The museum of Olive Oil Making at Island of Brac
The Museum of Olive Oil Making is opened in the village of Mirca – small place located on the northern part of the island of Brac. The village has always been known as a village of oil makers. The museum is located in the premises of the existing oil making facility, constructed in the 1950’s. Old machines, photographs and olive products, from oil to the ever more popular olive soap, are [...]
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Lipnicka Gorica, Ribnjak – Rural destination of Croatia
The village of Lipnicka Gorica in the municipality of Ribnjak, situated on the Croatian-Slovene border in Karlovac County, was recently declared extinct and non-existent, but today it is the home of the rural tourism Srakovcic Estate owned by Karlovac hospitality industry businessman Ivan Srakovcic. Almost 90% of the population of Lipnicka Gorica and other settlements in this passive region in the western corner of Karlovac County have moved away over the [...]
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Museum of Croatian Tourism
Opatija has become the home of the Croatian Museum of Tourism. This newly opened Museum is housed in the Villa Angiolina that contains permanent as well as temporary exhibitions.
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Croatia Tourist Figures for year 2008 will head for new records
Good news from The Head Office of the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) : They estimate that Croatia will close the 2007 tourism season with about 11.2 million guests, 56.2 million overnight stays and tou rism revenues in excess of 6.9 billion euros.
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Walk along Parenzana Railway Track Route in Istra
A new tourism project was launched in Istra : The Parenzana – a route of Health and Friendship. Parenzana is an old railway track from the early 20th century that linked Trieste, Kopar and Porec, passing through much of the Istrian interior. The railway has now been completely overgrown, but the route passing through wilderness, right next to many Istrian towns and old fortifications will take tourists on an adventurous [...]
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Dubrovnik among breakout cities of the year – AOL’s Best & Worst of 2007
Dubrovnik is chosen with three other cities for Best & Worst of 2007: Breakout cities of the year by AOL Money and Finance : This is how Dubrovnik is described: ” Dubrovnik, Croatia – Our third breakout city is as old as the others are new.
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Christmas Decorations in Zagreb
Zagreb saw decorations and lighting going up ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s festivities. An advent wreathe and a manger made of cubes were set up on the main Ban Jelacic Square alongside a Christmas tree. The tree that adorns Zagreb’s main square – a 18-metre spruce – is believed to be one of the most beautiful Christmas trees so far.
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Villa Elita Dubrovnik
The Villa Elita which operates as part of the Dubrovnik hotel complex “Importanne Resort” is so far the most expensive tourist facility in Dubrovnik, whose price reaches 12000 Euros a night.
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Croatian Shellfish Experience
An unusual experience of Croatian shellfish was reveiled in letters of yesterday’s New York Times: “This spring my wife and I were traveling in Croatia and stayed in the town of Mali Ston at the entrance to the Peljesac Peninsula, which is the center for farming oysters and mussels.
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Stella Maris – luxury Istrian villas
The Umag company Istraturist recently completed construction of new attractive Istrian villas which have now become an integral part of the tourist settlement Stella Maris in the immediate vicinity of the town of Umag, Istria.
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