Travel

A wonderful reminder of how Dubrovnik used to be in these lovely 1970s photos uploaded to YouTube on February 27, 2019. Life on the Dalmatian coast has changed considerably in recent years.  Visitors to Dubrovnik marvel at the old walls, the Game of Thrones locations and majestic Stradun, as cruise ship tourists come in their hundreds of thousands, and it is easy to forget that is was just 28 years ago that this UNESCO World Heritage was shelled during the regional conflict in the 1990s.  But let's go back a little further, to an era when Dubrovnik had trams and…

TCN continues looking at the plans and expectations of Croatian airports in 2019, with updates from Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar, thanks to AvioRadar. 

February 27, 2019 - The first 5-star hotel on the island of Hvar is set to open its doors this summer. Hotel Palace Elisabeth, hvar heritage hotel has had quite a history so far.  Walking onto the main square in Hvar Town is always a magical experience. At 4,500m2, it is the largest square in all Dalmatia, and it is also certainly one of the best spots for people watching over a relaxing sun over a leisurely coffee in all Dalmatia. The rich and famous mix with backpackers, as children chase pigeons in this very safe environment.  There is also a…

After several years when events like this weren't organized in Rovinj, this year will see the return of one of the most attractive sailing event in the world, Adris 44Cup, a stop on the RC44 Championship Tour. Organized locally by the Sail La Vie organisation and the Maestral Sailing Club from Rovinj, supported by the Adris Group the event will take place during the week of May 28th until June 2nd. The event will take place right after the opening of the new Grand Park Hotel Rovinj and the new ACI marina in the town, and an attractive entertainment programme…

This Croatian tourist season, catering establishments could see employees from other countries, reports Splitski Dnevnik on February 26, 2019.  However, not even Croatia’s neighbors are thrilled with working conditions in the country, which raises the question of precisely what kind of working conditions Croatia provides. This topic of employment and importing foreign workers in the tourist season was discussed on Tuesday in the Croatian Chamber of Commerce. "The fact is that we had a shortage of workers already last season, and the quotas have not been utilized, because many were not interested in working in our area. That is why…

February 26, 2019 - Looking to buy into a property rental business with a lot of love on gorgeous Hvar? You have come to the right place.  If there is a stone house in Dalmatia that has seen more love and laughter than this one, I would like to meet it.  It is one of my favourite real estate stories of all. A British couple looking for a new life abroad came to Croatia way back in 2004. First-time visitors, I remember showing them this property in my former existence as a real estate agent one Monday morning. By lunchtime,…

Are the seaplanes stopping the recently announced Split Airport catamaran from moving forward?

February 26, 2019 - TCN continues looking at the plans and expectations for Croatian airports in 2019, with updates from Pula, Rijeka, and Osijek, thanks to AvioRadar. 

TCN looks at the plans and expectations for Croatian airports in 2019, beginning with Zagreb. 

The Belgrade Tourism Fair is one of the largest in the region, and this year it was held from 21 to 24 February. It was an ideal opportunity to present the tourist offer of Slavonia and Baranja. Visitors were introduced to the European Amazon bicycle route, the Osijek and Subotica Art Nouveau tourist route, the Green Pathways of the Danube and Drava rivers, and the Central Danube Tour – the Central Danube Tourist Destination. The European Amazon bicycle route stretches from the Alps to the Pannonian plain along the most extensive natural river system in Central Europe. It covers Austria,…