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Blue Zagreb Storytelling Walk
Why doesn’t the Sava River pass through the city centre like in Ljubljana and Belgrade? And why is Zagreb’s mayor nicknamed Mr Fontaina? Let’s dive into a sea of stories, starting at the heart of the city and ending at its brain. Being journalists, naturally we love stories!
Duration 5 hours
Private tour available in French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Private tour pricing from 27 EUR per person
Group tour pricing from 25 EUR per person
Highlights
Learn how locals live in Zagreb
See the Church of the Holy Mother of Freedom
Stroll along the banks of the Sava
Visit Hendrick’s Garden, an unusual G&T spot
Discover Jarun Lake
Take a dip in the Sea of Zagreb
Description
Many visitors to Zagreb are unaware that the city has a river: the Sava. Unlike the Vltava in Prague and the Thames in London, the Sava doesn’t flow through the centre of Zagreb.
Until the early 1950s, the river was where the city ended in the south. It was Većeslav Holjevac, Zagreb’s mayor from 1952–1962, who took Zagreb across the Sava. Many socialist buildings were built, both institutional and residential. Today, they’re among the finest examples of socialist architecture.
A guided walk with me and my Croatian spouse, Ivona, will take you from 'under the clock', a popular local meeting point, to the modern Church of the Holy Mother of Freedom near the man-made Jarun Lake.
It’s a personal story, too. I’m a Danish journalist specialising in nature and the environment, and Ivona is one of Croatia’s top TV culture reporters. She studied French and Comparative Literature, went to nightclubs, and listened to Depeche Mode when the war hit Croatia in 1991/1992. We go back 19 years, but only found each other again a couple of years ago.
Ivona and I share a passion for personal stories from the heart to the brain, and Danish ‘hygge’.
Until the early 1950s, the river was where the city ended in the south. It was Većeslav Holjevac, Zagreb’s mayor from 1952–1962, who took Zagreb across the Sava. Many socialist buildings were built, both institutional and residential. Today, they’re among the finest examples of socialist architecture.
A guided walk with me and my Croatian spouse, Ivona, will take you from 'under the clock', a popular local meeting point, to the modern Church of the Holy Mother of Freedom near the man-made Jarun Lake.
It’s a personal story, too. I’m a Danish journalist specialising in nature and the environment, and Ivona is one of Croatia’s top TV culture reporters. She studied French and Comparative Literature, went to nightclubs, and listened to Depeche Mode when the war hit Croatia in 1991/1992. We go back 19 years, but only found each other again a couple of years ago.
Ivona and I share a passion for personal stories from the heart to the brain, and Danish ‘hygge’.
What’s included & not included
Tapas & Snacks
drinks
Meeting point
Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10000
Zagreb
Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10000Mogens Cuber