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The Comeback of
Croatia! |
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It's really comeback of Croatia! Take a
little bit of Venice, a tiny bit of Rome, and throw in plenty of
sunshine and clear Mediterranean waters and you will get Croatia. As one
looks at Europe on a globe, the little country is practically dead
center. Some 60 miles east of Venice, across the flat and crystalline
waters of the Adriatic Sea, Croatia is a boomerang-shaped nation that
soaks up Mediterranean coastline even as it juts deep into eastern
Europe's mountains and farmland to Hungary.
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Budget Travel |
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Croatia Cruising
Companion - New Book on Croatia |
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Croatia news -
January 2008
The new book on sailing
and cruising in Croatia is published by John Wiley & Sons. The book,
written by Jane Cody an John Nash is titled “Croatia Cruising Companion”
and is available for current price of about Ł17 from Amazon stores.
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Dubrovnik Hotel Excelsior under
renovation
Croatia news -
January 2008
 December
of last year saw the launch of a complete renovation and revamping of
the existing facilities and accommodation at Dubrovnik’s Hotel Excelsior,
operating within the Adriatic Luxury Hotels group (ALH).
The 14 million euro reconstruction is the second one in a short period.
Early last year, namely, an older part of the hotel was renovated, the
Villa Odak, with six million euro going into the reconstruction that
completely overhauled 62 rooms.
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Croatia turist guide on
your mobile phone
Croatia news -
January 2008
E ver since the
Split-based IT company
Gideon Multimedia presented its new version
of the mobiEXPLORE cell phone based tourist
guide in July last year (www.mobiexplore.com),
over three hundred thousand tourists have
accessed the guide to inform themselves of the
tourist offer, local customs and points of
interest, to reserve a table at a restaurant, a
room in a hotel or any of the many other
contents the guide offers.
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Croatia news:
Zagreb - September Theatre
Season
Croatia news -
September
2007
 Although
Croatian capital Zagreb has no lack of cultural events even during
the summer, the start of autumn marks a kind of new beginning to the
cultural life of the city. From the beginning of September Zagreb
becomes the host of traditional international cultural events.
The
40th International Festival of Puppet Theatre will be held from
August 31 to September 7 and the
5th Festival of World Theatre - Zagreb 2007 - kicks off in mid
September.
The
International Festival of Puppet Theatre (PIF) is globally renowned
event that, from its very beginnings in 1967, showcases all kinds of
puppetry expression. The festival is open to all puppetry techniques,
genres and topics. Many puppet plays take place in Zagreb’s theatres,
streets and squares during the PIF - from the traditional to entirely
modern experiments targeted to all age groups. Besides many plays of
local and international puppet troupes, this year they will come from
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Hungary,
Slovenia, as well as from Croatia. The repertoire will feature book
promotions, meetings with puppet theatre masters, puppet workshops
and similar.
A week after the
close of the PIF, on September the 15th, Zagreb will for the fifth time
play host to the
World Theatre Festival. The event showcases a selection of the best
and most innovative world theatre works.
The aim of the
festival is to show to
Zagreb public the relevant trends in the major
theatre centres around the world and to provide the theatre-going public
with a window to world-class theatre.
From its first
season in 2003, the World Theatre Festival has brought the
theatre-going public and cultural public of Zagreb the works of the top
authors of contemporary world theatre like Robert Lapage, Piotr Fomenko,
Luca Bondy, Jozef Nadj, Krystian Luppe, Eugenia Barba, Eimuntas
Nekrošius, Reza Gabriaze, Rimas Tuminas, Peter Brook, Jan Fabre, Lev
Do-din, Oskar Koršunovas and young authors Pipo Delbono, Antonio Latelle,
Thomas Ostermeier, Andrej Žoldak, Alvis Hermanis and Dani Manfredini.
This year too, up
to September 23rd, there will be shows by eminent artists such as
Russian director Anatoli Vasiljev. The Finnish National Theatre will be
in Croatia for the first time with the play Varasto by writer Arto
Salminen, and associate of Aki Kaurismaki.
Special attention
will be directed to German-speaking theatre with the work of director
Christoph Marthaler and Frank Castorf and young director Stefan Kaegi.
So, if you happened
to be in Zagreb during September, don’t miss these opportunities.
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Croatia news:New Marina at Ugljan Island in
Zadar Archipelago
Croatia news - July 2007
 A new nautical marina was opened in
the
Zadar archipelago on the island of Ugljan which is the largest
marina in the archipelago with places for about 225 vessels.
Marina Maslina (Olive Island Marine)
is situated in the settlement of Sutomišcica on the island of Ugljan, 20
minutes by ferry from the city of Zadar.
The marina itself is situated in the
peaceful bay between Sutomišcica and Mali Lukoran, with its strategic
position ideal for the safe accommodation of boats.There are a series of
service facilities for sailors, nautical equipment shops, wash areas, a
self service store, a travel left service for boat repairs and the like
on the mainland part
of the marina.There are also 25 dry dock berths in this part of the
marina.
The area on sea includes four large
piers that can accommodate 225 boats, while the outer side of the
breakwater, over 260 metres in length, can berth a large cruiser with a
draught of up to seven metres.
During the construction of this
marina the investors paid special attention to its functionality given
that the entire Zadar archipelago has become an exceptionally
popular sailing destination, and the great need had been demonstrated
for precisely this kind of marina. Besides this, great care was taken in
arranging the complete interior of the marina so that users could enjoy
in the “Zadar mood” and the latest technology that has, in this case,
been successfully built into this traditional Dalmatian ambience.
The island of Ugljan can boast of a
mild Mediterranean climate. The average temperature in the period from
May to October is 22 degrees Celsius, 2,500 hours of sunshine a year
have been recorded, and the gentle maestral that blows on the island
during the summer is a real refresher.Besides that, the island
faithfully preserves the local heritage, another one of the reasons that
this marina will surely attract a great number of visitors.
Marina Maslina’s web site:
http://www.oliveislandmarina.com/
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Croatia news: New Double
Decker Bus for Rijeka and Opatija Sightseeing
June 2007
The new double-decker bus has been
introduced for Rijeka sightseeing. This cute and colorful visitor’s bus,
with an open-air top deck, takes up to eighty people on the tour along
Rijeka and
Opatija tourist spots . Earphones are also installed to
enable visitors to select the tour language of their choice.
The sightseeing tour starts every day
at 9am, 1pm and 5pm. The bus will travel on the Opatija – Rijeka route
with each tour lasting about three hours during which visitors will have
an opportunity to get to know the key points of interest in both towns.
The bus has a recognisable appearance
as it has been painted over in Rijeka motifs. Tickets to ride this
special double-decker are available at the Rijeka Tourist Information
Centre as well as on the bus. More info at Rijeka Tourist Board web
site:
http://www.tz-rijeka.hr/
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Croatia news: Dubrovnik: Libertas Film Festival
 If you happened to be in
Dubrovnik
next year (from June 29th to July 4th) try to visit Dubrovnik’s Libertas
Film Festival – an international festival of independent films.
The festival will feature variety
of documentary, feature and short films by various renowned local
and international film makers. The festival program will take place in
several Dubrovnik locations – Fort Revelin, Theatre Marin Drzic , Sloboda
and Jadran open air cinemas. More info on Libertas International Film
Festival web site:
http://www.libertasfilmfestival.com/
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Croatia news:
Zagreb-Split-Dubrovnik Motorway: Section Dugopolje-Sestanovac Opened
The Croatia Prime Minister Ivo
Sanader has opened a new section of the
Zagreb-Split-Dubrovnik motorway,
the bit that connects Dugopolje and Sestanovac. The cost of this section
was about 1.6 billion kuna.
Prime Minister Sanader said at the
opening that the completion of the route to Ploce and then to Dubrovnik
was one of his government’s priorities.This newest 37-kilometer-long
motorway section costs 15 kuna to ride on.
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Croatia news: Improved Safety
on Croatian Beaches
June 2007
The Croatian
interior ministry continues this year its special activities aimed at
improving safety for tourists at
beaches along the the Adriatic
coast.This year Croatian police officers will again be joined by their
colleagues from other European countries in maintaining safety.
After the excellent
results of last year’s cooperation with their Hungarian colleagues,
whose joint safety improvement project on Croatian beaches won top
marks, cooperation has this year been established with police officers
from six European countries: Hungary, France, the Czech Republic,
Austria, Slovakia and the German Federal State of Bavaria.
The arrival of four
police officers is expected from each of the countries, to be deployed
in areas with the highest concentrations of tourists from their
respective countries.
So it is expected
that the Austrian police officers will make their way to
Opatija, while
the other European police officers will head out to areas across all of
Dalmatia. Their roles will be above all that of interpreters, given that
the Croatian legislative framework does not give then wide authorities,
but that will be enough for tourists from their countries to feel safer.
Besides on beaches,
the European colleagues will join their Croatian colleagues in daily
tours of highways and the coastal area in the recently established
mobile units.The project is the only one of its kind in Europe made by
joining efforts of the
Ministry of
the Interior of Croatia, the
Croatian
National Tourism Board and the
Ministry of
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Croatia news: Croatia Tourist Figures January to
July 2007
Croatia news - September 2007
The latest
available figures from
Central Bureau
of Statistics of
Croatia regarding Croatian tourism are following :
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In the first seven months of 2007
Croatia recorded an increase in the number of tourists and overnight
stays in relation to the same period of 2006.
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In July 2007, the number of
tourists increased by 3.3 percent in relation to the same month last
year, while the number of overnight stays in the same month rose by
6.6 percent.
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In the first seven months, the
number of visitors to Croatia increased by 8.4 percent in relation
to the same period of 2006, while the number of overnight stays rose
by 6.7 percent.
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A total of 2,645,089 tourists
visited Croatia in July and recorded 16,523,581 overnight stays.
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Comparing to last year’s July,
the number of tourists this July increased by 3.3 percent and the
number of overnight stays rose by 6.6 percent.Source :
Hina
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Croatia news: Croatia among the ten empowering
women-only vacations of SmarterTravel.com
Croatia news - September 2007
SmarterTravel.com,
the largest online travel resource for unbiased travel news, deals, and
expert advice, has published a list of 10 trips to women-friendly
destinations that can empower female travelers, among which Croatia is
also listed.
Under the title
“Insiders’ Croatia”, SmarterTravel is listing
Sights and Soul Travels tour that runs 10-day Croatia program:
“Croatia is often
called the vintage Mediterranean. It is reminiscent of the Greek or
Italian Mediterranean with whitewashed, red-tile roofed towns spilling
into the dark-blue sea, but it has a distinct flavor, provided by its
hundreds of islands.” On Sights and Soul’s trip, you’ll halve your time
between the seaside gems of Dubrovnik and Split, exploring both cities
and venturing out to the islands by boat and into the countryside for
wine tasting. Relaxation time, including spa visits and beach breaks, is
also scheduled. The Croatia tour departs September 14 and October 12.
Rates include accommodations, meals, ground transportation, sightseeing
and activities, guides, and a spa package.”
Other listed tours include Surf camp
in Costa Rica, Art and culture in Florence and Tuscany, Organic food and
yoga in Baja, Mexico; Kayaking and rafting in Wyoming’s national parks,
Sightseeing in style in India, Discover Europe’s new frontier, Bulgaria;
Spiritual journeys in Santorini, Greece; See Hawaii’s wild side, Take a
break in Sedona, Arizona.
Article : Ten empowering women-only vacations
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