Organization of World Travel Awards gave a prestigious award to the hotels in Croatia, which were recognized the best in Europe.
There were 12 candidates in eight categories from Croatia.
Tourist “Oscar” was given to hotels Dubrovnik Palace and Le Meridien Lav in Split.
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A guide book for Croatian museums was published in Croatia, which includes 300 museums, exhibitions and collections with a general fund of almost seven million items.
The publication has been created for 16 years.
All museums are grouped by regions and cities of Croatia for convenience in the guide book.
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At a meeting of the delegates from Romania and Croatia, it was decided to open a new air route Bucharest – Zagreb, which, according to the representatives of both countries, will strengthen bilateral ties.
According to «Romanian Times», the foreign ministers of Croatia and Romania Teodor Baconschi and Gordan Jandrokovic met in Zagreb to discuss issues of bilateral relations.
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Above-mentioned debt in the amount of 185.7 million U.S. dollars has arisen in the trade and economic cooperation between the USSR and Yugoslavia, and it has been recognized by Russia and settled by agreement between the Russian and Croatian governments on the settlement of obligations of the former USSR, according to calculations related to trade between the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, on July 24, 2006, said in the message on the website of the Ministry of Finance.
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Vacations, journeys, entertainment…When at work people think of, are looking forward to, make plans for and at last have holiday. It goes without saying that people seem to be all unlike and thus we tend to display a great variety of tastes.
Some of us are unable to imagine a rest not having azure salty sea water, sand, palms, heat combined with getting tanned. Other like camping and exciting mountain journeys, that include climbing, making fire as well as sleeping under the sky.
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In January 2011, the cost of Croatian real property was increased slightly.
By the end of 2010, the average price of real estate in the country, announced in advertisements, was declined by 11% compared with pre-crisis 2008.
However, in January 2011, the stabilization in housing prices (+0.4% compared with December 2010) was recorded.
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During seven months, for entry into this country it will be enough to present a passport with the validity of not less than six months.
Previously, to enter Croatia a travel voucher was required at the border.
Maximum stay in Croatia without a visa is 90 days.
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In the new season, the hotel sector of Croatian coast will be enlarged by 700 rooms.
Three hotels will be open in the summer and autumn: in Rovinj, Zadar and Dubrovnik.
Four-star hotel Lafodia in Dubrovnik will be the first to receive its guests.
Italian company Anker Group spent 40 million Euros for the reconstruction of hotel.
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Initially the capital consisted of two small settlements: Hradec and Kaptol.
Two twin towns have been gradually growing for many years and in the result they got together in a large city.
Nowadays Zagreb is the center of cultural and economic life of Croatia.
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Croatian policeman, who was intoxicated, was responsible for an unusual accident at the airport city of Zadar, Croatian national television HRT reported.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night. Car offender ran off the road near the small local airport, rammed a metal fence and left to aircraft park. Drunken policeman crashed into a light airplanes Cessna, the aircraft hit a helicopter which stood beside, RIA Novosti reported.
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Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is situated in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately 122 m (400 ft) above sea level. In 2008, Zagreb's population was 804,200.
Its favourable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin, which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides an excellent connection for traffic between Central Europe and the Adriatic Sea. The transport connections, concentration of industry, scientific and research institutions and industrial tradition underlie its leading economic position in Croatia. Zagreb is the seat of the central government, administrative bodies and almost all government ministries.
