Samia ǀ Best of Zagreb's Walks

Nikola Tesla

Posted on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 by Samia

July 10th we celebrated Nikola Tesla’s birthday. He was born in 1856 in Croatia, in a small village of Smiljan, not far from Gospić – Lika region, and just one hour drive from the Plitvice Lakes. He was born during the period of the Habsburg Monarchy. He went to school in Gospić and in Karlovac, and he often said that he was influenced and inspired by two other geniuses: his mo...

Sightseeing walks in Zagreb, Croatia

Posted on July 14, 2021August 31, 2022 by Samia

Culture and History walk, around 2h : 130 HRK (17 EUR) per personFood and Culture visit of Zagreb: around 2,5h : 270 HRK (36 EUR) per personEasy and Simple Zagreb Food Tour, around 1,5h : 225 HRK (30 EUR) per personZagreb around World War II, around 2,5h : 150 HRK (19,92EUR) per person for a minum of 2 people. Groups visit of the historical center (Kaptol, Upper Town, Ban Jel...

About me

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 by Samia

Hi, my name is Samia. I am a tourist guide and a tour leader. A native from Zagreb, Croatia but working as a tour leader on the territory of ex-Yugoslavia. I was lucky to start travelling early in life, experiencing the French proverb Les voyages forment la jeunesse – travel shapes the young mind; or better, travel broadens the mind. The first-hand experience of cultural pheno...

Follow me on Youtube

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 by Samia

Hello everyone from Zagreb, Croatia! The year 2020 is coming to a close and I would like to invite you to follow me on YouTube to see and learn about this part of Europe - the South-East, or the Western Balkans as many of you call our region. My YouTube channel is here: Best-of-Zagreb Walks and I hope you will enjoy these little visual jottings about my home town and my regio...

Strange findings in closets and attics

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by Samia

OFFICIAL UNIFORM OF THE HUMANITARIAN SOCIETY “BAN JELAČIĆ” Texte by Vesna Miholić The challenging time connected to the pandemic of virus Covid 19 has changed the course of everyday life for the people all around the world. Being on a lock-down at our homes, especially now, with the beginning of spring, we, the tourist guides, are feeling it strongly. We had to accept a new ...

Vesna Miholić – your local guide

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 by Samia

Hello, I am Vesna. I am a local guide here in Zagreb, Croatia. As an art historian, I am passionate about architectural and historic beauties of Zagreb, its Upper Town, the beautiful 19th century Lower Town and all the hidden treasures of Zagreb museums. I love to share the historical details and fascinating stories about our city and people who contributed to their creation....

Samia Zitouni – your local guide

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 by Samia

Hi, my name is Samia, and I have been a tour guide for some time now. I love to show my hometown - Zagreb to people, first time visitors and those of you come back to Zagreb and Croatia! For me, Zagreb is home and on my walking tours, I will share with you stories and information that make Zagreb so special to us. I am a passionate explorer of culture, and let me share with yo...

Medieval Free Royal Towns

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Samia

"If you were to lose all your freedoms tomorrow, what exactly would you lose? “ What can we learn from an old document from 1242. called the Golden Bull / Zlatna bula of Gradec, the medieval Zagreb community? Today, we easily take for granted the freedoms we have, as if they fell from the sky! In fact, everything we have today is the result of a very long development. No freedo...

Take a Zagreb Food Tour Quiz!

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 by Samia

Interested in our Zagreb Food Tour? Take this quiz as an introduction to the topic of food and eating habits in Zagreb and Croatia!