Cultural tourism is defined as events and relationships that are formed by the special interest of traveling for the purpose of getting to know historical places and events. It includes visiting cultural and natural resources, historically preserved places, buildings, museums, cities or some other historical values ​​that are unique from a scientific and cultural point of view. In addition, it also includes visiting theaters, cinemas, art galleries or festivals. In addition to the socio-cultural dimension, cultural tourism also has an economic dimension. This type of tourism, defined as "cultural tourism", appeared relatively late, in the seventies of the last century, although people traveled motivated by cultural motives as far back as ancient times. Today, cultural tourism is on the rise in the world and at least 40% of all tourists in the world can be considered cultural tourists, and the expectation is that the cultural tourism market will continue to grow. Zagreb is part of the European cultural space, the center and capital of Croatia, where, due to the large resources of cultural values, cultural tourism plays an increasingly important role in the tourist and economic development of the city. The great possibilities of cultural tourism are recognized both at the level of the whole of Croatia and in the capital city of Zagreb. Zagreb's numerous cultural resources attract an increasing number of tourists. These are cultural and historical sites, cultural institutions, cultural manifestations, etc. In recent years, Zagreb has become an increasingly desirable and visited tourist destination, and numerous activities, events, programs, tourist products, etc. are being undertaken in the city, which are aimed at culturally motivated tourists. Since the topic of this paper is "Cultural tourism in Zagreb", the state, resources and potential of cultural tourism in Zagreb will be presented below.