Tourism guides practically look over the capitol city in their anxiousness to press you to the coast, and once you see it for yourself you'll understand why. All major destinations are easily accessible from Zagreb via bus, train or air, making it a necessary destination for most travellers. We're urging you to settle down however: this centre point that you most often are "forced" to blast through is a superb introduction to what makes Croatia such a unique place - you would do well to give it some good exploratory time before finding the superb waters of the Adriatic.