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THE ISSUE 6 • JULY 12TH, 2008. www.sibenik-times.com SibenikPOWERED BY ŠIBENSKI LIST Times Pirovac HOME FROM HOME ArounD THE counTY Julie Spec Murter and HEALTH Tisno The importance of CULTURAL MONUMENTS water and human Sibenik theatre, health cultural centre Issue 6 2 The Sibenik Times 12. 07. 2008. From The EDITor Mark THOMAS elcome to our beautiful county and to the sixth edition of “The Sibenik Times”. Being an CROATIA EXPECTING A GREAT SEASON W“islander” and coming from a country with roatia is expecting a good summer of tourism se to over seven billion euros (£5.5 billion), BalkanTra- strong links to the sea in many ways I am used to the with an increase in visitors and celebrities. Tourist vellers.com reports. French president Nicolas Sarkozy nautical way of life. The swimming season has officially C started for me. As I lay on the beach for the first time this numbers are expected to increase, as over 11 million could also be in line to take a trip to Croatia and is year and revealed my pasty white skin to the sun the people will take a trip to Croatia this year, tourism mi- sure to be accompanied by his glamorous wife Carla ensuing reflection caused fellow sunbathers to wear nister Dair Bajs told HRT television. According to Mr Bruni. Jutarnji List claims the couple will visit Zadar to sunglasses to protect their eyes from the blast. After a Bajs, revenue from tourism is also expected to increa- attend a Lenny Kravitz concert in August. long winter I once again tasted the salt of the Adriatic and I must admit it was absolutely wonderful. I can nev- er really understand why people, mainly tourists, would prefer to swim in a hotel’s swimming pool rather than in the enchanting, crystal clear sea. Thinking back to some TOP 5 THINGS TO of the experiences I’ve had here involving the sea a few juicy ones spring to mind. In fact I vividly remember the first time I swam in the Adriatic. I watched the locals DO IN CROATIA skipping over the pebbles as if they were walking on a plush carpet and even saw a group of children running he cathedral of St. Jacob in Sibenik has been re- and playing. Of course when I first tried to walk over the commended as a sight to see during your stay stones my “soft” soles weren’t prepared and I resembled in Croatia. The article circulated on the inter- a man walking on broken glass. As my wife had already T net states - Croatia possesses its own allure with the told me that only tourists wore sandals on the beach I many different attractions and activities available for was determined to push on and with each painful step tourists. The theme of the article suggests 5 things I got closer to the sea. I must say that the next time I went swimming I learnt my lesson and wisely placed my to do whilst in Croatia. One of these is entitled “Visit towel as close to the sea as possible. As I entered the World Heritage Sites” and includes the world famo- REAL ESTATE sea I was amazed firstly at the temperature, I said to my us cathedral in Sibenik. Other famous sights are also friend “I normally have a bath in colder water!” When I mentioned in the text which reads - Tourists may deli- BOOM IN SIBENIK was a child I would happily swim and play all day in the ght in checking out the old city of Dubrovnik, Plitvice sea in England where the temperature rarely reaches 14 Lakes, the historic complex of Split and the Palace of ºc and at the moment is 11 ºc, to be fair I did come out Diocletian, the historic city of Trogir, the historic cen- COUNTY a little “blue” and shivering sometimes. The next thing ter of Porec and the Euphrasian Basilica complex, and long the whole of the county’s coastline there that hit me was how clear it was even when I swam out the cathedral of St. Jacob in Sibenik. is more and more interest from foreign buyers a little deeper I could still see the bottom. Coming out in real estate. In the town of Vodice alone 28 of the sea with even softer feet and walking back to A applications from foreigners have been received for my towel was a nightmare. A few months later but this the purchase of villas and apartments. The resorts time with more experience and confidence I decided of Rogoznica, Zaton, Raslina, Murter and Betina are to enter the sea in a more dramatic way. Standing on next in line of popularity for investors. On the other rocks near the beach I dived in with a splash and felt my swimming trunks float to the surface. In my haste hand older buildings inside the old city of Sibenik are to be “cool” I hadn’t tied the cord on them and as I hit less popular. For foreigners interested in buying real the water the force left them around my ankles. A nega- estate in Croatia first have to apply to the Minister of tive effect of the crystal clear sea was that half of the Justice for permission. But the easiest route for fore- beach saw my spectacle. A couple of years later and my ign buyers is to open a company in Croatia and then nephews were training for water polo. Seeing them hurl buy the property though that company. Because of the ball to each other it seemed like a “piece of cake” this “loophole” it is difficult to keep track on the num- and I jumped in to join them. They quickly explained to ber of foreign owners in the Sibenik County, although me a couple of the rules and the techniques for shoot- last year estimates showed that 107 foreign people ing, etc. I had watched a few games on TV and noticed own some kind of real estate in the county. Statistics a nice move when a player shot backhanded. Trying to show that Austrians are at the top of the list of forei- emulate this move I grabbed the ball with my back to goal and shot. The end result was that I half drowned gn buyers followed by Germans and Hungarians. The and the ball feebly plopped forward about 2 meters County Office has received 40 applications for the away and could have been saved by a duck let alone a purchase of real estate but they didn’t state precisely real goalkeeper. As I resurfaced from my “shot” I gasped were these properties were. From all statistics it be- “Did I score?” but seeing that my nephews were killing comes obvious that foreigners are most interested in themselves laughing I didn’t wait for an answer. I had buying a villa or apartment near the sea away from thought that I was relatively fit but how wrong I was. the hustle and bustle of the more populated areas. After five minutes of training it felt like my lungs were Interest for old buildings inside the old city is virtually trying to “escape” out of my throat and my heart was non existent possibly due to the fact that these older trying to jump out of my chest. buildings are in need of repair. Issue 6 3 12. 07. 2008. The Sibenik Times KEEP IN TOUCH ON THE MOVE DID You knoW? olidaymakers planning a trip to Croatia this summer of texts and downloading data when consumers are abro- Hhave been advised to shop around for international ad." Mr Richards explained this would help holidaymakers mobile phone deals to make sure they are getting the "get the best value for money when keeping in touch and best package and do not come home to a hefty bill af- downloading data whilst abroad and avoid unexpectedly ter their holiday, it has been reported. People travelling high bills on their return". to the popular tourist destination should also find out whether they will be charged extra for making calls from abroad, or if this is included in their bundle, Ofcom has ad- vised. Ofcom's chief executive, Ed Richards, commented: "Ofcom is encouraging industry to bring down the price • The Hollywood actor, Goran Visnjic, was born in Sibenik. He is probably best known for his role in ER as Dr. Kovac. • The highest mountain in Croatia is situated in the Sibenik County. The Dinara Mountain is 1831 metres tall. • On the island of Zlarin there is still today a wor- kshop for processing coral. • Sibenik is 21 nautical miles away from Zadar, from Split 38, from Makarska 66, Hvar 46, Vis 46, Kor- cula 79, Ploce 90, Dubrovnik 127, and from the Nati- onal Park Kornati 20 miles. • The disco Hacienda near Vodice is one of the bi- ggest and most popular discos on the whole of the Adriatic coast. • Sibenik’s finest buildings date from the Venetian period, notably the Cathedral of St. Jacob (1431-55) SIBENIK IN “THE TIMES” TOURISTS DELIGHTED and a town hall with a Renaissance loggia (built in 1542). AS A TOP DESTINATION WITH MAJORETTES • Sibenik was an early residence of the kings of Croatia. he islands of Sibenik are a hit destination with Bri- ourists in Vodice were treated to a performance • Murter Island has 4 towns, Murter, Jezera, Tisno Ttish adventure tourists according to “The Times” Tby majorettes last week. Groups of majorettes newspaper. On the island of Prvić every week groups from Split, Sinj, Solin, Segeta, Rogoznica, Primosten and Betina.