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March the 12th, 2022 - The number of people purchasing Croatian apartments, particularly newly built ones, in cash, has increased of late. The trend of rising prices on the domestic property market hasn't been significantly hit by the pandemic or two earthquakes, either. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, as many as one third of buyers in 2021, or most of them, were interested in Croatian apartments of 50 and 60 square metres, while only 5 percent of them were searching for apartments of 100 m2. The most sought-after apartments in Zagreb are 60 m2, there is great interest in those…

March 11th, 2022 - Did you know that Rijeka once used to host an all-female car rally? Rijeka and Opatija have a long tradition of motorsport racing, going back to the early 1930s when a race course named Opatija Circuit first started hosting auto races. Also known as the Kvarner Circuit (Circuito del Carnaro), the race course was 6 kilometres long and had a starting point in Preluk bay between Rijeka and Opatija. The circuit used the streets of Opatija and its environs, offering splendid views of the Adriatic Sea. The circuit’s claim to fame was the 1939 Adriatic Grand…

March 11th, 2022 - An announcement from the theatre states that they stand in solidarity with artists from Ukraine and consider it an obligation to provide an opportunity to Ukrainian colleagues to continue their artistic work. The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb recently cancelled a production of Eugene Onegin, an opera by Tchaikovsky whose premiere was scheduled for May 2022. Instead, the theatre will stage one of the most famous operas in history, Puccini’s Tosca, directed by Mario Pontiggio. The premiere is scheduled for May 27th, writes Jutarnji list. Ukrainian conductor Alla Kulbaba from the National Opera in Kiev has…

March the 11th, 2022 - The Zagreb lower town (donji grad) is set to be lit up by the Festival of Lights for the first time, joining upper town (gornji grad) in the return of this festival following a coronavirus-induced two year break. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, following a two-year break, the Festival of Lights is returning to the City of Zagreb, and it will be held in its fourth edition from March the 16th to the 20th, when visitors will be able to enjoy 32 artistic light attractions at 31 locations from 18:00 to 23:00. Along with the city's…

March 10th, 2022 - The trend originating from Sweden has been taking root in Istria over the last few years An interesting event combining fitness and ecology will take place in Pula this weekend, on Sunday the 13th of March. A so-called plogging race was announced earlier today in the Šijana forest park, reports Glas Istre. Plogging is a unique activity which originates from Sweden and involves picking up garbage while jogging outdoors - saving the planet, one run at a time. The trend gets its original name ‘plogga’ from a combination of two words, ‘jogga’ for jogging and ‘plockka…

March 10th, 2022 - One of the world’s top chefs has been confirmed as a guest of the upcoming gastronomic festival in Istria A press conference was held today regarding the upcoming Weekend Food Festival. As we recently reported, the unique gastronomic event will be taking place the 5th to the 8th of May in the Old Tobacco Factory in Rovinj. Organised by Tomo Ricov and Boris Kovaček together with programme director Hrvoje Petrić, the festival will host many top chefs of international renown. The WFF crew has now confirmed that Massimo Bottura, one of the world's greatest chefs and…

10 March 2022 - Oftentimes as travelers or visitors, when we think of Croatia, we are quick to envision sparkling seas, cobbled streets, and gastronomic wonders. But we often overlook one important aspect of this young nation - its people. In this series, I have the privilege of sharing the local culture through individuals from all walks of life. These are some of the everyday people you may simply pass by while walking down the street. But through these coffee house conversations, I reveal the spark of extraordinariness that lies within. Today, I’d like Total Croatia News readers to meet…

ZAGREB, 10 March 2022 - The Varaždin Faculty of Organisation and Informatics said on Thursday it had joined the #ScienceForUkraine initiative due to the catastrophic consequences of the Ukraine war on its academic community. As part of the University of Zagreb, the Faculty joined the international scientific community's social media initiative to collect information about universities, scientific institutions, and other organizations within the system that can be of help to Ukrainian students and researchers. The Faculty, present in four northwestern Croatian cities - Varaždin, Sisak, Zabok, and Križevci - is offering help to all Ukrainian students, teachers, and researchers with whom the University of Zagreb has bilateral cooperation. The help envisages…

ZAGREB, 10 March 2022 - World Kidney Day was marked on Thursday at the Croatian Medical Association with the message about the importance of prevention and for a national action plan to be launched in Croatia for the early detection of chronic kidney disease, which is something that one in ten adults contract. Chronic kidney disease does not have any symptoms, it is not painful and remains undetected, which is why it is important to launch a national early detection programme, the president of the Croatian Association for Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Mario Laganović, told a press conference. World Kidney Day, which is marked…

March 10, 2022 - Future Scope Festival is around the corner, when Zagreb's most famous club night celebrates its 20th birthday! A massive celebration is being prepared from May 13 to 15 on the Jarun Island of Croatian Youth with the best international and Croatian musicians of various genres on four stages - from electronic and rock to rap. Impressive names have already been announced, including Sven Väth, Sister Bliss (Faithless DJ set), Stacey Pullen, Mauro Picotto, Sam Paganini, Paul Van Dyk, Terry Francis, Nathan Coles, Nicole Moudaber, Petar Dundov, Rundek and Ekipa, TBF, Elemental, ABOP, Detour, and Boris Štok. Two…