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CROATIA has 7 UNESCO protected world cultural heritage sites and 7 UNESCO protected world cultural heritage traditions, making it first in Europe and fourth in the world. UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The music in the video are traditional and unique Croatian “klapa” songs. First is “Vilo Moja” and second [...]

After many years of restoration, the Ston walls which are the Europe’s longest fortress system and the also the second largest in the whole world have recently been opened for public viewing. This is the most complete activity in Croatia’s cultural heritage renovations. Fifty years ago the renovation of the walls had begun by the [...]

Liburnia has a very rich history and it provided the first script to Croatia. It not only provided the script but also presses and code and also the Frankopans story. The Frankopans were a very dignified family who ruled Croatia for centuries and have a major effect on the country’s history. There are remains of [...]

UNESCO “Man & Biosphere” program is helping the creation of biosphere reserves. The Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere is an example of such a reserve formed in agreement between Croatia & Hungary. So what’s a Biosphere Reserve? It is an ecological area with 3 key priorities: Protection of natural assets Encourage sustainable ecological development and Stimulate scientific research [...]

The wines in Croatia are very high in quality and they were liked by all the judges at the competition this year that was organized by Decanter, a London magazine. The wines were declared as hits and they won 8 gold, 5 silver and 11 bronze medals and three of these also were recommended. The [...]

Karstic waters is located in Kostelka source in Ličko Lešće, and is the centre in Croatia for ingenious variety of crawfish and fish. The main aim behind forming this centre was to promote scientific research and farming of ingenious species farming. After a year of it being formed, tourists found out about the spot and [...]

From this year holiday in Croatia will become easier to reach and the Dubrovnik will be much more accessible to the tourists. This is because from April or May this year, five low cost airlines have decided and thus, announced that new flights to Dubrovnik will be introduced by them. A German low cost airline [...]

The educational trail (Poucna staza) is the most frequently visited destinations in Virovitica. This four kilometre long trail is in the shape of a heart and passes through the silver lime tree and the sessile oak forest. It takes about two hours to walk the entire trail when one walks it slowly and stops a [...]

The area of Daruvar is very popular for the good wine and the varieties of wine and this is a fact known by many wine experts. Wine growing is a tradition in the area which goes back to many years. The perfect wine growing conditions are present in the sunny and gentle hills of Papuk. [...]