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The oldest public theatre in Europe reopened on May 1, 2019 on the island of Hvar, Croatia. Take this beautiful video tour. It opened in 1612, the first public theatre in all Europe, a sign of the level of culture on the island of Hvar during Venetian rule over 400 years ago.  Closed for 20 years for renovation, the Hvar public theatre reopened earlier this week for the first in three initial performances, as previously reported on TCN.  A beautiful new drone video from Jaksa Kuzmicic takes us not only into and around the new theatre, but also places the…

As Morski writes on the 2nd of May, 2019, the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has established a successful cooperation with the BBC, one of the largest and most respected media outlets in the world. This cooperation includes the full production of three sixty second videos that will showcase the Republic of Croatia as an attractive year-round destination, the production of three articles with accompanying video footage for the BBC platform, as well as advertising and activity on all online BBC platforms from May to September on twelve key broadcasting markets. ''Cooperation between the Croatian Tourist Board and the BBC…

May 3, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 42 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.  The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 42 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.   The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating…

May 2, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb airport. 

One of the several very nice developments in recent years on Hvar has been the rise in tourism in its inland villages. Located away from the coast (and ironically, the original settlements as locals wanted to avoid the attention of pirates), Hvar's inland villages lost out to the appeal of coastal towns and those gorgeous beaches for many years.  Things are changing slowly, however, and tourism inland has never been busier. Several high-quality restaurants are bringing diners in from the coast, and activity tourism is showing visitors the heritage and traditions of this magnificent island which are lost to those…

May 2, 2019 - On May 1, the Croatian Tourist Board and the Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County, in cooperation with the local tourist communities, welcomed ten prominent international journalists in Inland Dalmatia as part of the ongoing tourist promotion of the area. This time, the journalists explored the Sinj region.  On the initiative of Joško Stella, director of the Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County, as part of organized study trips, journalists arrived from all countries the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has a representative office. In cooperation with local tourist boards, around 40 foreign-based journalists will visit the cities…

May 2, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 40 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.  The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 40 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.   The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating…

May 2, 2019 - After being closed for 20 years for renovation, the stage of the oldest public theatre in Europe is entertaining audiences again on Hvar, Croatia. It is a remarkable island, best known for its sun, lavender, beaches and nightlife, but the island has much more to offer, with several attractions which often surprise.  It is, for example, the island with the most UNESCO heritage in the world, the birthplace of the grandfather of dactyloscopy (that is fingerprinting to you and me), and the place where organised tourism began way back in 1868. Oh yes, and it is…

Domagoj Jakopović Ribafish put together for 24sata.hr a very comprehensive list of all of the beer festivals in Croatia to be held in 2019. May 4, 5 4. Osijek CRAFT BEER Festival Sunčana ulica, Osijek Over 50 types of beer, brewery owners and master brewers, independent brewers and entertainment by local musicians.   May 10-12 Craft Beer & Burger Weekend  Opatija On the terrace of the Continental Hotel, the best Croatian craft beers will be sold at the promotional prices: Daruvarska pivovara - 5th Element, Bura Brew, Zmajska pivovara, Primarius Craft Brewery, Međimurski Lepi Dečki, Nova runda.   May 16-19…

May 1, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 39 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.  The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 39 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.   The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating…