

    We're enjoying this Tuesday in Zagreb. We're heading onto the main stage of the INmusic Festival soon.

    Source: INmusic festival

    Baka DJ, Ruth Flowers

    Baka DJ, Ruth Flowers

    Zagreb is beautiful, but the people thrilled me the most. Everybody is so kind and outgoing. I could not wish for better hosts.

    Source: Hotel Antunović Zagreb

    Eric Sardinas

    Eric Sardinas

    I am looking forward to Zagreb as a destination where I always feel good. It seems it has been too long since the last time I was here, although it was just a year or so. 

    Source: www.muzika.hr

    THE BLACK KEYS (Patrick)

    THE BLACK KEYS (Patrick)

    This is our first time in Zagreb. We're really having a great time. We won't be able to see the coast, but we'll get some rest and walk around the city...

    Source: INmusic festival

    Courtney Thorne Smith

    Courtney Thorne Smith

    Thank you for one of the best hotel experience ever. The rooms were extraordinary, the staff was great, and every moment was beautiful. And Zagreb... magical! All the best!

    Source: Esplanade Zagreb Hotel

    Juliette Gréco

    Juliette Gréco

    I remember Zagreb as a beautiful city, and the people I met were very nice and offered me a warm welcome. The audience was wonderful as well. Really, that concert has been like a lovely souvenir.

    Source: www.muzika.hr