Compact, walkable Central European capital with Austro-Hungarian architecture, brilliant coffee culture and the Adriatic coast a 2-hour drive away. Joined the EU and the Euro in 2023.
Multilingual BPO and tech jobs cluster around Radnička and the Green Gold business district. Big German, Italian and Slavic-speaking communities.
Trams cover most of the city, with buses for outer districts. A monthly pass is around €40. The city is flat and easy to cycle.
Tkalčićeva Street for bars, Lauba and Sax for live music, summer terraces in the Upper Town, and lake parties at Jarun in summer.
Modern Croatian at Noel (Michelin), legendary štrukli at La Štruk, brunch at Otto & Frank, and Dolac open-air market for everything seasonal.
Hike Medvednica, swim at Lake Jarun, football at Dinamo Zagreb, ski at Sljeme in winter, and weekend trips to Plitvice Lakes and the Dalmatian coast.
Famous Zagreb cuisine
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