Well, if you’re reading this post, you probably wonder where to run in Zagreb. To help you out, we picked areas around Zagreb city centre, but also favourite spots of local runners.  1. River Sava Banks It’s on the first place because of its peaceful environment and route length. Running by the river Sava in […]

If you ever wondered how do locals really live and how do their apartments look like, Zagreb 80s museum is a very unique possibility to do just that. And even though the museum is dedicated to showing everyday life in the former Yugoslavia, I can tell you that many of the apartments still look just […]

Museum of Broken Relationships is one of the most popular museums in Zagreb and has a very unique story. It first started as a travelling collection of donated items in 2006. and after gaining lots of attention it turned into a permanent exhibition in the beautiful baroque Kulmer Palace in the Upper Town of Zagreb. […]

If you spent some time running in Zagreb, make sure you keep your sugar levels just right! After a good run and an excellent lunch in Lanterna restaurant, you are ready for the cakes and pastries in Vincek. The Vincek cake and pastry shop is a family-owned company existing for over 40 years and is […]

Lanterna na dolcu, meaning: The lantern on “Dolac” (Zagreb’s biggest market) is one of the best and most popular restaurants in Zagreb. The restaurant was opened in 2010. in the magical atmosphere of an old manor. Brothers Tomislav and Ivan shared the same vision from the beginning – to offer traditional Zagreb food at reasonable […]

Hotel Dubrovnik was opened in 1929. and is the symbol of Zagreb’s and Croatian hospitality. It’s premiere location at the Main City Square makes it one of the most desirable hotels to stay in. The hotel Dubrovnik was recently refurbished and has a new design and a modern feel to it while still keeping the […]

One of the most popular phrases in Croatia is “Zimmer frei” which is actually german for “Rooms available”. That is because over 60% of all accommodation capacities in Croatia are private apartments and only 20% are camps and 11% hotel rooms. And you were wondering where to stay in Zagreb? Croatians have become really good […]

Zagreb marathon is Zagreb’s biggest and oldest road race and is held in mid-October. You can choose between 5k, half marathon and marathon. The course is one of the fastest ones in the world. That is because it’s almost completely flat with only 5 meters in altitude what almost no other marathon in the world […]

Sljeme Marathon is the first trail race in Croatia. The first edition was organized on August 27th, 2000 on Medvednica mountain, Zagreb. At that time trail as an official running discipline still didn`t exist in Croatia and neither did long distance mountain running. Sljeme marathon is the biggest mountain race in Croatia with over 500 […]

Zagreb is very lucky to have such a beautiful mountain and a nature park so close to its city centre. Medvednica Nature Parkis so close actually that there is even a mountain race which takes you from the Main city square till the mountain peak Sljeme (1,035m altitude). The race is called Boroša and is 13,5 km […]