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The bulk of the tourist industry in Croatia is concentrated along the Adriatic Sea coast. Opatija was the first holiday resort in the middle of the 19th century. Later a large number of resorts sprang up along the coast and islands, offering services ranging from mass tourism to self catering. There are numerous marinas with more than 16 thousand berths.
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DESTINATION DUBROVNIK
The prosperity of the city of Dubrovnik has always been based on maritime trade. In the Middle Ages, as the Republic of Ragusa, also known as a Maritime Republic (together with Amalfi, Pisa, Genoa, Venice and other Italian cities), it became the only eastern Adriatic city-state to rival Venice. Supported by its wealth and skilled diplomacy ...
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DESTINATION OSIJEK
The origins of human habitation of Osijek dates back to Neolithic times, with the first known inhabitants belonging to the Illyrian tribes. Roman emperor Hadrian raised the old settlement of Mursa to a colony with special privileges in 131. After that, Mursa had a turbulent history, with several decisive battles taking place (among which the Battle of Mursa Major in 351 ...
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PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK
Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest in Croatia. The national park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The important north-south road connection, which passes through the national park area, connects the Croatian inland ...
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DESTINATION PULA
Evidence of presence of Homo erectus at 1 million years ago have been found in the cave of Šandalja near Pula Pottery from the Neolithic period (6000-2000 BC), indicating human settlement, have been found around Pula. In the Bronze Age (1800-1000 BC), a new type of settlement appeared in Istria, called 'gradine', or Hill-top fortificatations ...
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DESTINATION RIJEKA
Historically, because of its strategic position and its excellent deep-water Port of Rijeka, the city was fiercely contested, especially between Italy, Hungary, and Croatia, changing hands and demographics many times over centuries. According to the 2001 census data, the overwhelming majority of its citizens are Croats, with Serbs coming in second) ...
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DESTINATION SIBENIK
Unlike other cities along the Adriatic coast, which were established by Greeks, Illyrians and Romans, Šibenik was founded by Croats. Excavations of the castle of Saint Michael, have since proven that the place was inhabited long before the actual arrival of the Croats. It was mentioned for the first time under its present name in 1066 in a Charter of the Croatian King Petar Krešimir IV ...
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DESTINATION SPLIT
While the beginnings of Split are often connected to the construction of Diocletian's Palace, the city was founded earlier as a Greek colony of Aspalathos. The Greek settlement lived off trade with the surrounding Illyrian tribes, mostly the Delmatae, who inhabited the (much larger) nearby city of Salona ...
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DESTINATION ZADAR
Zadar faces the islands of Ugljan and Pašman, from which it is separated by the narrow Zadar Strait. The promontory on which the old city stands used to be separated from the mainland by a deep moat which has since become landfilled. The harbor, to the north-east of the town, is safe and spacious ...
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DESTINATION ZAGREB
Zagreb's numerous museums reflect the history, art and culture not only of Zagreb and Croatia, but also of Europe and the world. Around thirty collections in museums and galleries comprise more than 3.6 million various exhibits, excluding church and private collections. Zagreb has been, and is, hosting some of the most popular mainstream artists ...
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DESTINATION ZLATNI RAT
Zlatni Rat (Golden Cape) is a narrow white pebble beach on a promontory near Bol, located 2 km west of Bol harbour, on the southern coast of the island of Brac(, Croatia. The shape of the beach shifts with the changes in tide, currents and wind, veering out into the sea 634 m long. A reliable afternoon westerly wind known as a Maestral ...
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