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Lovers of the sea, boats and sailing will not regret it if they visit Šibenik from the 16th to the 19th September at the Adriatic Boat Show, an international nautical fair of new and used vessles. Everything there is to know about shipbuilding and nautica can be found in one place.

Adriatic Boat Show is a fair which on 160 000 m² promotes the small Croatian shipbuilding industry and a segment of mega yachts in the nautical tourism of Croatia, with a large number of foreign manufacturers and exibitors. At the fair are represented boats of all purposes and sizes; motor boats, rafts, sail boats, yachts and mega yachts..

A rich offer of shipping equipment, ship motors, navigation equipment and instruments, nautical and sports equipment, clothes and footware, diving equipment and underwater fishing equipment, are a guarantee that all nautical lovers, from «the average lover of the sea» to the buyer with a «deeper pocket», will be able to find the neccessary information and satisfy their professional curiosity and maybe make some profitable business arrangements.

Besides the rich offer of vessles and nautical equipment the fair offers to its exibitors and visitors an extremely rich program, from concerts, fashion shows and sporting competitions to culinary presentations in collaboration with the best caterers of the Šibenik area. Adriatic Boat Show has only in a few years proved to be an equisite nautical event and has put Šibenik on the nautical map of the world, making it an unavoidable destination in September of every year.

Šibenik is located in the central part of the Croatian coast on the mouth of the River Krka, between two National parks – Kornati and Krka, in one of the world's most attractive nautical locations. Apartments Sibenik

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No gourmet in the world can be called one if they have never in their life tried truffles, the gourmet jewel of Istria. Truffles, mushrooms that grow underground are a trademark of Istria, and the people of Istria show their appreciation of it by jelaously guarding the recipes of dishes with truffles. The opportunity to get to know the real wealth of the truffle in every possible gastro combination is presented at Truffle days, which are held accross Istria during the autumn.

The truffle is an unusual, tuberous growth that grows underground, with an unsightly shape and an intensive odor. Tartuf je neobična, gomoljasta izraslina koja raste pod zemljom, neugledna oblika i intenzivnog mirisa. This rare and expensive tuber that grows in the fertile Istrian soil is a real culinary delight. The Istrian white truffle is one of the most respected in the world.

The culinary value of the truffle was discovered by old Romans; during the five centuries long rule of Venice, Motovun forrest carried the name St. Mark's forrest and only individuals were allowed to remove truffles from its soil. With tha changing of rulers and the arrival od Austro-Hungary, the truffle could only reach one destination – the Viennesse court. However, even up until today it has been considered an exclusive delicacy – a peak of gastromomy. It is not visible above ground and can only be found by specially trained dogs or pigs.

Istria has two types of soil; intensive dark red on the coast and grey, greasy, clay-like in the central part. Truffles grow in this grey land and the epicentre is in the damp Motovun forrest, through which runs the River Mirna. The truffle zone extends northeast to the towns Buzet and Lupoglava and southeast along the River Raša on Labinština and south to Pazinština. Apartments Istria
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Poreč is famous as a tourist town but is also known for its rich cultural and historical heritage, as evidenced by the historical festival Giostra which takes visitors back to the distant history of Poreč in1745. when, according to archives the Poreč street festival took place. Its participants competed in crossbow shooting, various dances and folk games and the main attraction was the race of knights on horseback – Giostra.

Giostra is a festival which brings back a part of history to the streets of Poreč, and it is enriched with supporting concerts, palys, and a rich cuisine with chosen delicacies. Noble men and women, jugglers, drummers and street entertainers, entertain visitors in colorful costumes roaming the town.

Giostra is a project of protection of intagible cultural heritage and is throughout the year prepared by around 200 enthusiasts. This year's fourth in a row festival, will be held from the 5th to the 12th September.

This manifestation is also proof that the tourim of Poreč is not only the sun, sea and an impeccable tourist image. Indelible traces of the past are clearly visible in the historical centre of Poreč and on its streets, which were, in a large number, built in Roman times. Located in the most important city palaces are galleries and museums. Recommendations for hotels Porec.
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In Sisak, every year in the first days of September at the time of the new moon on the promenade of the River Kupa the tourist-historical spectacle Celtic night is held. It is one of the most important and most impressive tourist manifestations in the Sisak-Moslavina county. On the rafts, Sisak legends are played out, and druids and priestesses hand out a magical potion to the audience. With the light of torches and spotlights images from mysterious Sisak legends come out from the night. On the 4th September visitors will see fairies and warriors dancing to the rythm of drums, Celts sailing their rafts on Kupa, tasting the magical druid potion and participating in the mystical rites of conjuring ancient warriors, beauties, bishops and their persecutors, warrior conquerors and defenders of life and freedom. On the rafts in front of visitors, scenes from the lives of Celts and Romans will be played out. This is a night where these rafts, moved only by the river, will show scenes from the history of Sisak and tell a three thousand year old story of wars, rebellion, magnificent moments from the past, successes and battles won and the rises and falls of mighty empires. The people of Sisak, in this one hour show, remember how their city used to look like once. Celtic night was last year proclaimed the best tourist manifestation in continental Croatia.

The Celts came to the Sisak area in the 4th century B.C. and conquered the old Ilyrian tribes with whom they etnically and culturally mixed and later formed the settlement Segestica. Ilyrian – Celtic tribes managed to resist the pressures of the Romans up until 35. B.C., when Octavian conquered and tore apart Segestica with 12.000 soldiers, after a thirty day siege. From the initial military camp, the Roman Siscia soon rose and got the status of a city with extremely strong military, transport and administration functions, developed trading and crafts and a famous mint that was used throughout the Roman empire.

The town Sisak is located in the southeast of Zagreb on the mouths of the Rivers Odra into Kupa and Kupa into Sava. Its geographical location and natural advantages influenced the development of the city, which beside the rich cultural-history offers its visitors many other interesting landmarks in its surroundings.

Downstream from Sisak, along the left bank of Sava, stretches the nature park Lonjsko polje. In most part it is a flood area of the River Sava, with an extremely preserved plant and animal world and picturesque villages located along the river. Lonjsko polje is well known for its indigenous breed of horses and pigs and also one of the biggest hatcheries of fish.

The unique architecture of the wooden houses with many stork nests on them represent an extra attraction, while the village Čigoč has been named the European village of Storks.

Here also is the archeological park Siscia. Protective archeological research resulted in the discovery of the urban complex of the Roman Siscija where visitors can see the city walls with the inner tower, a defensive moat and a part of the late Roman monumental building.

Sisak experienced its glory days in the times of battles with the Turks and the highlight was a magnificent victory of the Christian army over the Turks in 1593. The news of the first big Turkish defeat after hundreds of years of military dominance, spread fast and Sisak became the centre of attention for a short period of time, throught the whole of Europe.
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On the walls of the old city of Koprivnica in September of every year, a real historical event takes place. Under tents, the knights hone their swords as to win the hand of their maiden through a duel, hunting hawks circle the air listening to their masters commands, and merchants and craftsmen shout from the top of their voices to attract customers to their stands with their 'medieval' artifacts. The streets are filled with attractive fragnances of renaissance cuisine and exotic foods that were used in the past. This Renaissance festival takes place on the walls of the former magnificant fortress used in battles against the Turks.

This tourist-historic and educational event, the Renaissance festival is the biggest spectacle of live images from the past in this part of Europe, which has its stronghold in historical facts. Dishes made from nettle will take visitors back to the 13th century when Koprivnica was first mentioned and the manifestation starts with the staging of the arrival of King Louis of Anjou in 1356. and the handing over of the Charter of the Royal Borough.

Besides the scenic views of medieval life, chivalry, sieges, music and dance, visitors will be able to enjoy from the 4th to the 6th of September, dishes made from ancient recipes.
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Zagreb and the Sports park Mladost will this year also, on the 1st September accommodate many top athletes, Olympic medal winners, world champions and record breakers. The Zagreb athletic meeting, former Memorial to Boris Hanžeković, from this year is a part of the IAAF World Challenge series. This is a meeting with a 60 year tradition and is highly rated in the world of athletics.

This year's meeting has gotten the honor of hosting the final competition of the male Hammer Challenge, which means the world's best hammer throwers will come together in Zagreb.

This athlete story was born more than half a century ago with the duel of Zagreb's strongest clubs – Mladost and Dinamo, and in 1958. with the participation of top althletes the meeting became international. The 110m Memorial hurdle race, that has been organized as part of the meeting since the very beginning, carries the name of a pre war athlete and representative from Zagreb, Boris Hanžeković, who became famous by beating the well known Greek Hristos Mantikas, at Balkanijada in 1938. Already in the 1960's and 1970's the meeting was attended by respected athletes but a real influx of world stars to Zagreb began in 1997. and has been increasing with every new meeting. In 1998. the popular «Hanžek», as this competition is usually called, climbed to first place on the meeting chart of the EAA (European Athletic Association), and in 1999. was listed on a higher rank – under meetings of the IAAF.
Proof that the Zagreb meeting is highly respected in the world's athlete family is that the IAAF included «Hanžek» among 14 cities which have kept the Grand Prix status in the new system of the World Athletics Tour. Only the Golden league is above it (6 meetings) and the Super Grand Prix (5).

The trademark of the meeting is Croatian athlete, the world champion in high jumping, Blanka Vlašić.

The night atmosphere, fantastic results and excellent organisation, give this top sporting event its charm.
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The story behind the Festival of chamber music Julian Rachlin and friends began in 2000. when one of the world's most famous violon maestro's Julian Rachlin appeared at the Dubrovnik summer festival for the first time. Thrilled with the atmpsphere, ambience and accoustics of Knežev dvor, the Austrian violinist instantly fell in love with Dubrovnik and came to the idea of organizing a summer music festival located inside a unique historical city core, the most beautiful musical stage.

The first festival was already held the year after. Maestro Rachlin invited his friends to join him at these concerts in Dubrovnik and they were all as impressed with the city as he was. Even today, visitors of Dubrovnik include some of the world's most famous musicians – the cellist Mischa Maisky, pianist Itamar Golan, violinist Janine Jansen, cornist Radovan Vlatković and many others who take time out every September to visit Dubrovnik and the Festival. The uniqueness of this music event but also the venue it takes place at are best described by the maestro Rachlin himself : «I have never held concerts like the ones at Knežev dvor; the Festival in Dubrovnik represents an unusual combination of art and friendship, a rearly experienced synergy…».

In the past decade the Festival of chamber music Julian Rachlin and friends has become an unavoidable musical manifestation on the cultural map of Europe, that with its friendly atmosphere offers guests an ultimate musical experience.

All the chamber music concerts are held in the atrium of Knežev dvor, except when they are moved to the concert hall at Fort Revelin because of weather conditions. As a part of the Festival a free concert for the public is held at noon in the church of St. Ignacius and also interesting is the «Concert in white», at which the performers and the audience are all dressed in white.

This year the Festival will be held from the 1st to the 12th of September. Apartments Dubrovnik
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Mali Lošinj, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Adriatic, famous for ideal climate conditions, special flora and fauna which include good dolphins and the antique statue Apoksiomen- has been chosen as the host of the 27th World Championships of underwater fishing by the leading world organisation of underwater sport fishing CMAS.

Mali Lošinj will accommodate, as the host of this prestigious sports event from the 14th to the 19th September, 23 representations, friends and supporters of 96 contestants, who will be able to show thier fishing skills in the beautifuls waters of Lošinj.

Along with the World Championships the hosts will organize numerous events such as concerts, exibitions, regatta's and other things.

Mali Lošinj has a long tradition of underwater fishing. The first underwater gun appeared on Mali Lošinj in 1950., and only six years later a northen Adriatic competition in underwater fishing was held in the waters around Lošinj. After that Mali Lošinj drew attention to itself in 1963. by organizing the 1st World Championships in underwater fishing and even then positioned itself as the world centre of underwater fishing. From 1957. they have held a traditional competition – the New Year's Cup in underwater fishing. The monument to an underwater fisherman in the centre of the town is witness to the deep bond the people of Lošinj have with underwater fishing.

The natural beauty and the diverse fish fauna make the waters around Lošinj an ideal place for hosting such a big sports event. Recommendations for hotels Losinj.
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American TV network CNN was right to announce at the beginning of the year that Croatia would this summer be one of the most desirable destinations for famoust stars of the world. In support of this announcement are definitely the photographs of Hollywood actress Eva Longoria dancing and one of the best tennis players of all time, John McEnroe at Stradun in Dubrovnik. The Croatian coast and islands are visited each year by more and more famous guests.

Some of them did not hide their enthusiasm about Croatia, like Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world who recommended Croatia as one of the ideal places for a holiday in Forbes magazine. The founder of Microsoft and his family visited Skradin, a town in central Dalmatia and the National Park Krka.

Eva Longoria and her husband, the famous NBA player Tony Parker and friends, amongst which were actors Amaury Nolasco and Jennifer Morrison, cruised the coast and visited Mali Lošinj, Zadar, Kornati, Šibenik, Skradin, Trogir, Split and Hvar, where they, judging by the photos published by the world's media, had an amazing time. They also ended up in a club in Vodice called Hacienda, where they held the «DJ Cut Killer and Tony Parker Show». They also visited Dubrovnik, which is the place visited by most celebrities. Amongst them was also the famous American actor Morgan Freeman, the guest of honor at the Dubrovnik Film Meeting Festival, which has been organized in the past few years in collaboration with the Sarajevo Film Festival. In the past few years Gillian Anderson, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi and Kevin Spacey were also among those who visited.

Even at the beginning of the season, walking the streets of Dubrovnik were the world's most famous flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia, the tv crime show star Dennis Franz and former German chancelor Gerharda Schroedera.

The first days of summer were spent in Croatia by the Hollywood couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who arrived in Dubrovnik from Rome.

This year's Libertas film festival was marked by the new acting star Gabourey Sidibe, who was nominated for an Oscar for her first role in the movie Precious. At the opening of the festival there were many more famous faces to be seen, like the Czeck film director and Oscar winner Jiřij Menzel and one of the most productive film makers of Hollywood, Dantea Spinottija.

Dubrovnik was also host to a charity tennis match between Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanišević and one of the best tennis players of all time Johna McEnroea, who was accompanied by his wife Patty Smyth and their children.

The second ranked tennis player, Novak Đoković was having a good time in Split, and also spending his summer in Croatia after seven years, was the French handball representatives, who has Croatian roots, Nikola Karabatić. He visited his relatives in Poljice, close to Trogir, visited Dubrovnik and went to a concert in Primošten.

Some of the musical greats didn't only come to Croatia for a holiday but also for performaces, either individual of as part of the many summer festivals.

Concerts in Zadar were held by Seal and the soul-jazz diva Natalie Cole.

Because of the Garden festival, one of the best European summer events, a samll fishing village Petrčane next to Zadar was visited by many stars of electronic music such as Hercules & Love Affairs, 2020 Soundsystem, Crazy P, Dave Bee-ar, Tristan Da Cunha, Horse Meat Disco, DJ Stu Patterson, Greg Wilson, Norman Jay i Henrik Schwarz.

The Garden festival is highly ranked in the second position of the best summer festivals according to a leading European on-line magazine for electronic music Resident Advisor, while the British The Times last year included it amongst the twenty best European summer festivals, not just because of the choice of musicians but also because of the special location on the penninsula Pinija in Petrčani and the pine woods close to the sea.

Beautiful Croatian beaches, many hidden coves and excellent cuisine have already been discovered by stars such Steven Spielberga, Andre Agassi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Sharon Stone, Tom Cruise, Bono Vox, Beyonce and Jay Z and many others. Apartments Dalmatia
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Opatija, the old lady of Croatian tourism is a well known tourist destination, which was used by the Austro-Hungarian elite as an ideal holiday destination. But what is not so well known is that the Opatija hinterland has a lot to offer too. In order to revitalize the hinteland of Opatija, a historical path that leads from the centre of Opatija to the old core Veprinac has been opened. The walking path has been widened, tiled, the old stone parts fixed, new direction boards have been put up as well as benches for resting and educational boards in four languages that explain the history and the trail towards Veprinac. This is a trail that has been used in the past by the locals on a daily basis, by which they would reach the shore where they would trade their products. Today, it serves for a pleasant walk, an escape from the city bustle and enjoyment of untouched nature.

The renewal of the path to Veprinac is part of a project that aims to constuct a net of trails on the slopes of Učka, which connect a number of native settlements as well as pass through beautiful natural landmarks. In this way tourists, visitors and mountaineers can get to know all of the features of the Opatija riviera hinterland. Apartments Opatija

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