Cheese from Pag Island among the best in the world

    Cheese from Pag Island among the best in the world

    Žigljen cheese, produced on Pag Island  has  received an important international award – it is selected among the best cheese in the world, winning the ‘super gold medal’ at the World Cheese Awards 2011 (www.finefoodworld.co.uk/wca) The winning hard cheese, produces in Gligor’s dairy on Pag, is made entirely from locally sourced sheep and cow milk. It takes three to six months for Žigljen to fully mature and finally achieve its spicey, characteristic aroma. This [...]

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    The Garden Tisno Festival

    The Garden Tisno Festival

    The Garden Festival’s team in Croatia are very proud to officially announce A New Beginning, which takes place this summer for a full week of fun in the glorious sunshine. After six amazing years in Petrcane – the original epicentre of Croatia’s now burgeoning independent festival scene – it’s time to move to pastures new, and the party has taken root a little further along the stunning coastline. Ladies and gentlemen, [...]

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    Croatia and Istria ranked among the best destinations for going on holiday by car

    Croatia and Istria ranked among the best destinations for going on holiday by car

    According to recent announcement for 2012, the Germany’s largest automobile club ADAC  has ranked Croatia  as the third best destination for going on holiday by car. By the same survey, in regional selection Istria is reanked as the most desirable destination, followed by Bavaria, Tyrol in Germany and Lake Garda in Italy. The analysis was made on the basis of a survey of 1.7 million of ADAC’s members. The top four destinations for German camping [...]

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    Reconstruction of the Grand Hotel on Lopud Island

    The Italian company Marazzi group, which has recently reconstructed the Hotel Lafodia, on Lopud Island is now considering to  invest in the reconstruction of another Lopud hotel - Grand Hotel Lopud, owned by Atlantska Plovidba from Dubrovnik. Grand Hotel Lopud is right now not in use, bought by Atlantska Plovidba few years ago. The plan is to reconstruct this old building it into a boutique hotel with up to 70 rooms. Altlantska Plovidba is the majority [...]

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    Hostel Cinema Ilok – New Hostel Opened in the Former Cinema

    Hostel Cinema Ilok - New Hostel Opened in the Former Cinema

    The charming new hostel has been opened in Ilok – the town located on  banks of the Danube river in Slavonija. Hostel Cinema, created in the building of the former Ilok’s old cinema. is located  in the very centre of town and features old wooden staircase across old fashioned mosaic floors and walls covered in posters, photographs, old cinema projectors and vinyl records. The hostel can accommodate up to 38 people in bunk beds with use [...]

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    More flights to Zadar from Germany

    More flights to Zadar from Germany

    Ryanair, an Irish low-cost airline, has recently announced introduction of new flight from Karlsruhe, Germany to Zadar. The service is scheduled to start on 28 March 2012, serving passangers twice a week – on Wednesdays and Sundays. This is the eighth Ryanair’s seasonal line to Zadar airport, the third from Germany. Other Ryanair flights to Croatian airports include seasonal flights to Rijeka, Zadar and Pula from variety of European airports. To book, check : http://www.ryanair.com/

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    Jat Airways launches flights from Belgrade to Split and Pula

    Jat Airways launches flights from Belgrade to Split and Pula

    For summer 2012, Serbian carrier Jat Airways announced the launch of new flights from Belgrade to Split and Pula . It also confirmed continuation of flights from Belgrade to Dubrovnik (launched in 2011). This year’s flights to Dubrovnik Airport will start in mid June, while flights from Belgrade to Pula and Split Airport will start at the beginning of July. The routes will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoon. More info and schedules / timetables are here

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    Holiday in Hvar – Readers’ writing competition 2011

    Holiday in Hvar - Readers' writing competition 2011

    An article about holidaying on Hvar Island is winner of this year’s The Guardian’s Readers’ writing competition: summer holidays. Subtitled as “Dana Smith thought she had a cove on the island of Hvar, Croatia, to herself – until a naked woman emerged from a cave“, the article was published in travel supplement of last week’s Guardian. Read the whole article here + click to see large photo of the article

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    Hotel Bischof in Đakovo – The first five star hotel in Slavonija

     Slavonia will get its first five-star hotel next year. Hotel Bischof , part of “Đakovo Centar” will be build in the Đakovo city centre. The hotel will have 39 rooms and two apartments, a wellness centre and other additional facilities that are required by this high hotel category. 20 million euros have alreay been invested in “Đakovo Centar” which will also have flats, offices and an underground garage. The total value of the investment [...]

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    ITDE – Travel Fair in Split

    ITDE - Travel Fair in Split

    In few weeks, Split will be hosting travel fair that deals with latest trends for 2012 in the travel industry.  International Travel and Destination Expo (ITDE) will take place in the five star Le Meridien Lav hotel in Split from 24 to 27 November this year. This will also be the first year that the fair in Split will deal with connecting tourism trends with social networks (aka social revolution in traveling). There [...]

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