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Guide to Zagreb, Croatia
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ZagrebCroatia's rejuvenated, trend-driven capital, Zagreb, is a city which no longer associates itself with the dreary, uniform concepts of yesterday's Soviet empire, instead relying on youth-oriented marketing and clever architectural enhancements to spice its streets up. Though modernism is a prevalence aspect in many of today's societies, the city can boast as many skyscrapers and glass and steel enclosures and the people of Zagreb will still be holding onto their history and heritage; as it goes in this city, the majority of residents admire the collections of museum pieces more than the number of hotspots in the downtown area. Travelers will enjoy the abundance of monuments positioned in and around the city's center; from Lotrscak Tower to the accoutrements of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a wide range of influences appear to have descended upon this business, media, and cultural complex. Though museums do seem to dominate the arts, sciences, and history sectors of Zagreb, after a few visits to these establishments many distance themselves from the conventional and go the way of sight seeing. This is not to say that the majority of tourists find the city's commercial columns captivating, but there's just too much in Zagreb to experience for one to spend his or her hours among thousands of organized relics. Croatians are known for their uniqueness. Having strayed from the path their neighbors have traveled, they offer an unbeatable post-Soviet experience to those also willing to go the way of the unordinary - as well as the exciting, of course.
When to go:
For those who've come to know the northeastern hemisphere's climate changes, it may come of no surprise that we highly recommend a visit to Croatia in summer. Though the capital's June-to-September season is not as pleasant as those experience by the country's coastal cities, you'll still have enough sun to keep your spirits up while traversing Zagreb. It's busy here at this time - that is the experience in just about every capital at high season, but the crowds don't grow to the point where horrifically long lines are found everywhere you go and all hotels are booked solid. Things seem to be drier overall to the end of summer and into autumn, but if you're supposing that you'll beat the downpours by arriving at a later date, don't bother with such an attempt. The clouds come when they deem their presence fit, so pack with a bit of precaution and hope for the best.
Getting there and around:
Pleso International Airport, one of few flight centers within Croatia that serve travelers coming and going to and from locations past the country's borders. Nearly all major European cities offer connections to Zagreb; a few African and Asians cities do so as well. Car rental packages may seem enticing on Pleso International's grounds, but once you find yourself in the midst of traffic, hindsight will tell you that it's more difficult to find your own way around than to rely on public services. If you're content with spending a bit more than the cost of a bus pass, you can call or wave down a taxi for a specialized trip across town.
Attractions:
Zagreb's strongest trait, a similarity it shares with many of the world's premier European and North American cities, is its museums. Impossible to ignore and even more difficult to distance oneself from, the museums of this city are easier found than restaurants and cafes - their prevalence evokes such notions anyway. To give you a brief rundown of what Zagreb has to offer, there exists the Natural History Museum, the Historical Museum of Croatia, the City Museum, the Art Pavilion, ancient history in the form of the Archaeology Musem, and last but not least, the Museum Mimara. Travelers with sophisticated taste in art are advised to make their first trip one to the Museum Mimara, a worthy rival of the European continents best galleries. If you've devoted more than enough hours to educational activities, you can please your visual sense simply for the sake of doing so at the grounds of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as somber, yet extraordinarily picturesque landscape of Mirogoj.
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