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18 Best Day Trips from Zagreb, Croatia
(Last Updated On: 31/03/2021)
Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is a wonderful yet underrated place to visit during your Balkan trip. There are so many great things to do in Zagreb that the city will keep you busy for at least 2 days.
However, be sure to plan a few more days for the Croatian capital since you might want to use it as a base for some cool day trips from Zagreb. The city has some really beautiful and interesting places nearby and going for a day trip is always convenient as you don’t need to pack and unpack every day.
By Iva Ralica
Croatia has beautiful nature, beautiful people and beautiful towns and villages. Some place names around the country though will make you chuckle.
Even though it is unusual today, back in the day some of these names probably sounded different. They were connected to animals, geographic structure, and sometimes even to body parts.
Here are just some of them to see what exactly what we mean.
Babina Greda – Translation: ‘Grandma’s Balk’ – A village in Vukovar – Srijem County.
Babina Guzica – Translation – Grandma’s Ass – It is an island which is part of Kornati National Park.
Donja Batina – Translation: Donja means ‘lower’ whilst Batina is a stick or baton or a word to describe a bludgeoning or beating – It is in Krapina – Zagorje County, near Zlatar.