Medieval Frescoes found in Zadobarje near Karlovac
Five hundred years old frescoes have been discovered at the church of Sveti Antun Pustinjak in Zadobarje near Karlovac. This valuable artwork is discovered by accident, when the plaster started falling off the walls and revealed the entire interior walls are covered by medieval paintings.
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Dubrovnik at the cover page of Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre New 2007 Mediterranean Brochure
Australia’s Greece and Mediterranean travel specialist “Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre” have chosen the image of Dubrovnik for the cover of their new summer 2007 brochure. For next summer “Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre”, expanded its Croatia program including an island hopping program for the islands which fringe the Dalmatian coast. The release of dedicated brochure which, beside Croatia, includes Italy, Spain Portugal and Cyprus, is motivated with the growth [...]
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New plans for the Zagreb Public Transport System
As a part of the larger project of easing Zagreb’s increasing traffic jams, the Zagreb Faculty of Traffic and Transport (Fakultet Prometnih Znanosti) have revealed new plans for the construction of the Zagreb underground and over-ground railway system.
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Dubrovnik and Korcula – most visited cruiser destinations
According to the Croatian Central Bureau of Statistics (Drzavni Zavod za Statistiku), during the first 11 months of 2006, there were 565 cruise holidays along the coast of Croatian Adriatic.
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Expedia’s customers choose Croatia among top 10 destinations for next summer
As voted for by it’s customers, Expedia.co.uk has revealed that Croatia is amongst the top ten holiday hotspots for summer 2007.
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Motorway Rijeka – Zagreb construction continues
According to Croatian press, the works on the external sections of the Rijeka-Zagreb motorway resumed at the beginning of January.
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Istria in Travel and Leasure Magazine
In its January issue, the USA travel magazine, ”Travel and Leasure” has included Istria in its “Where to go next” section under the title “Istria, Croatia the next Provence?”
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No Trace of Croatia in “The summer 100″ of Sunday Times Travel Magazine
I was trying quite hard to find any hint of Croatia as a recommended destination for next summer in “The summer 100” article of today’s Sunday Times Travel Magazine.
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Hotel Patria – The first four star hotel in Baranja
Hotel Patria in Beli Manastir – the main city of Baranja , is the first four star hotel in the region . The hotel was opened in November 2006, while the four star tag was officially obtained couple weeks ago. Hotel Patria has some forty luxury rooms, fully equipped inclusive of Jacuzzi bathrooms. The building and interior improvements worth about 40 million Kuna was partly financed by Croatian Ministry of Tourism. More info : Hotel [...]
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Croatian Government dismisses accusations about Suncani Hvar
According to HRT – the Croatian State TV, following the publication (by popular but annonimus C.N.N blogger ) of the secret agreement between the Croatian Privatization Fund and the Orco Group from Luxembourg that became co-owner of the «Suncani Hvar» hotel complex after the public-private partnership model, the Croatian government dismissed all accusations about the allegedly non-transparent and unlawful privatization.
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