Although Croatia participated in the Culinary Olympics for the first time, the excellent organization, original menu and natural taste of the food of Croatian heritage, won them the bronze medal in the competition of 1,600 chefs from 57 countries. The event took place at the end of October in Erfurt, Germany.

The City of Zagreb is the recipient of a very special award – The Green Flower with Gold Border, as a result of this year's action "I Love Croatia" during which the Croatian Tourist Board judged the best appointed cities, towns and other places in the continental part of Croatia.

Toward the end of October the Klovićevi Dvori Gallery will open an exhibition of the great authors of German expressionism who were working during one of the most powerful movements in the history of modern art at the beginning of the 20th century and impacted the work of many authors in the subsequent decades.

As part of the second leg of her European tour, Alicia Keys, the leading young soul and R&B singer, will perform at a concert in Zagreb in which she will promote the songs from her latest album “As I Am”.

On the list of 10 cities around the world that hostelworld.com recommends to young tourist as must-see destinations, Zagreb is ranked 8th and the description says that it is the city with the most museums in the entire world.

In the second half of October the city of Zagreb will host the International Healthy Cities Conference for the second time. The participants include about 300 mayors of European cities. The city of Zagreb was the host of this conference 20 years ago when it was held for the first time.

For jazz lovers October will be a wonderfully prolific month. Between the Croatian Jazz Meeting and the International Days of Jazz, they will be able to enjoy the music of top domestic and foreign jazz musicians. At the beginning of November they can look forward to the Vip Zagreb Jazz Festival. (more) Zagreb will be the perfect choice for jazz lovers in October. The legendary B.P. Club will hold the Croatian Jazz Convention from October 3rd to 16th. That will be followed by the International Days of Jazz at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall and the Vip Zagreb Jazz Festival at the beginning of November at the Zagreb Youth Theater.

During the Youth Salon, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, works will be presented for the first time by gifted young artists from abroad, which means that the largest biennial event for the creativity of youths in Croatia has received international recognition.