Novi Vinodolski is an attractive tourist town, far known for its beautiful sandy and rocky beaches, a one hundred year old park, rich vegetation, country villas and luxury apartments and hotels which are visited by tourists from all over the world.

It is located in the middle part of the northen Croatian coast, and has developed from an old Frankish fort called Novigrad and spread along the coast.

Novi Vinodolski is characterized by the coastal architecture of white fronts and red rooftops that rise above the old city core, from sea level to the church and tower on the hill, high above the city's conture.

Because of its beauty, closeness and extremely good infrastructure, this city attracts more tourists from year to year. The Adriatic tourist road connects Novi Vinodolski across Rijeka with central Europe and is located at the end of a road that leads through an area of high black forests of Kapela, the shortest route across Ogulin that connects continental Croatia with the sea.

This is a city of exceptional history, populated since the ancient times, with many monuments of culture from that period, among which are the walls of the Roman fort Lopsica, then the remains of the Pauline monestary, the Frankish castle with a tower, the church of the Holy Trinity and St. Marina on the island of the same name, the house of the Mažuranić brothers, the Heritage museum and the gallery, and the old city centre.

In the city centre there is a Frankish castle with a square tower which houses a modernly decorated National library founded in 1845.

The Korzo in Novalja is one of the most beautiful coastal streets which with its futuristic and unusual wavey look especially intrigues visitors and tourists. Throughout the whole year the Korzo is a sort of a «living room» to the people of Novalja and many tourists. It has many cafe's with terraces and small shops, and the walking area is decorated with trees and flowers. Apartments Novalja

Thanks to the evergreen vegetation and mild conditions of the mediterranean area, clean sea and air, Novi Vinodolski was in 1878., after Opatija, included on the list of tourism pioneers of the coastal area.

The city has a mild and healthy mediterranean climate with mild and pleasant warm and sunny summers, with the daily temperature moderated by the light winds coming from the sea. Even though the days of the swimming seasons are mostly sunny, high temperatures can be endured because the mild winds that blow through the Vinodolski canal, ease the summer heat.

The hospitality of the population, the crystal blue sea, the city and its surroundings without industrial pollution, the mountain air from the high forest of the hinterland are all suitable for hunting tourism and are priceless advantages in the development of tourism in this area.

In Pavlomir, not far from Novi Vinodolski, 25 acres of vineyards have been planted, so the people of Novalja are proud of their quality wines.

Classic hotels, modern tourist resorts, camps, bungalows, apartments and rooms in private houses offer acommodation capacities to over 10.000 tourists a day. Built as part of the hotel resorts or close to them are sporting grounds, inner and outter swimming pools with sea water, saunas and similar facilities.

In Novi Vinodolski one of the most beautiful and most luxurious resorts in Croatia has been built – Novi Spa Hotels & Resort, which can acommodate around 1500 gueats in its apartments. At the resort there are nine swimming pools, restaurants, children's city, a garage with 500 parking spaces and the largest wellness centre in this part of Eaurope, that stretches 10.000 square meters.

During the summer months Novi Vinodolski offers its guests a number of interesting cultural and fun events.

The waters of the city port with vessel berths, gas stations, a crane for lifting and lowering vessels, a parking lot, are all intended for nautical tourists, for whom an emergency service and sea rescue has also been organized.

With the Adriatic tourist road, the railway station Rijeka, the airport Krk-Rijeka, and especially the sea routes, this city is connected to Europe and the Medinerranean. Novi Vinodolski can also be reached by motorway by a 20km route.

Povile
A small coastal village with only about 200 inhabitants is located only 2 km from Novi Vinodolski. It is located near the Adriatic motorway and stretches across two bays, where tourist resorts and three autocamps have been built. The sea is very clear and especially suitable for sports fishing and underwater activities. This place is suitable for guests who seek to find a quiet Mediterranean atmosphere. Catering services can be found in the tourist resorts or the private restaurants that offer a rich choice of fish and other national delicacies.

Klenovica – Krmpote
Klenovica is mentioned in the 17. st. as a settlement of Krmpoćan's. It is located on the far southeast side part of Novi Vinodolski. Here live about 400 people of which many are outstanding fishermen. The part of Klenovice – Krmpota is a direct contrast of the grey, mountain massive and the mild Mediterranean climate. Along the coast stretch natural beaches and bushes and just a few kilometers to the northUz morsku obalu protežu se prirodne plaže i šumarci, a samo nekoliko kilometara sjevernije stretch the forest slopes of Kapela and Velebita. Klenovica offers around 500 beds in family houses, 50 beds in the apartments of the Vila Lostura and about 2000 places in autocamps. Also here are a few very good sea food restaurants that offer a rich choice of fish specialities. It has a good port, a post office, a gas station and shops. West of Klenovica is the bay Žrnovnica with a rich supply of good drinking water, from which the whole county is supplied with water.

Smokvica – Sibinj
Has good acommodation capacity in private housing and a camp in Sibinj. Stands out with extremely beautiful beaches.

Ledenice
Ledenice were for centuries the watchtower at the entry to the Vinodolska valley. Located 8km southeast of Novi Vinodolski it lays on a grassy plateau. In the 16th century the fort and its walls were very important for the coastal area in their defense from the Turks. At the beginning of the 18th century the old Ledenice city lost its importance and became deserted, and beneath the fort sprouted todays village. Today Ledenice with the surrounding places; D. Zagon, Bater and Brezam is an interesting resort which offers good conditions for hunting tourism, cycling and mountain walks.  Recommendations for hotels Kvarner.
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Croatia has a long tradition of the naturist movement and an excellent camping offering intended for its naturist visitors. This is the reason why a new web portal was launched recently, "Naturism on the Adriatic", sponsored by the Valamar tourist group and the camping web portal "Camping on the Adriatic". On the portal, information about the naturism offering is published in Croatian, English, Italian, German and Slovenian. It provides information about the naturist capacities, the culture of the body and cultural and entertainment events on the Adriatic, also featuring a blog for the exchange of naturist experiences in Croatia. Altogether, there are around 30 naturist facilities and beaches in Croatia. However, there are also numerous hidden spots for swimming naked. The tradition of naturism is long, and its beginning is considered to be 1936, when the English King Edward VIII and Lady Wallis Simpson came to the island of Rab and swam naked there.  Apartments Rab

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The city of Porec can add one more hotel to its offering. After two and a half years of reconstruction, the old hotel Riviera, located in the very city centre of this tourist destination, has re-opened its doors, with new facilities and activities and a new name. This hotel, celebrating its 100th anniversary next year, has been renamed to Palazzio. It was renovated in line with the architecture of the time it was originally built in. The hotel has always attracted both vacationers and business-people. Now, it will attract even more since it features new business conference facilities for up to 120 people. It has an accommodation capacity of 70 people and will be open year-round. The city of Porec, whose Basilica of Euphrasius is on the UNESCO world heritage list, is a well-known Istrian tourist destination with a rich accommodation, hospitality, sports, recreational and entertainment offering. Some of the apartments in Porec, Spadici are listed on google maps. Recommendations for hotels Porec.
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There is good news for all those to whom the south Dalmatian island of Korcula, and particularly the city of Vela Luka, is their favourite tourist destination. The hotel Korkyra is in the midst of a revamp, after 12 years of not working, waiting for new owners and a more than necessary renovation. When, before the next tourist season, it opens its doors, it will be a four-star hotel with an accommodation capacity of 59 rooms and 120 beds. It will also feature an inside pool of 80 square metres and other facilities. The owners plan for the hotel to be open for the most part of the year. Vela Luka is located on the western coast of the island of Korcula, at the end of a very long bay. The city is the subject matter of one of the most beautiful traditional Croatian a capella songs, and attracts many with its tranquillity, mild climate and its site of medicinal mud, thanks to which health tourism is developed here as well. Recommendations for hotels Korcula.  Source: Croatia.hr 

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Funtana welcome to the world of dinosaurs!As of recently, Funtana, an Istrian tourist and fishing town, is welcoming its guests in a new fashion: by enabling visitors to spend time with enormous dinosaurs in its Dinosaur park Funtana. There, moving dinosaurs await visitors, of interest to both adults and children, for which the park has prepared special activities and the possibility to get close with the huge herbivores. The eight dinosaurs have come from Germany, Australia, Korea and Great Britain, and can make sounds, contributing to the special atmosphere of the park. Their number is about to increase very soon. Apart from "socializing" with the dinosaurs and riding them, visitors are also entertained by a magician and other entertainers. The first Croatian and second European dinosaur park is spread over an area of 40 thousand square metres. The investors are one Croatian and two German companies, and the investment is valued at EUR 1.2 million. Over the summer, interest for the Dinosaur Park Funtana was great. Seeing as it will be open year-round, visits by tourists and school children are expected over the following months.The fishing and tourist town Funtana is located on the western coast of Istria, between two eminent tourist destinations, Vrsar and Porec. Apartments Vrsar
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The City of Dubrovik, the destination of numerous visitors in the summer as well as year-round, has decided on one more way of saying welcome to its visitors: by introducing the tourist card for the price of EUR 15. The card enables visitors to take a tour of the remarkable city walls, three museums, the fortress Revelin, the Dubrovnik art gallery, the home of Marin Drzi and the Dulci ­ Masle ­ Pulitika gallery with a 50% discount compared to regular ticket prices, making cultural monuments of the city more accessible to all.The daily tourist card was introduced at the beginning of August of this year, and in 2010 a weekly card will be introduced. The cards are sold at info centres of the City of Dubrovnik Tourist Board at the following locations: Siroka ulica, Gruz, Lapad, Lopud, Sipan and the Dubrovnik Airport. Dubrovnik, whose old city centre is on the UNESCO world heritage list, is visited by more than a million tourists every year, half of which stay more than one day in this city known for its high quality accommodation facilities. The rest visit the city as part of Mediterranean cruises, which always necessarily include Dubrovnik as one of their destinations.
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The city of Karlovac has recently introduced an interactive guide, available to visitors on their mobile phones. Touring around this city on four rivers, visitors can find out everything about its cultural and culinary offering, events, accommodation possibilities, entertainment and get around the city with the help of an interactive map. Thanks to the mobiExplore, you will literally have in the palm of your hand all information about the history of Karlovac, its eminent figures, and its cultural and historical monumentsKarlovac is located around 50 km from the capital Zagreb. It is situated on four rivers ­ Korana, Kupa, Mreznica and Dobra ­ which certainly contributes to its special atmosphere. The renaissance city core is formed like a six-pointed star and would later develop into a baroque city. Out of the many monuments ­ historical buildings, museums and cultural institutions, a special place belongs to the old city of Dubovac, ruled by the counts Frankopan and Zrinski in the 15th and 16th century, and later by Karlovac generals. The tallest tower of the old city, located above the river Kupa, functions as a lookout spot and harbours an exhibition. The four rivers and surrounding forests have contributed to the development of active vacationing: visitors can enjoy hunting, fishing, biking trails, rafting, canoeing or the educational hiking trail Kozjaca, along which visitors can get to know the rich flora of this region.In this, the mobiExplore application will certainly be useful, as it informs visitors to Karlovac about its beauties and monuments through their mobile phones. MobilExplore, for which the experts of the Split-based company Gideon have received many international awards, has already conquered many European and world cities. Visitors to destinations in Great Britain, Italy and many other countries are getting around with the help of mobilExplore now.
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The Istrian interior is increasingly attractive to tourists, especially those whose ideal vacation is a stay in nature and the tranquillity provided by authentic Istrian houses, combining effectively the traditional way of life with the needs of the contemporary visitor. However, green Istria is also perfect for excursions to its medieval city-castles located on hills, which truly have a mystic atmosphere about them. A walk around these "acropolic" towns, Motovun, Labin, Vodnjan, Groznjan, Hum and Oprtalj, and a tour of their castles, old churches and squares, will provide visitors with an insight into their history. These locations, however, also serve as a stage for many a cultural event, attracting visitors with both their content and ambience. The best preserved urban core is harboured in Motovun, an old city on the edge of the river Mirna valley. It is surrounded by tall city walls and three layers of defence walls, from which all four sides of the world can be seen, with good reason. The entire city is like a museum, with almost every house a cultural monument, from the Renaissance city hall and the parochial church to private villas from various historical and artistic eras. This beautiful city, attracting visitors every year, is host to the annual international Motovun Film Festival. Tourists also find the medieval cities Oprtalj and Groznjan attractive. Once derelict, Groznjan is today revived by the sounds of the instruments of musicians from around the world. With its many monuments and palaces, the medieval town of Vodnjan in southern Istria also attracts vistors with its unusually large Baroque parochial church, the church of St Blaise, the town's patron saint, with its 65-metre tall bell tower. The church has a capacity of an astounding 5,000 people and boasts a valuable collection of sacral art. Vodnjan is a centre of the Istrian `casites' (kazun) and there are more than 2,500 of them in its surroundings. The church of St Blaise exhibits miraculous mummies of saints. In Labin, on top of a hill, the old city core is located, the traditional host of the autumn Mediterranean Stone Sculptors' Symposium. Beneath the hill, in Dubrova, there is a park of stone sculptures, sculpted by invited sculptors every year. Labin boasts a museum featuring an archaeological and ethnological collection, a model of a mine, unique in this part of Europe, the memorial collection of Matija Vlaci Ilirik, the eminent protestant and philosopher, associate of Martin Luther, as well as a number of palaces. The city is a protected architectural and historical core, home to many artistic studios of Labin painters and sculptors. The Mediterranean Sculptors' Symposium has been held for the past 30 years, every August. Invited sculptors make their sculptures in stone, which remain in the sculpture park. Over the last couple of years, the "White Road" has been worked on, a unique sculpting project in which a series of eminent sculptors have participated. Among the series of Istrian "acropolic" cities, a special place belongs to the tiny city of Hum, known as the world's smallest city. Though small in size and population, Hum has earned its status as a city with the fact that all of its city institutions are functional. The Istrian interior is also known for its excellent wines and olive oil, the recipients of many awards from around the world, as well as its culinary offering, particularly truffles, a delicacy found in the Istrian forests, excellently prepared in local restaurants. Apartments Novigrad

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