Travel

With much of Croatia's Adriatic coast closing down after a record tourist season, a visit to one of the gems of the Croatian gourmet world on October 30, 2017, Plavi Podrum, delightfully tucked away in charming Volosko on the Opatija Riviera. And open all year. 

Several months earlier than usual, the Jelsa Tourist Board announced the programme for Holy Week 2018 on October 31, 2017, one of the most important times of the year for local people and a unique time to visit Croatia's premier island.

October 31, 2017 - The island of Hvar is home to a UNESCO Holy Week tradition dating back more than 500 years. Vatican TV channel TV 2000 reports on the unique Za Krizen procession which has taken place every year through the night of Maundy Thursday in six towns and villages on the island since the 16th century. 

Good news for both private renters and tourists in the Pearl of the Adriatic as three major Dubrovnik companies merge to provide better service for all.

Ten Croatian photographers are featured in this year's edition of the international contest

Cyclotourism has finally been getting some prime time in Varaždin County. Although, the headline “Cyclist Restroom by the Cemetery” probably wasn’t envisioned as a Haloween publicity stunt but rather a misjudged decision by someone who believed that an 878.000 kuna investment might go unnoticed because it involved the word cycling. Or was it the word cemetery? Still, it is a sign of the times that bikes are en vogue.

Following multiple years of negotiations and planning, Platak is finally about to get a makeover

Visiting Istria and not leaving a couple of kilos heavier seems to be an increasingly harder task these days.

The small town of Livade is known worldwide as the centre of the Istrian white truffle

With over 1,000 islands along the Croatian coast, it is hard to choose one of the ‘best’ but Maslinica on Šolta definitely deserves the title “Best Authentic (small town) Coastal Destination”.