Croatian Capital Beats All In Christmas Markets

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inavukic

December 16, 2015

**Best Christmas lights Zagreb Croatia**

Travelers, tourists – people in the know when it comes to these matters have on the European Best Destinationsportal voted the Croatian capital Zagreb the ‘Best European Christmas Market’ (in Europe). So, Zagreb has beaten the off the likes of London, Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, Strasbourg, Brussels, Manchester and Nuremberg …

Every year the Christmas program in the Croatian capital has got better and better, earning the city a nomination among 20 European cities this year. Voting has ended and it was Zagreb who received the most number of votes from travelers. A total of 101,703 votes from 176 countries were received, with Zagreb getting over 30,000 of them.

European Best Destination Christmas Markets Zagreb Croatia — **European Best Destination**
**Christmas Markets**
**Zagreb Croatia**

The centre stages, featuring a diverse musical programme, will be in Zagreb’s main square of Ban Josip Jelačić and the nearby Zrinjevac Park. From November 28th until the beginning of January, Zagreb’s most beautiful park will also feature dance events, while traditional delicacies as well as original gifts and local souvenirs typical of Zagreb will be on sale at numerous stands aligning the park promenade. The traditional Christmas Fair will take place during Advent in the streets surrounding the Jelačić Square, and the young ones can take a ride in the Jolly Christmas Tram with Santa Clause, fairies, elves and many other cheerful characters. All the visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the somewhat-forgotten specialties of Zagreb, warm up with a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine, or buy unique souvenirs and Christmas decorations for their loved ones – is how the Croatian capital was described to voters.

Zagreb was voted number 1, with Strasbourg in second spot, Aachen third spot, Colmar 4th spot, Brussels 5th spot, Leipzig sixth spot, Rothernburg ob der Tauber seventh spot, Nuremberg eighth spot, Lille ninth spot, Dresden tenth spot.

WOW! CONGRATULATIONS ZAGREB!

Here are more photos of Zagreb’s breathtaking images of Advent, Christmas cheer, Joy, togetherness – enjoy! I hope these photos envelop you with love, giving, caring, human warmth and pure joy – PLEASE CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE AND ENJOY THEIR FULL SPLENDOUR. Ina Vukic, Prof. (Zgb), B.A., M.A.Ps. (Syd)

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**For a “Merry Christmas”**

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71 responses to “Croatian Capital Beats All In Christmas Markets”

roberthorvat

December 16, 2015

Beautiful!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Full of charm, too – thanks Robert 🙂
  
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vesna

December 16, 2015

I can confirm that! Zagreb looks beautiful – even for us who live here :-). Way to go, Zagreb!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  I think so too, Vesna – cheers and thank you! I have spent quite a few years living in Zagreb and I adore its charms 🙂
  
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  1. vesna
    
    December 16, 2015
    
    Yes! And I forget to tell you: thank you for spreading around the world the beautiful image of Zagreb.
    
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  2. inavukic
    
    December 16, 2015
    
    Oh, such a delight to make sure the whole world sees our beautiful Zagreb – and beyond, Vesna
    
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Simona

December 16, 2015

Beautiful!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Cheers, Simona 🙂
  
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Wilbur’s Travels

December 16, 2015

Very impressive. On my list for next year!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  You will never regret it, Wilbur – memories of charm and smiles and good times will stay with you till you visit – again 😀
  
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sedge808

December 16, 2015

stunning photos. looks like a lot of fun.

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  I love the fun with photos, as you may well know sedge808 😀
  
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Martina Ramsauer

December 16, 2015

This is really a pleasure to read and look at the magnificent pictures.🌲

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  So glad to know you feel as I do with these, Martina 🙂
  
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Andrew Petcher

December 16, 2015

Well done Zagreb. Your post reminds me that this is a city that I need to visit!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  You should Andrew, it’s got so much history and beauty and arts…right up your alley I think 😀
  
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writerchristophfischer

December 16, 2015

Beautiful 🙂

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Cheers, Christoph 🙂
  
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Gallivanta

December 16, 2015

Looks really lovely. 🙂

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Every little bit of them does, thanks Gallivanta 😀
  
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jasna guy

December 16, 2015

Such a delight Ina, to read about beautiful cultural aspects amid the more difficult social and political issues. Makes one appreciate that bit of metaphoric blue sky! Thank you for always allowing these spaces; and thank you for being the ever-important witness to the harder realities.

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Thank you for the feedback, Jasna, much appreciated and yes, with a great deal of turmoil and instability – poliical and economic – it’s pure joy seeing that the cheer of Christmas makes such a grand entrance and hopefully will hold warmth for quite some time.
  
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Graham in Hats

December 16, 2015

Great photographs and very colourful. Merry Christmas. 🙂

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Merry Christmas to you too, Graham – thank you
  
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Lisa

December 16, 2015

Absolutely gorgeous!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Thanks Lisa – love it 😀
  
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Helena

December 16, 2015

I LOVE these pics!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Thanks Helena – so glad you like them 🙂
  
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Veronika

December 16, 2015

Ina thanks for posting. Lovely story.
On another note, December 15 (yesterday)marks the feast day of the Drina River Martyrs…. Sisters from the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity. The 5 nuns (Austrian, Slovenian, Hungarian, and Croatian background) were killed by Serbian Chetniks in Bosnia on Dec 15, 1941. (Note the date, because it speaks to the terrible crimes taking place by Serbian Chetniks (British Allies) during WW2.) Their bodies were dumped into the Drina River in the eastern Bosnian town of Gorazde. An eyewitness to the heinous crime was priest Don Anto Bakovic and he has written extensively about this. The sisters tried to avoid rape by the Chetniks so they jumped out of the window of the building they were being held captive. The Chetniks then slaughtered them and dumped their bodies in the river.
The sisters were beatified in 2011.

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Such terrifying times, Veronika, and I do hope that the glory of Christmas that strengthens the resolve to believe also adds to the resolve never to forget the victims of Croatia’s fight for freedom and democracy.
  
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2. Tempus Fugit
  
  December 17, 2015
  
  …there is a newsreel from that era called…”STRAZ NA DRINI”
  ..The Chetniks of WW2 and the Homeland War (and present day), are the most satanic, murderers of ALL time, and the way
  that they behaved in the Homeland War, Kosovo, Bosnia, Banat, etc., is the same way that they behaved during WW2, the Balkan Wars 1&2! Totally demonic..kind of the “devil in his last day”!
  
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milfordstreet

December 16, 2015

Wow…It all looks so lovely. Just wonderful. Cheers!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 16, 2015
  
  Cheers, Chris – I wish we could keep going with this cheer and festive mood all year round 😀 Hopefully in our hears and mind if not on streets 🙂
  
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Tempus Fugit

December 17, 2015

..the FRONT page picture looks very “CHRISTMAS—Y”, and it should be a model poster picture for the Christmas season on American advertisement posters! …good pictures!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 17, 2015
  
  A Perfect Picture Of Christmas, Tempus Fugit – cheers
  
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davidprosser

December 17, 2015

It looks like a marvelous market, I’d love to visit. I haven’t been to any foreign Christmas Markets yet.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx

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1. inavukic
  
  December 17, 2015
  
  Well, well David, it seems you’ve just started making travel plans 😀
  
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Aquileana

December 18, 2015

Zagreb is absolutely amazing… beautiful photographs, dear Ina… Wishing you a great Christmas and a happy new year… Love. Aquileana ✨☺️

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1. inavukic
  
  December 18, 2015
  
  Thank you, Aquileana – you too have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
  
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ranjaniravindran

December 18, 2015

wow….!!!! spectacular :O :O

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1. inavukic
  
  December 18, 2015
  
  Thanks Ranjani 😀
  
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1. inavukic
  
  December 18, 2015
  
  Nicely done, Ian – thank you 🙂
  
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December 18, 2015

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1. inavukic
  
  December 18, 2015
  
  Love the emojis, Ian – thank you 😀
  
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    December 19, 2015
    
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  2. inavukic
    
    December 19, 2015
    
    Ha, so cool! Thank you – Ian 😀
    
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December 19, 2015

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1. inavukic
  
  December 19, 2015
  
  Thank you so very much Barbara – am so happy and pleased and honored
  
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Graham Stephen

December 19, 2015

Looks like a wonderful market. Must be a delight to wander around there.

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1. inavukic
  
  December 20, 2015
  
  I could spend hours upon hours in such places, Graham 🙂
  
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psychologistmimi

December 19, 2015

how pretty!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 20, 2015
  
  Love pretty, psychologistmimi 😀
  
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Kat

December 20, 2015

Congratulations Zagreb, you little hidden gem! Oh to be there right now.

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1. inavukic
  
  December 20, 2015
  
  Ah, Kat – ’tis so lovely 😀
  
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blondieaka

December 20, 2015

Wow that looks beautiful, I love Christmas markets have visited Leipzig and Brussels so think this will have to be on my to do list for next Christmas, it looks wonderful. I hope you have a great Christmas and a Happy New 2016 🙂

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1. inavukic
  
  December 20, 2015
  
  Thank you, Carol – and a wonderful Christmas and New Year to you and yours!
  
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Mark

December 20, 2015

Absolutely beautiful pictures, Ina! Great job! I love seeing how other parts of the world celebrate Christmas. Merry Christmas!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 20, 2015
  
  Merry Christmas, Mark – thank you
  
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khaled

December 21, 2015

Merry Christmas dear professor

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1. inavukic
  
  December 21, 2015
  
  Thank you Khaled – good and merry wishes to you too
  
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DBD

December 21, 2015

Dear Ina: Sretan Božić i Nova godina! 🙂

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1. inavukic
  
  December 22, 2015
  
  What a happy surprise DBD – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to You also 😀 LOVE THE CROATIAN LANGUAGE VERSION 😀
  
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achal.yolo

December 23, 2015

merry Christmas…god bless you

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1. inavukic
  
  December 23, 2015
  
  Blessings, YOLO, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
  
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Heartafire

December 24, 2015

Lovely scenes, ina. Thank you!

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1. inavukic
  
  December 24, 2015
  
  Cheers, Hollie 😀
  
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  1. Heartafire
    
    December 24, 2015
    
    Cheers Inavukic! :-D. A lovely evening to you!
    
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dougstuber

December 24, 2015

Nice to see that the economy is stabilizing. War has the nasty side effect of bad economies for a long time. When will the power of love win out?

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1. inavukic
  
  December 24, 2015
  
  Let’s hope it will stabilise fully soon, Doug although chances seem slim but, hey, miracles have been known to happen 😀 As to the power of love winning – it has no chance of that unless we make it our business to see it so. I’m the first to enlist 🙂
  
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cperciaccanto

December 28, 2017

Wow!!

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I’m Ina

I was born in Croatia and live Australia. I have been described as a prominent figure known for my contribution to the Croatian and wider societies, particularly in the context of Croatia’s transition from communism to democracy, as well as for my many years of work as a clinical psychologist and Chief Executive Officer of government-funded services for people with disabilities, including mental health services, in Australia. In 1995, the President of the Republic of Croatia awarded me two Medals of Honor, the Homeland War Memorial Medal and the Order of the Croatian Trefoil for her special merits and her contribution to the founding of the Republic of Croatia. I have been a successful blogger since 2011 and write extensively in the English-language on issues related to Croatian current affairs and democracy, as well as the challenges Croatia faced and still faces in its transition from communism. My goal is to raise awareness of these connections and issues worldwide.

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