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Zadar Travel NewsRafting on Zrmanja RiverZrmanja, one of the cleanest rivers in Croatia is hosting rafting enthusiasts in its unique canyon. A traditional regatta, which has made this karst river famous even outside the Croatian borders, will be held in April. The race lasts for two days, and the rafting descent trail takes 2-3 hours. The two-day event ends with a charity dinner and the traditional Miss Zrmanja beauty pageant. Also, apart from the race and other [...] New Flights by Croatia Airlines Croatia Airlines, the Croatian national air carrier, has recently officially confirmed that it has introduced many new direct flights in their summer timetable. New seasonal flights are being added from Zadar airport to Munich and Zurich. The first regular flight from Zadar to the Bavarian metropolis is scheduled for 3 May whilst from 29 September airplanes on that line will fly twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Direct connection [...] Zadar: New Media Art Gallery opened The first exhibition of New Media Art Gallery that was opened in Zadar, the exhibition titled ‘She_story’ began on 13th of March in the space of ex cinema Pobjeda in Zadar and will last until 31st of March. Exhibition ‘She_story’ is the world seen through woman’s eyes. 84 new media art works were applied to this exhibition and we selected 20. Art works are using different media to explore the subject [...] Soundwave Festival Croatia – 23-25 July 2010 The Soundwave Festival in Croatia has announced a second round of acts with The Cinematic Orchestra, DâM FunK & Zero 7 (DJ set), amongst those joining the likes of Toddla-T, Benji B, DJ Format, Andreya Trianna and DJ Vadim already on the bill. The festival, now in its second year, has already been chosen by The Guardian as one of their top ten festivals to try in 2010, describing it [...] More Flights to Split, Zadar and Dubrovnik In 2010 Split will be directly connected with 74 European destinations. This is a record number of European cities from which travellers will be able to directly reach Split Airport – the largest airport in the Adriatic. With all of the last year’s flights, 10 new destinations have been introduced to which Split will be connected, including Paris, Rome, London – Stansted, Hannover, Lille, Manchester and Basel. Split will be [...] Zadar: the perfect city break in Croatia In yesterday’s Times, Zadar was featured as ’the perfect city break in Croatia‘ following with statement ‘ With its café culture and blend of ancient and modern architecture, this city likes to party’ This is an excerpt form the article: ‘I first went to Zadar two years ago and was instantly seduced by its easygoing café culture and intriguing blend of ancient and modern architecture. I returned telling anyone who would [...] Petrcane, near Zadar has become an epicentre of cutting-edge music In yesterday’s eddition of The Observer, under the title ‘ How Croatia splashed on to the music festival map’, Luke Bainbridge, of Observer Music Monthly magazine, ‘ follows the clubbers to a sleepy fishing village on the Adriatic‘ . Here is an excerpt from the article: .. The site is key to Electric Elephant. Petrcane (pronounced ‘Petrcharner’) is a charming 900-year-old fishing village, halfway down the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, [...] 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 Cottage, Lapad, Dubrovnik: On the lush Lapad peninsula, 3km north-west of Dubrovnik, this enchanting [...] Snow in Dalmatia Sudden snowfall in Dalmatia brought traffic at standstill in Split , Zadar and on some Islands See more photos at Slobodna Dalmacija photo gallery , Even more photos at Jutarnji gallery , Photo of Zlatni Rat beach under the snow , check current weather forecast for Croatia The Croatian Heart Shaped Island video – Galesnjak in Zadar archipelago Video clip of island of Galesnjak, located in Zadar archipelago, the well known Croatian Heart Shaped Island, was broadcasted on Croatian television - have a look: Croatian heart-shaped island becomes hit with lovers The heart-shaped island of Galesnjak, located in near vicinity of Zadar , was featured in yesterday’s Telegraph. This is an excerpt from the article: The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its unusual shape was highlighted on Google Earth. Even the owner of the uninhabited island – now known as Lovers’ Island – didn’t realise how perfectly heart-shaped the island off the Croatian coast was until he [...] Ryanair flights from Stockholm to Zadar In addition to flights to Zadar from London, Dublin and Edinburgh, Ryanair, the popular Irish low-cost carrier has recently announced Stockholm to Zadar route. The flights from Stockholm to Zadar Airport are sheduled to start in on 01.04.09, flying twice per week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays: On Wednesdays, the flights will take off from Stockholm at 16.05 , arriving in Zadar at 18.50. Returning from Zadar, the flights will take off at 19.15, arrving [...] Heart Shaped Croatian Island (2) When I was surfing Google Earth back in March 2007, and found this heart shaped Croatian island of Galesnjak, I did not expect this cute looking island to become so popular. About year later, on the 14th February 2008, ABC News referred to it in it’s Heart-Shaped World clip: Click here for ABC News original Heart Shaped world clip Today, while reading my favorite Slobodna Dalmacija daily, I was surprised to find that CNN World Report will [...] Your spending money will go much further in Croatia According to article in Observer’s travel section, British travellers should visit Croatia next summer where their spending money will go much further. In its yesterday’s article titled ‘Where to holiday beyond the Eurozone’ they suggest to do following swaps : Swap Corfu for Korcula : A long-time family favourite, Corfu offers an ideal mix of bustling resorts, long sandy beaches and stunning Venetian architecture in Corfu town. The Croatian island of Korcula, however, [...] Hotel Bastion in Zadar opens Hotel Bastion, a new facility in the very center of the Dalmatian city of Zadar, has recently been opened. The hotel has 28 accommodation units, a modernly equipped conference hall, a wellness center and a restaurant. Classified to the four star standard, the hotel was named after a 13th century bastion that formerly occupied the location, the remains of which are incorporated in the hotel. Hotel Bastion is the second [...] About Zadar: Zadar is a Croatian city located between Rijeka and Split, not far away from Sibenik. It is a few thousand years old town and it was the capital of Dalmatia for many centuries. The Zadar peninsula still preserves very old network of narrow and charming city streets, as well as a Roman forum dating back to the first century AD.. read moreat Zadar Travel Guide | Visiting Zadar - an article about Zadar | Zadar Travel Blog | Zadar Travel Directory | Zadar Photo Gallery | Zadar Hotels | |
| Top Sights in Croatia | Croatian islands | ||
| Brač | Lošinj | ||
| Brijuni | Lopud | ||
| Cres | Mljet | ||
| Dugi Otok | Molat | ||
| Elafiti | Olib | ||
| Hvar | Pag | ||
| Koločep | Rab | ||
| Korčula | Silba | ||
| Kornati | Šipan | ||
| Krk | Susak | ||
| Lastovo | Vis | ||