Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) wrote about Zagreb on his blog: http://bit.ly/nO3yin
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
If you normally just pass through the city on your way to your destination without noticing much, it is time you stop and learn a thing or two about street artists and the style and messages they are attempting to convey. Zagreb’s first street art tour and workshop takes visitors into a different world and helps them get to know it and understand its messages.
The Jewish Museum Zagreb will hold an exceptionally valuable collection of sacral art. Its opening is scheduled to take place on the European Day of Jewish Culture.
On November 8th, the Culture Factory will be the venue for a concert by the renowned British post-punk band White Lies. Their only performance in the region will take place as part of their European tour.
Every day between August 5th and 14th, dance evenings will take place in Zrinjevac Park. This year, they will be special and they will provide a lot of fun for many generations
According to TripAdvisor users, the Lanterna Restaurant at Dolac is among the best restaurants in the Croatian capital. This year the world’s leading travel website has awarded it with a sixth consecutive certificate of excellence.
Until August 21th, the Art Pavilion will feature the exhibition “Greetings from Zagreb”, which will take visitors more than a hundred years into the past and show that many of the favourite gathering spots for the citizens of Zagreb and numerous tourists alike have remained almost unchanged.
After recent renovations, the Grič Tunnel has been opened to the public. Thus, Zagreb has gained yet another tourist attraction which offers many opportunities for organising various cultural events, concerts and similar happenings within this unusual setting.
Visitors of this year’s edition of the Organ of the Zagreb Cathedral Festival, which began in mid-July and will go on until September 15th, have the opportunity to enjoy concert performances by virtuoso organists from Croatia and abroad.