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Anyone who wishes to experience the town of Dioklecian from a completely different perspective should take a yellow sea taxi and enjoy the beauties of this most beautiful city in the world, as called by the people of Split, from 'the sea'. This is the new offer that enables tourists to get to know this old Dalmatian city through a half an hour ride in the taxi, accompanied by a tour guide. The sea taxi can hold 12 people and it is ideal for tourists that arrive by aeroplanes to the city's airport because it will get them to the waterfront of Split in about 15 minutes, without them having to experience the rush hour traffic of the town's centre. The taxi is also available to those who want to see some of the beautiful islands in the waters around Split. Apartments Split

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In the Museum of the Town of Kastela, an exhibition was recently opened on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of organized tourism in this town. The exhibition is organized by the Town of Kastela Tourist Board, the Town of Kastela, the Split-Dalmatia County and the Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board. The important anniversary has also been marked with the publication of the book "A Chronological Survey of Tourism in Kastela ­ 100 Years of the Soulavy Pension", by Sanja Acalija. The dawn of tourism in Kastela is considered to be the opening of the first tourist pension with a developed beach in Kastel Luksi. It was opened by the Czech physician Henrik Soulavy in 1909, who bought the castle Tartaglia there. 1909, therefore, is the year when the development of tourism officially begins on the Kastela Riviera. Almost two decades later, Petar Kamber opened the Hotel Palace in Kastel Stari, a representative tourist facility for the time. To raise the quality of the tourist offering even more, in 1936 a Municipal Bathing Committee was established for the "Lower Kastels" (Kastel Stafili, Kastel Novi, Kastel Stari and Kastel Luksi). Located to the northwest of Split, the town of Kastela is comprised of what used to be seven villages ­ Suurac, Gomilica, Kambelovac, Luksi, Stari, Novi and Stafili. Each one of these is specific in its own way. Though they are connected, they differ in the mentality and interests of its inhabitants, and all boast a rich cultural heritage and numerous monuments. The Kastela Riviera features many private accommodation facilities and a couple of hotels. Yachtsmen can use the marina located in Kastel Gomilica. Characteristic for the entire area is its rich park architecture. The most renowned park is the Park Vitturi in Kastel Luksi, the oldest park on the Riviera, built in the second half of the 18th century. It is spread over 7,450 square meters and was proclaimed a nature park in 1968. Also well known are the Botanical Garden of the Ostrog Elementary School and the Bibilical Garden, built in the honour of the second visit of Pope John Paul II to Croatia and located in the Marian sanctuary Lady of Stomorija. The garden features numerous plant species mentioned in the Bible and sculptures of eminent Croatian sculptors Vasko Lipovac, Kazimir Hrasto and Matko Miji. The arrival of the Czech physician Soulavy to Kastel Luksi, which he never left, intrigued the great Czech director Jiij Menzel enough to put the story in his documentary filmed in Croatia. Menzel is shooting the film, entitled "My Croatia", in cooperation with the crew of the Croatian national television, and wants to show through it that it is precisely the Czech who were the very first tourists in Dalmatia. Apartments Ciovo
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Although the sales of printed guides have been flourishing with the growth in the number of travelers and an increasing diversification of their interests, modern technologies have implemented numerous changes here. This includes the guide on the mobile phone display, a convenient and comprehensive solution that has been applied in Split, but also offers displays of 157 more destinations in Croatia. All tourists who want to find out where to have a good lunch or a great time at night while visiting the Diocletian’s city can obtain all information via their mobile devices.

They just need to be in Peristil and they will receive the mobiEXPLORE tourist guide via Bluetooth and find out all they want to know. The operation only takes a few minutes and the tourist guide is free of charge. The tourist guide combines exceptionally extensive contents and useful information, which is a sole result of domestic brains. It was conceived by the team of Gideon Multimedia from Split, which began to implement the project in cooperation with the Split Tourist Board. In addition to information about historical and cultural landmarks, local attractions and customs, accommodation capacities, museums, hotels, restaurants and taverns, tourists can also find out what Split offers at night and will receive all information about navigation and sport, location of spa centers, weather forecasts… They are also offered an interactive map with an index of all streets, they can listen to audio guides about the destination’s landmarks, and even learn certain phrases and expressions in Croatian. Beside the complete information about Split, mobiEXPLORE
displays 157 more destinations in Croatia. It is currently available in Croatian and English, and it will soon be released in Italian and probably some other languages. This is a comprehensive and free service, which many developed European countries have expressed interest, so it is about to be implemented in some countries in Europe as well.

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Split won the Silver Flower of Europe award among a competition of almost six thousand candidates from twelve countries in the city category, while Novi Vinodolski has won the same award in the town category. The closing ceremony of the Golden Flower of Europe, arranged every year by the European Association for Flowers and Landscape, was held in Split, which was an additional reason for celebration.

While explaining the award presented to Split, Monika Hetsch, presdietn of the International Jury, pointed out that Split was a beautiful business & university center in Croatia, its beauty enhanced by the Marjan Park Forest. In addition to the positive ratings with respect of its landscape, the members of the International Jury were particularly impressed by the tidiness of Sustipan and Lovrinac. 24 candidates participated in the finals of this selection and Split won a total of 87.6 points out of one hundred. As stated in the explanation, Novi Vinodolski, winner of the Silver Flower in the town category, won the award for its splendid landscaping, commitment to tradition and a successful eco school. Novi Vinodolski has a tourist tradition of 130 years and is the center of the popular Vinodol Riviera having a total capacity of around 8000 accommodation units. This small town is distinctive for its  littoral architecture and its old town core. Around 2 million HRK was spent on landscaping this year. Opposite the historical part of the town are modern tourist facilities – hotels, campingsites, household activities and numerous catering facilities and sport & recreation centers attracting numerous tourists every year.

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The premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Don Carlos to be shown on 14 July in Peristil will mark the beginning of the 54th Split Summer. During the month of this traditional festival of opera, drama and dance, numerous artists from Croatia and abroad will perform, and the shows will take place in other attractive locations in Split, in addition to the old town core. As the festival has stepped out of the city’s boundaries, the Ero s onoga svijeta opera will be performed in Vrlika, in the very ambient where composer Jakov Gotovac placed the plot of this comedic three-act opera. The opera repertoire of this year’s Split Summer is arranged in the honor of the great Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, so the guests will be able to see a repeat performance of his Nabucco, while the Gripe Fort will be the venue for Mirela Ivcevic’s Za tri lipe.

The final concert Opera Stars in Split will be organized on 18 August in Prokurative and will feature famous soloists Svetla Vasileva, Clifton Forbis and Georgio Surjan. This year’s Split Summer will also include a number concerts featuring, among others, the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra, Varaždin Chamber Orchestra, National Academic Folklore Choir Veriovka, Rucner Quartet, Vlatko Stefanovski and guests, and many other musicians from the country and abroad. The drama program will include ten plays, two of which will be premieres. They are Euripides’s Bahke directed by Oliver Frlji?, and Summerfolk, directed by Jaunusz Kica and based on a piece written by Maxim Gorky, which will be performed in Villa Dalmacija. The 54th Split Summer is also expecting the arrival of the famous French director Peter Brook who will be presenting himself by Samuel Becket’s Fragments, and the play will be performed by Theatre des Bouffes du Nord of Paris. The highlights in this part are the repeat performance of Fedra, directed by Marc Sciaccaluga, which will be shown in the cellars of Diocletian Palace, Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream performed by the Dubrovnik Summer Games troupe, and the performance of Croatia’s theater legend Pero Kvrgic. He will perform in two plays and will present his Stilske vježbe, directed by Tomislav Radic forty years ago and based on a play written by Raymond Queneau, in Bol on Brac. The dance program will feature a premiere of Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn, choreographed by Youri Vamos. The play will be given in Sustipan, which will also be the venue for Leonid Jacobson’s ballet school from St. Petersburg. The 54th Split Summer program will be accompanied with various other cultural events.

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The new four-star Hotel Marmont has recently been opened in the historical core of the city of Split, in Diocletian Palace. This is a luxury hotel having a total area of 750 square meters. The value of the overall investment is around 10 million euros. The hotel has 21 rooms arranged on three floors and a luxury 150- square-meter suite in the attic.

The investor is SEM 1986. The hotel is located in a reconstructed building of a former shopping mall. A story was added during the reconstruction and a 15th century defensive wall was reconstructed as instructed by conservators, and has thus become an integral part of the interior. In addition to Hotel Peristil and Hotel Vestibul, Marmont is the third hotel in the strictest center of Split, in the historical Diocletian Palace. Recommendations for hotels Split.

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