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Zagreb holidays

November 2018

  • Lights fantastic: Christmas decorations in Helsinki, Finland.

    Seasonal city breaks: 10 of the best pre-Christmas European getaways

    From a bedecked Zagreb to twinkling Turin, here are the best places to spark your festive spirit

June 2017

  • 500 people took part in gay pride in 2009. Numbers have since swelled, according to organisers

    Cities in the spotlight
    Zagreb in the spotlight: 'Homophobia means Pride must be political here'

    As Croatia’s capital readies for one of the Balkans’ only gay pride parades, locals worry the city’s growing potential is being choked by corrupt politics

May 2017

  • Zagreb cathedral and town square at night, Croatia

    Travel folktales for kids
    The wandering knight of Zagreb, read by Andrew Scott – Travel folktales for kids podcast

    A knight loses his way in a haunted forest and is close to death – until salvation arrives in the form of a beautiful maiden

July 2015

  • Zagreb

    Insider's guides
    An insider’s guide to Zagreb: Greenery, Germanisms and suburban punk

    Cannons with Twitter accounts and dystopian parodies about ticket inspectors – Zagreb’s culture mixes the old with the new, from graffiti jams in former pharmaceutical factories to a film festival in a forest

December 2012

  • Zagreb, capital of Croatia

    Top 10 city guides
    Top 10 alternative hang-outs in Zagreb

    Direct flights to Croatia's capital, Zagreb, launch this weekend, poised to cater for a growing number of visitors ahead of the country joining the EU next summer

February 2011

  • My Travels in Prague

    My travels
    My travels: Bart van Poll on recruiting Europe's best bloggers

  • Zagreb museum

    Display of affection

June 2010

  • Budapest beach

    Spotted online
    Spotted online – city tips by locals

    This month's instalment from blog network Spotted by locals uncovers a secret city beach on the banks of the Danube, a dose of culture in a former medical factory in Zagreb and the revival of an historic arts centre in Paris

October 2009

  • Spotted online
    Spotted online - city tips from locals

    From a cosy winter hideaway in Paris to a cheese-lovers' haven in Amsterdam, we bring you the latest instalment of insider tips from blog network Spotted by Locals

May 2009

  • Il Gallo Nero, Antwerp

    Spotted online
    Spotted online

    We bring you the latest instalment of insider tips from blog network Spotted by Locals

March 2009

  • Spotted by locals: Sorolla Museum, Madrid

    Blog by blog guide to ...
    Spotted online: local guides to Europe's cities

    Spotted by Locals is a network of city bloggers providing up-to-the-minute local information - from a cosy London hideaway to Madrid's best kept museum secret

April 2008

  • Spontaneous travel

    A bit random

    Most of us fantasise about waking up one day, packing a bag and setting off on an unplanned adventure. Few of us have the nerve to do it. DBC Pierre explains why we should take a leaf out of his book and let spontaneity be our guide

November 2005

  • Flying visit

    The art deco Regent Esplanade, built in 1925, has had a facelift and is now back in its pomp. And next month sees the opening of that rarity in eastern Europe, a modern, hip hotel.

May 2005

  • Feet to go unsniffed as Croatian law on seaside fun gets the boot

    The new rules were drafted last month and were to come into force tomorrow. They included a ban on food or drink on the beaches, where cold beer, espresso bars, and ice cream vendors are currently a fixture.

August 2003

  • Croat of many colours

    Ian Wylie offers an A-Z guide to Zagreb.

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