Croatia Travel Blog

Rab Island hotel recommended by The Guardian

In Saturday eddition of the Guardian’s travel supplement, under the title ‘Winter Croat’, Rab Island’s Hotel Arbiana is recommended as winter break destination: ‘Whiling away a few days on a private balcony overlooking the green Adriatic, on the tiny Croatian island of Rab is a sure-fire way to banish the …

Zagreb Youth Hostel to reopen in April

The renovation of the largest hostel in Zagreb, situated on Petrinjska Street operating as apart of the Croatian Youth Hostel Association, should be completed by the end of March and the hostel should reopen its doors soon after that. The largest hostel in , conveniently situated in the heart of the city, only a …

Dubrovnik with Rick Steves podcast

Dubrovnik: Pearl of the Adriatic short video podcast is available for download for free from RickSteves.com site. This short introduction to Dubrovnik , which starts with ‘ Five hundred years ago, Dubrovnik was a major power with the third biggest navy in the Mediterranean.

Permanent Exhibition History of Tourism in Dubrovnik

The Dubrovnik Tourist Board has recently approved the proposal for permanent exhibition of the History of Tourism in Dubrovnik. The permanent exhibition of Dubrovnik’s tourism history will have on display old photos, postcards and souvenirs of Dubrovnik as well as variety of documentary photographs of famous people visiting Dubrovnik at the start of last century, vintage Dubrovnik tourism and hotel brochures and …

Barcelona to Dubrovnik flights introduced

Click Air , the Spanish low cost airline has introduced direct flights from Barcelona to Dubrovnik. From February 24th to March 28th the flights are sheduled three times per week – Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing Barcelona at 12.50 arriving at Dubrovnik Airport at 13:45.

Vukovar-Srijem County as Croatian tourist destination

Vukovar–Srijem County is the easternmost region in Croatia, situated along the fertile banks of Danube and full of spacious green plains. The area is abundant in cultural heritage, historical buildings, interesting traditional customs, preserved nature and distinctive landscapes. This is also an area of rich gastronomy, and the typical rural …

Madrid to Dubrovnik flights introduced

A direct flight form Madrid to Dubrovnik is introduced by Iberia, the Spanish national carrier. The flights to Dubrovnik will start from 7th of June and last until 12 of October. There will be two Airbus A320s flights a week, rising to three a week during the peak season.

Croatia Airlines to introduce e-ticketing

According to CroatiaPress.com , the Croatian national carrier, Croatia Airlines, is to introduce e-ticketing by the 1st of June 2008. The paper form of tickets will no longer be issued after this deadline. From 1tst of June, to obtain a boarding pass at the check-in desk, a valid identification will need …

Zagreb Dox Film Festival

ZagrebDox, the biggest international documentary film festival in the region, will be taking place in the theaters of the Zagreb Student Centre from today, 25 February to 2 March.

Nautical tourism in Croatia – Zagreb Sport and Boat Show 2008 Update

Nautical Tourism and Zagreb Sport and Boat Show 2008 update from Croatian Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure: Sport and yachting fair: EUR 700 million income from nautical tourism in 2007 During the year 2007, nautical tourism generated an income of over EUR 700 million,