🇭🇷 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:

1. 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)
2. 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:

• Croatian Rižot (Hrvatski Rižot)
  • Black Rižot (Crni Rižot)
  • Skradinski Rižot (Skradinski Rižot)
• Pašticada (Pašticada)
• Kroštule (Kroštule)
• Maraskino (Brand: “Perković”)
• Travarica (Brand: “Velebit”)
• Zagreb (Regional Special): Štrukli (Štrukli)
  • Štrukli with Pumpkin Seeds (Štrukli sa Bučinim Sjemenkama)
  • Štrukli with Blueberries (Štrukli s Borovnicama)
• Zadar (Regional Special): Buzara-Style Shrimps (Škampi Na Buzaru)

🎬 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.