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Salt Production as an Attractive Tourist Program
Apart from its basic activity, the production of salt, the salt pans in Nin, near Zadar, are also devising tourism programs. A couple of years ago, the Nin salt pans became a sort of natural park with organized guided tours for visitors.The Nin salt pans, along with the ones in Ston, are the only ones [...]
hostels more wanted
For the young, Croatia is a favourite tourist destination, and they will fnd the accommodation suited to their needs in 40 hostels around the country to which 30 more should be added by 2012. The hostels are already located in some of the most attractive spots such as Dubrovnik, Pula, Sibenik, Zadar, Rijeka, Veli Losinj, [...]
Sport and tourism hand in hand
16 January to 1 February, Croatia will host the 21st Men’s World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 to be held in several cities: Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Osijek, Varaždin, Porec and Pula. Sport halls, most of them multipurpose, are built for the occasion and will be opened during December, ready to receive the best handball players from [...]
Croatia – A respectable camping destination
A meeting of the European Federation of Campingsite Organizations and Holiday Park Associations (EFCO & HP), an organization established in 1979 and bringing together around 25 thousand European campingsites and camp resorts, was held in Umag in late September. Such important convention in Croatia, the region of Istria and the tourist destination of Umag is [...]
The Greeting to the Sun and Sea Organ – Year-round attractions
The Sea Organ, and the somewhat newer urban installation Greeting to the Sun by architect Nikola Bašić, are two landmarks of the city of Zadar attracting public attention and representing a contemporary addition to the cultural/historical and ambience-related values of this city. Next to the famous Sea Organ on Zadar quay and near the cruiser [...]
Rural tourism attracts more and more guests
Rural tourism is becoming an increasingly strong magnet for tourists arriving in Croatia. Living in autochthonous houses, enjoying food prepared in the traditional way and staying away from crowds are the advantages attracting more and more people for whom the Zadar County Rural Tourism Catalog is intended. In the catalog, the Development Agency presented 17 [...]
The Indian village of Chief Winnetou
On a large plateau in the craggy Obrovac region a real small Indian village recently appeared, and not just any village… 42 years ago, namely, a film was shot here about one the best known of the Indian chieftains – Winnetou. That was the motivation to set up this, the latest tourist attraction here, given that [...]
Zadar Global cool destination
Britain’s Guardian recently proclaimed Zadar the world cool destination. In the report the Guardian ran on its pages says that Zadar is a favoured tourist destination with a rich history, easily reached by land, air or sea. They made special mention of the Ryanair flights out of London as a way to get to [...]
Millennium jump for the Guinness book of records
Known for its quality tourist activities and facilities, cultural events and attractive manifestations, Zadar is a must see locality on the tourist map of Croatia. It is sufficient only to mention the sea pipe organ constructed on the Zadar waterfront, which with the harmony of sea and sounds additionally attracts visitors and it is the [...]
Nin Šokolijada preservation of autochthonous values
The unique gastronomic manifestation Nin Šokolijada in whose final stages once annually tourists of the ancient town of Nin may enjoy, has a significantly greater effect than organising an attractive tourist event. The entire project was initiated five years ago by the Tourist Board of the City of Nin to promote the organised production of [...]
