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Feb-9-2011 By admin

Hvar

Hvar’s pulse starts to beat around ten in the morning, which marks the arrival of the first catamaran. This is a great time to sit on the terrace at Café Pjaca, read the paper and drink a fresh cup of coffee. It is also an opportunity to meet some locals and find out about secret swimming coves and special events. By noon most visitors have ventured off to the Paklinski islands for a day of fun in the sun, which is ultimately followed by a siesta lasting until about 5 p.m. If by chance you find yourself wandering around the city at this time of day, locals may greet you with the phrase “pomalo” which translates to “take it easy” or “slow down”.

Hvar Excursions

City Sightseeing
Take the opportunity to join us for a guided tour of the most notable sites in Hvar. Discover the historical legacy of Hvar step by step and listen to the stories of the town citadel, the mediaeval walls, the monasteries and the palaces.

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Biking
Discovering Hvar’s beauty is only a bike ride away. Pedal your way into small towns where the locals will reward your efforts with hospitality, domestic specialities, as well as recommendations for your journey onward.

Speed Boat Safari
The legend says that the Paklinski islands came into existence as a result of a secret love between the sea god Poseidon and a nymph. Spend a day away from the crowded beaches, enjoy the sun in the serenity of the hidden coves, swim in a crystal-clear blue sea and relax in the untouched nature or the Paklinski islands.

Hiking and Trekking
Some say that the best things in life are taken slowly, granting maximum pleasure and serenity. Hvar invites those with meandering souls to hike through its lush hills and across its rocky shores.

Island Jeep Safari
From hidden coves on the coast to the vineyards in the heart of the island, let us take you on a jeep safari packed with an exciting array of spectacular landscapes and azure vistas.

Dubrovnik

The old city of Dubrovnik has remained basically unchanged since the thirteenth century. Its medieval ramparts encircle the city divided in two by the main street – Stradun.

From the Stradun, side streets scamper up the hill toward the ramparts or wind south toward the port. In either direction, the city is alive with open air markets, artisans’ shops and studios of artists, Baroque churches and Gothic-Renaisssance palaces, unexpected courtyards with fluted columns and splashing fountains, and covered loggias in which to sit and watch the world saunter by.

Every visitor to Dubrovnik can discover the unparalleled freedom of a city where no cars are allowed and the stone-faced houses and orange-tiled roofs have not changed for centuries.

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Dubrovnik Excursions

Walking Tour of the Old Town
Precious as a museum, Dubrovnik is much more than that – it is a city bustling with life, redolent in history. Walk its streets with our expert guides and discover the stories of the ancient times during the walking tour of the old town.

Walking rally
Explore Dubrovnik in a competitive way, read the map, follow the instructions, interact with the locals, have fun and try to win a walking rallye

Jeep ride
Get the adrenaline going!
Join us for a jeep ride in a picturesque Konavle valley

Cruise to Elaphite Archipelago
Relax on board of an old timer, chill out sipping a refreshing drink in a sunset, listen to the wind in the sails, feel the salty breeze in your hair… Enjoy the cruise to the Elaphite Archipelago.

Wine route
Spoil your senses and indulge in taste and scent of old wine cellars – explore the Wine Route with us.

Paint ball
Enhance the team spirit in a funny way – paint ball in an abandoned military base and an old fortress is a perfect way to do it.

Private cruise
Escape daily routine and forget about stress. Let yourself be pampered and relax on board a luxurious yacht exploring some of over 1000 Croatian islands.

Split

Today’s Split is the product of 17 centuries of building, renovating and remodelling, so that the new of today meshes with the old of yesterday. At the core of this sprawling cityscape is the palace that Emperor Diocletian built for his golden years at the turn of the 4th century.

What began as an imperial residence and fortified camp is today an intriguing warren of narrow cobblestone streets, where pre-Romanesque churches live alongside Gothic chapels, history-filled museums abut galleries of contemporary art and delicious-smelling restaurants compete with bustling cafes for the attention of passers-by.

Split Excursions

Krka
With its seven travertine waterfalls and a total drop of 242 meters,
the Krka River is a natural and karstic phenomenon proclaimed National Park in 1985. Walk by the river and thundering cascades, take a boat ride and spend a relaxing day in pristine nature.

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Cetina
Rafting on the beautiful Cetina river is an adventure that takes 3 to 4 hours, but the memories last much longer. Feel the adrenaline, have fun, get rid of stress and play in the river or under the waterfall at Studenci.

Trogir
Founded in the 3rd century BC as the Greek colony Tragurion, Trogir is a city with rich history (site inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1997). Explore charming, winding streets, sip a coffee in one of beautiful piazzas, listen to melancholic Dalmatian songs of a cappella singers…

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These Split`s location, you can see at split map

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Interested in buying a house on an Croatian island, apartment in a quiet Dalmatian town, commercial property in Dalmatia or land plot for a larger investment? Take a look at some offer of Croatia real estate property for sale.

If purchased house, apartment or commercial property requires renovation, or if you are interested in investments in Croatia, our real estate agency offer you our professional help in building, furnishing, and consulting (construction overseeing, blue print, translation, permits, cost management etc.). With Croatia becoming ever more popular as a Mediterranean holiday destination (especially Dalmatia), interest in purchasing property in Croatia, or real estate on the coast, Croatian islands, or in the country has also risen quite suddenly in the last year or so.

Croatian islands

New Tuscany, Croatia offers the same high standards of old Tuscany – an authentic Mediterranean holiday, sun, sea, sand, and beautiful countryside, no plebian crowds, high-rise hotels or unpleasant fast-food chains…

The Croatian real estate market is fairly well developed. Croatian land and Croatian house prices are still very favourable, particularly on the Dalmatian islands where properties such as beautiful Croatia stone houses built in the traditional style. Also in the beautiful Croatia historic towns such as Dubrovnik , Hvar, Zadar or Korcula there are excellent real estate and property opportunities to acquire prime location real estate at reasonable prices. Foreign interest in buying property in Croatia, including the small islands, suddenly grew two years ago. Until then foreigners did not believe this was a market worth investing in property.

The Broker real estate will assist buyers of either holiday homes or investors or both to purchase property in Croatia for capital growth and holiday rental income. We offer a wide selection of new apartments and villas in the whole of Croatia, both recently build and also off plan. As well as this we have for sale older Croatian properties, including Dalmatian family homes, blocks of apartments and also traditionally built old stone buildings as affordable property for foreign real estate buyers.

Broker real estate are specialists in real estate and property in all areas of Croatia. Croatia has a wide range of villas on Dalmatian islands, apartments in pictoresque old towns, houses near the crystal clear Adriatic, homes or any type of property or real estate for development in the major tourist and holiday home areas of Croatia, including Dubrovnik and Istria.

You can visit, also russian site for informatian about real estate in Croatian : www.realestatecroatian.ru

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Events tourism in Croatia

Feb-7-2011 By admin

A significant motive for year round visits by guests is also event tourism. The Tourist Board of the Primorje-Gorski kotar County has dedicated special attention to this type of tourism by issuing an events calendar titled “From day to day” through the tourist information provider “Kvarner info” which is issued in 8 languages and is the basic source of information about the region and manifestations and is updated and reprinted quarterly.
Tourist offer events start in January and February with carnival activities which culminate in one of the largest and most recognisable European carnivals – the Rijeka carnival. The cities of Rijeka and Novi Vinodolski are members of the International Association of Carnival Cities which most vividly indicates the importance, in a tourist sense, of these events founded on traditions and within whose framework are a whole series of traditional manifestations like the zvončari (bell ringing) in Kastav and Matulja, Muna, Žejana…to the Opatija Balinjerade, International Carnival Day and Children’s Carnival Promenade. These are followed by entertainment-musical, gastronomy and sports events, which upon the approach of Easter and the pre-season, especially the main tourist season, increase in numbers and grow into a fireworks of attractive tourist events in the summer months.

February
The two-day Split Carnival in the middle of this month includes various fun activities, the highlight of which is an evening procession with many locals, donning masks, joining in. The main carnival is normally preceeded a few days before by a children’s carnival in which the little ones can also don masks and take part in their own procession.

March
Gast Fair is the largest gastro event in Croatia, and will be held in the city from 2nd to 6th March 2011.

April
Unsurprisingly, given its location, Split is home to the annual Croatia Boat Show. A large number of boats are exhibited by being moored in the city’s harbour and a spectactular parade of boats is held on the final day of the show. 2011 sees the 13th such event, and will be held from 12th to 17th April.

May
Split’s patron saint, Saint Domnius (Sveti Duje in Croatian) is celebrated with a feast day held each year on 7th May.

June
Picigin, a popular game played on the beaches of Split (read more about it here) has a “world” championship event held each year in early June – fun to watch!

The Mediterranean Film Festival Split will run from 11th to 18th June 2011, showcasing films from the region.

July
The Split Summer Festival runs for about a month from mid-July to mid-August. Much like the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, this one features open-air theatre, music and dance performances at various special venues around the city, including in and around Diocletian’s Palace.

September
The Split Film Festival runs for eight days from 10th to 17th September 2011, showing new films from across the world from a variety of categories, themes, genres and styles.
There is a wide selection of events significant to the enrichment of the tourist offer and extension of the season. From manifestations connected with culture (music festivals, concerts, exhibitions, competitions, press), sport (regattas, endurance, mountain car racing, motorcycling, water skiing, parachuting, cross bowing etc.), tradition (carnivals, folklore, gastronomy…), through to development of tourism (support for eco-centres, national parks and nature parks, improvement of places, walking and cycling trails, mountaineering trails…) to manifestations connected to the fruits of nature (Marunada – chestnut festival, Days of cherries, Days of asparagus, Days of mountain fruits…).All mentioned locations, you can visit at split map . Many tourists when come in Split, they stay in Split hotels or Split pansion. They really satisfied with Split accommodation.

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