Upper Town Secrets

Climb into medieval Zagreb

7 stops · 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

1
Sight Legendary
St Mark's Church
A medieval church crowned by a famous tiled roof bearing the coats of arms of Croatia and Zagreb.
2
Sight
Stone Gate
The last surviving town gate, sheltering a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary.
3
Activity
Funicular & Lotrščak Tower
One of the world's shortest funiculars climbs to a cannon tower with a city view.
4
Sight
Zagreb Cathedral
A neo-Gothic cathedral with twin spires, the tallest building in Croatia.
5
Sight Hidden gem
Meštrović Atelier
The home and studio of Croatia's greatest sculptor.
6
Activity Hidden gem
Grič Tunnel
A WWII shelter tunnel threading under the Upper Town.
7
Activity
Croatian Museum of Naive Art
Vivid peasant-painter visions, painted on glass.