Saturday, July 20, 2013

Crikvenica Croatia

Crikvenica is a town with a hundred-year-old tourist tradition. It is located in the Kvarner bay of the Adriatic Sea – the most beautiful part of the Croatin littoral. The entire town is actually a Riviera with a series of almost connected urban places. It was named after the church of the Pauline monastery founded by Nikola Frankopan in 1412 on the delta of Dubracina. Numerous historical monuments and remains testify about the turbulent past of this town. Historical sites enthusiasts can visit the Pauline monastery ( it holds all of the valuable historical belongings of Crikvenica), Tos ( an old mill used for making and processing olive oil), Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Antun church, Memorial studio of Zvonko Car and the town museum of Crikvenica. Numerous happenings and manifestations take place during summer, as well as concerts, fashion shows, exhibitions, traditional festivities. The fun starts in the early morning hours on one of many beautiful sandy beaches and continues in countless disco clubs. Sports and active vacation enthusiasts can enjoy cycling, mini golf, table tennis, sailing, football, bowling,paintball, hiking, handball, basketball, beach volleyball, jet-ski, water skiing, paragliding, diving, swimming and many other activities. You can go on one-day trips to Krk, Kosljun, Vrbnik, Klimno, Kacjak, Biserujka cave on the island of Krk, as well as the island of Rab. If you are a gastronomy enthusiast and want to savor the delicacies of this region, as well as the Istrian cuisine, you have numerous restaurants and taverns at your disposal. Visit the restaurants “Galija”, “Bodulka”, “Ribica”, taverns “Mare”, “Dispet” and “Amfora

You should also visit Selce
 Selce, a small tourist destination and harbor placed in a bay with a slightly inclined coastline, is 3 km south-east of Crikvenica. Selce is known for the wonderful sandy beach in the place itself, the sheltered bays with pebble beaches and the campsite close-by. The promenade that extends from Selce to Crikvenica is a great place for bike riding, roller blading and jogging. This place of a century-old tourist tradition offers different types of accommodation, beautiful mostly pebble beaches, many restaurants, a harbor, tennis courts and mini golf. Selce and the nearby Slane bay are ideal for water sports - the main beach offers water sports equipment rental. Selce has retained the authentic coastal place atmosphere having many traditional festivals, while Crikvenica offers various entertainment to suit everyone. Therefore, we recommend Selce for family and active holidays.

Zagreb (capital)

Zagreb is  the capital  and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is located in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain.

 
A mixture of crazy students and suave city slickers ensures that the bars and clubs are never short of a customer or two, and with Zagreb finally on the weekends away destination list, thanks to cheap Wizzair flights the number of tourists is set to rapidly to increase and give the nightlife a dash of cosmopolitanism.

 A good place to start any night out in the Croat capital is Tkalciceva street in Gornji Grad. A pretty thoroughway it also boasts the city's highest concentration of bars and cafes which are perfect for taking in the capital at a slow pace. The Main Square also makes a decent place to begin the night, with a continental cafe vibe presiding and a chance to see the world go by


Once however you've sampled the charms of Zagreb's Old Town you might want to track down some of its classier hangouts. The name 'School' might put a few potential customers off, especially those who still have nightmares about refraction, oscillation and the Doppler effect, but Skola is definitely the place to head for lounge lizards. A futuristic-retro (spot the oxymoron) joint, it was amongst the first to revolutionise Zagreb's bar scene with hip decor and cool tunes. The recent addition of a roof terrace has only added to its appeal. Once you've done detention there, then try some of its competitors - Golf, Pif and Apartman are all created around the same funky ideals and are all found on Preradoviceva Street.

In terms of nightclubs, Zagreb has plenty to offer too. Sokol and History
  are two perennially popular hangouts that have provided the city with many a wild night out, whilst more alternative fun can be had at the Tvornica Club, which hosts all manner of live acts and shows, and cult fave Kset.
During the summer much of the Zagreb nightlife scene decamps to Lake Jarun. Beaches, babes and bikinis get the juices boiling by day and a plethora of bars, cocktail lounges and clubs provide the release by night. Aquarius and Mansion are two hot locales worth checking out, and can justify the taxi ride during the winter as well.