Upper Town (Gornji Grad) Zagreb

Zagreb , Croatia
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  • 1

    Zagreb

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    ... bit of a walking tour and checked out some of the history that the Old Town has to offer.  We first strolled the "Gornji Grad" or Upper Town which is the oldest part of town and home to many of the churches and best views of the city.  Here we found an ...

  • 2

    Back in Croatia

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    ... . Considering the fact that Croatia was Communist for half a century, the exhibit was really interesting. I also walked around the upper town and visited the Cathedral, currently being renovated. The weather is still really hot so I'm back onto siesta ...

  • 3

    Zagreb

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    ... war against each other. These days it is one big city full of grand buildings, mostly restored to tourist viewing splendor. The upper town is a maze of winding cobbled streets and alleyways and an open air market. The main square is wall to wall glass ...

  • 4

    World Record Breaker

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    ... texted by Lisa who had me in sight. After meeting the girls at Trg Jelacica we had a bit of a wander around the upper town of Zagreb before stopping somewhere for a bite to eat.  Zagreb is another place where the tour splits and we lose some ...

  • 5

    Save the best for last

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    ... and bars weren't overpriced and locals were friendly. We spent a whole day on foot covering over 22kms, exploring Zagreb from lower town, upper town and all the way to the mysterious cemetry, one of the most interesting cemetries in Europe. Zagreb ...

  • 6

    Goodbye, Croatia.

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    ... , rather than the lazy Mediterranean vibe emanating from the coastal cities. On the first day we went for a walk around part of the upper town, and had an excellent (and cheap!) meal in a nice little Italian style restaurant, and then had a nice relaxing ...

  • 7

    Three countries in a Day

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    ... outside was Neogothic and under repair. We then had a walking tour of the area. There are two hills on which the Upper town is situated. Kapitol belongs to the Church and contains mainly church buildings, a convent and monastery. Gradec is the other ...

  • 8

    The 'other' Croatia

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    ... cities. Once you get to the center, though, you find a stately and attractive, if somewhat worn, city. Croatia is divided into the 'upper town' and the 'lower town', the former being the older city core, and the latter being developed primarily in the ...

  • 9

    Sleepy Zzzzzzagreb

    Days 19-20 July 18-19, Zagreb, Croatia Getting to the hostel seemed fairly straight forward given the directions to get off on the 4th stop. What I didn't pay attention to is that the tram is not going to stop at a regular stop if no one pushes the stop ...

  • 10

    June 12 and 13, Zagreb and Plitvice Lake

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    ... city blocks, more or less connected to each other in a U shape. It makes the city spacious and graceful. The Gonji Grad (Upper Town), has its St. Mark’s Church, famous for its red-and-white checkered roof tiles; Lotrscak Tower, part of the ...