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Northeast of Trg bana Jelačića, the filigree spires of Zagreb's cathedral mark the edge of the district known as KAPTOL, home to the city's Catholic institutions and still patrolled by pious citizens and nuns of various orders.

Occupying a large terrace overlooking Trg bana jelačica to the north is Dolac, the city's main market. This feast of fruit, vegetables and meat is held every morning, but is at its liveliest on Friday mornings, when fresh fish arrives from the coast.

A broad, flagstoned expanse flanked by cafes and hectic with the whizz of trams and hurrying pedestrians, Trg bana Jelačića ("Governor Jelačić Square") is as good a place as any to start exploring the city,

Zagreb has an efficient and comprehensive network of trams and buses run by ZET (www.zet.hr), the municipal transport authority , with Trg bana Jelačića and the train station as the main hubs of the system. Maps of the system are displayed at each tram stop.