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Pronounced
Jela
č
i
ć
Square
Trg bana Jela
č
i
ć
a
turg BAH-nah YEH-lah-chee-
chah
Gradec (original civic hill town) Gradec
GRAH-dehts
Kaptol (original religious hill
town)
Kaptol
KAHP-tohl
Café street between Gradec and
Kaptol
Tkal
č
i
ć
eva (“Tkal
č
i” for short)
tuh-KAHL-chee- chay-vah (tuh-
KAHL-chee)
Main train station
Glavni Kolodvor
GLAHV-nee KOH-loh-dvor
Bus station
Autobusni Kolodvor
OW-toh-boos-nee KOH-loh-
dvor
Zagrebians have devised a brilliant scheme for confusing tourists: Street names can be
given several different ways. For example, the street that is signed as ulica Kralja Držis-
lava (“King Držislav Street”) is often called simply Držislavova (“Držislav's”) by locals.
So if you're looking for a street, don't search for an exact match—be willing to settle for
something that just has a lot of the same letters.
Zagreb has Croatia's best-organized TI, right on Jela
č
i
ć
Square (June-Sept Mon-Fri
8:30-21:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-18:00; Oct-May Mon-Fri 8:30-20:00, Sat 9:00-18:00, Sun
are in the train station, bus station, and airport (all open Mon-Fri 9:00-21:00, Sat-Sun
10:00-17:00),aswellasabranchintheBurglars'ToweratthetopofthefunicularinGradec
(daily 9:00-21:00 in summer, fewer hours off-season).
All TIs offer piles of free, well-produced tourist brochures; highlights include the one-
pagecitymap(withhandytransitmapandregionalmaponback),themonthlyeventsguide,
and the great
Step By Step
brochure (with a couple of good self-guided walking tours). I'd
skip the Zagreb Card (free transportation and discounts at most Zagreb museums, 60 kn/24
hours, 90 kn/72 hours, sold at kiosk inside main TI).
