Zagreb News
Opatija Celebrates 170th Anniversary Of Tourism
Sep 4th, 2014The northern Adriatic town of – the cradle of European and Croatian tourism and a favourite destination of the aristocracy - this year celebrates its 170th anniversary as a tourist resort. The reputation of a top destination that stretches...
Read more »Croatian captain criticises ref
Jun 20th, 2012Croatia's outgoing soccer captain has claimed that his team was unfairly denied a chance to reach the quarter-finals in the Euro 2012 tournament. In the wake of Croatia's decisive group clash with Spain, Darijo Srna said that his side was denied...
Read more »Riddle of Zagreb Mummy solved?
Apr 29th, 2012A seemingly female mummy belonging to Zagreb's Archaeological Museum is in fact the embalmed body of a man who suffered from a rare, cancer-like condition, scientists believe. Analysts in Zagreb reckon that the man had suffered from...
Read more »Jolie attends Croatian premiere of war film
Feb 25th, 2012Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has attended the Croatian premiere of her controversial war film In the Land of Blood and Honey. The debut director was joined by her partner Brad Pitt, and the couple greeted fans and signed autographs prior to the...
Read more »Tourism boom continues in Croatia
Dec 29th, 2011In spite of the global credit crunch, Croatia's tourism industry continues to go from strength to strength, with 1.2 million more visitors in 2011 than in 2009, the year the crisis began. Statistics were released in late December, as relayed by...
Read more »Last communist leader dies in Zagreb
Nov 27th, 2011The last Prime Minister of communist Yugoslavia has died in the Croatian capital. He was 87. Ante Markovic became prime minister of Yugoslavia in March 1989, just months before Germans began to tear down the Berlin Wall amidst a domino-like...
Read more »Croatian dad calls son 'stupidest' burglar in Switzerland
Sep 27th, 2011A Croatian dad has called his son one of the stupidest burglars in Switzerland after the lad and two friends were caught on a cooking and drinking spree in a kebab shop. Police were called in the town of Hochdorf, central Switzerland, when...
Read more »Boom year for tourism in Croatia
Aug 21st, 2011Croatia's tourism minister has declared that 2011 is set to be the strongest year yet for the country, with images of communist drudgery and the more recent war-torn legacy now fading fast. "If we talk about numbers of visits and overnight stays,...
Read more »Police search for polite robber
Jul 26th, 2011Police in Zagreb are trying to track down a polite robber who is suspected of having held up some twenty betting shops across the Croatian capital. According to police, the unconventional thief invariably minds his ps and qs whilst carrying out...
Read more »Pope visits Croatian flock
Jun 20th, 2011Pope Benedict XVI spent two days in Croatia this June, where he was met by delighted crowds in the predominantly Catholic country. The pontiff championed the country's prospective membership of the European Union, and spoke in praise of...
Read more »Croatia's EU membership comes at a price
May 25th, 2011Top-ranking Brussels bods are finalising conditions for Croatia joining the EU. If all goes smoothly, Croatia will become a member on 1 July 2013. By so doing, the Balkan country would become the 28th state to become a part of the community, and...
Read more »Sachertorte full of surprises
Apr 24th, 2011Given that Zagreb was once a part of the Habsburg Empire, a consignment of exquisitely baked sachertorte might not raise any eyebrows in the Croatian capital. Indeed, cake-lovers across Europe and beyond take delight in savouring the fabled...
Read more »Crown jewels a winner for Croatian seamstress
Mar 28th, 2011A Croatian seamstress is struggling to keep up with the demand having resurrected a once common regional winter accessory - the willy warmer. Such has been the success of the trade for Radmila Kus, that she has even been invited to speak in the...
Read more »Croatian minister invites royal honeymooners
Mar 26th, 2011Croatia's Minister of Tourism has issued an invitation to Britain's soon to be wed prince to come to the island of Rab for his honeymoon. The move follows an article in Britain's Daily Mail speculating that the royal couple might choose the...
Read more »Easyjet launches new link from London to Zagreb
Feb 23rd, 2011Low cost airliner Easyjet has launched a new service linking London with the Croatian capital. The service, between London Stansted and Zagreb Airport, began on February 11. It complements the existing connection between Zagreb and London...
Read more »Croatian lover holds key to lost Welles masterpiece
Jan 27th, 2011He's widely cited as the greatest cinematic genius of all time. But as with so many towering talents, Orson Welles' career finished in a series of might-have-beens,with endless struggles with studios. However, this month, tantalising news broke...
Read more »Newspaper Bans Bad News (For A Day)
Dec 29th, 2010Croatias leading daily, 24 Sata, rounded off 2010 with a decidedly unorthodox, yet upbeat approach to reporting. For one day, the paper banned all negative stories, publishing only pieces with an optimistic air. The move was designed to act as a...
Read more »Zagreb To Get Hotel For Brainboxes
Nov 22nd, 2010In spite of all the endless talk of dumbing down in today's culture, it seems that Croatia is bucking the trend by launching what's been described as Europe's very first "brain resort." According to The Croatian Times, Zagreb is set to host this...
Read more »Museum of Broken Relationships Returns to Zagreb
Oct 17th, 2010A curious travelling exhibition that garnered tremendous international success has returned home and is now laying down roots in the Croatian capital. Originally conceived by two artists, Olinka Vistina and Drazen Grubisic, after their...
Read more »Zagreb to Host Eurocon Sci-Fi Fest
Sep 15th, 2010By popular vote, the Croatian capital will host the 2012 edition of Eurocon, Europe's leading science fiction convention. Eurocon began in Trieste, back in 1972, and guests of honour have included such luminaries as Anne McCaffrey, Andrzej...
Read more »Bee hive relocates to Zagreb centre
Jun 16th, 2010In the last month thousands of bees have swarmed through the city centre of Zagreb. One swarm was thought to have had approximately 25,000 bees in it. Beekeepers were summoned, and concluded that the small creatures, which worldwide have recently...
Read more »Shoes that didn't fit
Apr 22nd, 2010An exhibition that critically deals with the Eastern Europe's communist past opened its doors at Zagreb's Museum of Modern Art. "A Pair of Left Shoes Reality Check in Eastern Europe", as it is called, encompasses a collection of different works...
Read more »When Garlic Ain't so Good for You
Jan 16th, 2010Now I know most doctors will tell you that eating garlic is good for you but one 70 year-old Croat who was having a spell in hospital this week may beg to differ. The garlicky loving geriatric was happily munching away on his favourite snack, mushed...
Read more »Zagreb Film Seduces the Judges
Aug 3rd, 2009Hats off to the chief bods at Zagreb's Tourist Board after their short promotional city video "Zagreb - In the Heart of Europe" scooped third prize at the travel industry's show ITB Berlin. It had some tough competition as this year 94 films fought...
Read more »First Flights between Madrid and Croatia
Jul 11th, 2009Now you can enjoy a typical Croatian lunch of sarma(stuffed cabbage) and tuck into an authentic Spanish paella for supper, after Iberian Airlines launched its first direct flights between Madrid and Zagreb. The maiden flight connecting the two...
Read more »Sicko Cop Shares Murder Snaps
Jun 13th, 2009A Zagreb policeman has been booted out of the city's force after getting snap happy at gruesome murder scenes relating to crimes he was tasked to investigate. The cop took shots and videos of victims and then posted them up onto social networking...
Read more »On the Run MP is Nabbed
May 29th, 2009A Croatian far-right MP, who was found guilty this month in Zagreb of war crimes committed during the civil war nearly two decades ago, has been arrested in Bosnia after fleeing the country.Branimir Glavas was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a...
Read more »R&B Diva In Zagreb
Apr 23rd, 2009If you`re at a loss and have no ideas for the 25 of May, here`s a thought! Why don`t you go and listen to one of the best r&b singers in the entire world? Macy Gray has just announced Zagreb to be the last minute destination for her European tour. ...
Read more »Extra! Extra! Cheap Flats On Sale!
Mar 23rd, 2009The Association of Croatian Public Service Unions, which ownes the "Matica stanogradnja" construction company announced they are going to build 800 cheap flats by the 2011. After buying over 25.000 square meters of land in Zagreb, which cost the...
Read more »Let ZagrebDox Begin!
Feb 18th, 2009ZagrebDox is an annual documentary film festival, during which both Croatian and international movies are being screened at several Zagreb cinemas. The festival will last for 6 days, starting on 23rd February. Additionally to many film showings,...
Read more »The Reopening Of A Gambling Den
Nov 27th, 2008Croatian artists, Colonia and Kemal Monteno, performed during the reopening-gala at the Zagreb Casino, situated in the Branimir Centre shopping mall. The casino, owned by an Austrian firm Wettpunkt, was originally established four years ago. Its...
Read more »New World Record set in Zagreb
Sep 2nd, 2008Last week, residents of Zagreb attempted to set a new record for the number of simultaneous games of Monopoly. The landmark event was organized by Turbo Limac in Zagreb, a shop for children. In Zagreb itself there were 80 participants with 120 in...
Read more »Sunday Shopping Banned
Jul 21st, 2008If you're planning on visiting Zagreb for a major shopping spree, you may be interested to know that starting January 1 2009, most shops throughout Croatia will be closed on Sundays. The government of the 90% Roman Catholic country has said the...
Read more »Zagreb Heats Up
Jul 2nd, 2008Those of you in Zagreb at the moment will most likely have noticed the soaring temperatures that have been plaguing the western Balkans since the end of June. Daily temperatures are reaching the heights of 40+ degrees Celsius, prompting some to...
Read more »Bush Will Visit Zagreb
Mar 4th, 2008The President of the United States of America, George Bush, is due to pay a visit to the Croatian capital following the 20th NATO summit to be held this April in Bucharest. It is expected that Croatia will be invited to join NATO (the North...
Read more »Bevy of Bombs Beneath Zagreb
Jan 23rd, 2008Wow, this just keeps getting better... If you remember (and for many still-homeless residents, it's difficult to forget), last September a residential street, and then factory, collapsed in downtown Zagreb during construction of the Penkala...
Read more »Man Returns Library Book 40 Years Overdue
Dec 16th, 2007Okay Zagreb. Time to come clean with the City Library. It's safe to settle up; just follow this man's lead: After the Zagreb City Library graciously announced an amnesty on overdue library books this week, one Zagreb citizen had the courage to...
Read more »Croatia Welcomes UN Security Council Membership
Oct 17th, 2007Congrats, Croatia: You've just moved one step closer toward cozying up with your future cronies - that top-drawer group we call 'The West.' Croatia was awarded a seat in the venerable U.N. Security Council Tuesday as a non-permanent member. The...
Read more »Zagreb Street Collapses!
Sep 26th, 2007It was another day in Zagreb: old women hanging the laundry to dry, children kicking cans, dogs urinating on the sidewalk...when all of a sudden - whoopsey daisy! - a street collapsed. Kupska street, a residential street in downtown Zagreb,...
Read more »8 Year Game of Hide-And-Seek Over
Aug 29th, 2007An eight-year-old missing persons case came to a close this past Wednesday when Ivan Bosanac, of Zagreb, Croatia, was finally located. The elderly Croatian man was 81 when reported missing by his nephew in 1999. Having disappeared from his Zagreb...
Read more »Zagreb Pride Amidst Peril
Jul 9th, 2007Though considered a success by Zagreb's gay community, Saturday's gay pride event in Croatia was marred by violence. About 300 people participated in the rally in Zrinjevac Park, including several members of Parliament and Croatian Interior Minister,...
Read more »Tram to Eternity
Jun 4th, 2007A Croatian man, who boarded a tram in Zagreb Monday night, rode the tram for over six hours before the conductor discovered the man was dead. The 61-year-old man, named Tomislav K., apparently passed away in his sleep shortly after boarding the tram...
Read more »Zagreb Downloadable PDF Guide!
May 30th, 2007We know what you've been thinking: "Gee willikers! Zagreb Life sure is handy online, but I wish I could take it with me on my trip to Zagreb!" Well sweetheart, now you can. Our new Zagreb Life pdf can be downloaded and printed out with the...
Read more »Glavas to Stand Trial in Zagreb
May 24th, 2007Croatia's Supreme Court President, Branko Hrvatin, has approved the request of the Chief State Prosecutor, Mladen Bajic, for General Branimir Glavas to stand trial for alleged war crimes in Zagreb and not in Osijek, the town where the crimes took...
Read more »A Brush with Lightning!
Oct 19th, 2006In a bizarre accident, a woman was struck by lightning, suffering severe burns to her anus. Natasha Timarovic, 27, was cleaning her teeth at her home in the Croatian city of Zadar when the building was struck by lightning. It just so happened...
Read more »Croatian unemployment reaches record low
Aug 9th, 2006ZAGREB, Croatia Unemployment in Croatia has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, according to statistics released Thursday. Unemployment, which peaked at 23.3 percent in the former Yugoslav republic in 2002, dropped to 16 percent, or some...
Read more »Things you need to know about Croatia Zagreb
Aug 8th, 2006The Croatian champions stand in Arsenals way as last years finalists try to get back to the Champions League group stages. They will be a formidable challenge to the depleted Gunners, who have to play the first leg before the start of the Premiership...
Read more »Zagreb job done for Arsenal
Aug 7th, 2006Arsenal all but booked their place in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League with a superb 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia on Tuesday night. Two goals from Cesc Fabregas and a Robin van Persie strike were enough to give last season's...
Read more »Wenger reveals Gunners team for Zagreb clash.
Jul 31st, 2006Arsene Wenger revealed that the starting line up from last nights crushing 8-1 defeat of Schwadorf will be the team to face Dinamo Zagreb in the 3rd round Champions League qualifier next week. A starting eleven of Manuel Almunia, Manu Eboue,...
Read more »Arsenal come to Zagreb
Jul 27th, 2006Arsenal face a tough looking clash in their bid to reach the UEFA Champions League group stages as they are almost certain to face Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb in their third qualifying round game, while Liverpool and Hearts will be pleased with...
Read more »Dinamo Zagreb cruise in CL qualifying
Jul 24th, 2006PANEVEZYS, Jul 25 (SW) - Dinamo Zagreb made their mark on Champions League qualifying in a big way on Tuesday with a 4-1 win away to Lithuanian champions Ekranas in the second qualifying round. The Croatian champions, who recently signed former...
Read more »Prso calls it quits
Jul 23rd, 2006ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - Croatia striker Dado Prso has retired from international soccer. "I've decided - it's over," Prso said from Glasgow, Scotland. "I'm 32, my knee is in bad shape, and the end of my soccer career is near." Prso, who first...
Read more »Croatia call time on Kranjcar
Jul 13th, 2006Croatia's Football Association have sacked head coach Zlatko Kranjcar after a disappointing World Cup. The 19-man executive board voted unanimously on Friday morning to dismiss the coach, and are believed to have already drawn up a list of...
Read more »World Bank giving Croatia thumbs up
Jul 10th, 2006ZAGREB, July 11 (Hina) - Croatia has achieved significant progress in integrating into the world trade system and if it continues with reforms, it may be a good example to other states in Southeast Europe, according to a World Bank study. Croatia...
Read more »Cvitanovic back at Dinamo Zagreb
Jun 15th, 2006After Davor Vugrinec who enhanced the Modri offensive line last week, Dinamo Zagreb officials have brought Mario Cvitanovic with a task to boost up the defensive line. The 31-year-old who started his professional career at Dinamo has already been...
Read more »Zagreb celebrates 200 years of Jewish life
Jun 12th, 2006ZAGREB (EJP) --- Indian-born American conductor Zubin Mehta joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert on Wednesday celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Jewish community of Zagreb. The concert was also seen as one of the first...
Read more »Winners announced at Zagreb Film Festival
Jan 1st, 1970A terrifying portrait of evil has won the top award at the 9th Zagreb Film Festival. Michael, which is the debut film of Austrian director Markus Schleinzer, won over the jury at the annual Zagreb event. We struggled to find a winner in this...
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