Zagreb Upper Town Walking Tour
Zagreb, Croatia
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 75 minutes
Visit Main Square and charming Upper Town of Zagreb, on this walking tour with licensed local guide. Don't miss a ride with the shortest funicular in the world and amazing views of Zagreb's Cathedral from Upper Town. Feel like Zagreb people and take a coffee at popular and vibrant Tkalciceva street. Small group for a GREAT experience.
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Visit Main Square and charming Upper Town of Zagreb, on this walking tour with licensed local guide. Don't miss a ride with the shortest funicular in the world and amazing views of Zagreb's Cathedral from Upper Town. Feel like Zagreb people and take a coffee at popular and vibrant Tkalciceva street. Small group for a GREAT experience. Meet your licensed local guide at Main Square (Trg bana Josipa Jelacica) in front of Horse Statue of Ban Josip Jelacic. We will get acquainted with history of Zagreb that dates from Middle ages. Short stroll through Ilica street leads us to the funicular. A ride with the shortest funicular in the world will take us to the Upper town – Gradec, one of the two medieval settlements Zagreb originates from. Gradec was a merchant populated territory declared and proclaimed “a free royal city’ in 1242.
Enjoy the charm and harmony of the Strossmayer promenade, one of the best spots for panoramic views of Zagreb rooftops and landscape. We shall also see Lotrscak tower that houses the Gric cannon which goes off every day to mark the noon, St Catherine’s baroque church built by Jesuits, the seats of Croatian Parliament and Government and Saint Mark’s Church famous for its picturesque roof with coats of arms representing the Three Kingdoms of Croatia.
We continue towards Stone Gate which was a part of defense system of Gradec and it is the only city gate that survived until present day. Inside the gate there is a small chapel with the picture of Our Lady, patron saint of the city. The tour ends in popular and vibrant Tkalciceva street.
Enjoy the charm and harmony of the Strossmayer promenade, one of the best spots for panoramic views of Zagreb rooftops and landscape. We shall also see Lotrscak tower that houses the Gric cannon which goes off every day to mark the noon, St Catherine’s baroque church built by Jesuits, the seats of Croatian Parliament and Government and Saint Mark’s Church famous for its picturesque roof with coats of arms representing the Three Kingdoms of Croatia.
We continue towards Stone Gate which was a part of defense system of Gradec and it is the only city gate that survived until present day. Inside the gate there is a small chapel with the picture of Our Lady, patron saint of the city. The tour ends in popular and vibrant Tkalciceva street.
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