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Meet your local guide for a private walking tour of the historic core of Zagreb. The façades of Zagreb’s buildings reflect the ebb and flow of history, while its streets and squares bear witness to the coming together of the many cultures that have shaped its identity. Your guide will take you for a walk from Zrinjevac, through the avenues of trees and flowers to the main city square of Ban Jelacic, the heart of the city. You will continue the tour to the Upper Town and its mediaeval twin settlements: secular Gradec and ecclesiastical Kaptol, both preserved till today. You will discover its cobblestone streets, mediaeval towers, the vivacious green market; old houses and churches such as the Cathedral of Mary’s Assumption and St. Mark’s church with the beautiful multi-colored roofs and Croatian coats of arms. Enrich your sightseeing tour with a CALVADOS CLUB Extraordinary Experience: Visit to the Museum of Naïve Arts with Museum’s Curator. Museum of Naïve Arts is located in the 18th century Raffay Palace in the Upper Town and it is considered the first museum of naïve art in the world. The museum keeps works of 1500 works of art - paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, mainly by Croatian but also by other well-known world artists. Then you will continue by funicular or walk to the Lower Town, dominated by the impressive building of the Croatian National Theatre. The neo-baroque edifice is surrounded by numerous Art Nouveau buildings that represent Croatian architecture of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. And as a perfect ending of your tour, we will take you for another CALVADOS CLUB Extraordinary Experience: Visit to Mimara Museum with the Museum’s Curator. Mimara Museum is located in the neo-renaissance palace from 19th century and abounds in pieces of art, icons, statues and other exhibits of art from around the world, from ancient times to 19th century. Spend the rest of afternoon at your leisure in the capital of culture and art.