Project Pineta, Company name: Brijuni Rivijera Ltd. Address: 52 100 Pula, Riva 8 Fažana Website: www.brijunirivijera.hr

PROJECT DESCRIPTION COUNTY Brijuni Rivijera Ltd. is a development company founded Population (2011): 208,440 in 2003 by public authorities (The Republic of GDP per capita (2010): 12,897 EUR and Istria County) with the purpose to develop and Unemployment rate (2011): 11.5% implement the project of Brijuni Rivijera, based on the Average gross monthly salary: 997 EUR Master Plan of Istrian tourism of Brijuni Rivijera area. It Average gross salary in the sector (tourism): 1,142 EUR is planned to be developed on three unique locations: Pineta, Hidrobaza and Sv. Katarina and Monumenti, which should be profiled as the highest category tourism Istria County is located on the largest Croatian peninsula of destination. Istria, on an area of 2,820 km2 and has excellent transport connections with main European motorways (Istrian “Y” Selected Brijuni Rivijera locations are situated in the motorway connects Istria with highways in , Italy south-western part of the Istrian coast, on the ground of and Austria) and by air (International Airport in Pula). the Municipality of Fažana in the North and the City of Pula in the South. The Pineta site is situated just in front of Istria is one of the most developed Croatian regions with marinas (6.7%). Main markets in terms of overnight stays the Brijuni Islands, half a kilometre near Fažana. dominant industry (shipbuilding, production of building are Germany (28.7%), Slovenia (14.2%), Austria (11.0%) and materials, tobacco products, furniture, glass and electrical Italy (10.6%). The total surface of the Pineta location is 50 hectares. machinery and parts for the automotive industry), tourism The planned building surface is 11.4 hectares, and the (31.6% of all arrivals and 25.3% of all overnight stays in Strong domestic brands (Istraturist Umag, Maistra and remaining 38.6 hectares include an area for sports and Croatia in 2011) and trade sector. In recent years, a great Valamar) prevail but international brands such as the recreation and the beach in a pine forest overlooking the attention was paid to the revitalization of agriculture Kempinski Hotel and Sol Melia are present as well, primarily Brijuni Islands. (especially olive growing and organic food production) as management companies. and the related development of enogastronomic tourism (autochthonous wines Malvasia, Teran, highly esteemed The wide and diversified range of facilities enables the white truffle) and agro-tourism, particularly in the development of various kinds of tourism: sports tourism PLANNED CAPACITIES hinterland of Istria, which is recognized as the “Tuscany of (currently 2 out of 4 golf courses in Croatia are in Istria According to the Urban Development Plan of the Municipality Croatia”. - Umag and Brijuni, the construction of a third golf of Fažana, the available area is determined for the following project Marlera has commenced, and the International proposed facilities: There is a very long tradition of tourism that has been ATP tournament holds place in Umag), cultural tourism developing from the period of the Roman Empire through (Motovun Film Festival, performances by world-renowned Hotel: the Austro-Hungarian Empire (when tourist centres Umag, artists in Vespasian’s Roman amphitheatre-Pula Arena, Hotel 4 – 5 *, with a total of 650 beds. Poreč, Rovinj, Pula, Rabac, including the Brijuni Islands Theatre Ulysses), nautical, convention, hunting, fishing, were strongly developed). In the past decade, intensive and diving tourism. Additional facilities: investments (760 million EUR) in a construction of new and reconstruction of existing, primarily high-class hotel Further development of tourism in this region will be • Additional food and beverage facilities facilities were made resulting in a significant increase of ensured with new projects, notably the Brijuni Riviera • Wellness centre, swimming pool and tennis courts • Promenade with a central square. five-star hotels (total of 4) and four-star hotels (total of 26). which is to be developed on three locations (Pineta, In the structure of accommodation, from a total of 250,300 Hidrobaza and Sv. Katarina i Monumenti on total land area units, camps are the most represented (44.4%), followed of 114 ha), and should additionally profile the County as a by private accommodation (22.6%), apartments and rural tourist destination with a wide range of capacities of the TRANSACTION MODEL tourism (12.8%), hotels (11.2%) and accommodation in highest category.

To be determined; combination of land sale and right to build. CONTACTS Agency for Investments and Competitiveness (AIK), www.aik-invest.hr, e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Damir Novinić, Managing Director, e-mail: [email protected] State Office for Management of State-owned Assets (DUUDI), www.duudi.hr, e-mail: [email protected] Ministry of Tourism, www.mint.hr, e-mail: [email protected]

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