Noisy entertainment, food all-inclusive from morning to night and animation in between - this in Croatia is not found (where to look - you yourself know). But the amazing nature, the impeccably clean sea, four thousand kilometers of the coast, strewn with needles and decorated with rocks and bays - it's please. Hence the significant plus of Croatia - the "lack of coverage" of the direction.

The golden rule "Closer to nature! "In Croatia, followed by everyone, but each - in its own $$ .Someone enjoys the amazing ecology of the country: the cleanest sea and beaches, where instead of ridiculous beach umbrellas pines rise, and the coastal waters are transparent to tens of meters .Someone chooses the healing power of land and water - good, Croatia has as many as 20 mineral springs and one deposit of unique healing oil .Well, the most radical citizens, accustomed to understand everything literally, are coming here to throw off the hypocritical covers of civilization and completely merge with nature on one of the country's many nude beaches .

Agree that against the background of such great opportunities talk about some of the simplicity of local hotels and food in them sound at least inappropriate?

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The capital is Zagreb. A full list of the country's cities can be found on the city page and the resorts of Croatia.

Beach resorts in Croatia - $

There are three main resort zones in the country:

• Istria Peninsula
  • Umag, Novigrad, Porec, Vrsar, Rovinj, Pula, Medulin, Rabac, Opatija, Lovran, Brijuni Island and Krk (strictly speaking, Istria does not belong to Istria, but is located next door)
• Average Dalmatia
  • Vodice, Sibenik, Primosten, Trogir, Split, Brela, Baska Voda, Makarska, Tucepi, Podgora, the islands of Brač and Hvar
• South Dalmatia
  • Dubrovnik, Kolochep Island, Lastovo, Korcula and Mljet, Mlini, Neum, Plat, Slano and Cavtat

Ski resorts in Croatia - $

• Slame and Platak

How to get

Aeroflot runs Moscow-Zagreb flights several times a week. From the end of April to the middle of October, charters to Pula, Split and Dubrovnik are organized once a week, and from June to September they fly twice to Pula. Domestic flights Croatia Airlines fly from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, Split and Pula. In summer, a charter is possible to the island of Krk once a week.

From summer in Kiev and from Minsk fly charter flights to the main resort centers of the country: Pula, Dubrovnik and Split. In the rest of the time you will have to travel to Croatia with a transfer - for example, in Moscow. The same way is to be done by the citizens of Kazakhstan.

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Croatian visa

Citizens of Russia and CIS countries need a visa to visit Croatia.

Customs

Import of foreign currency is not limited, national - no more than 2000 HRK. Valuable professional and technical equipment should be presented at the border, and for import of animals a certificate from the veterinarian is necessary. Plants, organic fertilizers and seeds can be imported into the country only through those places on the border where phytosanitary control is carried out. Allowed duty-free import of 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 g of tobacco, a liter of spirits, 2 liters of wine, 1 kg of coffee or tea, 250 ml of cologne and 50 ml of perfume.

It is prohibited to export objects of cultural or historical value without the permission issued by the State Administration for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, as well as the skins of wild animals, drugs, weapons and ammunition.

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Useful phone numbers are

Embassy of Croatia in Moscow: Korobeinikov per., 16/10; tel .: (495) 785-40-70, 785-40-75; consular department: st. Ostozhenka, 23; tel .: (495) 785-40-72; website

The Russian Embassy in Zagreb: Bosanska Ulica 44; tel .: (1) 375-50-38, 375-50-39; website

General information: 981, taxi service: 970, police: 92, first aid: 94 or 4600-911 (Zagreb), fire service: 93, road emergency service: 987

City codes: Zagreb - 1, Biograd - 23, Vukovar - 32, Osijek - 31

Codes of the main resorts: Dubrovnik, Mlini, Plat, Cavtat, Kolochep, Korcula and Mljet - 20, Trogir, Split, Brela, Baska Voda, Makarska, Tučepi, Brac and Hvar - 21, Vodice, Sibenik and Primosten - 22, Lovran , Opatija, Rijeka and the island of Krk - 51, Umag, Novigrad, Porec, Vrsar, Rovinj, Pula, Medulin and Rabac - 52.

Rent a car in Croatia

To rent a car in Croatia, you must be at least 21 years old, have a driving experience of at least three years, a credit card, a passport and a driving license. If there is no credit card, usually a deposit of 150-300 EUR is left. You can rent a car at airports where representative offices of major rental companies operate: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz. One day rental will cost from 50 EUR, at the conclusion of the contract should always pay attention to what is included in the price.

On the coast, it is also widely proposed to rent a scooter. Security deposit ~ 100 EUR.

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Transport

Domestic flights Croatia Airlines fly from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, Split and Pula. In summer, a charter is possible to Krk Island once a week, and there is also an air service between Split and Osijek.

Croatian trains are comfortable and follow the schedule. Railways connects all the major cities of the country, with the exception of Dubrovnik (in this case you need to get there by train to Split, and then take the bus to Dubrovnik). On popular lines (Zagreb - Split, Zagreb - Osijek, etc.) modern express trains run.

The network of bus routes in Croatia is also very extensive, the departures are regular, the cost is low. Croatian taxis are usually ordered by phone, the car arrives in 10-15 minutes. Payment is made on the counter, in general, this is not the cheapest pleasure. The mainland and numerous islands of Croatia are connected by ferry communication, water taxis also operate.

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Safety of tourists

According to top-secret Interpol data received from the agent seven-zero-zero personally, Croatia is now one of the most prosperous countries in Europe in a criminal sense.

The climate of Croatia is

On the coast, there is a Mediterranean climate with a hot and very dry summer (air temperature +25 .. + 29 ° C) and a damp warm winter (+9 .. + 15 ° C). The heat is easily tolerated thanks to the dry air, sea breeze and abundance of greenery on the coast. The swimming season lasts from the beginning of May to the middle of October. See also the current weather forecast for popular Croatian resorts for the next 10 days.

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Beaches of Croatia

All beaches are municipal, admission is free. Renting sun loungers and umbrellas will cost about 2 EUR. Some hotels provide beach equipment for free.

Beaches of Istria, with very few exceptions - artificial concrete platforms, natural stones, plateaus or small pebbly lagoons. In Central Dalmatia (the cities of Brela, Baška Voda, Tučepi and others) and on the island of Brač, beaches are made of small pebbles. They are considered the best on the whole coast. Pines here grow just 3-4 meters from the surf line, and therefore no umbrellas are needed. In South Dalmatia, there are pebbly, rocky, and concrete, and on the islands in the Dubrovnik area there are also sandy beaches.

And Croatia in general and Istria in particular - almost the main center of world nudist tourism.

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Hotels of Croatia

Almost all Croatian hotels on the Russian market have been restored. Old hotels are still many, but Russian tour operators do not offer them. The level of hotels, as a rule, corresponds to the declared category. Most hotels - three stars, "fours" and "fives" is small.

Meals are mostly breakfast or half board. And breakfasts, as a rule, "buffet", suppers recently also pass to it. "All inclusive" is almost none, except for a few hotels.

Spoiled by the eastern excesses of Turkish "fencers", tourists may remain unhappy with the modest Croatian "treshki" with small and simple numbers. Here and there, there are no conditioners (check in advance!). Animation is only in hotels of international "chains", which in Croatia are very few, and in Russian is so far rare.

The voltage in the network is 220 V, frequency is 50 Hz, standard sockets and plugs with round plugs are used, but due to the intensive reconstruction of many hotels under European standards, the rosettes of the European model are becoming more widespread.

Banks, exchange offices and tips

A bit of history: the name of the national currency in Croatia - "kuna" - comes from the beast "marten", whose skins used to be used instead of money.

The currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, at the post office, at travel agencies "Kroatia Tourist" (there you can exchange traveler's checks) and hotels, almost everywhere .Some banks make currency exchange without commission, but usually commissions are 1-1, 5% .Reverse currency exchange is possible only in banks, while it is necessary to show bank receipts for the initial exchange .Tourist checks are accepted in most major banks of the country (it is preferable to use checks in euros) .If you purchase more than 500 HRK, you can return VAT when leaving the country - for this, you need to show a passport, a check from the store and the goods themselves at the customs office..

The banks of Croatia operate daily from 8:00 to 17:00, on Saturdays until 13:00, on a weekend - Sunday.

Credit cards MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and Visa are accepted everywhere.

In hotels, restaurants and taxis, if the service charge is not included in the bill, the tip is 10%. If the cost of service is included in the bill, then the tipping tourist is not obliged to pay. Also it is customary to leave "for tea" to guides and barmen.

Shopping and shops in Croatia.

Shops are open on weekdays from 8:00 to 20:00, on Saturdays and Sundays - until 14:00. On the coast during the tourist season they work from 6:00 to 12:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00 (22:00).

The most common local "souvenir" is wine (as a rule, dry is its very large choice). Of the strongest drinks, the most famous is "Travaritsa" (strong alcohol on herbs), "Slivovitsa" (on plums) and "Grushovitsa" (also it is not difficult to guess where "the legs grow"). Also popular is Cherry Liqueur Maraschino from Zadar (his big fans are British monarchs).

Shopping is more expensive - jewelery from Rijeka under the name "morchish" - fine work of a brooch, pins, a suspension in the form of a head of a negro ("relatives" of the Venetian "moretto"). Also you can buy products from corals, which are found here on many islands (by the way, independent extraction of corals in the sea is prohibited and punished very severely).

From traditional Croatian traditional products one can distinguish beautiful laces of Dolmatian islands, hand-made embroidery, wooden carvings, wool and leather products, carpets, ceramics, national costumes and tapestries.

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Croatian cuisine and restaurants

In addition to the standard European cuisine, Croatia prepares a variety of national dishes, which certainly worth trying $ .This is Dalmatian or Istrinian proshut (jerky meat), Pash or Lich cheese, sheep cheese, Slavonic kulen (kind of sausages), famous Samobor or Zagorian chesnuts (also sausages) .In Dalmatia, on the islands and in Istria, the main dishes are fish and seafood, as well as pashtitsada (stewed meat) and boiled lamb .Other popular Croatian specialties: "chobanats" - "shepherd" stew from different types of meat, generously flavored with paprika, "shtrukli" - pasta with cheese, "polize" - baked potato with bacon .On the coast, you should definitely try expensive (and delicious) dishes with a truffle, Istrian "manestra" soup .At the sweet we recommend you to taste the chocolate delicacies of the "bayadere" and "griot" .

From the Croatian national drinks, red wines such as Teran, Merlot, Cabernet, Opoplo, Plavac, Dingach and Postup, white wines Malvasia, "Kuyunjusha", "Zhlahtina" and "Muscat". Among the strong drinks, the most famous are Slivovitsa, Travaritsa and Lozavocha, and among the dessert ones are Proshek and Maraschino.

Cafes and restaurants of different levels in the resort towns are at every step. The prices are approximately the same: if there are strong spirits or vintage wine on the table, the dinner will cost ~ 20 EUR. A feast with local spilling wine will cost 12-15 EUR per person, and gatherings with mineral water or beer - at 10 EUR. This refers to the "typical" menu: salad, first and second dishes plus drinks. "Sea" dinner will cost more - at 25-30 EUR, and lovers of lobsters will have to pay about 50 EUR each.

Portions are simply huge, and hospitable hosts in some "conoba" (national tavern) like to treat home tincture. Especially if the tourist comes a second time.

Serenity on the island of Hvar

Dubrovnik in the rays of the setting sun

Charming Cavtat

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions of Croatia

The city of Zadar impresses with its magnificently preserved fortress walls, which at one time did not prevail over the Turks, the first Croatian university and cherry liquor "Maraschino" .But the main attractions are centered around the church of Sv .Martyrs built on the ruins of the Roman forum .In the Benedictine monastery a good Museum of ecclesiastical art has been opened, also the cathedral Sv .Anastasia, Franciscan monastery, church of Sv .Крсевана, Св .Petra, Sv .Simuna and Sv .Mihovila .Wide popularity is enjoyed by the Archaeological Museum of Zadar, the beautiful National Museum, the Maritime Museum and the Ethnological Museum in the old watchtower .

Risnjak is one of the few places in Europe where you can see the lynx on the outside. Still there are bears, deer, wolves, deer, martens and there are no tourist sites as such - but there are many trails for trekking, bicycle paths and cliffs suitable for rock climbing.

Krka National Park is famous for its canyon, descending along which you can see the spilled lakes, a twenty-meter waterfall and an abandoned Franciscan monastery in the middle of an uninhabited island. However, the trip to the Plitvice Lakes National Park, which is considered to be one of the most picturesque in Europe, is much more popular.

Generally, abandoned cities are Croatia's special attraction .For example, an empty city, it's the same - Naked Island, near Rab Island .Since 1949, it has been a top-secret concentration camp for political prisoners..Hum is the smallest city in the world: officially there are 17 residents including the mayor .Another worth seeing is the church with frescoes of the 12th century and the "Glagolist Avenue" - ancient stones with glagolic inscriptions .If you go on the highway from Pula to Porec, then halfway to the right (landmark - the town of Kanfanar) you can see the ruins of the ancient city of Dvigrad..It was founded by the Romans, but cast after the plague..Another interesting place is the Church of St. Mary, one and a half km from Berama: there are magnificent 15th century murals .

A lot of medieval castles are scattered throughout the country: Bogenspierk near Lithia with the Valvasor museum, the ancient Friedrichstein castle on the Kochevskaya mountain, the Zuzhemberk and Khmilnik castles, the castle on the island - Otočec, the Turyak castle. And also - about 80 summer residences of the nobility, built in the Renaissance style on the territory of the Dubrovnik Riviera and in the north of the country.

In addition, the country has developed a lot of interesting excursion programs and routes (many of which are appetizing culinary), for example: "The instructive road of Virovitic Bilogorje", the project "Traditional cuisine roads", "Pearls of the Drava valley" or a trip to the town of Grab.

A lot of discos, bars and clubs are open in almost all the resort towns of Croatia. But the most popular "party" place of the country is the island of Pag. The whole life here is concentrated on Zrche beach near the town of Novalja. A gigantic pool, two huge clubs, Aquarius and Papaya, plus a 24-hour disco all summer. In the "Aquarius" - house, European DJs and live concerts. In "Papaya" - a huge jacuzzi, where everyone lies directly in clothes.

Also in the country are developed diving, yachting, windsurfing, trekking, rafting and many other interesting and blood-warming classes with the ending on "ing". Do not forget about biking and rock climbing, for example, in the area of ​​the town of Ravna Gora.

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Diving in Croatia is

Crystal clear waters of the Adriatic Sea, the lack of strong currents and a variety of the underwater world annually attracts to Croatia a lot of divers from around the world .Local sites offer a different level of complexity: a flat seabed with colonies of interesting plants and flocks of fish, landscapes (vertical walls, underwater caves), Croatia's special pride underwater - artificial and natural racks .Popular dive sites: natural - St. Iván Island (ideal for beginners), Sturag Island and Banel, Galibovy walls (underwater caves) .Famous racks: Numidia is the largest rack in the Adriatic, a 120-meter ship from the times of the Second World (depth 40 m), the Draga excavator, waters around which are transparent throughout the year, Coriolan mine minesweeper, sunk in 1945, with a huge colony of sponges , Lina - merchant ship, sunk in 1914, an Italian destroyer, split by a mine in two parts during the war .

Events in Croatia

In Zagreb - the Musical Biennale (April), the St. Mark's Philharmonic Festival (June), Flower exhibition "Flora-Art" (June), International Festival of New Theater "Eurocas" (June-July), Cartoon Festival (June), International folklore Festival (July), Zagreb Summer Festival (July-August), International Puppet Theater Festival (August-September), International Jazz Days (October) and Zagreb International Fair (floating date).

In Dubrovnik - Carnival (February), the feast of St. Blaise (February), as well as the famous International Summer Festival (July-August), during which there are about a hundred different performances.

Every year on September 16, a pilgrimage takes place in Rovinj in honor of St. Eufimia, which attracts thousands of believers from all over Europe, in August - the Rovinj Fair, and in September - a regatta.

In Porec - the annual Folklore Festival (June), the International Folklore Festival (August), the Summer Art Exhibition (all summer) and the Music Summer Festival (from May to September).

In Split - the colorful Feast of the Holy Spirit (May 7), the Summer Festival (mid-July - mid-August).

Zadar hosts the annual Pirate Festival (September), Zadar City Fair, Dalmatian Song Festival (July-August), Musical evenings at the Church of the Holy Martyrs (August) and the Choir Festival (October).

On the island of Rab on May 9 or July 27, traditional competitions of crossbowmen are held (they are held already from 1364).

In Pula, there are film festivals and the Opera Festival (summer). In Vodice - the International Music Festival (summer). On the island of Korcula from the end of the XV century in the summer, knightly games are played "seamen" (specifically - on Thursdays, at 21:00) and "kumpaniya." In Radoshich there is a "Dalmatian corrida" (the date is "floating"). Photos of Croatia (474)