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Dubrovnik Gardens of the Sun open in July of 2009

Erschienen in: Croatia, Dalmatia, Investitions, Tourism
Erschienen am: 19.12.2008

In early July of 2009, an elite 5-star resort called Dubrovnik Gardens of the Sun (Dubrovacki vrtovi sunca) will open in Orasac near Dubrovnik. The investor in the project is a joint-venture of Hidrocommerce and Jupiter Adria, and the value of the investment is 170 million euros. The project is expected to additionally enrich the offer in the Dubrovnik region and contribute to the realization of year-round tourism with its facilities. The first phase will include a Radisson SAS hotel with 210 rooms and 207 suites, a congress center with ten halls seating one thousand people, a wellness center, a sports center stretching over 7000 square meters, and three outdoor pools. Radisson SAS brand management is also included in the current phase of construction and preparation of the facility for the market to ensure operation to their standards. In the designing and completion of the facilities, special attention is paid to the interior design and decoration of the hotels, residences and lounge bars provided by the renowned resort design company – Hirsch Bedner Associates. The second phase of construction, scheduled for completion in 2010, provides for construction and opening of Hotel Regent with 130 rooms.

According to the investor, the catering facilities within Dubrovnik Gardens of the Sun will be inspired by the characteristics of the local area. Offering the guests experiential tourism, they will have the opportunity to participate in seasonal activities with the locals, such as olive picking, grape harvest, fishing… The resort will put on numerous events and, thanks to the permanent boat connections, the cultural and other landmarks of the famous City of Dubrovnik will be available to the guests. The globally renowned hotel management company Rezidor Group was engaged to operate the entire resort and will be responsible to ensure efficient operation of the hotel upon its opening with several months of preparation in all segments of hotel operation, including the pre-opening phase. It is important to mention that 800 to 900 people will be employed in this elite tourist resort. The locals will have preferential treatment, although it is expected that some of the staff will be recruited from other parts of Croatia.
 

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Hotel Le Meridien Lav awarded in three categories

Erschienen in: Croatia, Dalmatia, International Tourism, Investitions, Tourism
Erschienen am: 17.12.2008

Hotel Le Meridien Lav, situated eight kilometers south of Split, won three World Travel Resort awards as the leading European conference hotel, the leading Croatian hotel and the leading Croatian spa hotel. The awards are even more appreciated seeing as Hotel Le Meridien Lav won them among a very strong global competition, in all three categories for which it was nominated. The Lav hotel resort, including Hotel Le Meridien Lav (5 stars), was opened in late 2006 and has 381 accommodation units.

The surface area of the facilities within the hotel resort is around 60,000 square meters, while the green areas, promenades, beaches and a large luxurious marina stretch over 40,000 square meters. The hotel resort offers rich facilities including congress facilities, an entertainment center with a casino, a marina with up to 80 moorings, health and recreation facilities, etc. The hotel contains the Diocletian Spa covering an area of 3000 square meters and offering numerous amenities. The leaders of Hotel Le Meridien Lav were presented with the World Travel Awards at a formal ceremony held in Poprad Aquacity Resort, Slovakia.

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Camp Slatina wins a valuable award

Erschienen in: Croatia, Investitions, Island, Kvarner, Tourism
Erschienen am: 16.12.2008

Camp Slatina, operating with Jadranka kampovi headquartered in Mali Losinj, won a high award for innovative environmental protection ideas at a specialized camping fair in Lyon. The camp is situated in Martinscica on the island of Cres, and is known in both Croatian and international circles for its unique solutions, the most interesting among them being the Camping Cum Cane project.

The essence of it is in creation of coexistence between the guests arriving with their dogs and other guests staying in the same camp. Mutual tolerance is based on creation of conditions for dogs in the camp without interfering with other guests. This is enabled by the rules – all registered dogs must wear id tags, there is a designated toilet area and the dog owners must comply with the rules of hygiene in the camp. The camp also provides a dog shower area and a dog promenade. Camp Slatina also applies other innovative environmental protection solutions, while the introduction of the ISO 9001 standard, determining and implementing quality standards, and the ISO 14001 environmental protection standard, played an important role in the presentation of the award. The value added to this award is the fact that the camp award comes from the French travel market for the first time. As of this year, the rich facilities in the camp have been supplemented by additional ones such as bathroom facilities for children, diaperchanging area, family bathrooms for rent, ironing area and many other facilities.

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Croatia – the third most desirable European travel destination

Erschienen in: Croatia, Economy, Tourism, Traffic, Travel
Erschienen am: 15.12.2008

Croatia took the third place in the contest for the best European travel destinations. This was the opinion of over 17,000 readers of the Guardian and Observer dailies in a survey that has been carried out for 22 years in a row.

The success of Croatian tourism is that much greater considering the fact that Croatia jumped from the 10th place to the third in a just year, right after Switzerland in the first place and Sweden in the second place, leaving Austria and Italy behind. The presentation of the Guardian & Observer Travel Awards 2008 was held in mid-October in Morocco with over 120 representatives of the travel industry, advertisers and journalist teams. Guardian and Observer have around 1.3 million readers combined.

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Aquacity – Varaždin Sea

Erschienen in: Croatia, Inner Croatia, Tourism, Varaždin
Erschienen am: 12.12.2008

The baroque town of Varazdin, popular for its rich cultural facilities and a unique atmosphere, has supplemented its tourist assets with another one – the Varazdin Sea, a sport & recreation center including two lakes and the Aquacity Beach, which was awarded within the Croatian National Tourist Board’s campaign for the tidiest continental beach.

The Sport & Recreation Center Aquacity has facilities for divers and yachtsmen on the big lake, while fishermen can enjoy themselves on the small lake. The center also includes six tennis courts and three courts under a balloon for tennis in wintertime. In addition to tennis courts, the center has courts for other sports such as football, handball, beach volley, etc. The level of development and facilities of the beach are confirmed by the fact that it has flown the International Blue Flag for six consecutive years. The beach is adapted to disabled persons and offers many facilities. A separate part of the swimming area is intended for non-swimmers and there are also special playgrounds for children. The catering facilities are also a common reason for visitors to come thanks to a rich gastro offer and the magnificent nature and landscaping, making Aquacity a popular excursion destination for both the residents of Varaždin and anyyone passing through the region.

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Sport and tourism hand in hand

Erschienen in: Croatia, Dalmatia, Excitement, Inner Croatia, International Tourism, Istria, Kvarner, Sports, Varaždin
Erschienen am: 09.12.2008

16 January to 1 February, Croatia will host the 21st Men’s World Handball Championship Croatia 2009 to be held in several cities: Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Osijek, Varaždin, Porec and Pula. Sport halls, most of them multipurpose, are built for the occasion and will be opened during December, ready to receive the best handball players from the entire world.

As major sporting events like this always have a tourist angle, it is quite clear Croatia will present itself as an excellent host in this segment as well. The event was preceded by the Croatian Handball & Tourism Days in November, during which the Croatian tourist offer was presented in 13 countries participating in the championship, namely in the cities such as Budapest, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Bucharest, Moscow, Warsaw, Belgrade, Madrid, Skopje, Paris, Frankfurt and Seoul. The presentation included press conferences, presenting the Croatian tourist offer to the invited guests and business partners with emphasis on the cities where matches will be played. This was also an opportunity to try the Croatian wine & gastro offer and see an entertainment program featuring prominent Croatian artists. The presentations were aimed to send a special invitation to business partners and guests and express a welcome to be felt by the athletes and guests in both the host cities and across the country.

 

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Live crèche at the Shrine for Christmas holidays

Erschienen in: Croatia, Culture, Inner Croatia
Erschienen am: 04.12.2008

A live crèche will be set up in Aljmaš, a well known Marian Shrine, for the second year in a row. The program is scheduled for Christmas Eve, 24 December, 26 December, and for Epiphany, 6 January 2009. The crèche, symbolizing the actual crib in which Baby Jesus was laid after being born in the Bethlehem Cave, is one of the most common Christmas decorations. Although the custom of staging a live crèche is around two millennia old, and several centuries in some European countries, it is relatively new in Croatia due to the historical circumstances. The first live crèche was set up in front of the Zagreb Cathedral a few years ago, followed by Osijek, and then the Aljmaš Shrine of Virgin Mary of the Sanctuary as of last year. The Aljmaš region is distinctive for the Marian Shrine, so the live crèche project aims to emphasize the spiritual side of
Christmas holidays.

The first live crèche was arranged last year with the help of some 50 volunteers and donors under the slogan Follow the Shooting Star to Aljmaš. In addition to the live crèche scene on Bra?e Radi? Square, the area in front of the shrine will offer other events, including an exhibition area for handicrafts, holiday sweets, a workshop for straw Christmas decorations, old customs, etc. The atmosphere is completed by concerts in the church. In addition to emphasizing the spiritual side of this holiday, the goal is to create an offer of events that will attract tourists to the region, not just seasonally but any time of the year. The Local Democracy Agency, Erdut Municipality Tourist Board, Municipality of Erdut and Aljmaš Parish Office work together on the preparation of this event. Three churches in the Aljmaš region have been known through history – the first one dating back to 1697, the second one dating back to 1708, and the third one dating back to 1846. Aljmaš became a parish fair site in 1704. The Jesuits established the Shrine of Virgin Mary that year, bringing a statue of Virgin Mary from Lug (Luško), Baranja. Aljmaš was pronounced a parish in 1807. In 1857, Bishop Strossmayer donated a new statue of Virgin Mary (the present one) to the Aljmaš Shrine, made in Vienna. During the Homeland War, the statue of Virgin Mary was moved to Osijek. In 1998, the statue was returned to Aljmaš, and the preparations for construction of a new church, the fourth one in the three centuries of the Aljmaš Shrine, began the following year. It was completed and consecrated in 2004, in the year of the 300th anniversary of the Shrine. The Way of the Cross, 480 meters long and paved with concrete plates, was built and blessed in 2006 on a hill above Aljmaš within the Calvary that was erected by the Jesuits in 1726, but has been demolished and devastated throughout the history. They set up 14 large oak crosses and marble plates with the appropriate texts at each station. The construction of the Aljmaš Shrine was completed in 2007 when they built the pilgrims’ plateau, numerous confessionals, a pilgrims’ area, a chapel, a hall, a souvenir shop and bathroom facilities. They also improved and paved the entire area around the shrine and planted decorative bushes and flowers. This shrine is a common destination among pilgrims and one of the most important Croatian shrines, visited by around 100,000 believers a year, most of them coming for the holiday of the Assumption of Virgin Mary on 15 August. The village of Aljmaš was first mentioned in the first half of the 14th century and its name is derived from the Hungarian word alma, which means
apple. It is popular for its rural, hunting and fishing tourism.

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Rovinj – tourist champion of Croatia

Erschienen in: Croatia, Istria, Tourism
Erschienen am: 03.12.2008

The Istrian town of Rovinj, one of the most romantic Croatian travel destinations, known for its quality tourist infrastructure and numerous tourist facilities, was pronounced Croatian tourist champion this year. Rovinj deserved the flattering title due to the fact that it was pronounced number one in both quality rating campaigns – it was awarded the Blue Flower with a golden mark for the tidiest littoral town within the Blue Flower campaign launched by the Croatian National Tourist Board, and the big statue Tourist Flower – Quality for Croatia 2008 (in the category of over 10,000 beds) within the campaign implemented by the Croatian Chamber of Economy and Croatian Radiotelevision. 

Over the past years, substantial funds were invested in reconstruction, new construction and offer quality, with a great focus on improvement of the town itself and the quality of its infrastructure. Today, it is able to accommodate around 30 thousand tourists in one day in different typesof accommodation facilities. The hotel offer is consistent with the requirements of the modern tourist market – in addition to the holiday offer, special attention is paid to the congress offer, accompanied with developed wellness facilities painted by the colors of the Mediterranean. Rovinj delights the guests with its architecture and atmosphere. The old town core of this truly romantic little town is situated on an elevation dominated by the Church of St. Euphemia – a magnificent baroque building featuring a 60-meter tower with a bronze statue of St. Euphemia on top of it, which has stood there for two and a half centuries. The statue is 4.70 meters high, it revolves around the axis and its right hand shows the direction of the wind. Because of the legends and stories associated with St. Euphemia, you can find people praying for fortune, love and health to this town guardian any time of the day and in every season… The town has numerous cultural and historical monuments attracting numerous tourists year after year. The highlights among them include the latest one – the House on Batana, the first eco-museum dedicated to the batana, a traditional vessel of Rovinj’s fishermen. Throughout the year, Rovinj puts on numerous entertaining, cultural and sporting events providing the guests with artistic pleasure, entertainment and access to the tradition and customs of the town and the region.

 

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