Travel
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Forbes Praises Adriatic Hotel and Zlarin Island for Not Using Disposable Plastic
Croatia is a favourite holiday destination for many, and numerous tourists discover the beauty of Croatia again and again. While foreign media often writes about Croatia as a dream destination, praises for environmental protection are somewhat less common. However, the renowned Forbes magazine has published a story about the Adriatic Hotel in Rovinj, part of the Maistra Collection brand, which recently decided to replace all disposable plastic items with available alternatives, which means it will become the first hotel in Croatia that is actively committed to a cleaner environment and the no-plastic-waste vacation principle. The campaign was launched on April 22,…
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Meet 2 Brits Raising the Gourmet Level on Dalmatian Islands (VIDEO)
April 30, 2019 - While British cuisine may not have the best global reputation, meet two Brits who are raising the level in the land of the UNESCO Mediterranean Diet, Michael Unsworth on Korcula and Jo Ahearne MW on Hvar. And when the two combine... It is perhaps my favourite of all expat integration stories in Croatia. The year in 1972, and a young British student meets a pretty Croatian student from what was then Yugoslavia. Things develop, and our lovestruck British hero decides to visit his new love in her native Orebic on the Peljesac Peninsula. While that love…
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
World's Biggest Welcome in Croatia: Day 38 - Trogir to Trilj (Kayak, Climb, Bike)
April 30, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 38 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 38 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…
Monday, 29 April 2019
Flights to Croatia: iFly Service from Sochi to Zagreb, TUI Cancels Rijeka
April 29, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb and Rijeka airports.
Monday, 29 April 2019
Konoba Karako in Orebic, a Delightful Peljesac Extension of Korcula Dining
April 29, 2019 - While Korcula has many excellent dining options, the short and regular boat connections to the Peljesac Peninsula give plenty of others. An evening at homely Konoba Karako in Orebic. Often it is only when you spend a little time in a destination that you realise the subtleties that are not immediately obvious on first arrival. Having lived on Hvar for 13 years, I was always a little jealous of Brac, which had SO much better ferry connectivity, especially during the winter. But then I spared a thought for Korcula, which had much worse connections than Hvar. …
Monday, 29 April 2019
Marenda, the Art of Dalmatian Brunch at Radiona on Korcula
April 27, 2019 - The second day of this year's Korculanske Pjatance Korcula Spring Food and Wine Festival took an outstanding look at one of the pillars of Dalmatian society at Bistro Radiona - 'marenda', the Dalmatian brunch. Korcula in Spring is mesmerising. This is my second visit to the island of Marco Polo at this time of year, both to the excellent Korculanske Pjatance Spring Food and Wine Festival. It is fast becoming one of my essential entries in the calendar, for it has everything Croatia could - and should - be offering in its shoulder months. But how…
Monday, 29 April 2019
World's Biggest Welcome in Croatia: Day 37 - Primošten to Trogir (Kayak)
April 29, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 37 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 37 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…
Sunday, 28 April 2019
Europe's Oldest Public Theatre Set to Reopen on Hvar: Mirjana Kolumbic Interview
The oldest public theatre in Europe is set to reopen after 20 years on May 1, 2019. Ahead of this culturally significant event, TCN caught up with the woman who knows more about the theatre than anyone else, Mirjana Kolumbic. In addition to being an art history professor and retired senior theatre curator in the Hvar Heritage Museum, Mirjana also wrote a detailed and thoroughly researched book on the Hvar theatre to mark its 400th anniversary in 2012. Mirjana kindly agreed to talk in detail about the oldest public theatre - its past, present and hopes for the future. 1.…
Sunday, 28 April 2019
World's Biggest Welcome in Croatia: Day 36 - Roški Slap to Primošten (Kayak)
April 28, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 36 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 36 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…
Saturday, 27 April 2019
British Gourmet Class on Korcula, as Lesic Dimitri Palace Combines with Jo Ahearne MW
The 3rd Korculanske Pjatance Korcula Spring Food and Wine Festival opened on April 26, 2019, with two Brits combining to provide an unforgettable gourmet treat at Lesic Dimitri Palace. Someone asked me recently to name my favourite place in Croatia. With so many incredible things to see and do here, the list of top places is long, and it was a question I have been thinking about ever since. And then this morning, I think I had the answer, or at least a strong candidate for that favourite place. There is something about the terrace at Lesic Dimitri Palace in…
Saturday, 27 April 2019
Korculanke Pjatance Spring Food and Wine Festival Opens in Style on Korcula
April 27, 2019 - The 3rd edition of Korculanske Pjatance, the Korcula Spring Food and Wine Festival, got off to a glorious start at Konoba Maha, in trademark glorious weather. Of all the Croatian tourist destinations trying to implement strategies for the future, one of the most interesting and enticing is the island of Korcula. Like much of the rest of the coast and islands, Korcula is blessed with so many natural treasures - nature, beaches, heritage, culture and pristine seas. And outstanding food and wine. Putting these components together and trying to build a destination with an outstanding gourmet…
