2 Best Sights in Samobor, Zagreb and Environs

The look of the city's rectangular main square is largely Baroque and positively lovely, all the more so because some building facades show art nouveau influences. In particular, the pharmacy building at No. 11 has two angels presiding, appropriately, on top. Also overlooking the square is a 17th-century parish church. Enjoy a coffee and a slice of kremšnita at one of the cafés dotting the square.

Located in a pretty streamside park by the square, this museum tells the story of the town's past. It sits in a manor in which members of the 19th-century Croatian National Revival once gathered and is also the spot where Ferdo Livadić's and Ljudevit Gaj's song "Croatia Has Not Yet Fallen" was first sung (this later became the anthem of the movement). The museum warrants a quick 20-minute walk-through, especially if you're a history buff; it tells the story of Samobor's past chronologically, across two floors, including a geological viewpoint, Roman times, the development of local crafts and the famous Samoborski Fašnik carnival, and 20th-century events.