Introduction

Croatia – Introduction

Yachting paradise

The ''sea of a thousand islands'' offers a range of 47 marinas with some 12,500 berths in the sea and 7,200 dry berths. Larger marinas are equipped with technical services, cranes and hoists and fuel pumps, as well as with shopping and catering facilities. Majority marinas operate a yacht hire service and also organize schools of sailing.

Get your sun-tan the easy way

Weather conditions are excellent from June through September (with temperatures often above 20 °C, even in May and October).
Average temperature in June: 25 °C
Average temperature in July: 27 °C
Average temperature in August: 27.5 °C, while sea temperature can reach 25 °C
Average temperature in September: 25 °C

There is always room

It may be that elsewhere in the Mediterranean resorts are saturated, but in Croatia it is always possible to find a secluded cove - even in August. Croatia is not a mass tourism destination. In some resorts local boat owners will take their guests and ferry them to some tiny islet in the morning, and then collect them in the evening.

Good communications: by air, sea and rail

The main reason for the rise in the number of visitors to Croatia lies in the country's good air links with cities throughout Europe provided by Croatia Airlines. Most of the major airlines also fly to Croatia. International sea routes connect Croatia with Italy, while there are rail links with Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, France, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yugoslavia.

Easy access and available transport

Even if you have opted for an island holiday, a ferryboat or hydrofoil will take less than 2 hours to get you to your destination - and en route you could possibly enjoy the company of dolphins, or perhaps count how many of the country's 1,185 islands, reefs or rocks you have seen!

The choice is wide

Porec, Rovinj, Opatija, Cres, Krk, Rab and Losinj;
Zadar, Trogir, Split, Primosten, islands of Pag, Brac and Solta, the Kornati archipelago;
Makarska, Brela, Baska Voda, Tucepi, the islands of Vis, Bisevo and Hvar;
Dubrovnik, Cavtat and Orebic, the islands of Korcula, Mljet, Lopud and Sipan...

Treasures to be seen, well within your reach

In numerous churches you can enjoy works by Titian, Tintoretto, and many other artists.

You can relax in safety

Due to the lowest incidence of street crime in Europe, Croatia is one of the safest countries in Europe.

Wholly with the trend: sports and gastronomy

Eight national parks and ten nature reserves offer ample opportunity for all to enjoy a wide variety of landscapes, through both hiking and mountaineering. In addition to rafting, hang-gliding, para-gliding and parachuting, it is also possible to participate in activities like diving, surfing and kayaking. In cooperation with the ADAC club for motorcyclists and convertibles, a map has been produced of the most scenic roads and landscape sites. And let us not forget the wide ranging palette of culinary pleasures, which includes over 400 types of fish, superb wine growing areas and fresh foodstuffs picked from land ranked among the least polluted in Europe.
Croatian cuisine is a happy combination of the Pannonian influence on the mainland and of the Mediterranean along the coast. Coastal towns and villages abound with small, local restaurants known as ''konoba'' (or cellars) offering a variety of sea food specialties. The quality of Croatian wines, red and white, is well known far beyond our borders, and it is strongly recommended that the visitor should sample of the autochthonous Croatian wines.
And while there, do not miss out on the local herb brandy, known as travarica.

Blue Flags fluttering above the beaches and in marinas

The Blue Flag is the symbol of a well preserved, safe and pleasant environment intended for rest, fun and recreation, and is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe. The Blue Flag has now been flying on Croatian beaches and in marinas for three consecutive years. Last year 30 beaches and marinas were awarded the Blue Flag for their quality of service, cleanliness of their sea and shores, for the level of services and facilities offered and for appointment of beaches and marinas.

Revitalize your health and strength in Croatia

In one of the eighteen health resorts and spas (thermal spring resorts) located both throughout the coastal and continental parts of Croatia, everybody can find something to their taste - be it simple rest and relaxation, or a true return to a fundamentally healthy life style. Health resorts complement their traditional programmes with recreational activities, beauty treatments, and numerous facilities for children. Thermal and climatic health resorts provide active support in adopting a life in harmony with nature, with the environment, and with oneself; they are a precautionary measure aimed at preventing the appearance of disease; they stimulate the body to defend itself, while at the same time offering a pleasing holiday for the entire family.