Upper Town Secrets: Zagreb itinerary
Climb into medieval Zagreb
Above the bustle, old Zagreb keeps its secrets: a tiled church roof, a candlelit gate-shrine, the world's shortest funicular. You've climbed into Gradec, where the city began.
Photo: Jorge Franganillo / CC BY 2.0
- 1Sight Legendary
St Mark's Church
A medieval church crowned by a famous tiled roof bearing the coats of arms of Croatia and Zagreb.
- 2
SightStone Gate
The last surviving town gate, sheltering a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary.
- 3
ActivityFunicular & Lotrščak Tower
One of the world's shortest funiculars climbs to a cannon tower with a city view.
- 4
SightZagreb Cathedral
A neo-Gothic cathedral with twin spires, the tallest building in Croatia.
- 5
Sight Hidden gemMeštrović Atelier
The home and studio of Croatia's greatest sculptor.
- 6
Activity Hidden gemGrič Tunnel
A WWII shelter tunnel threading under the Upper Town.
- 7
ActivityCroatian Museum of Naive Art
Vivid peasant-painter visions, painted on glass.
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