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Zagreb
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

Zagreb gives itself up slowly. Spend a morning at Dolac market, walk under the arcades at Mirogoj, and let a long coffee at an outdoor table fill whatever time is left over.

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Where you might stay

  • BudgetLog In Roomscompact rooms convenient for the bus station
  • Mid-rangeHotel Dubrovnikcentral square with tram stop at the door

Two places to eat alone

  • Pod Zidom Bistro & Wine BarMarket cooking with bar seating that suits a single diner.
  • HeritageBar and counter seats are good single seats.

SAMPLE

Why Zagreb

Zagreb is small enough to learn in two days and interesting enough to hold you for five. The historic core is roughly a mile across and mostly flat, with one hill you can climb or ride by funicular. Trams cost very little for a short hop. A woman sitting alone over one coffee at an outdoor table for ninety minutes is the city’s default posture, not an oddity. English is widely spoken in hospitality and among younger people. Prices are perhaps a third below Vienna’s, and Dubrovnik’s July crowds do not exist here.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

How Eating Works Here

Lunch Is the Meal. Croatian restaurant kitchens do their best work in the middle of the day, the rooms are calmer, and the gablec, the weekday set lunch of typically soup and a main for a fixed low price, is very good value. It is aimed at office workers, it changes daily, and it is usually chalked up rather than printed.

Eat your main meal at lunch and go light in the evening. It is what the city does, it is cheaper, and it leaves the evening free.

Portions. Large. Traditional Croatian restaurants serve a main course that would feed two people in France. A starter as well is a decision. Salads are usually ordered separately and arrive alongside rather than before.

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Inside this book

  • Zagreb Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Zagreb
  • Where to Stay
  • Gornji Grad to Donji Grad, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
View the chapter contents
  • Zagreb Awaits
  • A City Shaped by History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Zagreb
  • Where to Stay
  • Gornji Grad to Donji Grad, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
  • Days in Zagreb
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Retail Therapy
  • Beyond the City, Day Trips
  • Conversation Notes
  • Practical Matters

BUY THE GUIDE

Zagreb Alone

Zagreb gives itself up slowly. Spend a morning at Dolac market, walk under the arcades at Mirogoj, and let a long coffee at an outdoor table fill whatever time is left over.

$6.99 ebook

Buy the ebook, $6.99

Ebook · Updated Q4 2026

Instant download · Secure checkout by Payhip

THE GUIDE + YOUR OWN PLANS

Ready to settle your plans?

Day plans in the kit include “The Two Towns” and “The Lower Town and the Green Horseshoe”.

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Do I need the kit as well?

No. The guide stands on its own. The kit is a separate, optional pack of decisions, day plans and a booking list. Read the free 3-page sample to see whether it suits the way you plan.

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