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 Croatia - Itineraries
 

Crystalline seas with beautiful backdrops, bare coasts by lunar aspect or covered by luxuriant vegetation, beaches and uncontaminated spots, fishermen's villages out of the time, precious ruins of the Roman civilization or splendid heritages from the Venetian past, Medieval fortified cities and art cities are only some of the treasures that make Croatia an authentic heaven for people who loves travel, surprising also the most demanding tourist.

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COASTAL ITINERARIES.  BETWEEN SUN AND SEA

Who doesn't know Croatia at least for his spectacular shore? The Croatian coast, in fact, is together with Greek the land of Mediterranean area with the greatest number of islands and with the most jagged coastline, that hide endless inlets, promontories wash by a crystalline sea from thousand tonalities from emerald green to the darker blue. Every visitor, especially who possesses a yacht, a boat or a raft, can find here a shelter in an uncontaminated landscape far from the city chaos. The spectacular backdrops are perfect for exciting activities of snorkeling; and there are also many diving centres well equipped, that regularly organize courses also furnishing the whole equipment and the necessary assistance to whom approaches to this magic experience for the first time.
If you are looking for something quiet, like the combination sun-sea, here you can enjoy delicious beaches, a particularly clean sea and a many days of sun in the whole year, for a beach-attendant tan. And while you are cooking yourself to the sun, with a simple fishing-line and a simple bait you can capture delicious fishes for tasty barbeque on the beach. Do you want more? … You can visit delicious suburbs of fishermen, in which the time seems to have stopped, or beautiful art city some protected by UNESCO.  And if you don't have a boat but you wish to reach the most spectacular islands, It is possible to take part to one of the cruises in sailboat or caique: for a holiday without problems!

 

CULTURAL ITINERARIES  

In Croatia it is possible to choose a holiday of sea and sun, but its rich cultural and artistic patrimony also deserve a visit.
The capital Zagabria is the only big metropolis of the nation, by Baroque and Neoclassic aspect. The coastal cities are really beautiful, many of Roman origin, many by Venetian imprint; three of them are protected by UNESCO: Ragusa (Dubrovnik), Traù (Trogir) and Spalato (Split); and many other boast precious jewels: Zara (Zadar), Sebenico (Sibenik), Pola (Pula) with the very ancient arena, Fiume (Rijeka), Abbazia (Opatija), Rovigno and Parenzo.
Also very important, but less known, the delicious medieval suburbs of the inside area: from Colmo (Hum), the smallest city of the world, to Grisignana (Groznjan), "the artists' city", to the beautiful Montona (Motovun). Finally, for something more and original: Varazdin, the Baroque city and Hlebine, with its naive culture.

 

SPORT AND NATURALISTIC ITINERARIES

Are you a nature lover who, besides the aquatic sports, want to combine the holiday with an opportune physical activity in uncontaminated naturalistic contexts? The offer is varied and range from eight National Parks and over fifty protected natural areas, to the mountain area or the sunny islands of the Adriatic coast. Pleasant itineraries of trekking from the simplest to those more binding, delicious walks by bicycle among uncontaminated paths facing spectacular panoramas, exciting experiences of speleology, or excursions with naturalistic experts to discover the most peculiar aspects of the territory and the local flora and fauna. And about animals, why not choose to participate to an exciting photo safari among wolves, bears, eagles and other important examples of wild fauna? For the impassioned ones, are also organized expeditions of hunting. And after so many emotions and so much openair activity, why don’t relax in an equipped thermal centre?  

 

RELIGIOUS ITINERARIES

In Croatia but also in the other neighbours Republics of ex-Yugoslavia, there are a lot of places of cult, destinations of pilgrimages, all connected with legends and ancient traditions. There are Marian sanctuaries, spreaded on the whole territory: from the Santuario della Beata Vergine di Tersatto in Fiume (Rijeka) favourite destination of the pope Giovanni Paolo II , to the Chiesa of Santa Croce of Nona (Nin), the smallest cathedral of the world, to the splendid Church of San Donato in  Zara (Zadar), a jewel of Byzantine art, to the Santuario of Vepric, visited every year by a big number of pilgrims recalled from the quiet of the place and the similarity to the Sanctuary of Lourdes, to the Sanctuary of Santuario of Marija Bistrica, the most famous of Croatia, to the ancient and suggestive Franciscan monasteries situated on islets like the Monastero della Madonna delle Grazie in Visovac, inside the National Park of the River Cherca (Krka) or the Monastero di Santa Maria in Castellione (Kosljun) on the island of Veglia (Krk).
In the peninsula of Istria must not be forgotten the Basilica Eufrasiana of Parenzo (Porec), protected by UNESCO for the splendid Byzantine golden mosaics; the
Duomo di Sant'Eufemia in Rovigno, whose bell tower is a copy of that of St. Mark in Venice; to Dignano (Vodnjan), must be remembered also San  Biagio, that about preserves twenty paintings, one of Palma il Vecchio, a rich collection of sacred art and six mummies of Saints. In the close Republics of ex-Yugoslavia, very famous it is the Santuario della Regina della Pace of Medjugorje, in Bosnia Herzegovina, where from over twenty years frequent Marian apparitions are verified and recalls million of believers from all over the world. In Montenegro, bordering with the Dalmazia Meridionale, very important it is the Monastero di Ostrog from the spectacular position in the cliff rock, that guards the reliques of St. Basilio.
Also in Montenegro, finally it is to remember in Cattaro (Kotor) the
Cattedrale of San Trifone, that guards from over thousand years the reliques of the Saint; Cattaro, is destination of pilgrimages cause is the native place of St. Leopoldo Mandic, one of the greatest precursors and apostles of the ecumenicalism already confessor in Venice, Zara, Bassano del Grappa, Thiene and finally buried in Padua, city where he completed the philosophical and theological studies.

 

 WINE AND GASTRONOMY ITINERARIES. 

Everywhere in Croatia you will have the opportunity to appreciate a good cuisine based on fish, shellfishes and mussels, and specialty based of game, from tasty recipes of white meats handed down by the ancient tradition with methods of particular cooking, to the appreciated truffles. Excellent, and known wherever, the ham (who has never tasted the fantastic Dalmatian ham?) and the cheeses, characteristic that one of Pag.
Consequently to the particular position of the Croatia, that extends among Mediterranean, North Europe and East Europe, every region boasts its own kitchen with characteristic specialty. Varied it is also the choice of the wines, very appreciated and famous, to taste also following one of the many wine itineraries crossing the country. For people who loves reconciling the good kitchen with some pleasant physical activity, it is also possible to take part to the vintage, or to the harvest of the olives, or to other important seasonal events.

 

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