SnoopySue's VirtualTourist Home Page

Hello everybody!

I am a new member of the world travellers community coming from Croatia - beautiful small country situated in the south-east of Europe. This homepage is under construction and you may expect new content very soon. In the meantime I thought some general info about my country, as well as few photos I have made this summer, could be helpful to all interested.

Location:
Geographically situated on the cross-roads between Central Europe and the Mediterranean.

General info:
Official name: Republic of Croatia
Official language: Croatian
Alphabet: Latin
Currency: Kuna (100 lipa)
Population: 4.784.000 (1991)
Number of islands: 1.185
Capital: Zagreb (nearly 1 milion inhabitants)
Political system: parlamentary multiparty Republic
Culture: Belonging to the Middle-European and Mediterranean cultural and civilisation circle and tradition. Extremely rich and valuable cultural and historical heritage is pointing to a millenium old presence of Croatia in the area. The specific urban culture of coastal and island areas is easily seen in towns such as: Porec, Rovinj, Pula, Zadar, Sibenik, Hvar, Korcula and Ston, with Split (Diocletian's Palace) and Dubrovnik representing a part of the world cultural heritage under UNESCO protection.
Climate: Northern Croatia has a continental climate. Central, semimountainous and mountainous regions, as well as the entire Adriatic coast, have a Mediterranean climate. Spring and autumn are mild along the coast, while winter can be cold and snowy in central and northern regions.

General info is taken from http://www.hr

Zagreb - administrative and cultural center of Croatia (also my hometown)
Photo: Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb

Along the Adriatic cost - road to Split and Dubrovnik
Photo: somewhere near Senj

Along the Adriatic cost - sunset perspective

Along the Adriatic cost - Tower Nehaj in the Senj on the road to the south - Split and Dubrovnik

City wall in town Rab (lat. Arba) on the island Rab.

Swimming paradise at one of the beutiful beaches on island Rab

Village Rastoke near Slunj (continental Croatia) - harmony of waterfalls