Zagreb city

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In Zagreb, Dubrovnik Travel will provide you with the highest quality of services and competitive rates for groups in Zagreb. Our offer includes hotel accommodation, meetings and assistance at the airport, transfers from the airport to the hotel, excursions, active and evening programs, meeting organisation and all other services that enable guests to have a pleasant stay in Zagreb.

Zagreb, Croatian capital - beautiful buildings, an abundance of monuments and green belts, open-hearted and hospitable people - all this makes Zagreb a close, lovely and friendly city.

The main city attractions: the Upper Town from Kaptol to Gradec, the Cathedral, the Stone Gate, the Church of St. Mark, the Church of St. Catherine, the funicular and the Lotrščak Tower........ down to the Lower Town - from the Ilica Street to the main and the busiest city square, the Ban Jelačić Square.

The history of Zagreb dates as far back as 1094 when the Hungarian King Ladislaus founded a diocese. Alongside the bishop's see the canonical settlement Kaptol developed north of the Cathedral, as did the fortified settlement Gradec on the neighbouring hill. Today the latter is Zagreb's Upper Town (Gornji Grad) and is one of the best preserved urban nuclei in Croatia. Both settlements came under Tatar attack in 1242. As a sign of gratitude for offering him a safe haven from the Tatar the Croatian and Hungarian King Bela IV bestowed Gradec with a Golden Bull, which offered its citizens exemption from county rule and autonomy, as well as its own judicial system. According to legend, Bela left Gradec a cannon, under the condition that it be fired every day so that it did not rust. Since 1 January 1877 the cannon is fired from the Lotrščak Tower on Grič to mark midday.

It was not until the 17th century and Nikola Frankopan that Zagreb was chosen as the seat of the Croatian viceroys in 1621. At the invitation of the Croatian Parliament the Jesuits came to Zagreb and built the first grammar school, the St. Catherine's Church and monastery. In 1669 they founded an academy where philosophy, theology and law were taught.

During the 17th and 18th centuries Zagreb was badly devastated by fire and the plague. In 1776 the royal council (government) moved from Varaždin to Zagreb and during the reign of Joseph II Zagreb became the headquarters of the Varaždin and Karlovac general command.

In the 19th century Zagreb was the centre of the Croatian National Revival and saw the erection of important cultural and historic institutions.