Zagreb Self Guided Tour of the Two Feuding Hills

Zagreb, Croatia
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Duration2h - 3h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

For most of its life, Zagreb was not one city. It was two rival towns on neighbouring hills, close enough to throw stones, and for five hundred years, that is roughly what they did till they finally made peace. And every day at noon, a cannon fires from a medieval tower out over the rooftops of Zagreb. Locals will tell you it once won a war by destroying an Ottoman general's lunch.
Those are some stories on this self-guided walking tour of Zagreb's Upper Town, narrated through the Tourific audio app. Also, you’ll stand at the Bloody Bridge where the feud was settled, meet a statue that was cut to pieces and hidden in a cellar for decades, and uncover the real court case behind the Witch of Grič.
Start whenever you like, set your own pace, and listen offline in whichever language feels like home. Nothing rigid, and no guide to keep up with.
Over 25,000 travelers have used the self-guided tours, and every one comes with a full refund guarantee.

What's included

  • 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
  • Audio and written guide included
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • Human tour guide at location
  • Any physical devices or headphones

What to expect

  1. Ban Josip Jelacic Square
    15m
    Meet the governor whose statue was sawn apart, hidden for forty years, then quietly turned around.
  2. Sculpture Grounded Sun
    10m
    Touch a golden sphere that is secretly the center of a solar system scattered across Zagreb.
  3. Statue of Marija Juric Zagorka
    10m
    Follow the striding bronze of the woman critics dismissed as writing "trash for peasant women.
  4. 10m
    Cross the passage where two towns spent four hundred years settling scores with fists and clubs.
  5. Pass by
    Look at one of the world's shortest railways, once so unreliable that passengers climbed out to push.
  6. St. Mark's Square
    20m
    Stand on the cobbles where a rebel peasant "king" was crowned, and where witches were sentenced.
  7. St. Mark's Church
    10m
    Decode the two coats of arms picked out in brilliant tiles across this medieval church roof.
  8. Tkalciceva Street
    10m
    Take a break on Zagreb's liveliest street, built directly over the buried creek two towns once fought over.
  9. 15m
    Look up at the spires an earthquake rebuilt, above a cardinal whose wartime record still divides the country.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform, sent right after booking. Can't find it? Search for "Tourific" in your email inbox and spam folder, or contact us via support.

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Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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