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Croatia Calling: the Carnival in Crikvenica

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Carnival Crikvenica

Winter is chased away and spring is summoned by the loud noise of drums each year at the Carnival in Crikvenica, Croatia lasts for over a month, from January till mid February. This carnival goes way back in Crikvenica, data in the State Archive placing an edition way back, in 1895. The first masks for […]

Tags: Carnival in Crikvenica, Crikvenica Carnival, Croatia, croatia carnival

Tough Year Ahead for Croatian Tourism

2012-12-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia’s Tourism Minister has warned that the country’s tourism industry is facing a challenge year ahead, in spite of several initiatives launched by the government to boost the nation’s appeal among foreign visitors.

Tags: Croatia, croatia tourist industry, Croatian tourism, Veljko Ostojic

Croatia Airlines Gets Speedy Government Aid before EU Entry

2012-11-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

National carrier Croatia Airlines has just received a capital boost of EUR 106 million from the local government. The funds injection has been approved just before the Easter European’s country would join the European Union as a means to avoid strict competition regulations. The funds will be given to Croatia Airlines as a capital increase […]

Tags: Croatia, Croatia Airlines, EU, state aid

Croatia’s Break Up Museum: A Story of Passion, Romance and Heartbreak

2012-11-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

What becomes of a teddy bear once given away as a Valentine’s Day gift? Or a wedding dress from a marriage gone awry? Or a garden gnome thrown in a fit of rage against a windscreen during a stormy break up?

Tags: break up museum, Croatia, Croatia museum, Dražen Grubišić, Museum of Broken Relationships, Olinka Vištica, Zagreb, Zagreb museum

Croatia’s Picture Perfect Villages

2012-09-13 by Phil Butler

Krka River courtesy © Alaska-Tom - Fotolia.com

A story from Adventurous Kate’s travel blog prompted us toe investigate the most picturesque villages in all Croatia. Meet Pučišća: The Most Beautiful Village in Croatia made us wonder?

Tags: Adventurous Kate, Croatia, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Dalmatia, International Children's Festival, Island of Brac, Krka, Pučišća, Šibenik, Šibenik hotels, Šibenik tourism, St. Jerome, Štrigova, Tradicije Čigoč

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