Zagreb, Croatia — Activities
Zagreb Culture
Being the capital, Zagreb boasts a large share of Croatia’s cultural institutions, including the Koncertna Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski (Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall), Trg Stjepana Radic 4 (tel: (01) 612 1617; website: www.lisinski.hr), which is to the home to the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, and stages classical music performances as well as occasional jazz concerts; and the Hrvatski Glazbeni Zavod (Croatian Music Institute), Gundulićeva 6 (tel: (01) 483 0822), which hosts chamber music recitals. The Hrvatsko Narodno Kazaliste (HNK, Croatian National Theater), Trg Maršala Tita 15 (tel: (01) 488 8415; website: www.hnk.hr), produces and stages drama, opera and ballet.
Zagreb has a number of cinemas and films are shown in their original version with subtitles. The best place for arts film is Kinoteka, Kordunska 1 (tel: (01) 377 1753). Other centrally located cinemas include Central, Petrinjska 4 (tel: (01) 481 0536) and Zagreb, Trg Petra Predradovića 4 (tel: (01) 483 0707). Zagreb’s biggest cinema is Broadway Tkalča in the Centar Kaptol complex, Nova Ves 11, in Gornji Grad (tel: (01) 466 7686; website: www.broadway-kina.com).
Zagreb Tours
The travel agency Event (tel: (01) 488 1116 or 09137 03092 (mobile); website: www.event.hr) organizes two-hour walking tours of the city with a guide in period costume. The tour starts from outside the Tourist Information Center (TIC) on Trg Bana Jelačića, then concentrates on the Upper Town, taking in Dolac open-market, the cathedral, St Mark’s Church, and a view over the city from Lotrscak Tower. It also includes a coffee break at an old-fashioned cafe. Upon request, the agency can also arrange a three-hour tour combining walking and a bus ride, plus alternatives such as ’Zagreb by Night’, ’Religious Zagreb’ and ’Green Zagreb’. All these tours can be booked through the TIC, through Event itself, and at some hotels.
