Travel

ZAGREB, November 3, 2019 - The Klis Fortress logged this year's 100,000th visitor on October 29, 51% more visitors than at the same time in 2018, and this year's ticket revenue is a record-high 5 million kuna, according to the information provided by the authorities of Klis Municipality overlooking the City of Split. Municipal head Jakov Vetma said the municipality was "investing a lot in the reconstruction of the fortress and in expanding products. Thereby we contribute not only to tourism and development of our community but the whole region." Klis Fortress is one of Europe's most important and most…

November 3, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Split. Avio Radar reports that Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea launched many new lines in its 2020 flight schedule, which includes something new for Split.  Namely, in a short time, Volotea has added a fourth new line in their offer to Croatia next year, which includes a trip between Italy and Split.  Thus, the Bari-Split line will circulate once a week, on Wednesdays, only in the heart of the season, i.e., from July 8 to August 26.  This will be the third line…

ZAGREB, November 3, 2019 - The year 2020 will be a watershed for Croatian tourism because of a reform of the system, Croatia's Council of the EU presidency and participation in Expo Dubai, the state secretary at the Tourism Ministry, Tonči Glavina, said at a Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) meeting. The meeting decided on a 2020 public call for the "Sporting Croatia" project as well as on cooperation in the filming of a show for the Chinese market. It also endorsed a draft agreement on the promotion of Croatian tourism during the EU presidency in the first half of…

After a brief, and yet very unsuccessful existence, the Split Metro is getting shut down tomorrow. It was in operation for 142 days, and ever since it was introduced on June the 11th, it was quite obvious to most that it wasn't going to be successful, so Split's municipal transport company "Promet" announced quietly that this Sunday, November 3rd, at 21:30 is the last time the train will be operating. They haven't really announced it at all, just the schedule on the Promet's website shows that it won't be operating after that. In its unsuccessful 142 days, Croatian media supposes…

November 2, 2019 - An authentic UK telephone box in Europe's oldest town, an English pub in a Slavonian field, Yorkshire puddings in a Vinkovci restaurant, and Croatia's first cider apple orchard. Meet Steve Gaunt, the man behind a little bit of Yorkshire in eastern Croatia.  Croatia never ceases to amaze, but my recent trips to eastern Croatia have made me realise that I will spend several lifetimes in this beautiful country and never get to know it completely. My first visit to Vinkovci, the oldest continuously inhabited town in Europe, started with a very bizarre sight - an authentic…

November 2, 2019 - More than a million religious tourists visit Medjugorje every year, even though the Vatican has not authenticated anything there, but few know about the only Vatican-authenticated miracle in Croatia which can be visited. Meet the Eucharistic Miracle in Ludbreg.  My first visit to Croatia in what was then Yugoslavia was back in 1988. I remember overnighting in Zagreb before heading to the destination which was the main purpose of the trip.  Medjugorje.  As I was the product of nine years of Jesuit education in a British boarding school, the Catholic faith was never far away. Indeed,…

As Glas Istre/Boris Zgomba writes on the 1st of November, 2019, the variety of foods, the gastronomic tradition with elements of different cuisines that have historically dominated Croatia and its region over several historical periods and the traditional skill of cooking and eating impresses a large number of guests who visit Istria and Croatia. Gastronomy is an indispensable part of the experience of a destination and certainly an increasingly important element of the research and interest of modern tourists. The local experience is often associated with enjoying the gastronomic specifics of a particular location. Countries with developed tourist traditions understood…

November 1, 2019 - Plitvice Lakes National Park successfully cruises through the offseason. Judging by all the indicators so far, Plitvice Lakes National Park is nearing another record year, which is contrary to the pessimistic announcements made before that the number of visitors would be halved if online ticket sales were introduced. However, Novi List reports that the recently held Promo Week confirmed otherwise To mark 70 years since it was proclaimed the first national park in Croatia, and 40 years since it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list,Plitvice Lakes gave back to its visitors with a ‘Promo…

October 31, 2019 - Cycling in Croatia? Croatian Auto Club has just released a new interactive map with the cycling routes across Croatia.  A novelty on the Croatian Auto Club's (HAK) interactive map is the cycling routes that pass through Croatia as a contribution to implementing the Cycling Tourism Development Action Plan resulting from the 2020 Tourism Development Strategy. In the future, HAK wants to publish smaller routes by county, in addition to other facilities provided for cycling tourists. The Croatian Auto Club, with the help of the Coordinating Body for the Development of Cycling Tourism in Croatia (cyclotourism.hr), wants…

October 31, 2019 - The first phase of the "Livka Bay, Solta Island" tourist resort, valued at almost 509 million kuna, was announced as a strategic investment project of the Republic of Croatia by the Government, at the proposal of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship, and Crafts.  Slobodna Dalmacija reports that it is a private investment project, financed by private capital and prepared for many years by the investor company Azurna uvala d.o.o. based in Stomorska on the island of Solta. According to Minister of Economy Darko Horvat, this elite tourist resort will include the construction of a five-star hotel with a total…