Until recently, agrotourism on Miljevci was unthinkable since tourism in the Šibenik hinterland used to be an unknown category. After several family farms opened in the Pakovo Selo area, as well as two large factories for the production of smoked ham (pršut) on Miljevci and a number of firms that produce honey, olive oil and cheese, the road to agrotourism on this area is slowly being paved. In one of the seven villages on Miljevci, in Brištani, the family of Ante and Danica Bačić has recently opened a country household …

Istria has recognized the potential of enrichening its tourist offer with cycling for tourists, which is becoming more and more popular throughout the world. In comparison to other parts of Croatia, Istria is the dominant region concerning this type of tourism and has around 40, mostly off-road, trails at its disposal, along which some 20 races, including international ones that are held every year. As a result, the 50th edition of the international junior stage race Kroz Istra (Through Istria) and the 13th marathon cycling race Istra MTB Tartufi Tour …

The Dubrovnik Festa svetog Vlaha [Festival of St. Blaise]Dubrovnik’s patron, lace from Lepoglava, Hvar and Pag, vocal duets in the narrow region of Istria and the Croatian Littoral, the art of manufacturing traditional wooden toys from the Hrvatsko zagorje region, the annual spring procession of Ljelje (Queens) from Gorjani, the Za križen (Following the cross) procession on the island of Hvar and the annual carnival bell ringers’ pageant from the Kastav area have all recently been registered on the UNESCO World Non-Material Cultural Heritage List. During the UNESCO conference in …

A photographer from Ottawa has spent five months traveling across Croatia and during this period she has covered 8300 kilometers along the Croatian coast, the islands, the hills and the hinterland in search of new gastronomic ideas and adventures. A photographer, an art director, a gourmet and a sommelier, Carmen Grenier explored the Croatian culinary territory and published her findings related to the Croatian food and wine on the www.carmencuisineandtravel.com website. Here, traditional Croatian recipes in English and French are at your disposal and the typical Croatian dishes and food …

Croatian wines have thrilled the judges with their quality and they were proclaimed the hit of this year’s competition that was organized by the well-known London magazine Decanter during which they won eight gold, five silver and 11 bronze medals, and also three wine varieties received recommendations. All the wine varieties that were awarded a gold medal come from continental Croatia and the small vineyard Bodren from the Hrvatsko zagorje region, owned by Boris Drenški, was particularly successful. It produces exceptional sweet predicate wines. Four of his wines have won …

In November, around 12 million Koreans, who regularly watch the South Korean TV station EBS from Seoul, will meet Franjo Vinković (35), a blacksmith from Đakovo, one of the three persons who have their own firm in Croatia. He will demonstrate his skills on the blacksmith’s fire and anvil and show how he made the first Slavonian pedalina, an open four-seat carriage with pedals. TV viewers from the Far East will also see the Lipizzaner horses and the architectural harmony of the Đakovo Cathedral in four TV episodes. The EBS …

Five low cost European airline companies have recently announced that they will introduce new direct flights to Dubrovnik in April and May next year. Germanwings, a German low cost carrier, will introduce a direct flight from Hamburg on 2 May, while Jer2.com, a British airline, will introduce flights from Edinburgh. The Finnish company Blue1 will introduce flights from Helsinki to Dubrovnik in early spring, on Saturdays, from 3 April and on Tuesdays as well from 4 May. Planes owned by a company that has been a part of the SAS …

In the autumn edition of the Dream World Cruise Destinations magazine, there is a list of the 50 most visited world ports, and Dubrovnik is in tenth place accordingto the number of transit passengers on a cruise. In terms of Mediterranean ports only Naples and Livorno havemore visitors than Dubrovnik. The fact that five of the top ten world most visited embarkation ports are from the Mediterranean (Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Piraeus, Venice and Palma), is also very important and it confirms the extent to which cruise tourism is significant for this …

Seeing as, in camps, most of the annual turnover, more than 90 percent, occurs by the end of August, it has become clear now: in the camps, this tourist season was extremely successful and has justified the new investments in the quality of camps and justified the great reputation of Croatian camps and of Croatia as a country with the potential to become the most competitive camping destination on the Mediterranean. According to collected data of most Croatian camps, the number of overnight stays increased by 2.5 percent on average …

This year, the Island of Hvar once again was one of the most popular tourist destinations on the Adriatic, attracting many members of the world’s jet-set as well as other tourists. Hvar enjoys its tremendous popularity on account of its nature, rich and top quality tourist offering as well as numerous entertainment, hospitality and other facilities and activities. However, the Island of Hvar is also known for its rich history, the remnants of which attract the attention of visitors and are still researched by historians. The most recent archeological research …