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HrvatskiA Holiday in Croatia is full of color and life, a perfect combination of beautiful scenery and cultural history. Croatian vegetation is among the best preserved in Europe. On every corner there is an historical site and the turquoise blue sea will make you feel like you are living in a dream!
History of Croatia
Croatia is an ancient nation, still a very young nation state. Because of its geographic position, Croatia represents a blend of four different cultural spheres – For over the ages, it has been a crossroad of influences of the western culture and the east— Central European, Danube, Mediterranean and Balkan. Small, but highly varied country with many influences which historically played an essential role in the development of the European culture.
Geografy od Croatia
Croatia is divided into two predominant climate regions – Continental and Mediterranean although there are some variations within those climate zones. As everywhere, Croatia’s climate is determined by its geography, which is characterised by a mixture of mountains, plains, forests and a long littoral belt.
Practical information
Entry and Residence Requirements for Tourism in Croatia
A valid passport or identity card is required for travel to Croatia for citizens from the European Union for trips shorter than 3 months.
No vaccinations are required.
Getting to Croatia
Taxi service exists in all towns , tourist centers and airports. Car rental agencies exist in every larger town.
By plane
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By car
The vast majority of the country’s visitors get to Croatia by car, which isn’t as surprising as it sounds when you consider that millions of visitors come from one of Croatia’s neighboring or nearby countries! Each year, many millions of visitors drive across or down to Croatia by car from Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak Republics.
You can choose to drive all the way to your chosen destination, or drive to an Italian port such as Ancona or Bari and then take a car ferry across.
Useful link
- Google Maps
Directions advice via Google – and you may find some elements of Street view (which is now in Croatia) useful in your planning.
By car ferry
It is possible to come to Croatia by car ferry from Italy.
Principal ferry connection from Italy:
- Ancona/Split – Ancona /Zadar – Ancona /Korcula – Bari/Dubrovnik – Rijeka/Dubrovnik (avec stops in Zadar, Split, island of Hvar, Korcula and Mljet).
Useful link
http://www.jadrolinija.hr/en/ferry-croatia
By train
Croatia is a relatively small country where folks mostly travel by bus or by train. Major routes connect the capital city, Zagreb, with the Adriatic coast, where Split, in particular, is a very popular destination.
Good to know: Dubrovnik is the only major Croatian city not connected to Croatia’s rail network. Your options? Take a bus (they run frequently) from Split and be there in a little over four hours.
By bus
The bus service in Croatia is excellent; more or less any small village can be reach by bus.
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When you come to Croatia
Payment
Although Croatia joined the EU on 1st July 2013, it hasn’t adopted euro yet.The Croatian currency is the Kuna, (the euros is not accepted).
Conversion of Euro in Kuna on 22 august 2015 – 1 € = 7,54 kunas. The euro is of course accepted in all currency exchange offices. Visa, Plus, Maestro , MasterCard , Cirrus and Diners Card are accepted in most shops, hotels and restaurants in major cities and tourist villages which have vending machines.
Cost of living – some indicative prices :
- A meal in a Restaurants : 50 to 150 Kn (7 to 20 €)
· a liter of unleaded petrol : 10,50 Kn (1,43 €)
- a coffee : 10 Kn (1,4 €)