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MORE EUROPEAN
than Balkan, and now healed from th
punctures of socialist Yugoslavian claws, Croatia has emer
as a top tourist destination over the past decade, with mill
of sun seekers crowding the thousand kilometres of island
speckled Adriatic coastline each year. Yet its capital, Zagre
remains an enigma to most: just a pass-through point en
route to elsewhere for many travellers.
With Croatia on deck for accession to the EU next year,
now's the time to check it out. The city is more abuzz than
has ever been and you’ll find cultural events, fashion-forw
designers, convivial nightlife and a growing food scene tak
place amid the classic Austro-Hungarian facades.
And who better to give us the inside track on where to g
than the passionate trendsetters who are putting Zagreb’s
best foot forward? Eager to reveal the city’s secrets. they’re
standing (metaphorically speaking) wide-armed to welco
visitors to Europe’s next must-see destination. The questio
is: are you ready for a tour?
TRAVELLER
ZAGREB
K I M B E R L E Y L O V A T O T I M W H I T E
MEET THE TASTEMAKERS WHO ARE TURNING T
CROATIAN CAPITAL INTO A TRUE CITY OF CULT
Clockwise fromoppo
page top left,
fashion
designers Martina
Vrdoljak Ranilovic an
NatašaMihaljcišin;
blogger Iva Silla; mus
festival director Zora
Maric; museum foun
OlinkaVištasca and
Dražen Grubišic; che
JeffreyVella; café ow
Nik Orosi
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