For the following autumn weekend, my friends and I flew to Croatia, particularly, to its capital Zagreb, which attracted us with its fantastic earlier and loads of factors of curiosity. This historic metropolis is acknowledged as a result of the vacationer coronary heart of the nation. It is positioned on the shores of the Sava – the tide of the Danube, the place the mountain peaks of the Medveditsa are positioned.

The easiest way to get to Zagreb

A plane ticket from Moscow costs about 20,000 rubles * per explicit individual round-trip. The native airport is positioned 15 km from the central part of city. This distance could also be coated by shuttles in 35-40 minutes.

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The place to stay in Zagreb

Luxurious motels throughout the capital (Esplanade, Sheraton, The Westin, Lodge Le Premier) provide rooms at a cheap value. Reservation of double deluxe suites will value a minimal of HRK 1,100 (roughly RUB 11,800 * per evening time per explicit individual. For an elite breakfast you will must pay an additional HRK 160 (RUB 1,700 *).

The value of dwelling in conventional low-cost motels (Annie's Mattress & Breakfast, Lodge Residence) costs about 300-700 kuna (from 3200 to 7500 rubles *).

Zagreb: Immersion in Croatian Historic previous and Custom

Zagreb attracts vacationers with its many galleries, theaters, monuments, cathedrals, church buildings and monasteries. In addition to, many aged mansions have been grew to become museums proper right here. Zagreb is thought for its distinctive buildings throughout the Empire and Classicism trend. Many typical native houses are embellished with collectible collectible figurines of dragons, various legendary creatures and reptiles. Resulting from this reality, even with out visiting memorable areas, we admired the native style.

We started sightseeing with the Archbishop's Palace, constructed throughout the coronary heart of the Croatian capital. The magnificent establishing, erected throughout the Baroque trend, before now served as a residence for native archbishops.

We continued our acquaintance with the non secular monuments of city throughout the Cathedral, which is taken under consideration the picture of Zagreb. His image can also be seen on the 1000 kuna banknote of the state. Over the prolonged historic previous of the cathedral, it was destroyed a lot of events. Nonetheless the non secular superior has on a regular basis been restored, giving an ever additional spectacular look.

Then we visited the Historic Museum of Croatia. Its fund consists of larger than 700 objects, the itemizing of which contains most likely probably the most historic objects constituted of glass, iron and ceramics. Nearly your complete shows on present proper right here have been found all through archaeological excavations in Croatia. Quite a lot of them date once more to the XIV-XIX centuries. The museum furthermore outlets paperwork of historic price. Ticket worth – 15 kuna *.

Persevering with our look at of the historic previous of Croatia, we went to the Museum of Ethnography. The exposition consists of 80,000 objects. Quite a lot of the shows are dedicated to the colorful and distinctive native custom. The museum fund accommodates historic gold and silver jewelry, historic dishes, dwelling items. The gathering of dolls from Leposav Perinich is especially attention-grabbing – they're all carrying precise nationwide costumes. The ticket costs 20 kn.

We went to the Divorce Museum with explicit curiosity. No matter its sad determine, the exposition deserves explicit consideration. Its shows embody a variety of objects testifying to the broken relationship of {{couples}} in love. Quite a lot of them are launched from completely completely different parts of the world. In 2001, the institution obtained the “Museum of the Yr in Europe” award. Entrance: 30 HRK *.

Dad and mother talked quite loads in regards to the 80s in the usa, and the Museum of the 80s helped us to the contact them. It affords a singular interactive reconstruction of the on daily basis lifetime of the earlier Yugoslavia, which crosses earlier and future. The exposition is designed inside the kind of an home of a wealthy resident of Yugoslavia, the place all of the items could also be touched and twisted: as an example, positioned on a vinyl file or choke on the Purple October perfume. Expert a way of full immersion on the planet of the Soviet earlier. Entrance: 40 HRK *.

We spent larger than half a day throughout the Maksimir park. Its big territory of 316 hectares accommodates 4 ponds, 11 monuments and buildings, larger than 10 thousand bushes. The southern half is flat, proper right here is the fiefdom of European hornbeams and English oaks. Black alders, white willows, ash bushes, elm bushes, white poplars, heart-shaped lindens develop between the northern heights of “Maksimir”, and on the hills themselves – rock and Turkish oaks, chestnuts, chook cherry, hazel, European beeches.

In truth, we did not deal with to ignore the Museum of the Metropolis of Zagreb. We began to admire the earlier of the capital with an inspection of the establishing, which consists of three separate buildings: the convent of St. Klara from the 17th century, an assertion tower constructed throughout the 12th century, and an important granary throughout the metropolis from the 17th century. The exposition will help to see how weapons and uniforms, dwelling items and garments modified. Necessities, coats of arms, flags, earlier maps will inform quite loads in regards to the Middle Ages. Historic archaeological web sites will complement the nation's historic previous in prehistoric events. Entrance – 20 kn *.

Inside the metropolis coronary heart, we advise you to go to the Grich Zagreb Tunnel, constructed all through World Battle II to protect the inhabitants of city. After the battle, it was abandoned and reopened in 1990. In the mean time, the first rave occasions have been held throughout the Gritsch Tunnel. Now it is a widespread vacationer route; exhibitions and filming are held proper right here. It appears to be significantly vibrant all through Introduction (Nativity Fast).

Karlovac – city of church buildings and fortresses

We decided to spend the third day of our journey throughout the metropolis of Karlovac. We acquired proper right here by observe. The fare begins from € 3 *, we spent an hour on the road.

A room for one evening time for one grownup, counting on the place of residence, will value from 1650 to 9000 rubles *.

We began our tour of city with a stroll alongside the earlier fortifications of Karlovac. Now there are three strains of boulevards the place there have been beforehand a rampart and a moat. Contained in the just about regular ring are houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. Most of them have been badly damaged in 1991 – in the middle of the collapse of Yugoslavia. Then the doorway line was solely 5 km away, it is nonetheless laborious to check out the destruction. The first sq. of Karlovac named after Ban Jelacic (Trg bana Jelacica) appears to be deserted.

With good curiosity we entered the Church of the Holy Trinity (Crkva presvetog Trojstva), positioned on the nook of the sq.. We've been struck by its terribly low vaults, painted with baroque frescoes. Must you stroll one block from Strossmayerov trg, you'll go to the tiny Metropolis Museum (Gradski muzej) housed throughout the Frankopan winter palace. There is a model of the earlier Karlovac, along with a gaggle of native nationwide costumes.

Must you switch throughout the southeast course, alongside the highway. Klaicheva (Klaiceva), after which on the highway. Ruski put, then after 10 minutes you will note that your self throughout the park near the Korana River, subsequent to the cafe. Occasionally a flock of unafraid swans comes out onto the pebble seashore. To see the Dubovac citadel, constructed throughout the Middle Ages, it's advisable stroll 30 minutes outdoor city within the different method. Observe from the center to the west of city alongside the highway. Vladka Maceka (Ulica Vladka Maceka), after which flip left in course of the hill.

Beforehand, the citadel was the property of the Frankopans, the feudal rulers of the island of Krk, who later seized vitality in mainland Croatia. Citadel Dubovac is a small nevertheless well-preserved establishing. The triangular courtyard is framed by three tiers of galleries. Climbing as a lot because the outside terrace, you'll profit from the picturesque view of Karlovac, positioned throughout the valley on the foot of the hill.

4 km from city in course of Plitvice is the village of Turanj, the place the Museum of the Battle of Nationwide Independence (Muzejska zbirka naoruzanja domovinskog rata) is positioned. There, near the destroyed Habsburg barracks, armored autos, tanks and artillery installations have been lined up throughout the open air. By one of the simplest ways, it was proper right here in 1991 that the Croatian defenders stopped the assault of the Serbs.

It was in Karlovac that our weekend in Croatia ended. This small metropolis has confirmed that you don't on a regular basis need to go to the capitals of the world states to see truly attention-grabbing points.

* prices are respectable on the time of publication