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Foto: arhiva TZGZOne of the great passions of Zagreb peopleis taking part in and following sportsand sporting events. Many Zagreb sportspeople and coaches enjoy world reputationsthanks to the many medals that havekept on being won at the Olympic Gamesand various world championships. Zagreboften finds itself the host to the greatsporting events and championships thanksto its high quality sporting infrastructure.The most important meets held here todate have been the University Games of1987 and the Military Games of 1999.More about recreation facilities and sportsstadiums.2.2.3. Shopping in ZagrebShopping MallsThere are a lot of shopping centers, specializedshops and boutiques in Zagreb, and inthe past few years several modern, attractiveshopping centers have been opened:Avenue Mall, City Center One, King Cross,Importanne center, Importanne Gallery,Kaptol center, Branimir center, GardenMall, Arena center and others. Besidenumerous shops those centers offer otherfacilities like restaurants, cinemas etc.More about shopping malls.SouvenirsThere is a wide range of products thatcan be taken as a souvenir or gift: thereare clothes, pillows (vanjkuš), calendars,books, monographs and pictures, topquality wines and cakes. One of the mostauthentic Croatian souvenirs are little harts,so called “licitars”, which in the past were atoken of love from a boy to a girl at churchfairs. Some other souvenirs with “Zagrebtouch” are: casting of Dora Krupićeva,character from the popular novel by AugustŠenoa, “The Goldsmith’s Treasure”;pleter, ceramics, castings of works bygreat Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrovic,plaster houses with Zagreb motives, dove,objects made of crystal glass, knitted articles,casting of the famous Baška Tablet,fruit brandies, ball-point pens, ties (didyou know that Croatians invented ties?),books and monographs of Zagreb, wine...all that and much more could be boughtin numerous specialized or ordinary shopsin the centre of the town.More about the souvenir shops.2.2.4. Cinemas / MovietheatresA ticket will cost you 25-30 HRK (3≤4€).About 30 HRK is the combined price of amedium popcorn and cola.CineStar Zagreb, Branimirova 29;ticket reservationCineStar Novi Zagreb, Avanue Mall,Av. Dubrovnik 16(The website of CineStar is in Croatian,but can be understood using aCroatian-English online dictionary)Movieplex, Nova Ves 11.Kino Europa, Varšavska 3More info about cinemas you canfind at following link: Cinemas2.2.5. NightlifeZagreb’s nightlife is primarily student orientated,with the highest concentration ofsmall bars and cafes lining the pretty streetof Tkalčićeva in Gornji Grad. Socializing andlingering over a cup of coffee in a coffeehouse has really long tradition on Zagreb.Those in search of something more sophisticatedmight try either Hemingway,Tuškanac 1, chic lounge-bars servingcocktails.Real ale (beer drinkers) would do betterto head to either Pivnica Medvedgrad,Božidara Adžije 16, or K Pivovari, Ilica 222,both Central-European-style beer hallsattached to breweries. For drinks with aview, head away from the city center tothe Vertigo Bar at the Hotel Antunović,Zagrebačka Avenija 100a.The BP Club, NikoleTesle 7, is a relaxedjazz venue with regular live music, whilejazz, blues, rock and pop all feature onthe packed schedule at Sax!, Palmoticeva22. Dance the night away at Gjuro II,Medvešcak 2, or join the glamorouscrowd at Saloon, Tuškanac 1, a see-andbe-seenspot attracting a smattering ofCroatian celebrities.Zagreb’s artificial lake, Jarun, is also one ofthe most popular places to go out. Severalnight clubs and cafes, like Lido, Lake City,Mansion, Aquarius… give young peopledifferent types of fun and music (someof them have different music on differentnights of the week), so everybody canfind something for themselves.More information about places to go outin Zagreb can be found at following link:Places to goWHEN YOU ARRIVE 23