Croatian cuisine

Croatian cuisine is quite specific and varied. In the northern part, the food is very simillar to polish cuisine. On the coast in view of hot weather people eat very light food, a lot of fish and seafood. The most popular meat, especially on the coast, is lamb. In the northern parts they very often [...]

Variety of Croatia

What is your first association when you think about holidays in Croatia? I’m pretty sure that you thought about hot weather, beautiful beaches that encourage to sunbathe. Like a vast majority of people, you don’t know much about that extremely varied country.
This section tries to provide you with some curious details on Croatia and its [...]

Plitvice Lakes ( Falling Lakes ) National Park

According to legend, the Plitvice Lakes were created after a long drought. The “Black Queen” took pity on the people and animals that cried for water. Heavy rain began to fall and continued until they formed the lakes we see today. It seems only natural then that this wonderland is filled with unique creatures and [...]

Romantic beaches in Croatia

For true romance, escape with your sweetie to an intimate island getaway like Mljet, take a sunset walk in spectacular Vrbnik, enjoy the moonlight on unreal Rucica beach, take a day trip or a honeymoon on unique Brijuni islands, go for some skinny dipping on Pakleni islands or stroll along romantic streets of Rovinj.
Croatia is [...]

Croatia’s beaches

For many people a summer vacation means one thing - the beach and if you are determined beach-hunters, you’ve come to the right place. Croatia’s main tourist attraction has always been its beaches. The Adriatic coast and islands are lined with amazing beaches, abounding in natural harbors, with its countless bays, ports and marinas.Croatia offers [...]

Roads

If you’re travelling by car you should remember about speed limit: From the Law on Safety of Road Traffic:
- The speed limit in built-up areas is 50 km/h, that is, the limit defined by traffic signs set for the entire built-up area or its part(s).
- The speed limit outside built-up areas is defined by traffic [...]

Weather Croatia

Right now for Croatia -Dubrovnik:

UV Index: 0 Low

Wind: From SSE at 22 mph

Humidity: 82%

Pressure: 29.78 in.

Dew Point: 53°F

Visibility: 9.3 miles

Sunrise: 7:05 AM

Sunset: 4:14 PM

It’s rather cloudy, and it’s feel like 58 °F

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Croatia has a varied climate, with continental climate conditions [...]

Official informations about Croatia

Official name:
Republic of Croatia
Geography
Area: 56,542 sq. km. land area, 31,067 sq. km. coastal sea area.
Major cities (2002 est.): Capital–Zagreb (779,145). others: Split (188,694), Rijeka (144,043),
Terrain: Croatia is situated between central and eastern Europe. Its terrain is diverse, containing rocky coastlines, wooded mountains, plains, lakes, and hills.
Climate: Croatia has a mixture of climates.
People
Population (July 2008 est.): [...]

Zagreb history

Zagreb’s history stretches as far back as 1094 when two Hungarian settlements in the area emerged: Kaptol and Gradec. In 1242, both settlements were destroyed by Mongols. Rebuilt, Kaptop and Gradec underwent a period of bitter rivalry but were finally united - somewhat unwillingly - against an advance by the Turks.
In the early part of [...]

Zagreb how to get there

You can get to Zagreb in many different kind of transport. By the plane, bus, train, car, almost in every type of mobile transport.
Zagreb’s big, modern bus station (www.akz.hr in Croatian; Avenija M Držića) has a large waiting room where you can sit down while you’re waiting for your bus. But unfortunately there’s no heating [...]