01Neighborhoods · DAY 1 IDEA
at the top of Radićeva street
Old Town Gate
now a shrine to virgin Mary - the "Kamenita vrata" where you can light a candle and, as the locals believe, your wish will be granted. Please be silent, even if just passing through the Gate. The portrait of Mary is said to be sacred, because it is the only thing that survived the large fire. Near the Old Town Gate is the sculpture of St. George having slain the dragon. The other statue, him fighting the dragon, is located on the Marshal Tito's Square near the Croatian National Theatre (roughly 1 km away).
Allow about 60 minutes · planning estimate
02Culture · DAY 1 IDEA
Bogovićeva Street 6
The Grounded Sun
Prizemljeno sunce by Ivan Kožarić is a 1971 sculpture, a 2-m-wide bronze sphere, which represents the scale model of the Sun, with 9 planets of the solar system in their scaled size compared to this Sun. Mercury is in Margaretska street, a couple of hundred meters to the west, turn right after reaching Cvjetni trg, you should see it on the wall to the right after passing a dozen or so meters. Venus is on the pole of the building with Hypo bank on the Ban Jelačić Square.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
03Culture · DAY 1 IDEA
Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog 19
Archaeological Museum
Possesses over 400,000 objects, not all of them being exhibited. The holdings include evidence of Croatian presence in this area as well as rare samples which have made the museum known to the whole world. The most famous are the Egyptian collection, the Zagreb mummy and bandages with the oldest Etruscan inscription in the world (Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis), and the numismatic collection. A part of the museum is set aside for the collection of stone monuments dating back predominantly to the Roman period.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
04Culture · DAY 2 IDEA
Trg Kralja Tomislava 22
Art Pavilion in Zagreb
Designed by the Hungarian architects Korb and Giergl for the Millennium Exhibition 1896 in Budepest, its iron frame was transported to Zagreb after the exhibition, where the permanent pavillion was built by the famous Viennese designers of theatres in Central Europe Hellmer and Fellmer. It is a neo-classical exhibition complex and one of the landmarks of the city centre. The exhibitions are also held in the impressive Meštrović pavilion on Trg žrtava fašizma.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
05Outdoors · DAY 2 IDEA
Zagreb
Maksimir Park & Zagreb Zoo
The biggest park in Zagreb. Great place to chill out, drink coffee, eat lunch (picnic or at the park's restaurant) or take nice long walks through the forest or by the small lakes. Good for joggers, cyclists, also child and dog friendly. Offers lake rowing. The zoo has red pandas. It has operated since the 1930s.
Allow about 60 minutes · planning estimate
Reference material retrieved 2026-10-19. Suggested days and time allowances are editorial starting points. Check the linked visitor information for opening hours, access, and reservations.
