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Pakovo Selo - Ethno Village - Sibenik Croatia

Agro tourism in Miljevci was truly unthinkable as tourism in the Šibenik hinterland was unknown at that place. Since time changed, several family farms, two large factories for production of smoked ham on Miljevci including number of other honey, olive oil and cheese producing firms were opened in the Pakovo Selo area and after the these production firms, the place became quite famous when compared to the previous time and this ultimately led to the development of agro tourism on this area. It was reported that in one of the Miljevci, in Brištani, the family of Ante and Danica Bačić had recently opened a country household “Peace” located in the vicinity of River Krka, on the National Park’s very edge.

Some of the speciality features that have been designed in the family house in Brištani are truly amazing and luxury. What makes the house so special is its three rooms and a guest apartment for all such people who are interested in traditional and original values and top quality homemade dishes, homemade wine, therapeutic brandies, figs, almonds, walnuts and many more things. So people go ahead and check out this family house for all these items and comfort that is provided in the house. The main specialty of the house is its meat roasted under an iron bell (peka), cheese and smoked ham because they are offered as appetizers and guests can choose their own salad from the garden. The owners of the agro tourist estate have cultivated 2000 vines and plenty of olive trees so that their guests can relax and take a walk along the vineyards. In addition, you also get an opportunity to have a look at the view of the attractive river krka basin which is also present in the vicinity. Read more

Flights to Dubrovnik Croatia

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 called Germanwings, will introduce a direct flight from Hamburg to Dubrovnik and this flight will be started on 2 May, 2010. On the other hand, a British carrier Jer2.com will introduce a direct flight from Edinburgh. Blue1 is a Finnish company and it has announced to introduce a direct flight from Helsinki to Dubrovnik and this flight will be operating Saturdays from April and also on Tuesdays from May. From the end of October 2009 planes which will fly to Dubrovnik twice a week, will be flown by a company which is a part of SAS group since 1998.

Bmibaby is a British company and it has plans to operate flights between East Midlands and Dubrovnik from 30th May every Thursday and Sunday. Flyglobespan is a Scottish airline and it has announced to start a flight from Aberdeen to Dubrovnik and will start in May 2010 and will operate every Wednesday. With so many flights operating between different countries in the world and Dubrovnik, traveling to Dubrovnik will become much easier and more convenient. With better connectivity through different airlines, the number of visitors to this region will increase thus giving a boost to travel and tourism.

Varazdin Croatia

There is a new project which the country of Varazdin has decided to undertake. This project is called “Traditional Food Path” where they will offer to the tourists the awesome culinary and heritage in a completely new way. This will enable the tourists to enjoy the traditional dishes of the country and to add to the pleasure they can also take part in the preparation of the dishes. The visitors can enjoy all this in 1 farms of the region. This project will provide a great platform for the visitors to interact with the producers of the native products of the region. Some of these traditional products that are produced here are protected. Things like honey and brandy made of honey, Varazdin cabbage, oil, pumpkin etc are the ones which are protected. It is planned that by the end of the year all the farms which will be a part of the project will receive an info table which will contain all the necessary information and interesting facts about their products. As a part of the preparations, tourist signs have been put in the area and a catalogue has been made in English and Croatian which will contain details of the products and their manufacturers. A website is also being made, www.put-tradicionalne-hrane.com and after this is a web shop is also being planned for the ease of the tourists. A main aim of this project is promotion of the agricultural farms who can promote certain selected products as they do not produce the protected products. As per the plan this project will eventually connect the wine roads of the country. Read more

Hotel Le Meridien Lav

The well known and most sought after World Travel Awards for Tourism in Europe were held recently in Portugal. At these awards the Splits Le Meridien Lav won four awards in different categories. The hotel won awards for leading hotel, leading European conference hotel, Croatian spa hotel and European casino resort. To get these awards is a thing of pride as they reflect the excellence and status of the organizations in the travel and tourism industry. This was the 16th year that the awards were held this year.

There is a voting procedure to select the winners and a round 16,500 representatives of agencies and tourist employees belonging to 175 countries participate. Due to this reason these awards are considered to be equivalent to the Oscars in the field of travel and tourism and are the best reference for any organization or tourist product. The selection is based on a geographical division of eight areas Asia/Pacific, Europe, Caribbean, Latin and Central America, North and South America, near East and Africa. The divisions are made to ensure that all areas are covered and the selection is fair. The Meridien received three awards last year also and like this year was nominated along with other very popular hotels of the world like Kempinski St Moritz, Evian Royal Resort , Spain’s Torrequebrada hotel and casino, Greece’s Divani Apollon, Conrad Istanbul, Conference Centre and Spa Grand Hotel Stockholm, Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Hotel Gothia Towers from Sweden, Sheraton Hotel & Convention Centre Ankara, Renaissance Zurich Hotel, Ritz-Carlton Berlin, and the Sheraton Roma Hotel & Conference Center.

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Dubrovnik Panorama

The city of Dubrovnik attracts many visitors all the year round. It has now decided on a new way to welcome the tourists. They have introduced tourist cards for the price of EUR 15. With the card, the tourists can take a tour of the city walls, three museums, Revelin fortress, the Dubrovnik Art Gallery, the home of Marin Drzic and the Dulcic-Masle-Pulitika gallery at a discount of 50 percent in comparison to the regular ticket prices. The card has made all the monuments more accessible to the tourists. The daily card was introduced in August and as weekly card will be introduced next year in 2010. These cards are available for sale at the info centres of the City of Dubrovnik tourist board. They are available at many locations, Siroka ulica, Lapad, Lopud, Sipan and the Dubrovnik Airport.
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Zagreb Hotel Regent Esplanade

The Zagreb Hotel, Regent Esplanade Zagreb has does it again this year by featuring in the list in the prestigious magazine Conde Nast Traveller, which publishes the Golden List every year. The prominent magazine each year publishes a list of the world’s best tourist facilities. Regent Esplanade Zagreb had featured in the list last year also. Nearly thirty three thousand readers poll and rate the accommodation, design, and location, the quality of service and food and drinks. This year the hotel has got the 33rd rank in the list of 100 hotels in the southern part of Europe. The hotel operates under the Regent hotel chain and was built in 1925 for the travellers travelling from Istanbul to Paris. It is known for the high quality service it provides, and this five star hotel is one of the best of the Zagreb hotel industry. Many famous personalities, like Louis Armstrong, Woody Allen, Orson Wells, Josephine Baker, Charles Lindbergh and many others have stayed here and have appreciated the services of the hotel. Read more