Besides being the capital of Croatia, Zagreb is a town with a rich history. Although not one of the biggest capitals of Europe, Zagreb has seen its name in a lot of history books and its history has produced a lot of interesting stories as well as myths and legends. All this doesn't come as much of a surprise if we know that the first written entries of Zagreb date back to when the Zagreb diocese was formed on these grounds. This also indicates that there was already a form of settlement on Zagreb's soil.
Photo Credit: Tibor Trupec. Zagreb Time Machine is an event taking place in Zagreb upper town, and it started on 21st of April and it lasts until the 29th of September. The main goal of the event is to introduce the tourists and even citizens of Zagreb with its history. The events mainly take place on Saturdays and Sundays in the morning hours. The performers are dressed in old uniforms and this year, I went to couple locations to see what they prepared. The legend of Zagreb's name is something that's being learned from the early school days in Croatia, especially in Zagreb.
It's a legend about a meeting between a Croatian viceroy and a maiden called Manda. The viceroy ordered Manda to scoop him some water from the well and that verb became a source for the name of Zagreb because to scoop means "zagrabiti" in the Croatian language.
The recreation of this event happens every Saturday from 10 a. Beware of the notice that all of the events are prone to cancelation in case of bad weather. Among some events that are going to start in later months, the promenade concerts are being held from the start of the whole event. Their locations are Maksimir and Zrinjevac.
The concert in Zrinjevac will be held in the music pavilion and the concerts in Maksimir will be held by ensemble Strauss and ZET Wind orchestra that will have their first concert on 12th of May. Promenade concerts also offer some additional attractions in the form of costumed characters, instant photos, different sorts of workshops as well as play areas for children.
