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By Tales & Spirits of Old Zagreb
Free cancellation available
Price is €35 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into a storybook version of Zagreb where history, mystery, and legend come alive. Led by a costumed guide, this immersive walking tour reveals the secrets of the city’s Upper Town through the eyes of outspoken women, forgotten witches, and scandalous nobles. You won’t just see landmarks, you’ll feel their stories come alive in the very streets they once haunted.
    From ancient fountains to noble palaces, the tour blends theatrical storytelling with historical depth, making it ideal for curious minds, culture lovers, and travellers seeking more than just a checklist of sights.
    Optional tasting at House of Spirits offers a charming way to close your evening—if you dare.

Activity location

  • Mandusevac Fountain
    • Trg bana Josipa Jelacica,
    • 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ban Jelačić Square
    • Trg bana Josipa Jelačića
    • 10000, Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia

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Witches & Whispers: Zagreb’s Upper Town Tales

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
€35.00 x 2 Adults€70.00
Total
Price is €70.00
Until Sat, 29 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Small group experience for personalised attention and plenty of time to ask questions
  • Inclusions
    Ticket for funicular ride (if operating)
  • Inclusions
    Captivating tales of witches, women, noble scandals, and Upper Town legends
  • Inclusions
    Optional free tasting at House of Spirits at the end of the tour
  • Inclusions
    Immersive walking tour led by a costumed guide portraying a historical storyteller
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses and souvenirs
  • Exclusions
    Optional and appreciated

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • The funicular is closed for renovation until March 2026.
    • If you’d like to experience the famous Grič cannon firing, make sure to book the morning tour.
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Mandusevac Fountain

  • 15m
According to legend, a weary soldier and a kind girl named Manda gave Zagreb its name. This centuries-old spring reminds us how stories, not just stones, shape cities.

Cathedral of Zagreb

  • 15m
Towering over Kaptol, the Cathedral is both a spiritual and historical symbol. You’ll hear of life on the Bishop’s Court, Ottoman invasions, restorations, and the power this sacred place held over the city’s fate.

Dolac Market

  • 15m
Zagreb’s bustling open-air market is where fresh produce and lively chatter fill the air, but beneath it lies a deeper rhythm of tradition, community, and power.

Krvavi Most

  • 15m
No blood today, no bridge either, but the street named "Bloody Bridge" still holds plenty of old drama. Once the scene of fierce clashes between Kaptol clergy and Gradec citizens, this narrow street still whispers of rivalries long buried.

Stone Gate | Zagreb

  • 15m
The only surviving gate into medieval Gradec. A fire, a painting, and a miracle transformed this archway into a sanctuary. Locals still stop to light candles and murmur wishes into the bricks.

Ljekarna k crnom orlu

  • 15m
One of the oldest pharmacies in Zagreb and a place tied to the city’s darker chapters: herbal lore, folk medicine, and whispered tales of witches.

St. Mark's Church

  • 15m
With its colourful tiled roof, St. Mark’s is more than a photo spot. Learn about the city’s political heart, secret meetings, and the women who watched history unfold from the shadows.

Lotrscak Tower

  • 15m
Each day at noon, this tower fires a cannon. But what else echoes through its stone? Hear about the ghosts said to roam here, and how sound was once used to unite a city. Note: If you’d like to experience the famous cannon shot, make sure to book the morning tour.

Trg Franje Markovića

  • 10m
This elegant palace once echoed with secrets of Zagreb's nobility. At Zrinski Palace, you’ll hear tales of aristocratic scandals, forbidden romances, and the unspoken rules of high society that often clashed with passion.

Croatian History Museum (Hrvatski Povijesni Muzej)

  • 10m
The Vojković-Oršić-Kulmer-Rauch Palace (today: Croatian History Museum) tells the storey of a nobleman who rose through society by marrying well — a true tale that later inspired the famous Witch of Grič novels. Power, ambition, and fiction intertwine behind its grand façade.

Demetrova ulica

  • 10m
Here was the city’s first public theatre with a real stage and balcony boxes. It was here that Zagreb’s cultural identity took its bow, in front of candlelight and curious eyes.

Pod starim krovovima

  • 15m
The oldest tavern still operating in Zagreb, a cosy nook that has seen poets, rebels, and everyday people gather under its creaky beams for over a century.

Radiceva

  • 15m
The tour concludes in this charming street close to the city centre, making it easy to continue exploring. Optionally, visit the nearby House of Spirits for a tasting experience that lingers on the tongue — just like our stories.

Location

Activity location

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    Mandusevac Fountain
    • Trg bana Josipa Jelacica,
    • 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Ban Jelačić Square
    • Trg bana Josipa Jelačića
    • 10000, Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia

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