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Coronavirus in Zagreb

As much as it pains us to say, now is not the best time to be boarding that plane, boat or train. More and more countries are going into COVID-19 lockdown and closing their borders, which is making it virtually impossible to travel anyway. You can track the current coronavirus right now.

Culture in Zagreb

We've written a very extensive guide filled with insightfull comments and handy tips and tricks about all the aspects to traveling in Croatia. We've summarized the most critical things below, but you can discover more information in our detailed guide to Croatia.

Money in Zagreb

Currencie(s): Croatian kuna

• 1 Croatian kuna = 0.13 €
• 1 Croatian kuna = 0.16 $
• 1 Croatian kuna = 0.12 £

Tipping: Quite common. 10% is expected in restaurants; Absence is generally interpreted as dissatisfaction with the food or service. In clubs and bars, it is common to round up the bill. Tips are always expected in cash, even when the bill is paid by credit card.

Corruption: Croatia has a corruption score of 52 out of 100.
If your itinerary runs through Croatia, watch out for muggers and beware of corrupt police officers. According to Transparency International, Croatia scores average on the list of corrupt nations around the world.

Croatia is not concidered to be a dangerous country, with a Global Peace Index of 1.65 out of 4.
This report is the only one of its kind that measures how dangerous or safe a nation is based on 23 different indicators, including political terror, deaths from internal conflict, murder rate, and ease of access to small arms and light weapons.

Language in Zagreb

Language(s): Croatian

Food & Drinks in Zagreb

5 National dishes: Zagorski Štrukli, Mlinci, Brudet, Kulen & Istrian Stew.

Drinking age: The minimum age for drinking in Zagreb is 18.

Religion in Zagreb

Croatia is a religious country. According to the Gallup Poll in 2009 research, 70% of the population thinks religion is important in their daily life. More info about this study can be found here. The religous adherents are Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census). Read this article about the impact of religion on your travel plans.

Sex & Relationships in Zagreb

Age of Consent: 15 years.

Same-sex marriage (also known as gay marriage) is not legalized in Croatia.

Croatia scores a 2/10 on the 'Gay Travel Index'.

Other practical tips for Zagreb

Timezone: UTC+01:00

Driving: Right-hand traffic.

Power adapters and converters: 230 V (50 Hz), Plug C / F

Weather: Currently few clouds, with a temperature between -3 and -1.1°C (26.6 and 30°F)

Pollution (PM2.5 fine dust particles): 17.9 µg/m3
PM2.5 Fine dust particulates can be carried deep into the lungs where they can cause inflammation and a worsening of the condition of people with heart and lung diseases. The smaller the particles the deeper they travel into the lungs, with more potential for harm. Note that the World Health Organisation's guideline value is 20 µg/m3. So you have nothing to worry about when travelling to Croatia.

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