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Zagreb, Croatia Travel Guide

Tram-line cafés, Museum Mile and kremšnita

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Why visit Zagreb

Zagreb starts its day at Dolac Market, where the stalls open above Ban Jelačić Square at 6am, and by nine the terraces along Tkalčićeva are full. The funicular up to Gradec is one of the shortest in the world at 66 metres, and St Mark’s tiled roof is a two-minute walk from the top. The Museum of Broken Relationships and the Mimara anchor the Museum Mile, and a tram ticket costs 53 cents.

Last updated Aug 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the WhatWhereVacay editorial team

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3 days in Zagreb: what to eat & see

D1 Day 1

Morning

Ban Jelačić Square & Dolac Market

Štrukli

Afternoon

Gradec funicular, St Mark’s Church & the Stone Gate

Evening

Tkalčićeva café terraces & dinner

Zagrebački Odrezak

D2 Day 2

Morning

Museum Mile: Museum of Broken Relationships & the Mimara

Afternoon

Zagreb Cathedral & the Ilica shopping street

Evening

Upper Town evening at the Lotrščak Tower cannon

Samoborski Kotlet

D3 Day 3

Morning

Mirogoj Cemetery arcades

Afternoon

Medvedgrad castle on Medvednica

Zagorski Mlinci

Evening

Kremšnita & fritule on the sweets row

Fritule

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Zagorski Mlinci

Zagorski mlinci is the thin hand-stretched flatbread of Hrvatsko Zagorje, torn under roast pork or turkey and soaked in pan juices at every Zagorje wedding table.

Croatia · Hrvatsko Zagorje, north of Zagreb - Krapina-Zagorje and surrounding counties

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