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For years now, we have been offering a tour of Novi Zagreb. So far, it was a private tour, which meant that you had to book it for yourselves - this made it more expensive and harder to organise. It's time to change that - in 2026 we are organising the Novi Zagreb tour each Saturday from May to October. Join a shared group of curious travellers and explore the area south of the river Sava. The tickets are already available for purchase.

Can't believe it's already been five years since we've started writing for the Love Zagreb blog with stories from Zagreb locals. The blog is managed by Zagreb Tourism Board. This is an ongoing collaboration, and so far, we've contributed with dozens of articles, and we look forward to continuing this collaboration in 2026. You can find all of our articles in the Untold Stories section. Right now, we're bringing you an overview of what we wrote about this year. Click on the article title or the photo caption to read the full story of each article. The most recent ones come first, and the last one will take you to the beginning of the year.


Carol of the Zagreb Bells

One of the bells of the Zagreb Cathedral, crafted back in 1707, weighed more than 5 tons! Lifting such heavy weights and playing with fire! Sounds like a man’s job. Well, say that to Anna Maria Foresti, who crafted 80 bells herself. She took over her deceased husband’s business in 1735 - and delivered! She wasn’t the only woman bell maker in Zagreb. In fact, it became quite customary for women to take over their husbands’ workshops.

Carol of the Zagreb Bells