Kvarner
Velebit Mountain Video Introduction
This morning’s Guardian has published a short video clip shot of Velebit mountain in which Croatian meteorologist Ante Vukušić, who works on Velebit for 37 years, introduces this Croatian National Park. The video features some lovely shots and wise comments – have a look:
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Liburnia Jazz Festival in Opatija
In the first weekend of July, from 4.7.2010 to 6.7.2010, Opatija will be a host to the Liburnia Jazz Festival, which, according to its level of recognition, number of concerts and visitors, is definitely the largest jazz festival in Croatia and the region. Jazz will be heard at eight town locations. Evening concerts will take place at the Large Stage of the Open Air Theatre and Street Jazz Festival will fill your afternoons [...]
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Mošćenice and Moscenicka Draga
Mošćenice is medieval fortified town , located on a steep cliff beneath the Mountain Učka, with its ancient walls and narrow stone streets. The town has changed many owners throughout its tumultuous history, but has survived all challenges and has remained preserved until today. Mošćenice can only be entered through one gate, over which the Habsburg coat of arms is engraved. The houses are so compressed that the town does not [...]
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Losinj – Island of Vitality – Film
At the 12th International TourFilm Festival, recently held in Split, the promotional film “Losinj – Island of vitality” , made by director Igor Modric of Irs Art Production, was announced as the best tourist film of the festival.
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Prize for Northern Velebit National Park
The Northern Velebit National Park has received the European Destination of Excellence 2009 award Representatives of 22 European tourist towns and regions from as many countries have received the 2009 European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) awards. For this year’s awards, 20 EU Member States and Turkey and Croatia put several hundred candidates forward to compete for the best destination under the theme of “tourism and protected areas”.
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Opatija celebrates 120 years as a health resort
At the beginning of March, Opatija, a prominent tourist destination in the Kvarner Bay, celebrated its 120th anniversary as a health resort.
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More is less: Casa Oraj in Lovran, Istria
In Saturdays’s article in Guardian, titled ‘More is less’, the writer suggest that clubbing together with friends this summer and going slightly off the beaten track, you can take your pick of castles, villas and mansions. Among other sugested European holiday castles, villas and mansions, Casa Oraj in Istrian resort of Lovran (located 5km south of Opatija), is also recommended.
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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.
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Novi Vinodolski runs for Golden Flower of Europe 2008
Primošten, a town located near Šibenik, was last year proclaimed Europe’s most attractive settlement while Biograd na moru, near Zadar, took silver. Now the nominations have been made for the next award – the 2008 Golden Flower of Europe. The latest Croatian nominee for the award is the well-known Kvarner area tourist destination of Novi Vinodolski, currently the only official nominee for the 2008 Golden Flower of Europe, putting it in the [...]
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Ferry Rab (Lopar) – Krk (Valbiska) – the new ferry line
The new ferry line that connects Lopar at island of Rab and Valbiska at Island of Krk will start from 21.01.08.
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