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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This year, the world’s top female skiers competing in the fourth consecutive VIP Snow Queen Trophy race were joined for the first time by the world’s top male skiers at the first FIS World Cup event for men. Both took place in mid-February on Sljeme near Zagreb and received nothing but accolades, not only for the exceptionally good organization and the well prepared ski-runs, but also for the special atmosphere created by the audience.

The first Wine Gourmet Festival is scheduled to take place in early March at the Mimara Museum. Its visitors will be able to taste the selected wines made by top-class producers from Croatia and abroad, as well as many original local and foreign delicacies.