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In Croatia it is possible to choose a holiday
of sea and sun, but its rich cultural and artistic patrimony
also deserve a visit.
Land of conquest since the beginning of its history, preserve in
fact strong Latin influences, Romans and Venetian, especially in
the coastal regions and mitteleuropee, mainly in the
intern cities, representing in this way a crossroad of
civilization from the Mediterranean to Continental Europe.
From Colmo (Hum), in the Guiness of the records as the
smallest city of the world, with about ten houses, up to
Zagabria (Zagreb), the metropolis with a million
inhabitants, the offer of the Croatia is huge.
Zagabria is the capital of Croatia
from 1991, when the fragmentation of ex-Yugoslavia is verified.
It host a quarter of the population and it is the greatest
cultural, economic, industrial and commercial centre of the
Country. Founded as Episcopal seat upon a Roman castrum
by Ladislao of Hungary (XI century), it is characterized by
valuable buildings of the classical mitteleuropa
architecture. Full of museums, galleries of art, theatres and
sacred buildings it has a frantic rhythm of life: the nucleus of
the old city includes a large number of coffees, beer house and
club, and the roads, the squares and the shops are full of
people, as also the markets and the fairs.
Of exceptional beauty and importance it is Ragusa
(Dubrovnik), world beauty of the architecture and patrimony of
the UNESCO. Situated among a turquoise sea and a luxuriant
Mediterranean vegetation, with its splendid ancient monuments
and the famous walls, large more than 6 meters, it is a
destination to not lose.
However there are also other cities patrimony of the UNESCO:
Trał (Trogir), a delicious preserved ancient nucleus of
evident Venetian imprint, and the ancient one Spalato
(Split), magic city from the Roman, Venetian and Byzantine
influences developed around the Building of Diocleziano, one of
the vast and better preserved among those left by the Romans.
Spectacular for the position also many other coastal cities:
Zara (Zadar), natural entrance of over 300 between islands
and islets, custodian of one of the more important example of
Byzantine architecture in Dalmazia; Sebenico (Sibenik),
Dalmatian city of medieval origins whose historical centre
assumed the actual aspect, with the prestigious buildings, the
three big fortresses and the bastions, during the about four
centuries of Venetian domination, also centre of some of the
most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Croazia.
Still not to lose, the delicious island towns of Lesina (Hvar),
Curzola (Korcula), Arbe (Rab). all medieval
centres of rare beauty.
Also to be considered are the magic and pleasant atmospheres of
the cities and the villages of Istria and Quarnero: Pola
(Pula), that according to the legend was founded by Giasone in
escape with the gold fleece. Seat of the big Roman amphitheatre
contemporary of the Coliseum in Rome; the delicious Rovigno
(Rovinj), the romantic Parenzo (Porec) and the elegant
Abbazia (Opatija) are only some of the favourite tourist
destinations.
And for the connoisseurs, looking for unknown destinations
here
the ancient fortified citadels of Grisignana (Groznjan),
"the artists' city", Pinguente (Buzet), Rozzo
(Roc) and Montona (Motovun), along the Path of the
Glagoliti.
A heterogeneous and complete offer, that it will surprise also
the most distracted tourist.
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