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US, Turkey Friction May Boost Tourism Competitors

2018-01-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia

The latest US-Turkey friction may be a boom for Greece and other vacation hot spots in the Med. Political tensions between the U.S. and Turkey nay prompt travelers from both countries to choose Greece or other destinations this season. 

Tags: Dalmatia, Greece, Greece travel, Greek Reporter, Turkey, Turkey tourism, U.S., U.S. State Department

Dalmatia May Get New Aerodrome

2017-01-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vrgorac, Croatia in Dalmatia

Plans for a new international airport in Vrgorac in Dalmatian in Croatia are in wind according to news from Vrgorac. The new airport is reportedly in the early stages of investor planning for the area of Croatia in between Dubrovnik and Split, because of the suitability of the site.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia flights, Dalmatia, Dalmatia travel

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

Select Italy Offers Unique Dalmatia Value

2012-07-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Select Italy website

For Centuries Italians and the Venetians, ruled what is now the coast of Croatia. What is called Dalmatia, the gorgeous expanse of Mediterranean seaside wonder, is a place filled with not only beauty, but the mystique of the ages. These wonderful seascapes, Islands, and UNEXCO World Heritage cities, offer tourists a timeless view of what has appealed to travelers across eons of time. And Select Italy offers an all new gateway into these wondrous places – their Croatia contingent.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia travel, Dalmatia, Italy tours, tours, Travel + Leisure, Travel Leaders Franchise Group, UNESCO World Heritage

Croatia Boat Show 2012: Biggest Ever

2012-04-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

2012 Croatia Boat Show

Coming later this month, the 14th annual Croatia Boat Show will run from April 17th untol April 22nd in the Dalmatian city of Split. The event will actually be a combination of shows put on by the Croatia Boat Show (CBS), Nauticus Show and Split Auto Show over the five days. It promises to be the biggest nautical event ever in the region, comparable to the Adriatic Boat Show, with a vast array of nautical equipment and crafts on display.

Tags: Adriatic Boat Show, Adriatic Sea, Adriatic travel, boats, Croatia Boat Show, Dalmatia, Dalmatia travel, Profectus Group, Split, Vicenco Blagaic

Beach Party Novalja Style – Beach Blanket Bingo 2011

2011-05-27 by Phil Butler

The Gulf of Pag

If you’ve ever visited the beaches of Dalmatia in Croatia, then you know the party never ends along this amazing stretch of coastline. You don’t have to be a naturist either to want to have a good time. And of all the beaches (nudist or otherwise) Croatia offers the fun and sun crowd, it was our content partners and sponsors Europe After Dark, that introduced us to Novalja – in the running for party down town of all the Adriatic.

Tags: Adriatic Beaches, annette funicello, Beach Blanket Bingo, Croatia travel, Dalmatia, Dalmatia travel, Europe After Dark, Evan Paley, Frankie and Annette, frankie avalon, Kalypso Beach Club, naturist, Novalja, nude beaches, Pag, Zrce

Dalmatia’s Wines Finally Get Their Due

2010-11-23 by Phil Butler

Croatian wine production

Croatia’s Dubrovnik-Neretva County may soon appear on the map of Europe’s finest wine regions. Long an historically significant wine region, Dalmatia has perhaps been overlooked as a prime region by some experts. However unnoticed the area has been, inclusion onto Europe’s wine destination maps will certainly benefit the superb wine makers of Croatia.

Tags: AREV, Croatia wine, Croatian wine, Dalmatia, Debit, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Europe wine map, European wines, grapes, Plavac Mali, white wines, wine, wine growers, wine history, wine regions, wineries, world wines, Zinfandel

Take Off Everything for Adriatic Cruise

2010-10-15 by Phil Butler

The azure seas of Croatia's Adriatic coast

A world leader in small cruises offers a naturist excursion to the Islands of Croatia’s Adriatic paradise. eWaterways schedules a nude excursion package that loses inhibition, and puts on the romance and charm. The Dalmatian seaside is the perfect place to commune with nature, and other uninhibited peeps.

Tags: Adricatic cruises, Croatia, Dalmatia, eWaterways, naturist, nude, nude beach, nudist, Rab Island, Summer cruise

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Agios Nikolaos Water Utility Clears Ammos Beach Following Sewage Leak Investigation

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Heading out on Crete’s roads for the August 15th peak? Traffic police are out in full force on VOAK, targeting speeding, alcohol, and reckless driving.

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