🇭🇷 Croatia
Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting enchanting Croatia. I was there in the spring of 2025. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.
🗺 Places: Zagreb, Zadar.
🏛 Top sights visited:
- Zagreb
- Ban Jelačić Square (Trg Bana Jelačića)
- Croatian National Theatre (Hrvatsko Narodno Kazalište)
- The Church of St. Mark (Crkva Sv. Marka)
- Dolac Market (Tržnica Dolac)
- The Stone Gate (Kamenita Vrata)
- Lotrščak Tower (Kula Lotrščak)
- Maksimir Park (Park Maksimir)
- Zadar
- Narodni Square (Narodni Trg)
- The Sea Organ (Morske Orgulje)
- The Church of St. Donatus (Crkva sv. Donata)
- Zadar Cathedral (Katedrala Sv. Stošije)
- Museum of Ancient Glass (Muzej Antičkog Stakla)
- The Five Wells Square (Trg Pet Bunara)
- Park Vladimira Nazora (Perivoj Vladimira Nazora)
🎧 Local musicians:
- 🇭🇷 Miach (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇭🇷 Gibonni (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇭🇷 Valentino Bošković (band). Genre: pop
- 🇭🇷 Jelena Rozga (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇭🇷 Nika Turković (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇺🇳 Baby Lasagna (singer). Genre: pop punk
- 🇺🇳 Matroda (DJ). Genre: bass house
- 🇺🇳 Lost Sky (singer). Genre: future bass
🥘 Local food & drinks:
- Black Risotto (Crni Rižot)
- Skradinski Risotto (Skradinski Rižot)
- Pašticada (Pašticada)
- Kroštule (Kroštule)
- Maraskino (Brand: “Perković”)
- Zagreb (Regional Special): Štrukli (Štrukli)
- Zadar (Regional Special): Buzara-Style Shrimps (Škampi Na Buzaru)
- Zadar (Regional Special): Travarica (Brand: “Velebit”)
🎬 Local movies:
- The Constitution (Ustav Republike Hrvatske). Year: 2016. Genre: drama
- Safe Place (Sigurno Mjesto). Year: 2022. Genre: drama
- The Priest’s Children (Svecenikova Djeca). Year: 2013. Genre: drama / comedy
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (Covjek Koji Nije Mogao Sutjeti). Year: 2024. Genre: short / drama
🪔 Authentic artifacts:
- Authentic Principle: Fjaka (Fjaka)
- The Ojkanje Singing (Ojkanje)
- Croatian Lace (Čipkarstvo)
- The Story of Klepetan and Malena (Klepetan i Malena)
- The Zvončari (Zvončari)
- The Angular Glagolitic Script (Hrvatska Glagoljica)
- Authentic Garb: Cravat and Šibenik Cap (Kravata i Šibenik Kapa)
- The Legacy of Illyrians (Iliri / Ἰλλυριοί)
- The Heritage of the Kingdom of Croatia (Kraljevina Hrvatska / Regnum Croatiæ)
- Zadar (Regional Special): The Klapa (Klapa)
💐 National flower: Croatian Iris (Hrvatska Perunika)
🦉 Local wisdom: “Habit is a good servant, but a bad master.” / “Navika je dobar sluga, ali loš gospodar.” — Croatian proverb
👨🎓 The oldest university: The University of Zagreb (Sveučilište u Zagrebu), Zagreb, est. 1669.