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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 ...

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!

Facts vs Fiction

Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 by Samia

You, a traveler, should ask yourself what you prefer more: real life stories based on facts or fairy tales and fantasy. There is no good or bad answer here. It is a fact that we accept new information more easily through stories, real or made up. How far should we go in interpreting the heritage without compromising facts and real life behind it? And does it event matter? Loo...

Visit Zagreb now!

Posted on March 23, 2018June 18, 2018 by Samia

Late March and Easter in Zagreb: book your local guide now at info @ bestofzagreb.com Official calendars say spring starts on March 21st, but old calendars say that spring starts on St. Joseph’s day, March 19th. Others insist on later dates, St. George’s on April 23rd. Next week is the Holy Week – the week before Easter. If in Croatia Easter is Uskrs or Vazam. Croatians are pr...

Escape !

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Samia

Roomescape experience in Zagreb I have recently discovered a game called RoomEscape and I am thrilled with it! I tried it online as a computer game. However, I have to say, it is more fun as real game in a real room. This game threw our little group of friends out of our usual every day rhythm. In the game, we felt completely dependent one from the other. And, in 60 minutes w...

Zagreb around World War II

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Samia

Zagreb around World War II tour gives answers to frequently asked questions about the ex-Yugoslavia. And there were two Yugoslavias in the 20th century. The first one before WWII and the second one after the war. In between during the Second World War stands the short period of the Independent State of Croatia as the marionette country under the German, and partially Italian r...

Zagreb during Roman Empire

Posted on July 8, 2015August 3, 2015 by Samia

Andautonia and Scitarjevo During our guided walks with visitors we usually say that Zagreb was founded at the end of the 11th century. But archeological findings tell us another story of Zagreb. The whole territory of Croatia was under the Roman rule and was part of the Roman Empire. Part of this antic heritage can be seen very close to Zagreb, in Zagreb County in the village...