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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Beach Zrće

Beach Zrće near Novalja on the island of Pag has become the top destination for young people from Croatia, and becomes more and more popular in western Europe. It all started twenty years ago when nightclub 'Calypso' was opend on Zrće where people have been partying since 1988. With the coming of clubs' Aquarius' and 'Papaya' from Zagreb, beach Zrće becomes a tourist phenomenon that the media pretentiously called "Croatian Ibiza".
Beach Zrće is a long, pebbled beach, located in the northeast part of the island of Pag. On the beach there is no natural shade, there is always a great crowd at both the beach and in a series of nearby premises. Zrće Beach owns' Blue Flag 'which means that the sea is clear, that there are showers and toilets, and that from 10-18 rescue service operates. Buildings on the beach are adapted for disabled persons.
Party starts at all three clubs at 16h and lasts until morning outsides and in the pools. On the beach Zrće there are various sports, recreational and entertainment facilities such as scooters, beach volleyball, water slides, and quality restaurants.
Zrće - Croatian tourism phenomenon, 24-hour party zone, some would say Sodom and Gomorrah, and those who come there call it "Bi-monthly madness" and a wonderful beach and fun. Zrće Beach has brought popularity to Novalja and island Pag.

Well-known British magazine Mixmag, indispensable guide for young people who travel and are looking for fun, last year declared the club Aquarius on the beach Zrće the most desirable location for fun in Europe. 'Aquarius' has found it self in front of the famous club Cavo Paradiso at the island of Mikonos, Murettou in Venice or Der Visionarwe in Berlin, which is all great tourist propaganda for Croatia.
Nearby is the large camp 'Strasko' which has a special section for naturists. Adults can enjoy the morning gymnastics, aerobics, aqua aerobics during the day and karaoke and dance with live music during the evenings or on the beach.





Saturday, March 12, 2011

Info

Geographical location:
Croatia extends from the eastern edges of the Alps in the northwest to the Pannonian lowlands and the banks of the Danube in the east central region is covered by the Dinara mountain range, and its southern parts extend to the Adriatic coast.


Area:
The mainland covers 56,542 km2, a surface of the territorial sea is 31,067 km2.

Population:
4,437,460 inhabitants, the national majority of the population are Croats; national minorities are Serbs, Slovenes, Hungarians, Bosnians, Italians, Czechs and others.



Government:
Croatia is a parliamentary republic.

Capital:
Zagreb (779,145 inhabitants), the economic, cultural and academic center of the country.

Coastline:
5835 km, of which 4058 km coastline of islands, islets and reefs.

Number of islands, islets and reefs:
1185; the largest islands are Krk and Cres are 50 inhabited islands

Highest peak:
Dinara 1831 m


Climate:
There are two climatic zones in the interior dominated by a temperate continental climate, locally also a mountainous, while along the Adriatic coast have a pleasantly mild Mediterranean climate with many sunny days, dry and hot summers, mild and wet winters, the average temperature in the inland: January 0 to 2 ° C, August 19 to 23 ° C, the average temperature at the seaside: January 6 to 11 ° C, August 21 to 27 ° C, the sea temperature is 12 ° C in summer, about 25 ° C.

Cash:
HRK (kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be exchanged at banks, exchange offices, post offices, travel agencies and hotels;

Currency:
Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa). There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 lipa and 1, 2, 5 and 25 Kuna coins and 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Kuna.


Power supply:
220V, frequency 50Hz

Tap water is potable throughout Croatia.

Call number:
Country code for Croatia is +385.




  

Friday, March 11, 2011

WOW Croatia

American television journalist and producer Ashley Colburn has WON a prestigious Emmy Award for her documentary "WOW Croatia," which was filmed in October last year in our country.

Great job done by Ashley Colburn!

Wow Croatia Part 1
Wow Croatia Part 2

Croatia will make you sad...

See the video!!!

This is quite a true story...

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Visit Croatia

This is just a sneak preview of a million reasons for visiting Croatia.


Video found on http://croatia.hr/en-GB/Homepage

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