Opinion
Croatia’s Capital of Zagreb Continues to be on Vacationers’ Radar
WHY IT RATES: The Croatian capital of Zagreb is making itself identified with greater charges of vacationers and ample sights. – Lacey Pfalz, Affiliate Author, TravelPulse
Croatia’s capital registered a rise of 257 p.c in vacationer overnights in December 2021 in comparison with December 2020 – 161,100 vacationers visited town final December. There’s optimism this upward pattern might proceed all through 2022. In January 42,456 visitor arrivals have been recorded, which is 174 p.c greater than in the identical interval final yr, and there have been 106,093 overnights, which is a 133 p.c improve.
Zagreb’s latest excessive progress charges in arrivals and visitor nights validates its emergence as notable European vacation spot with robust tourism choices stuffed with wealthy tradition, historical past, gastronomy and occasions. An easy accessibility by air and highway from many European cities makes Zagreb a terrific weekend getaway. Final yr Croatia’s introduction of a 1-year visa for digital nomads made it a very fashionable vacation spot for distant work.
Zagreb is a metropolis of pleasant contrasts. It’s each younger and previous on the similar time, cosmopolitan and various, a mixture of Austro-Hungarian and fashionable structure. The town enjoys a wealthy cultural life due to 30 energetic theatres, 30 museums, a lot of galleries and festivals. The Croatian Nationwide Theatre – the house of ballet, opera, and drama, and Vatroslav Lisinski Live performance Corridor are must-see. Final December, Hollywood actor and director, John Malkovich visited Zagreb and gave an excellent efficiency at Lisinski Corridor in The Music Critic, a mix of theatre, music and comedy.
Zagreb claims the best variety of museums per capita, a few of that are extremely uncommon just like the Museum of Damaged Relationships, the Museum of Illusions, the Museum of Torture, and the Museum of Hangover. Two of them gained large recognition and expanded worldwide – the Museum of Damaged Relationships in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Illusions with areas in additional than 30 cities across the globe – New York, Chicago, London, Dubai, Istanbul, Doha, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Tel Aviv, Shanghai, simply to call just a few.
Accessorizing in fashion is one other Zagreb specialty – purses, neckties, hats and umbrellas. A latest New York Occasions article explored this much less identified enjoyable truth about Croatia’s capital, “Zagreb, the capital, clothes to impress.” – Kristin Vukovic, In Dapper Croatia, Accessorizing in Fashion.
This yr’s occasion calendar is very attention-grabbing due the pent-up demand for stay occasions. March to June encompasses a packed cultural calendar, with The Pageant of Lights, ZagrebDox – Worldwide Documentary Movie Pageant, Animafest – World Pageant of Animated Movie, The Dance Week Pageant, Strossmartre: Summer time on Stross, INMusic Pageant, and plenty of extra.
SOURCE: Zagreb Vacationer Board press launch.
