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Self-Guided Zagreb Walking Tour

Discover Zagreb Like a Local: A Self-Guided Walking Tour Experience

MEET ALL 13 CROATS AND WIN A PRIZE!

INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

Duration
As long as you like (the map is valid for 30 days)
Distance
5
km
If you do it in one go, around 3 miles / 5 km
Start
Tour starts whenever you like*
// Discover the city at your own pace
// Meet 13 genius minds who changed the world
// Take photos with all of the great Croats and win a Sit & Meet souvenir
// See all the famous city sights in your desired order
// Available audio guide

About the Sit & Meet Self-guided walking tour

Unlock Zagreb's Great Mind's Secrets: A Self-Guided Walking Tour Adventure

Explore Zagreb independently with this captivating self-guided walking tour! Discover the sculptures at your own pace, passing by iconic landmarks and following our informative audio guide and downloadable map.

Meet 13 Visionary Minds: Delve into the stories of exceptional Croatian inventors, scientists, and innovators who shaped the world with their ingenuity.

A Unique Perspective: This tour goes beyond sightseeing, offering fresh insights into Croatian history and the remarkable people who influenced the nation.

Invest in Your Zagreb Experience: This self-guided walking tour allows you to explore the stories of great minds from Croatia’s past and see the city on your terms, creating a truly memorable experience.

Start Your Zagreb Adventure Today! Download the map and audio guide, and embark on your self-guided walking tour whenever you're ready.

PRIZE GAME INSTRUCTIONS:

//Find all 13 great Croats and take pictures with them
//Post one picture on social media with the hashtagg #SitandMeet
//Send us all 13 pictures on whatsapp +385915750668 or mail info@sitandmeet.hr with your name and date of departure
//You will receive a confirmation for your souvenir prize
//Pick up your souvenir by showing the confirmation at the Amelie shop in Vlaška 2.

Take notice: The Amelie shop is located at the first stop of the tour!

Tickets

Adults (15-99)
14 € per person
Youth (7-14)
14 € per person
Children (0-6)
free

Exchange rate: 7,53450 kn

Minimum number of people required for this tour is 1.
Groups over 10
Larger groups are eligible for a discount. Please send us an email at info@sitandmeet.hr with your group details.

Price includes

  • // Audio guide
  • // A map of all the sculpture locations

The Traveler

A guy who discovered the land route to China, and was the first European to live in service of the Mongolian Khan for 17 years. He brought back knowledge of a different culture along with ice cream, noodles, paper, and fireworks.

1

The Detective

The man who improved fingerprinting techniques and helped police all over the world catch criminals, murderers, and all kinds of bad guys and put them behind bars.

2

The Innovator

An inventor who perfected the mechanical pen created washing powder and built his own airplane when he needed one.

3

The Basketball Mozart

A kid from Šibenik who led the basketball team that almost beat the NBA Dream Team at the barcelona Olympics and is the best European basketball player of all time.

4

Homo Volans

A renaissance man who invented a parachute at the same taime Da Vinci did, along with multiple books on mechanics and technological marvels that made human life easier back then.

5

The Splitter of Earth

The first person ever to figure out the layers of our planet, along with te discontinuity between them called after him - the Moho layer. He also figured out how to build earthquake-resistant buildings.

6

The Tamer of Speed

A talented engineer who figured out a way to mesure speed, stops and distance traveled and put it all into a device that precedes the modern age taximeter and tachymeter - it got him a medal at 1889. Exposition Universelle in Paris.

7

The Universal Mind

A Jesuit priest who supported Coprenicus´ heliocentric system and whose work in mathematics, building static, hydro technics, astronomy, archeology, geodesy, cartography, and meteorology earned him the title of the founder of the Modern Physics.

8

The Voice

The opera singer whose voice was celebrated by Puccini himself, who even called me her favourite opera singer of all time. There are no recordings of her singing because she destroyed them all.

9

The Sculptor

A sculptor who was adored by Rodin himself, and whose works can be found in galleries all over the world, as well as across Zagreb and Split.

10

The Genius

A genius whose works with magnetic fields gave us electricity, satellites, wireless phones, and all kinds of technological miracles. His inventions were stolen by Edison and his name was borrowed by Elon Musk.

11

The Wizard of Betina Cave

A man often referred to as the Lucifer of Geometry whose work was the grounds for satellite dishes, telescopes that can see other galaxies, and microscopes. A man who met Galileo in the flesh.

12

The Hero

A general whose 2000 soldiers stopped the entire Ottoman army of 100.000 soldiers and 300 cannons for months he died preventing the Turkish invasion of Europe.

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