Travel

June 22, 2020 - Croatia recently introduced the entercroatia.mup.hr online form for foreign visitors to the country. What exactly is it, and who needs to fill it out? Just over a month ago, we started a Viber community called Total Croatia Travel INFO in an attempt to help tourists get accurate travel information for their holiday to Croatia. It has been one of the most informative and educational things that I have done in the last year, and you can join the group here (you will need to download the Viber app).  For in addition to us giving information, the…

June 22, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik and Zadar. Croatian Aviation reports that Turkish Airlines will fly again on the Istanbul-Zagreb route from July 1.  During the summer, Turkish Airlines operated to Zagreb twice a day, thus offering a large number of connections to other destinations in the world to all passengers from Croatia, of course, in the opposite direction, allowing many tourists to come to Zagreb (especially those from Asia). Due to the outbreak of the pandemic, Turkish had suspended traffic on all routes, and in…

June 21, 2020 - Balancing the needs of tourism and corona is impossible to get right. A look at the approaches of Croatia and Montenegro (a non-EU member).  I have been writing about corona for months now. So many things are becoming a blur.  Doing the daily live updates for weeks reporting constantly on the numbers of deaths and new infections was really draining, and I can safely say that I have not seen the bigger picture for a while, which is why certain things which are widely known by everyone else come as a surprise to me. Two conversations…

June 21, 2020 - Tourism was on hold when we started this series of articles, but most of us have plenty of time. So let's look at the virtual resources available to explore Croatia virtually. We continue our new Virtual Croatia series with the tools to discover Cavtat and Konavle. A few weeks ago I wrote that being a tourism blogger in the corona era was about as useful as being a cocktail barman in Saudi Arabia. I feel less useless now, a few weeks later, and I am encouraged by the number of Croatian tourism businesses who are contacting…

ZAGREB, June 21, 2020 - A 30-km-long cycling trail running through the countryside and vineyards from Vukovar to Sarengrad near Ilok was presented at the Vucedol Culture Museum, outside Vukovar, earlier this week. The route is intended for the growing number of cycling tourists in eastern Croatia. "The Vineyard Trail is an off-road route through the countryside and vineyards which we have designed because the road to Ilok is very busy and is not adapted for use by cycling tourists. The route goes past the Vucedol Culture Museum and many family farms," the head of the Vukovar-Srijem County Department for Tourism…

June 20, 2020 - Croatian tourism's strength is in its fantastic authentic experiences, and there is nowhere quite like Blaca Monastery on Brac, especially after this outstanding renovation. Take the video tour. One of my favourite stories about Croatia concerns the grand piano at the spectacular and very remote Blaca Hermitage monastery on the island of Brac.  Even today, you can only reach this unique complex by foot, a 30-minute hike being the shortest approach. And so it was all the more surprising to discover that the complex has - among many other unusual things - a grand piano. The…

June 21, 2020 — Croatia Airlines will increase the frequency of some international routes out of Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik, as well as add a domestic flight to Brač, according to Croatian Aviation. In the first week of July, the company will increase the number of frequencies on numerous international routes from Zagreb, and introduce one domestic one, towards the airport on Brač, among other additions. The Croatian national carrier has slowly returned routes suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions. Here are the changes taking effect July 6, split according to airport: Zagreb Flights to Frankfurt…

June 20, 2020 - As the Makarska Tourist Board director posts photos of beaches in Mozambique, a phenomenal private video project showing all the Makarska Riviera beaches from above.  The Makarska Riviera beaches are among the most popular summer destinations for those looking for a slice of Adriatic heaven under azure skies. The divine coastal strip is littered with outstanding beaches to suit all needs, from family to remote and romantic.  A new project from Vice Rudan and team at Makarska Riviera Beaches has brought all the Makarska Riviera beaches from above into one place, in the form of 17…

June 20, 2020 - The 10th edition of the Hvar Half Marathon will take place on June 27 as things return to a semblance of normal on the island. After weeks of lockdown, what could give a more refreshing feeling of freedom than taking part in one of the most beautiful races in the world, running through natural beauty flanked either side by spectacular views of the Adriatic on Croatia's premier island of Hvar? Tourism event calendars have been decimated this year due to the effects of COVID-19, but as the season now begins to start slowly, several events look…

ZAGREB, June 20, 2020 - Croatian police have tightened controls on the borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia following new cases of coronavirus infection originating from the two countries, Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Friday. Bozinovic, who heads the national coronavirus crisis management team, told Jutarnji List daily that tighter border controls had been imposed on Thursday. For the latest travel info, bookmark our main travel info article, which is updated daily.  Read the Croatian Travel Update in your language - now available in 24 languages Join the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community. "Anyone wishing to enter…