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December 1, 2018 - Advent in Zagreb is back, and so too is Fuliranje's most innovative team - don't miss the Here Be Dragons street art tribute to Stan Lee tomorrow.  Inspiration comes to people in different ways, but I guess if you have five superheroes standing in your living room and their creator had recently died AND you had a stand at Europe's best Christmas market, the idea of combining all three might come to most of us mere mortals.  Of course, not all of us have the kind of lifestyle or geekiness that would result in five superheroes standing…

December 1, 2018 - Advent in Zagreb 2018/9 has begun in spectacular style, with an ice show to remember. Check out the videos from the opening night. And so begins one of Croatia's most prominent tourism success stories once again - Advent in Zagreb has begun! Voted the best Christmas market in Europe three years in a row, Zagreb in December has been transformed in recent years with the success of its Advent offer, so much so that other towns are also catching on, and Croatia today has a rich and varied Advent programme, which was well summarised recently on…

December 1, 2018 - The Christmas spirit has arrived in many towns in Croatia, nowhere more so than Advent in Varazdin, which this year looks like the best ever. Advent fever has struck Croatia, and the previously quiet month of December has been transformed, as even the smallest towns and villages seem to be playing their part in making Croatia Full of Life at this traditionally quiet time of year. The success of Advent in Zagreb seems to be rippling down to other parts of the country, and a recent post from Croatia Feeds on the richness of the Advent…

December 1, 2018 - Advent in Zagreb kicks off today, but the place to be yesterday was a little east of the capital, as SalajLand 2018 got underway, complete with 4 million Christmas lights. I love following private events in Croatia and watching them grow. The dream of one person or family, trying to do something different, often little or no official support, begins. And then starts to grow. And grow. And, in the case of the Salaj family east of Zagreb, grow. Advent in Zagreb has become world famous in recent years, the three-time winner of the title Best Christmas Market…

December 1, 2018 - A celebration by leading car manufacturer Mercedes Benz on a love affair between the celebrated car brand and a small Dalmatian town away from the coast - welcome to Imotski, Mercedes-style.  The longer I live in Croatia, the more I get to understand its quirks. Did you know, for example, that there are only three places in Croatia where the dormouse is eaten (grilled on Hvar and Brac, served in a stew in Gorski Kotar), that there is a consulate of Kazakhstan in Umag, or that there are real camels living close to the country's only…

Croatia is becoming an increasingly popular destination for the US market. 

December 1, 2018 - The latest news from around Croatia's airports for new flights to Croatia 2019, with updates from Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Split and Zagreb airports. It has been another busy few days for the airports of Croatia, as they gear up for what is certain to be a bumper 2019 season. An overview of the latest news regarding flights to Croatia 2019.  Flights to Rijeka - Lufthansa Meets the European City of Culture 2020 These are good times for Rijeka Airport, located on the island of Krk. More new flight announcements are coming, as the city gears up to become…

ZAGREB, November 30, 2018 - The government on Friday decided to sell its share in a former army singles dormitory – Hotel Iž – in Zadar, for 11.47 million kuna, and issued a government guarantee for the Split-based Jadroplov shipping company for a loan in its restructuring process The call for bids for the state's share in the 4,399-square-metre-large Hotel Iž, at a starting price of 6.6 million kuna was advertised early August. Four bids were submitted and a recommendation has been made for the government to accept the most favourable bid submitted by the Zadar-based "Hostel For You" company…

New ferry lines are always needed, and it's one of the top complaints of Croatia's permanent island inhabitants, as the availability of their connection to the mainland is often governed too much by the tourist season. Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has decided to introduce a new Croatian ferry line which will connect the Municipality of Lopar and Baška, located on the nearby island of Krk. As Morski writes on the 30th of November, 2018, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has launched a welcome new ferry connection between Baska and Lopar, and the move was announced Primorje-Gorski Kotar County's deputy prefect, Marina Medarić. Novi List reported…

November 30, 2018 — To most tourists and passersby in Dubrovnik, it’s just a strip of rocks jutting out of the middle of the old town’s port. Or the remnants of an old jetty. But archaeologists think there may be more to the medieval Dubrovnik breakwater - "Kaše." A project started by the Development Agency of the City of Dubrovnik will research the historical and geo-archeological significance of “Kaše”, located squarely in the middle of Dubrovnik’s iconic harbor, according to Morski.hr. The agency contends it’s an interesting cultural-historical asset that requires reconstruction, but first needs to be thoroughly researched. A…