Zapresic

How long should I allow to get from Zapresic into the centre of Zagreb (early on a Saturday evening) ?

Is taxi the only option? Are there trains / buses?

Thanks

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Taxi would be too expensive, take either public buses or suburban trains.

Buses will drop you off on Črnomerec tram terminal (from there take a tram to the city center).

Trains are much better option; these are very frequent (3-5 departures per hour) and it takes only 20 min to get to the very center of Zagreb (central railway station – Glavni kolodvor)

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Hi there. I%26#39;m going to Zagreb with my partner from 17-23rd October. As he has business M-W, I will be on my own for three days. There is lots on including the ballet at the Nat%26#39;l Theatre, a jazz festival and Zagreb Film Festival. Will it be easy to get tickets? Can you recommend any highlights. I have the Lonely Planet Guide to Croatia, but any off the beaten track ideas would be helpful. I%26#39;m glad that it isn%26#39;t on the tourist route YET!

Suzanne, Godalming, Surrrey

suzstanley@talktalk.net

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November is the month for best jazz festivals in Zagreb so getting tickets for this one in October should be easier. Still, why not asking your hotel to get you tickets before you arrive. Zagreb FF is a nice event, but gets too crowded at times IMO.

Use this link to see what’s on (use the search window to the right with the dates):

www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/…

Music, you can opt for ballet; St Petersburg, Zagreb and Warsaw Philharmonics in Lisinski Hall, Orchestra and Choir of the Russian Kapelle, Chamber Music festival, Baroque Music Concerts, etc.

Perhaps seeing the fair of our home made products on Ethno Eco Fair could be interesting too.

Zagreb is not really a big city and you can do most of the sightseeing by foot (Donji grad and Gornji Grad/Lower Town and Upper Town) . Also, we are not a touristy place so no worries you’ll get stuck with visitors. On the main square (Jelacic Square) is the Tourist Info Office where you can get free walking maps. I recommend stopping by in Zagreb City Museum, a small but very interesting one in Upper Town area.

In one day you can do a trip to Plitvice (2 hrs by bus from Zagreb); our most beautiful national park.

www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr/eng/index.php

http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?l=e

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Thank you. That is all very helpful. We had hoped to have an extra week, but have had to cut the trip down to six days. However, we have decided to return in the summer : - )W are keen walkers and I understand that Croatia is FANTASTIC for hiking. How do we get to the

Sljeme Mountains from Zagreb. I understand that this might be closer for us as we really only have a full free day on the 18th October. Usually we do 7-10 mile walks in England. Thanks, Suzanne

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Yes, Zagreb has a mountain right above the city (not really a mountain, it’s only 1100m high) called Sljeme or Medvednica. You can climb it from several directions.

You can see decryption of trails here:

croatia.hr/English/…

I’d go with this one: Sestine - Medvedgrad - Rudnici Zrinskih - Dom %26quot;Graficar%26quot;

To do it you can either:

- take public transport bus to the church in Sestine and proceed from there toward the top;

Or

You can walk all the way from practically Zagreb center (from Dubravkin put). Along the way you will pass that Sestine point, marked as Crkva u Sestinama on this map:

…hrsume.hr/webslike/PlaninarskaStaza.jpg

See here how it looks from up there, the top one is the view from Medvedgrad burg:

pp-medvednica.hr/Medvednica_hr/Medvednica_pa…

Here you can see approx location of Sestine and Medvedgrad:

planinar.hr/PSZ_karta_panorama_Medvednice.htm

The mountain is covered with thick forest and has several lodges (inns) to eat or drink or take a break. It is handy to get up there and back, it is one of favourite city escapes. Here on this link you can see some info.

pp-medvednica.hr/Medvednica_en/Medvednica_en…