In the 1920s, when the Orient Express stopped in Zagreb en route from Istanbul to Paris, its guests disembarked to spend the night in the splendid Art Deco Esplanade Zagreb Hotel. Built to accommodate members of high society, it quickly became the heart of Zagreb’s social scene. In the century since it first opened its…
Top 10 things to see and do in Zagreb
Browse any tourism brochure for Croatia and you would be forgiven for thinking that Dubrovnik, with its UNESCO Old City, Game of Thrones locations, and huge numbers of cruise passengers is the country’s capital. But in fact, Croatia’s capital and largest city, Zagreb, lies 400 km away in the northwest of the country. Its rich…
