Most of the visitors who come in Croatia visit at least some of Croatia's beaches. Most of Croatian beaches are not sandy, but gravel, pebble or rocky.
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Latest news about Croatian Beaches read at Croatia Beach Blog:
Hvar Beach Club in 20 hottest European beaches for 2010
In last eddition of Sunday Times , listed under No 13 with subtitle ‘Croatia: Bonj ‘Les Bains’, Hvar ’, Beach Club from Hvar was featured among 20 hottest European beaches for 2010. The article is accompanied with seven photos, one of them features The Adriana Hotel in Hvar (left photo). Here is an excerpt from the article:
This supercool beach club [...]
The Blue flag award for Croatian Beaches and Marinas
The Blue Flag, an international label signifying a clean environment and a high level of development and facilities, has been awarded to 115 Croatian beaches and 20 marinas.
Apart from seaside beaches, blue flags are fluttering on seven continental beaches this year: the Aquacity beach near Varaždin and beaches of the sports and recreational centre Jarun [...]
Croatia recommended for sunshine, beaches and cheap prices
In yesterday’s article in The Mirror, titled ‘Go to Croatia for sunshine beaches and cheap prices’, the author writes about holidaying in Dalmatian coastal resort of Baska Voda and at Island of Brac.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
I’m standing at Vidova Gora, the highest point on the Croatian island of Brac, looking down on [...]
Croatia in Europe’s Best Beach Cabins
In the travel section of Saturday’s The Guardian, in the article ‘Europe’s best beach cabins for less then £50 a night’ , two cottages from Croatia are featured, while the main photo of the article features pebble beach Pupnatska Luka located at the south shores of Korcula Island. This is an excerpt from the article:
Vesna’s [...]
Quality of the Sea at Croatian Beaches in 2008
The report on the quality of the sea at Croatian beaches in 2008 has been published by Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction .
According to published report, the Adriatic Sea in Croatia meets the rigid criteria of the Provision on quality standards of the sea and is of high quality and suitable for swimming.
The Programme that [...]
Varazdin Aquacity Beach
The baroque town of Varaždin, popular for its rich cultural facilities and a unique atmosphere, has supplemented its tourist assets with another one – the Varaždin Sea, a sport & recreation center including two lakes and the Aquacity Beach, which was awarded within the Croatian National Tourist Board’s campaign for the tidiest continental beach.
The Sport [...]
Renovation of Medveja Beach – Opatija
Medveja Beach is located in bay of Medveja – a small fishermen’s village on Opatija Riviera, situated at the foot of Ucka Nature Park, in vicinity of Lovran and Opatija.
The Opatija-based company Hemingway Bar has been granted a 10-year concession for this pebble beach, which should be transformed into the best-equipped beach in the Adriatic. The concession [...]
Croatia among the greenest countries in the world
The Environmental Policy Centre of the Yale University released a report with a global list of 149 countries ranked by environmental performance, according to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI).
On the list Croatia is ranked at the 20th place with index of 84.6 out of 100 points.
The best ranked country is Switzerland (95.5 points), followed by [...]
Hvar among 53 Places to Go in 2008 of New York Times
Under the title ” The 53 Places to Go in 2008“, in its travel supplement , New York Times writes about where to go in 2008 and at 11th place (see above image) recommends Hvar as “the St. Tropez of Croatia“
” What’s on your travel itinerary in the new year? From a new luxury hotel [...]
Adriatic Sea and a plague of invasive algae
In the recent article of BIRN, under the title “Greening of the Sea Gives Adriatic States the Blues” , there are some worrying details regarding the state of a plague of this invasive algae in waters of Croatia as well as surrounding countries.
Under the statement “A plague of invasive algae is testing countries’ willingness to [...]
Improved Safety on Croatian Beaches
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 [...]
Croatian Legislation Changes – Night Clubs at Zrce Beach at Pag Island will work 24/7
According to recent changes to Croatian legislation, all night clubs at Beach ZRCE can now work non-stop , 24 hrs a day!
The club community of popular night clubs Aquarius, Papaya and Kalypso, all located at Zrce Beach, Island of Pag are delighted with this news, as previous years there were some problems between autorities and party goers as local [...]
Sunday Times choose Baska Voda among The Top 20 Beach Holidays
In yesterday’s edition of Sunday Times magazine, in its travel supplement, Baska Voda Beach (Baska Voda is a small coastal place in Dalmatia) is chosen among Top 20 Beach Holidays.
In its seductive introduction to the article about “your perfect stretch of sand” , Sunday Times says:
… Close your eyes and think of your best ever summer [...]
The City of Split gets three Blue Flags: The city of Split has been awarded again, as in last eight years, three blue flags for quality and clean beaches and marinas. One of the blue flag is awarded for ACI marina in Split, second one for beach at Hotel "Split" and third blue flag has been awarded for beach " Bacvice" too...
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