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. The city has been awarded many times, among other things for the best arranged place in the Adriatic. Tourists can enjoy themselves, both in the special atmosphere offered by the town of Krk, and the rich gastronomic offer of local restaurants and taverns and basking on the nicely arranged beaches (of which some have a Blue flag as a proof of tidiness and cleanness). The town of Krk is an excellent starting point for researching all of the charms of the island of Krk.', 'mjesta/541.jpg')){kind=link}
. Its history and preserved natural beauties are other important trumps of Hvar, and equally its gastronomic offer of Dalmatian specialities and top quality wines. Tourists may enjoy themselves in a truly relaxing vacation in one of the numerous lagoons of Hvar, and also touring other places on the island of Hvar. In front of the town of Hvar itself there are the Paklinski islands which, besides their exceptional beauty, draw also with their small distinct restaurants. In this range of islands, Palmižana takes a special place, which, with its richness of herbal varieties, gastronomic offer and landscape, represents a favourite spot of yachtsmen.', 'mjesta/2051.jpg')){kind=link}
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; the remains of the antique city walls: the Big Gate, “Velika vrata” (western entrance gate, constructed in 1718), the Small Gate, “Mala vrata” (eastern gate, 1720) with its magnificent remains of the city walls; (constructed in 1555); the tower with underground perimeter wall, remains of the medieval citadel; Glagolitic inscriptions in the church of St. Anthony the Abbot and Glagolitic graphite in the church of St. James; the antique inscriptions dating back to the 1st century AD; the porch (clock tower burned in 1944) as part of the old central square and the Loredan Palace (erected in 1606); frescoes from the 15th century in the church of St. James the Apostle (work of the master John from Kastav); a stone baptistery; a Gothic stone tabernacle from the 15th century (work of the artist Dominique from Koper) and wooden sculpture of St. Nicholas in the same named church; paintings on the altars in the church of St. Nicholas done by the scholars of Palma the Minor (1544-1628), a Titian scholar; paintings on the interior walls and peaked arch roof from the 15th century in the church of St. Anthony the Abbot and many others.
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 where the famous Baska Tablet (Bašaanska ploea) (dating from around 1100) was found – the most notable monument of early Croatian literacy. Adjoining Jurandvor is Bašaanska Draga which rounds off this beautiful destination.', 'mjesta/551.jpg')){kind=link}
, St. Nicholas Day (patron of Baska Voda, 6th of December). The festival of harmony-singing groups of the Makarska littoral is held on St. Lawrence s Day (10th of August).
Visitor opportunities include various sports and recreational activities (tennis, football, handball, table tennis, miniature golf, fishing, hiking, etc.). Entertainment opportunities in the evening and night hours include various programs in bars, discotheques and on summer terraces. A number of restaurants and inns offer local specialities. Attractive excursions are also organized.
Interesting are walks in the region under Biokovo Mountain, to the hamlets of Bast and Topici, famous for home-made cheese, prosciutto and home-made bread (´ispod peke´). Easy trails are those leading to Promajna and the fishermen s hamlet of Bratus, a fine example of profane architecture.
BASKA VODA, a town and harbour on the Makarska littoral, 9.5 km northwest of Makarska. Economy is based on farming, fishing and tourism. Chief crops include olives, vines, sour cherries and figs. Forests and pebble beaches favoured an intensive development of tourism. The sea depth along the pier in the harbour reaches 7-11 m. Baska Voda is located on the main road, so-called Adriatic Highway (M2, E65) Split - Dubrovnik.
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, Turanj, Sv. Filip i Jakov (Sts. Philip and James), Biograd na Moru, Pakostane and Drage, as well as of several places on the island of Pasman: Tkon, Kraj, Pasman, Barotul, Mrljane, Nevidane, Dobropoljana, Banj and Zdrelac, and Vrgada on the island of the same name. Thanks to its position in the most indented part of the Croatian Adriatic coast, the area provides excellent opportunities for nautical tourism and boating as one of few parts of the Mediterranean. In the close vicinity are three national parks: Paklenica, Kornati Archipelago and Krka, as well as Telascica Nature Park.
Apart from cultural and historical heritage, Biograd is also characterized by nice beaches, picturesque bays and various accommodation facilities. The town has a number of restaurants offering specialities of local and international cuisine.
The tourist development of Biograd started between the two world wars. The first guest, the Czechs, started to visit Biograd during the 1920s. The first hotel was erected in 1935 on the location of the present hotel Ilirija.
A number of cultural and entertainment programs and sports events are offered in the summer months: folk feasts in the open, on the swimming pool next to Hotel Ilirija, at the cinema; sports tournaments and competitions are regularly held.
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, the Illyrian hill-fort Kostilo and Vidova Gora (778 m), the highest peak of the Adriatic islands.
Bol has a years-long tradition in tourism. The Society for Beautification of Bol and Tourist Traffic was established here in the 1920s. The construction of the first accommodation facilities started in 1963, to experience a rapid development during the seventies. Today Bol offers a number of modern, high-class hotels, hotel villages and apartments.
Numerous restaurants in the town offer specialities of local and international cuisine and exquisite wines of Brac (the famous ´Bolski Plavac´). Bol also offers many cultural and entertainment programs. The most important event is the folk feast of Our Lady of the Snows (5th of August), in commemoration of the day when, a legend has it, it was snowing here; it is also the day of the Bol municipality.
To those who are keen on sports and recreation Bol offers 25 tennis courts, the central court having 1,820 seats. This is also the venue of top-class tennis tournaments (WTA Croatian Bol Ladies Open).', 'mjesta/2041.jpg')){kind=link}
. Hot summers are moderated by landward breeze. The air temperature in the autumn and winter months is considerably lower due to the fierce bora (´vruljska´). Economy is based on farming, viticulture (Breljanska Vugava, Prosek, a kind of port wine); major crops being olives and sour cherries (Maraska). is also important. Brela is located on the main road Split - Dubrovnik (M2, E65).
The town of Berulia, mentioned also by Constantine Porphyrogenitus (10th c.), emerged at this location. The present town developed in recent times by migration of the population from small villages and hamlets under Biokovo Mountain. The parish church from the 19th century was built on the location of an earlier Baroque church; next to the cemetery is the mediaeval necropolis with eight tombstones adorned with reliefs (shields and swords). The church houses several tombstones from the 18th century.
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, with a number of concerts of harmony-singing groups, folk music groups and sports tournaments (water-polo). The most popular event is the Day of Our Lady of the Snows (5th of August), along with the public holiday commemorating an important date in the recent Croatian history. During the carnival festivities (Janu-a-ry and February), the so-called Small Carnival Fiesta is the major event.
CAVTAT, a town and port in the southern part of the Zupa Bay, 20 km southeast of Dubrovnik. Major tourist attractions include a very pleasant climate, luxuriant vegetation and nice shores. Economy is based on tourism, while chief occupations in the surroundings of Cavtat include farming and fishing. The port is enclosed by two peninsulas: the south-western Sustjepan separates it from the channel, which is enclosed by the Cavtat reefs of Bobara and Mrkan. East of the Rat peninsula is the Tiha bay. Accommodation and catering facilities are located in the background of the town port and the Tiha cove. Nice beaches stretch all the way to Cape Prahljevac. Cavtat is located on the main road (M2, E65). It is very well connected with major Croatian cities through Dubrovnik and Cilipi Airport, while local communications with the surroundings include ship and bus lines.
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Verify why has Cres been such a popular place since ancient times! Here,where the air is filled with the fragrance of aromatic plants,in this stony place where rocks, woods, blue sea and griffon vultures reign, you get a feeling of self-awareness and a chance to feel and experience the genuineness of nature.
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 but also for longer stays.
Today Delnice provides a number of visitor opportunities: hotels, sports facilities, hunting grounds.
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This area used to be the seat of the one-time County of Drežnik which was first mentioned in the 11th century. The masters of Drežnik Castle were princes the Nelipia’s, princes the Gisingov’s, princes the Babonia’s, the Subia’s. and from the year 1323, the place was ruled by the Frankopan’s. It remained to be their property until the mid-16th century. At the time of Turkish conquerings and invasions Drežnik Castle was a very important defensive foothold that was repeatedly conquered, ruined and rebuilt. In 1791 when a peace treaty was concluded in Svištovo, the old town of Drežnik was acknowledged its affiliation to the Habsburg crown. In 1866 the imperial erar sold the fort Drežnik to a tradesman who then started pulling the ramparts down and selling the building-material.
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Occasional cultural and entertainment programs are organized in the summer months. The major event is the Days of Antun Dobronic (20th of July - 20th of August).
JELSA, a small town and port on the northern coast of the island of Hvar. Economy is based on farming, viticulture, olive growing, fishing, shipbuilding, seafaring and tourism. Jelsa is located on the regional road running throughout the island. In the mid-19th century, the marshland around the coast was reclaimed and the new centre of Jelsa was gradually built there. Local roads connect Jelsa with the neighbouring villages (Pitve, Vrisnik, Svirce, etc.). There are also regular ship lines with Split and Bol on the island of Brac.
The first habitation grew out around the small church of St. John in the Field, which was in the 17th century reconstructed and converted into a Baroque-style structure of an octagonal ground-plan. A square was formed around the church and it got its present aspect in the period between the 17th and the 19th centuries. - The fortified parish church of Sts. Fabian and Sebastian, built in the 16th century, is a three-nave structure covered by a stone barrel vault. One of the Baroque altars is a work by the wood-carver Antonio Porri.', 'mjesta/2081.jpg')){kind=link}
, due to which Korcula is also called ´the island of wines´. The local cuisine is also famous for traditional cakes and sweets, such as ´cukarini´, ´krostule´ and ´prikle´.
Korcula has numerous tennis courts. Windsurfing and yachting equipment may be rented. Interesting excursions are one-day or longer sailing or yachting tours and diving expeditions led by professional divers.
The most important cultural event is the traditional chivalrous game called ´Moreska´. It has been performed in Korcula since the 15th century and is of Spanish origin. It is a battle between the army of the White King and the army of the Black King, who fight for the princess abducted by the Black King.', 'mjesta/2141.jpg')){kind=link}
, cultural, sports and entertainment opportunities and guarantee a pleasant stay. Hotel Uvala Scott, situated in the romantic cove Dubno, Hotel Almis, a sanatorium for treatment of allergic diseases, and the tourist resort Ostro are particularly attractive. Regattas and diving courses represent another attraction.
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. In addition, the town has a fine gastronomic offer, boat excursions, as well as excellent sports and recreational facilities. Easy access, beautiful beaches and clear sea make Rabac one of the best holiday resorts for families.
Sport and recreation: walking along the sea, cycling, tennis, water sports, etc. Sports centres Oliva and Prohaska.
RABAC, a town, port and tourist centre on the south-eastern coast of Istria, 5 km southeast of Labin. Chief occupations are fishing and tourism. Situated before the Big Straits (Velika Vrata), the main access to the Rijeka Bay, opposite the island of Cres and at the foot of Labin.
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, home-made food (Lastovo is famous for spiny lobsters) and exquisite wines, as well as sports and recreational opportunities - yachting, surfing, fishing - guarantee a pleasant stay.
Especially attractive are excursions by boat to the islands and islets of the Lastovo archipelago, with bathing and fish picnic opportunities. The island of Saplun is famous for its beautiful sand beaches.
Lastovo has also preserved picturesque traditional costumes, worn by the local populations on special occasions. The folklore also includes old customs and legends. Very interesting is the Lastovo carnival, known as one of the most picturesque fiestas on the Adriatic.
* Ubli (10 km) * Skrivena Luka (7km) * Veliko and Malo Jezero (14 km) * Lastovci islets (3-11 Nm) * Korcula island (9.5 Nm).
LASTOVO, a small town above the northern coast in the north-eastern part of the island of Lastovo; elevation 26 m. Economy is based on farming, growing of vines and olives, fishing and tourism. The pier is located in a small, shallow cove called Sveti Mihovil (St. Michael), protected only from southerly winds. Lastovo is located on the regional road running throughout the island.
Apart from several late mediaeval small churches (St. Martin, St. Anthony, St. Blaise), Lastovo also features the oldest monument - the parish church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian from 1473, later extended (16th/17th c.). The well-known Croatian printer Dobric Dobricevic (1454-1528) is of Lastovo descent.
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. The cave ´Lokvarka´ - the biggest Croatian cave arranged for tourist visits will enchant you with its subterraneous wealth and in the park-wood Golubinjak, magnificent gift of nature, you will come across many attractions: the caves ´Ledena spilja´ and ´Golubinja spilja´, Paklena vrata (Hell s gate), Kraljica šume (Queen of the wood) – a giant fir-tree, developed and marked paths.
There are entertainments for everyone: Žabarska noa (Frog-catchers night), various meetings and manifestations in the park-wood Golubinjak, ´Frogstock´ - the three-day gathering of motorcyclists and motorcycle fans accompanied by a rock-concert are just some of the events that can cheer you up. Join us here and,in return, we shall do our best to make you experience each of the events we offer.
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, over 150 metres long, along which the hotel settlement and the motor-camp «San Marino» extend.
Lopar is also known for a natural phenomenon - the submarine cave «Medova buža», which is in fact the habitat of the Mediterranean monk seal, where international marriages are organized for those fond of sensations.
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 on occasion of the gastronomic manifestation Marunada, one of the numerous culinary manifestations where fruits of nature are prepared in the traditional way, following old Mediterranean cuisine recipes, in harmony with an ecologically protected environment.
Cherries Days, Asparagus Days are organized here, too.
Accomodation in comfortable hotels, in secession villas or in the warm atmosphere of family houses, the rich gastronomic offer of the restaurants and of local ´konobas´/ taverns, the walks along the coast on the seaside promenade, the numerous cultural events, are just a part of what Lovran offers with plenty of charm, hospitality and warmth...
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 with an interesting and unique collection from the Adriatic and other seas in the world. It is considered one of the most beautiful and richest malacological museums in the world.
Athletes and recreation enthusiasts may use numerous playgrounds, facilities and equipment for all kinds of sports on the ground and in the sea. The tennis camp has nine clay courts, one colour set court and two lighted indoor clay courts. This modern tennis centre, situated close to the famous beach of Makarska, is often the venue of important tennis tournaments.
Makarska is also a health resort, with the well-known recreational and health centre Biokovka, which offers various therapeutic services. Very pleasant are walks along the port and public beaches, and mountain lovers may go by one of the mountain trails to the peaks of Biokovo, which offer a nice view on the surroundings, fresh air and quietness. Biokovo Mountain has very interesting geomorphological forms and endemic plant species. High game (moufflons and chamois) is amply represented here. Cultural and entertainment programs are an integral part of the life of Makarska, especially during the tourist season. The traditional Makarska Cultural Summer takes place in July and August, offering a rich drama and concert program, performances of Dalmatian harmony-singing groups, art exhibitions, recitals and folk music performances. The most popular events are the Fishermen s Night and the Night of Kalelarga (night of the town).
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, sports and recreational facilities (yachting school, diving school, surfing, angling, tennis, miniature golf, bowling centre), specialities of domestic and international cuisine, as well as several cultural events, walks - sightseeing tours, ship excursions.
Major events: international tennis tournaments - Losinj Riviera (in June and July); Losinj Regatta (beginning of August); International Spear-Fishing Competition (in December); Assumption (15th of August); Fishermens Nights (July to August); Brass Orchestra and the Majorettes - held every week (from 1st of July to 31st of August).
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, the preserved characteristic popular singing ´kanat na tanko i debelo´ that together with popular dances in colorful traditional costumes enable us to escape from the daily routine, at least for a little while.
The varied sports-recreational offer will satisfy both the youngest and the oldest visitors.
Moments spent on hotels sports grounds or engaging in some of the water sports will satisfy not only the beginners, but also those with more experience that are fond of sports activities.
A special pleasure in this littoral place - that managed to preserve its features of fishermen s place - consists in enjoying in the gastronomic specialties of the island.
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 it gained the rights of a market town. Mrkopalj is the cradle of Croatian skiing. Chief occupations include farming, livestock breeding and wood processing. Mrkopalj has developed into an important winter resort (skiing) and hunting (high game) tourist centre. It is located on the regional road.
On the location of F(o)rtica above Crikveno in the Mrkopalj field the walls of a one-nave small Romanesque church were excavated (1976), with a semicircular apse from the 13th century.
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NEREZINE, a town and port on the north-eastern coast of the island of Losinj, 5 km south of the Straits of Osor, at the foot of the hill Osorscica (Televrina, 589 m). The historic records mentioned the town for the first time in the 15th century.
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. Here are also the largest deposits of medicinal mud (peloid) on the Adriatic. Peloid has been used for medicinal purposes from the Roman times. There is a small out-patient department and rehabilitation programs in the summer months are offered in the open.', 'mjesta/1521.jpg')){kind=link}
 and Spital. In the Roman times (the ruins of the Roman aqueduct) there was a town called Cissa (the present hamlet of Caska) in the surroundings of Novalja. Novalja is a town of a compact coastal type which expanded considerably in the recent times. Chief occupations include farming, viniculture, livestock breeding, fishing and tourism. The port of Novalja is well protected from the winds of the first and second quadrants; the westerly and north-westerly winds are extremely strong. When entering the port, larger vessels have to beware of the shallows (8.5 to 9.8 m) 1.8 southwest of Cape Vrtlic. The pier in the port provides shelter to smaller vessels; there is a 98-m long embankment made of rocks. Larger vessels can anchor at the entrance into the port off the north-eastern coast, and smaller vessels and yachts in the centre of the port, at a depth between 5 and 8 m. Situated on the regional road (29) running through the whole island.
Novalja developed on the site of the ancient settlement Novalia which represented the southern port of the Roman settlement Cissa (today Caska). From the Roman times parts of the aqueduct, several inscriptions and architectural plastic forms have been preserved. In the early Christian times there was a large basilica urbana in the centre of the town, with a semicircular apse and mosaics (remains of architecture, plastic forms, inscriptions). In 1971 two decorated reliquaries were found there: a bronze one from the 4th century and a silver one, from a later period. On the same place the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gothic style was erected, annexed in the Baroque period, which holds the painting of Our Lady with Childfrom the 16th century. The present parish church of St. Catherine was built in 1906.
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, a historical, political and cultural centre of the Vinodol principality, owing to the evergreen vegetation, the Mediterranean climate, clear sea and air, is one of the oldest Kvarner tourist resorts.
It is best known for the Vinodol Law from 1288, one of the important European Medieval documents the aim of which was to insure the serf - plebeians and protect them from the excessive influence of feudal power.
The spirit of Novi Vinodolski will be found in remnants of the cultural heritage: walls of the Roman fort ´Lopsica´, the old town nucleus.
remnants of the monastery of the Pavlini monks, of the Frankopan castle with the round tower the Cathedral, the small St. Trinity Church and St. Marin Church on the homonymous island, the Mažurania brothers house, the reading room and library from 1845, the County museum and Gallery, as well as the preserved original local folklore.
The town and its surrondings, free of industrial pollutants, woods in the immediate hinterland suitable for hunting tourism, sports-recreational facilities, crystal-clear sea, outdoor and indoor sea-water swimming pools and the numerous cultural-entertainment events, among which we sigle out the International Summer Carnival, are only part of the experiences that expect you here!
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 and bathing areas. Settled in the Kvarner bay, under the hillsides of the mountain Ueka (a Nature Park), it is suitable for vacation the whole year round. A multitude of hotels, villas, restaurants, bars and shops stand at the disposition of Opatija’s guests. Today Opatija is also a centre of congress tourism, a place for festivals and various events throughout the whole year. The guests of Opatija will not miss the chance to tour nearby places and beaches on the Opatija Riviera, specially the town of Lovran, Mošaenieka Draga (and the old town of Mošaenice), and Medveja.', 'mjesta/601.jpg')){kind=link}
 as well as on fishing in the Neretva, its channels and delta lakes. Opuzen is located on the railroad and at the intersection of the main roads Split - Dubrovnik (M2, E65) and the road to Metkovic and Mostar (M17.03, E75).
Opuzen was mentioned in the Middle Ages under the name Posrednica. In the 14th century it was a market-town of the Dubrovnik Republic (burned down in 1472); at the end of the 15th century it was the location of a fortress called Kos; in 1685 the Venetians built another fortress (Fort Opus) on the same location. - The parish church was erected in the neo-classicist order. The vestibule of the municipal hall keeps several sculptures from the ancient Narona. South of Opuzen is the hamlet of Podgradina with the remains of the mediaeval fortification Brstanik, built in 1373 by the Bosnian king Tvrtko; it was destroyed in the 15th century by the Turks, and restored by the Venetians and Austrians (1878).
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, long sand beaches, numerous small coves and clear seawater, as well as sports and recreational facilities and opportunities (tennis courts, football; yachting, windsurfing), outstanding gastronomic offer - especially seafood and famous Peljesac wines (Dingac, Postup) - and pleasant walks in the surroundings. The cemetery near the church of Our Lady of Karmen above Orebic, the final resting place of Peljesac-born captains, offers a beautiful view on the island and the town of Korcula, as well as on numerous islets in the Pelje-sac Channel. Below the Franciscan monastery and the church is a forest of cypress, protected as a -forest park. The ships passing through the Peljesac Channel sound their sirens to greet the church of their patron saint and the resting place of deceased captains, and are replied by sounding of the monastery bells.
Close to the monastery is the village of Karmen with several mediaeval monuments. It is the starting point of walking tours to the picturesque upper villages of Ruskovici, Stankovici and Podvlastica. One of the favourite ascents to the peak of Sveti -Ilija (St. Elias) (961 m) also starts here.
Numerous traditional religious feasts take place in Orebic and the surroundings, the most notable being the feast day of Our Lady of Karmen (16th of July). Theatre tours are organized in the summer months, as well as other cultural events and entertainment programs.
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, is still present on the island. These salt pools are not only an authentic relict of the past but also an interesting photographic motif.
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, published by the Austrian Lloyd from Trieste, compiled by Pietro Kandler, was printed in 1845. The first public beach, Bagno Polese, for the citizens and tourists, located between the islet of Ulja-nik and the administration building on the coastal promenade, was opened in 1885. After that, two other beaches were constructed, ´Sakordana´ and the marine officers beach on the islet of St. Peter, where men and women could swim at different times of the day. During the First World War the Zelenika beach was opened, and in 1936 the Stoja beach (Stabilimento bagni di Stoia). The first modern hotel in Pula - Hotel Riviera - was opened in 1908. Under the Italian rule, the hotels Miramare, Bologna, Milano and Centrale were operating as well as the children’s summer camps Principe di Piemonte on Stoja and Sandro Mussolini on Vargarola. In the 1930s Pula had several travel agencies. Tourism in Pula experiences its peak in the 1960s, when on the beautiful, well-indented and green coast south of Pula the construction of modern tourist resorts was initiated (Zlatne Stijene, Ribarska Koliba, Verudela).
Today Pula offers a variety of excellent opportunities for tourists. Together with well-equipped hotels and other types of accommodation facilities, the tourist offer includes many sports grounds, recreational facilities and entertainment programs, terraces with live music, discotheques, casinos, inns and restaurants, as well as diverse excursions. The town disposes of two marinas, so that yachting tourism is increasingly developing. Pula is also a well-known congress centre (the large congress hall in Hotel Histria). The town can be reached by various means of transport, and there is an airport in the immediate vicinity of Pula (6 km), constructed to meet the requirements of international air traffic.
Events: the Croatian Film Festival has been organized traditionally every year since 1954 in Arena (July), the Pop Music Festival ´Arena´ is also held in Arena (July), Art & Music Festival - the rock music festival (in August).
Pula is also a centre of sport tourism because domestic and international sports teams and athlets find the favourable climate, quality sports facilities (tennis courts, sports halls, football stadiums, football fields, track-and-field courses, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, water sports facilities, etc.) suitable for winter training season. Apart from the traditional sports on the ground, there are opportunities to enjoy a variety of water sports.
Pula ACI Marina has 294 berths in the sea and 100 places on the land, provided for the vessels of a length between 6 and 18 m; Veruda Marina has 610 berths in the sea and 150 places on the land; vessel length between 6 and 15 m.
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, visits to Krapanj (Museum of Sponge Collecting) and Zlarin (so-called ´coral tours´), etc.
Numerous cultural events and entertainment programs take place in the summer months, such as the Primosten fiesta and usages (the first week in August). Important religious feasts include the feast days of Our Lady of Loret (9th and 10th of May) and Our Lady of Porto (27th of July), when a big procession around the town and on the sea takes place. Primosten also features the Art Colony ´Sea - People - Coast´, the Music School ´Primo Primores´, the Summer Baroque Music School, the Art Gallery ´Rudina´, the Ambience Gallery ´Stone Spheres´.
Kremik Marina has 250 berths in the sea and 140 places on the land; it also has a charter (non-schedule) fleet.
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, in the wild of natural beaches, in the knots of the vineyards and olive groves, you ll meet Punat, its lovers and its hospitable hosts.
At each move you ll feel the rich cultural heritage: in the parochial church with its Baroque altar, in the Medieval chapel of St. George (Sv. Juraj),in the pre-Romanesque church of St. Donat(Sv.Dunat); along the promenade above the place, you ll come across sculptures representing the Way of the Cross, and on Košljun -the islet in the middle of the bay - a unique harmony has been achieved between the natural beauty, cultural and historical heritage. In the local Franciscan monastery you can find the ethnographic and sacral collections as well as a valuable old library.
Enjoy at the concerts of classical music on the islet Košljun and in the parish church, in art exhibitions in the ´Toš´ gallery, at sailing regattas, in olives picking, in Carnival manifestations that last from January to March.
Boaters, find accommodation in the biggest Croatian marina,in one of the most sheltered and most beautiful natural bays on the Adriatic coast!
Sailers, yachtsmen, sportsmen, divers, naturists, bathers, cyclists, fishermen, gourmands, fans of Carnival, music and folklore, wakeboarders and paraglyders – once you ve visited Punat, you ll always come back!
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 expresses the wonderful connection between valley and mountain. At an average height of 800 metres above sea level, Ravna Gora is surrounded by areas of virgin nature, fresh air and potable spring water.
This is a paradise for those who are fond of mountain climbing, cyclists and for all nature lovers.
The local specialties and mountain fruits can be tasted in the Ravna gora restaurants in a pleasant atmosphere with hospitable hosts, while the climbers-chalets offer typical accomodation and the possibilkty to live in nature.
During your stay in Ravna gora visit its cultural sights, the excursion centre Javorova kosa with the montain house near which, according to the legend, the medicinal spring ´Božji studenac´ is located, visit the mountain path of Ravna gora, the cycling paths or look for other recrational opportunities.
In the hunting resort ´Višnjevica´ you ll have the opportunity to hunt or to go to a photo safari. Do not miss the unforgettable associating in nature organized in Ravna gora on occasion of the Days of mountain fruits!
Ask about rehearsals or performances by the wind and tamburitza orchestras of Ravna gora.
They are worth listening!
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The present village has been developing since the 16th century. The Baroque parish church of the Assumption dates back to 1637. The church of Our Lady of Karmen (1752) used to belong to the Franciscan monastery. The graveyard mediaeval church of St. Mark has a wooden Baroque altar. The ruins of a 16th-century citadel are by the remains of the church of St. John. A hexagonal tower, Toreta, from the 19th century rises near the post office building. - The parish collection comprises the paintings by Carlo Ridolfi, The Entombment and The Annunciation, and the Baroque silver crown used in the folk ceremony, ´the election of the king´.
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, restaurants, entertainment as well as sports and recreation opportunities (football, tennis, diving) Supetar meets the highest standards of tourism on Brac. Guided excursions to the surrounding islands represent another attraction.
SUPETAR, a town and harbour on the northern coast of the island of Brac. Chief occupations include farming, wine production, olive growing, synthetic material processing, fishing and tourism. Supetar lies on the regional road running along the island. Ferry port and connection with Split. Yachts can anchor along the break-water; the landward side of the harbour provides good -anchoring-ground.
Supetar was inhabited already in the Neolithic (Kopacina Cave near the town) and the ancient per-iods (early Christian sarcophagi by the church on the graveyard). The parish church with a monumental stairway (on the ruins of the original basilica from the 5th century) was built in 1733, expanded in 1887. It keeps paintings of the local Baroque painter Feliks Tironi. The Baroque altar palla is a work by an anonymous 18th-century Venetian painter. There are several tombstones, made by Ivan Rendic from Supetar, on the graveyard. The Mausoleum of the Petrinovic family, with portraits and statues, is a work by Tomo Rosandic. - The pre-Romanesque small church of St. Luke from the 11th and the 12th centuries is located on the road to Donji Humac.
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, a village and harbour in the extreme west of the northern coast of the island of Brac, 7 km west of Supetar. Chief occupations are farming, wine production, olive growing, fishing and tourism. A park with a palm alley is situated at the end of the cove, on the former moorland. The coastal strip along the village has been forested (Aleppo and star pines). A local road connects Supetar with all settlements on the island. Smaller yachts can berth in the port; large vessels anchor in front of the port.
The foundations of an early Christian church, within which the church of St. John was erected in 1579, have been preserved. - The Renaissance parish church dating from the 16th century was -later reconstructed in Baroque style. The Baroque belfry was erected by Pavao Bruttapelle at the end of the 18th century. The church keeps an altarpiece featuring Our Lady of the Rosary, a 17th-century work of a central Italian school. - The citadel of the Marja-no-vic Family (1777) rises on the coast, with a sun dial on its front. The Natali-Bozicevic House originates from the Renaissance period. The summer mansion with a park by the poet Jeronim Kavanjin (17th-18th c.) dates from the Baroque period as well as the Ilic Park. The Definis house accommodates a collection of furniture and works of art from the beginning of the 19th century.
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. Sibenik is today a tourist centre situated in the area where the best-indented archipelago in Europe (Islands of Kornati) and karst hydrographical phenomena (Skradinski Buk, Visovac, Roski Waterfall) merge into the ecologically and aesthetically most attractive tourist and recreational zone on the Croatian Adriatic.
sibenik is the birthplace of one of the greatest world basketball players Drazen Petrovic. There are many recreational sports grounds, and Jadrija has beach-volleyball facilities. Water sports offer includes yachting and rowing. There are several diving clubs organizing diving courses and underwater photo-safari. The Dubrava Hawking Centre organizes falconry courses lead by top experts. Hunting of small game (hare, pheasant, etc.) is organized for advanced participants. There is a horseback riding school in Jadrtovac.
Restaurants offer domestic specialities (lamb, grilled dishes, baked dishes - especially turkey). In the quarter called Dolac, in the town centre, there are about a hundred cafés with music.
The most popular cultural events include the International Childs Festival (last week in June and first week in July), the Summer Organ School (in the second half of August) and the Sibenik Summer. The Day of St. James (25th of July), the patron saint of the city, is festively commemorat
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 is characterized by lavish green vegetation, numerous islands and islets, rocky and pebble beaches. Apart from the high quality accommodation - hotels, boarding houses, apartments, campsites, delicious domestic food, fish dishes in par-ticular, the sports and recreation offer includes many opportunities - tennis, boccia, bowling, jogging, surfing school, diving. Entertainment includes lively fishermens nights and folklore show but also classical music concerts in special scenic sets of the town.
Trogir ACI Marina has 200 berths in the sea and 80 places on the land
TROGIR, a town and harbour on the coastal strip of the Kastela Gulf, 27 km west of Split. The old core is situated on a small island between the island of Ciovo and the mainland; connected with the mainland by a small stone bridge, and with the island of Ciovo by a drawbridge. The town spreads to the northern coast of Ciovo, opposite the small island. Chief occupations include shipbuilding, tobacco, pharmaceuticals and tourist trade. Trogir lies on the main road (M2, E65). Split Airport is in nearby Resnik. Trogir Marina is situated on the northern coast of the Ciovo island, between the bridge of Trogir and Cape Cubrijan.
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. The town s marina is protected by the outer breakwater from the winds, and the utilizable part of the coast is 40 m long.
The first settlement dates back to the ancient per-iod. Fragments of furniture from an early Christian church of the 5th and the 6th centuries were excavated on the graveyard as well as several mediaeval tombstones. The present name of the town was first mentioned in 1434. The church of St. George was built at the end of the 13th century, distinguished by a mixed Romanesque and Gothic style. The 18th-century noble families of Ivanisevic and Lucic-Pavlovic from Makarska had Baroque villas built by the sea; the summer mansion of the abbot Grubisic is today Hotel Kastelet. - The small Renaissance church of St. Michael and the church of St. Catherine can be visited in the hamlet of Pasalici.
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 and entertainment. Many find the Croatian folk songs sung by fishermen of Vela Luka in the evening hours the most impressive attraction. The St. Josephs Day (19th of March) is a traditional feast, accompanied by religious and cultural events and programs.
VELA LUKA, a town and port on the western side of the island of Korcula, 45 km to the west of the town of Korcula. The major part of the town spreads over the slopes of Spilinski Rat (150 m) and the mildly descending plateau between the Rat and the Humic elevation (183 m). The surrounding hills protect it from the northerly and southerly winds; the landward breeze often blows in the summer. The average air temperature in January reaches 7.9 °C and in July 24.9 °C; 2,671 hours of sunshine a year (in the summer 11.3 hrs a day). Chief occupations are farming, wine production, olive growing and processing, fruit growing, fishing, fish and food processing, shipbuilding and tourism. The coastal strip including the small islands (Proizd, Kamenjak, Osjak and Gubesa) represents a rich fishing ground. Vela Luka lies on the regional road running along the island. Ferry port; ferry connections with Split and Lastovo.
There is a prehistoric archaeological site Vela Spilja (Neolithic). - The one-nave church of St. John in the region of Gradina was first mentioned in the 15th century; it has a bell tower on the main front (´na preslicu´), and a Gothic vault. The parish church and the belfry were built in neo--historicist style.
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Music and other events are organized during the summer season.
VIS, a town and port in the eastern part of the northern coast of the island of Vis. Chief occupations are farming, wine production, fishing and tourism. The town of Vis is situated on the regional road. Ferry port, with ferry connections to Split.
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, including the old and original Dalmatian dishes. Vodice disposes of three tennis courts, a football field, as well as basketball and volleyball courts. A sports centre is located near Hotel Olimpija. The sports and recreation offer includes diving courses, surfing as well as underwater photographing.
The traditional feast of Vodice takes place in August, and the Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16th of July) represents a special event. Vodice hosts the Croatian Festival of Local Radio Stations (beginning of June). The galleries ´Bast´ and ´Strikoman´ add to the cultural offer of the town in the summer.
Organized excursions are offered.
Vodice ACI Marina has 450 berths in the sea and 150 places on the land.
VODICE, a town and harbour in northern Dalmatia, 11 km northwest of Sibenik. Chief occupations are farming, fishing and tourism. The town is situated on the main road (M2, E65). Vodice Marina lies in the north-eastern part of Vodice (the Vrulje cove).
Of the 16h-century walls (collapsed in the 19th c.) only the three-storey tower, so-called Carics Tower, has been preserved. The parish church with richly adorned Baroque front was built in 1749 by Ivan Skoko, an architect from Sibenik; the Baroque belfry was erected by master Vicko Macanovic in the 18th century. The painting of the Holy Family on the main altar is a work by an anonymous master from the 17th-18th century. - The remains of a building from the Turkish period are at the entrance into the town. The small church of the Holy Cross (the former parish church), built in 1662 by Vicko Ivanov from Korcula, is situated on the graveyard to the west of the town.
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 as well as along the attractive promenade of the Town of Vrbovsko.
Let us mention in particular the protected Kamaenik landscape: its bridges represent a special attraction and are an inexhaustible inspiration to painters,each metre of the stream of this wonderful running water is different from the preceding one.
Walk along the 3 kilometres long path along the crystal clear river, through the luxuriant vegetation with protected plant and animal species. In complete harmony with nature you will refresh body and soul.
Take advantage of the opportunities to go hunting, fishing, to practice water sports on the Gorski kotar beauty - the Kupa river, to ride highbred horses and recreate on sports grounds, and after that have fun in one of the numerous top quality restaurants that offer traditional gastronomic specialties
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