Official name: Republic of Croatia
Official language: Croatian
Alphabet: Latin
Currency: kuna (100 lipa), 1 Euro = aprox. 7,35 kuna
GENERAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
Surface Area: 56.543 km2
Territorial waters: 31.067 km2
Population: 4.500.000
Capital: Zagreb, 900.000 inhabitants
Coastline: 5.835 km, of which 4.058 km islands, cliffs and reefs
Number of islands, cliffs and reefs: 1.185
Highest peak: Dinara 1.831 meters above sea-level
NATIONAL PARKS
BRIJUNI - a group of islets at the west coast of Istria; preserved Mediterranean vegetation, zoo in the nature, cultural heritage of Antiquity.
Information: phone 00385/052/525-888, E-mail: np-brijuni@pu.tel.hr
KORNATI - the most indented group of islands in the Mediterranean, consisting of 140 uninhabited islands, islets and cliffs, a true labyrinth of sea and stone.
Information: phone 00385/022/434-662, E-mail: np-kornati@si.tel.hr
KRKA - the most beautiful karstis river of Croatia; deep canyons cut into calciferous plateaus; lakes; among the multitude of waterfalls, Skradinski Buk and Ro?ki Slap are the most prominent. Between them is the islet of Visovac, with a Franciscan monastery (the picture above is a part of NP Krka).
Information: phone 00385/022/217-720, E-mail: turizam.npk@npkrka.hr
MLJET - an island southwest of Dubrovnik; the western part of the island is a National Park with two deep bays called lakes because of their very narrow connection to the open sea. Valuable Antigue monuments and a Benedictine monastery from the 12th century on the islet in the middle of the lake-bay.
Information: phone 00385/020/744-058
PAKLENICA - National park on the southern side of the biggest mountainous massif of Croatia, Velebit, running from highest peaks to the sea; two impressive canyons, Velika Paklenica and Mala Paklenica; a multitude of unusual karstic relief forms, a number of caves, rich and diverse flora and fauna.
Information: phone 00385/023/369-155
PLITVI?KA JEZERA - The most beautiful and the best known Croatian national park, a part of UNESCO's World Heritage, situated next to the main road linking Zagreb to Dalmatia; 16 small lakes are interconnected by waterfalls naturally created by traventine deposits, thick woods of beech tees and fir, oartly in the form of a primeval forrest, numerous species of animals (including brown bear); transportation with special panoramic vehicles and electric boats is organized for visitors.
Information: phone 00385/053/751-015
RISNJAK - wooded mountains massif to the north of Rijeka, encompasses the sprong area of the river Kupa; numerous species of flora nad fauna are gathered within a small area, including brown bear, lynx chamois, deer, snake eagle.
Information: phone 00385/051/836 -133
NORTH VELEBIT - due to its natural beauty is the most valuable and the most attractive peak part of Velebit.
Information: phone 00385/053/574687
TOURISM
Croatia offers accommodations in numerous hotels, apartment settlements, private rooms, apartments and campgrounds.
- Nautical tourism: there are more than 50 marinas and in a bigger ones it's possible to rent yacht
- Naturism: a number of naturist camps with long traditions (The best in Istria: Umag, Vrsar, Medulin.
- Hunting tourism: a long tradition of it for deer, boars, martens, foxes, hares, wild geese and ducks, bear in Lika , chamois and mouflons in Dalmatia.
- Youth tourism: there are HOSTELS in Dubrovnik, Kor?ula, Pula, Punat on island Krk, ?ibenik, Zadar and Zagreb. Croatian YHA 00385/01/4829-296.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Travel documents
- a passport or some of other identification document acknowledged by international agreement. Tourists may stay for up to three months.
Customs
- foreign currency is brought and taken out freely; domestic currency up to 2.000 kuna
- valuable professional and technical equipment must be declared at the border
- for animals a veterinary certificate is neededs* |
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