Croatia

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service: Visa requirements overview of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks: Maporama
UT Library on line
Mapblast

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Name	Type	Domestic flights	International flights

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation: The network is generally in good condition and does not present any risks in terms of traffic. Although still limited, it is presently improving: the Zagreb-Karlovac, the Kupjac-Rijeka (in the direction of Istrie),Zagreb serb border and Zagreb-Split sections. On the other hand, a particular attention is recommended on the main and secondary roads because they are not regularly watched and lack followed-up maintenance. In particular, stone falls are frequent on mountainous roads because of an often unstable ground. Besides that, finding a gas station is not a problem and the organisation of help, in the event of an accident, is generally very satisfactory, although relatively slow in isolated zones.
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Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

- On the West Coast : Umag, is the first exporting port of Istrie's wines, arena of Pula.
- The Losinj Islands
- The lakes of Plitvitce
- The Dalmatie Islands in the North
- The Dalmate archipelago
- The city of Dubrovnik with its ramparts and its bohemian atmosphere.

Cultural

Among the numerous festivals, the most notorious are: Dubrovnik summer festival, Pula film festival, Split summer festival, and the traditional folklore competition of Alka tournament.

Other important festivals are: Motovun film festival, Festival of Dalmatian close-harmony singing groups ("klapa") at Omis, Rijeka carnival and International Children's Festival at Sibenik.

Beach

Croatia has a very long and diversified coast line with countless number of beautiful beaches along the Adriatic sea and numerous islands that has always been Croatia's main tourist attraction. Croatia offers more than 1,700 km of seaside and over 1,000 islands to choose from.

In the northern part, there are most famous beaches (to name at least a few of them) at the town of Rovinj (Istria) and on some of the Kvarner gulf islands like Baska on the island of Krk (Vela plaza beach and Stara Baska beach), a beach named Sunny cove on the island of Losinj and Paradise beach on the island of Rab. Along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic sea there are further beaches at the coastline rivieras like Biograd, Primosten, Makarska and Dubrovnik. On the islands further most attractive beaches are named Zrce on the island of Pag, beaches on the island of Hvar (Milna and Dubovica beaches) and Golden horn beach at the Bol on the island of Brac.

Outdoor activities

Sailing, diving, walking/hiking, cycling, kayaking, fishing and hunting.

Top 10 highlights of the capital city

Top 10 highlights of the country

Tourism organizations: Croatian Tourism Board

Living conditions

Health and safety

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Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference: It is %T:%M %A in Zagreb (GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer)
Summer time period: Summer time from March to October.

Map of the time zone

Fuseau(x) horaire

Type of climate: Croatia has a continental weather with very hot summers and cold winters except along the coast. The coastal lowlands have a Mediterranean climate with mild & wet winters and warm & sunny (rather dry) summers.

For further information: Official meteorological and hydrological service
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Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Climate

Eating

Culinary specialties: The Croatian food is quite varied. It offers numerous fish-based specialities. Most dishes are flavoured with olive oil and served with vegetables or rice.
Brodet: dish based of several sorts of fishes and served with rice.
Manistra od bobica: beans and corn soup.
The Croatian dishes are served with rather reputed local wines.
Drinks
Dietary taboos: There are no food taboos in the country.

Paying

Domestic currency: Croatian Kuna
ISO Code: HRK
To obtain domestic currency: Since June, 1994, the currency is the Kuna, which is issued in bills of 5, 10, 20, 50,100,200, 500 et 1000 Kunas and in coins (called Lipa).
Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language: Croatian.
Other languages spoken: The country has national minorities; Serb, Slovenian are spoken, as well as Italian, specially along the sea side, German and Hungarian. Otherwise, especially in bigger cities and in tourist resorts along the coast a lot of people do understand at least the basics of English, Italian and German.
Business language: English (particularly used in the region of the capital Zagreb).
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