Zagreb is a capital that refuses to behave like one. There is no sea, no palm trees, no yachts—yet it captivates effortlessly. Instead, Zagreb offers café rituals perfected to an art form, green parks stitched into the city fabric, and a cultural life that feels lived-in rather than staged. Writers, thinkers, museum lovers, flâneurs, and travelers who enjoy cities with personality rather than spectacle tend to feel instantly...