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Posted By marcellaglenn 2 months, 4 weeks ago in NewsTHE Croatian capital is in the midst of an identity crisis. Geographically, Croatia is indisputably part of the Balkan Peninsula, but call a chic Zagrebian Balkan and prepare to get an earful. While Zagreb’ s vibe is indeed more Vienna than, say, Belgrade , it can also be deliciously rough-and-tumble. Zagreb is haggling with thick-fingered, green-market farmers and wee-hour clubbing with boisterous Slavs — both just beneath the mammoth spires of the city’ s cathedral. It’ s a leggy, high-heeled blonde visiting a bloody-aproned fishmonger. And it’ s the construction of a new Museum of Contemporary Art — due to open by year’ s end — and the avant-garde validation that the city hopes it will bring.
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