Croatia Travel Blog

SkyEurope will fly from Vienna to Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik

Sky Europe Airlines, Central Europe’s low-cost airline, will fly from Vienna to Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. It is announced yesterday with info about the opening of its new base at Vienna Schwechat International airport from where it is additionally offering 16 new European destinations.

New Agency for Coastal Maritime Transport

The Coastal Shipping Agency, inaugurated in Split on Saturday by the Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Senader, is a further step in the Government’s aspirations to improve current ferry links between the Croatian Mainland and its islands.

Zagreb – Two New Hotels

Two new top-end accommodation facilities have been opened in Zagreb. The first is the Hotel Antunovic Zagreb, a luxury nine-floor hotel that also houses a commercial-business centre with a guarded parking lot and filling station. The Hotel Antunovic Zagreb spreads over about 30 thousand square metres. The hotel offers some …

Hotel Le Meridien Lav Split is opened

Le Meridien Lav Split, the only five star hotel in Dalmatia has been formally opened last weekend. Located at Podstrana, eight kilometres south of Split, (the capital of Dalmatia) Le Méridien Lav, Split covers area of 55000 m2.

Croatian Painter Djuro Pulitika Dies

Djuro Pulitika, well known Croatian painter that lived and worked in Dubrovnik has died at the age of 85. ?uro Pulitika painted colorful landscapes of his native Dubrovnik as well as Dalmatia . The recurrent and distinctive female nudes, with landscapes in the background are also subject of his numerous paintings.

Rijeka Bypass is Opened

The Eastern part of new Rijeka bypass, the stretch that connects Orehovica with Sveti Kuzma and a section of the D 404 road has been finally opened for traffic.

Croatia Airlines Restriction of Liquids Taken Onboard

Croatia Airlines, the Croatian national air carrier has announced new security measures for all their flights, as prevention of possible use of liquid explosives onboard of their planes. From 15.12.06 (tommorrow) the amount of liquids allowed in hand luggage (packed in in any variety of sprays, bottles, cans , containers, tubes or similar…) are now limited to …

Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik will re-open in two years

According to some regional daily newspapers, Hotel Belvedere in Dubrovnik will hopefully re-open in two years. While shareholders are currently busy discussing reconstruction arrangements in terms of money, shares, planning permissions etc, Orsula, near Sveti Jakov – one of Dubrovnik’s most prestigious locations, still houses this ruined hotel. Hotel Belvedere …

Unique Sailing Holiday along the Croatian Coast

Do you wish to spend one vacation in Mediterranean ambient and to visit for yourselves the charmed Kornati islands as well as other islands such as Zlarin, Kaprije, Dugi otok, Brac, Hvar, Vis, Korcula, Lastovo, Mljet and old Dalmatian cities such as Sibenik , Primosten , Trogir and Split ? …

Sailing in Dalmatia

When sailing towards the south and we pass Sedmovrace, we enter into Dalmatia, the Zadar and Šibenik archipelago. Again we meet with a low and fertile coastline with some of the oldest city agglomerations on the Adriatic. The small town of Nin and cities of Zadar, Biograd and Šibenik are …