Trg Bana Jelačića (Ban Jelacic Square)
This large paved piazza has been Zagreb's main square since Donji Grad came into being in the 19th century. Pedestrian-only (with the exception of trams) it's a lively public meeting place rimmed by several elegant pastel-coloured Secessionist facades and open-air cafes. The centrepiece is a bronze equestrian statue of its namesake, Ban Jelačića (Croatian viceroy under Austro-Hungary).

Katedrala (Cathedral)
There has been a church on this site since the 12th century, but today's neogothic facade with twin steeples was erected after the 1880 earthquake. Inside, on the north wall, note a 12th-century inscription in Glagolithic script (a predecessor to Cyrillic).

Kaptol 31, Gornji Grad
Tel: (01) 481 4727.

Markov Trg (St Mark's Square)
Zagreb's main square until the 19th century is home to the neoclassical Sabor (parliament) and the baroque Banski Dvori (Ban's Court Palace). The centrepiece is Crkva Svetog Marka (St Mark's Church), best known for its eccentric red-white-and-blue tiled roof featuring the coats of arms for Zagreb and the Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia, which was added to this 13th-centueryy building in 1880.

Gornji Grad

Meštrović Atelier
Croatia's best-known 20th-century sculptor, Ivan Meštrović, lived and worked here intermittently during the 1920s. It is now a charming memorial museum, exhibiting a collection of his sculptures and sketches.

Mletačka 8, Gornji Grad
Tel: (01) 485 1123.
Website: www.mdc.hr

Muzej za Umjetnost i Obrt (Museum of Arts and Crafts)
A walk through the history of Croatian design, with furniture, ceramics, silverware, glassware, textiles and clocks displayed in chronological order, from the baroque period up to the industrial age. The building itself dates from 1880.

Trg Maršala Tita 10, Donji Grad
Tel: (01) 488 2111.
Website: www.muo.hr