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Croatia UNESCO – 7 sites and 7 cultural traditions

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 [...]

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The fortification of Ston Walls took the longest in Europe’s history

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 [...]

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Vodice: The 40 year Olympia gets new clothes

Around 12 million Euros have been invested in the last four years, on the renovation of Vodice’s four star hotels Olympia, and the planning is for another 5 million Euros. This should ensure that the forty year hotel, in the future will be able to receive guests for 11 months of the year, unlike the [...]

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Island Hvar – “Following the Cross”

For more than 400 years on Hvar, parishioners from the central part of the island have participated in the great ‘Following the Cross’ procession. Beginning on Good Thursday, mass is simultaneously held in the six parishes of Jelsa, Pitve, Vrisnik, Svirče, Vrbanj and Vrboska. The procession then begins, following a 25-kilometer course into the early [...]

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Dubrovnik- one of the best ports

According to the autumn edition of the dream world cruise destination magazine, Dubrovnik is in the tenth place amongst the top 50 most visited world ports. It has been recorded that Dubrovnik is in tenth place according to the number of transit passengers on cruise. When we talk about Mediterranean ports only Naples and livomo [...]

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Agro tourism is increasingly getting popular

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 [...]

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Grab – favorite excursion destination

If you happen to visit Dalmatia, then you would be just amazed to find traditional structures that have been well preserved, along with beautiful landscapes. The county has numerous other tourist attractions such as favorite culinary offerings of that place, beautiful household farms; you could choose to spend your vacation in some of the most [...]

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Dubrovnik Beach Banje has another feather in the cap

Many celebrities and visitors rate, Dubrovnik as their favourite destination and this year, it has got another award for its beauty. Dubrovnik Beach Banje has been ranked by the web page Skyscanner among the ten most beautiful city beaches in the world. Out of the ten beaches that have been voted five are located in [...]

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TUI Visitors choose Hotel Afrodita – TUI Holly award

Hotel Afrodita, situated in the famous tourist destination Tucepi on the Makrska Riviera, has been chosen by TUI visitors as one of the 100 most popular hotels in the world. The hotel faced competition from 6,000 other hotels from all over the world, and received the award, TUI Holly. The visitors of the hotel, rate [...]

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