Christmas in Zagreb

We help you get festive in Zagreb, with our guide to Christmas markets, ice-skating, mulled wine and more

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Christmas is a wonderful time to be in Zagreb. Festivities have always been enthusiastically observed in the capital, but the recently revamped advent programme has given proceedings an exciting modern edge - which means that you can follow up a carol concert with a DJ set, and a craft beer with a mulled wine. Draped in twinkly fairylights, the city looks like it was dreamed up for the front of a Christmas card, and all you really need to do to feel festive is stroll through the markets. Follow our Christmas guide, and we guarantee you'll be bubbling with Christmas cheer.

1. Sjleme mountain

Uniquely, a city break in Zagreb can double up as a skiing holiday. Mountain Medvednica is just a twenty minute drive from the city, and its Sjleme ski resort is never overcrowded. If skiing terrifies you even more than ice-skating, you should still take a day to walk up Sjleme. Arguably, it's at its most beautiful under a thick covering of snow - brilliantly white and magnificently silent. Eat at a cosy mountain-top tavern before catching the bus back down to town.