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About Croatia C R O The Republic of Croatia is an European country situated along the Adriatic Sea and its hinterland. It stretches from the slopes of the Alps and deep into the Pannonian Valley to the banks of the A Danube and Drava rivers. Thus according to its natural characteristics, as well as its cultural and historical development, Croatia can be divided into three geographically distinct zones: - the Coastal region - the Mountain region - the Pannonian region – Like many countries in Western Europe, Croatia was founded on the ruins of the Roman Empire. When they arrived in the territory of present-day Croatia, the Croats were politicaly organized in T principalities. In 925, Croatian King Tomislav united the principalities, establishing the first Croatian state. Later, Croatia retained its legal status and autonomy within the framework of the Hungarian empire, and the Habsburg Monarchy. The main executive power of Croatian state is the government (in Croatian: "vlada"), presided by the Prime Minister. The Croatian legislature is the Hrvatski sabor. I Area: 56,542 km2, with an additional 31,067 km2 of territorial waters. Population: 4.437.460 Capital: Zagreb (779.145 inhabitants - the administrative, cultural, academic and communication centre of the country). Length of coast: 5,835 km - including 4,058 km of island, islet and reef coastline. Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1,185. The largest islands are those of Krk and Cres. There are 67 inhabited islands. Population nationality: The majority of the population are Croats. National minorities include A Serbs, Moslems, Slovenes, Italians, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, and others. Official language and alphabet: Croatian language and Latin alphabet. Religions: The majority of the population are Roman Catholics, and in addition there are a number of those of Orthodox religion, as well as Muslims, and Christians of other denominations. D A L Dalmatia lies in Croatia and is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. M It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south. Dalmatia signifies not only a geographical unit, but is an entity based on common culture and settlement types, a common narrow eastern Adriatic coastal belt, Mediterranean climate, sclerophyllous vegetation, Adriatic carbonate platform, and karst geomorphology. On the coasts the climate is Mediterranean, while further inland it is moderate continental. In A the mountains, winters are frosty and snowy, while summers are hot and dry. To the south winters are milder. Over the centuries many forest have been cut down and replaced with bush and brush. There is evergreen vegetation on the coast. Land cultivation is mostly unsuccessful because of the mountains, hot summers and poor soils, although olives and grapes flourish. The rocky karst that borders coastal areas has been producing wine grapes of high quality, especially in new vineyards being planted in the Dingač region. T The Adriatic Sea's high water quality, along with the immense number of coves, islands and channels, makes Dalmatia an attractive place for nautical races, nautical tourism, and tourism in general. Dalmatia also includes several national parks that are tourist attractions: Paklenica karst river, Kornati archipelago, Krka river rapids and Mljet island. I Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and the second-largest city of Croatia. It is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its bay and port. Split is also one of the oldest cities in the area. While it is traditionally considered just over 1,700 years old counting from the construction of Diocletian's Palace in AD 305, archaeological A research relating to the original founding of the city as the Greek colony of Aspálathos (Aσπάλαθος) in the 6th century BC, establishes the urban tradition of the area as being several centuries older. W E A Croatia's coast and islands from Istra and Kvarner in the north through Dalmatia are governed by a Mediterranean climate although it's usually several degrees cooler in the northern Adriatic than in the south. In summer, the mean temperature is between 24°C and 26°C along the coast. Yet the Istrian interior is somewhat cooler at 22°C. In winter, the coast has a mean T temperature of 2°C in the north and 9°C in the south. As a rule, summer is the driest season along the coast and winter the rainiest with twice the amount of precipitation as the summer. Croatia's islands can be dry indeed (sometimes way too dry leading to devastating fires). Generally, the islands further from the mainland are the driest. For example, Vis Island averages only 557mm of rainfall per year while Brac Island averages 952mm. Dubrovnik is one of the rainiest parts of the coast from October through December. H Snow is a rare occurrence anywhere along the coast. The sunniest island in Croatia is Hvar which is sunny over 2700 hours per year . Split, Vela Luka (on Korcula Island) and Dubrovnik are the next sunniest spots in Dalmatia. E Coastal winds - The coastal climate is defined by its winds. The most frequent wind in Dalmatia is the southeasterly Jugo which blows toward the mainland in autumn and winter bringing warmer and moister air with it. The Bura however, is a cold, dry wind which blows from the mainland in sudden and powerful gusts bringing dry air and R cooler temperatures. The westerly Maestral is a pleasant summer wind that blows in from the sea, reaching its peak force in early afternoon. It refreshes the air and chases away any mugginess. F L Airport Airport Code Brac Island BWK Dubrovnik DBV Osijek OKI Y Pula PUY Rijeka RJK Split SPU Zadar ZAD Zagreb ZAG I Zagreb, Croatia's capital is the main entry point into the country. You'll find plenty of N flights to Zagreb from all European capitals run by Croatia Airlines, the national carrier, as well as other airlines. Lately, more air routes to Croatia have been opening up and there are good deals on direct flights to other Croatian gateway cities such as Dubrovnik, Pula, Split and Zadar as well as flights to Zagreb. Of course you'll need to get to the airport but that's no problem. Buses and taxies connect Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Split and Rijeka airports with the town centers. F Above you can find Croatia's airports and their airport codes. Low-Cost Carriers - A lot of low-cost carriers offer flights to Croatia from April L to October but there are clearly fewer the rest of the year. The best way to find these cheap flights is to use whichbudget.com which has up-to-date Y information on all budget carriers to Croatia. Flights from North America to Croatia - If you're coming from North America, you'll need to be cagey to get the best fares. Remember: there are no non-stop flights between North America and Croatia. The best deals on a round trip flight to Zagreb will involve at least one change in Europe. You may be tempted to fly to London to take advantage of a cheap fare to the Croatian coast. Be aware that some low-cost airlines to Croatia are not flying out of international airports such as Heathrow or Gatwick but use O the local airports, Stansted or Luton. Booking your flights - recommended web sites; U http://www.farecompare.com http://www.ebookers.com http://www.edreams.com T http://www.fly.com T O & SPLIT AIRPORT (SPU) <-> SPLIT www.split-airport.hr f Split Airport is located at the very exit from the town of Kastela, towards Trogir. It is at 20 km distance from Split, and at 6 km from Trogir. Direct Bus Line R Bus leaves upon arrival of every scheduled flight. Bus tickets are not included in the price of the air ticket. Transfer of passengers to/from Split is organized in cooperation with Pleso prijevoz company. Information: www.plesoprijevoz.hr O Taxi Taxi is available during Split Airport operating hours. M Telephone: +385 (0)21 895 237 Public Transport Close to Split Airport there is a bus stop of lines No. 37 (Split – Trogir; Trogir – Split) and No. 38 (Split Airport – Kastel Stari – Split; Split – Kastel Stari – Split Airport). Information: www.promet-split.hr A DUBROVNIK AIRPORT (DBV) <-> DUBROVNIK I www.airport-dubrovnik.hr R Dubrovnik Airport is located 21km (13 miles) to the southeast of Dubrovnik. Direct Bus Line Bus leaves upon arrival of every scheduled flight. Bus tickets are not included in the price of the air ticket. Transfer of passengers to/from Dubrovnik is organized in P cooperation with the Atlas transport company . Leaving from Dubrovnik, bus bus leaves Gruž bus station 90 minutes before Croatia Airlines' scheduled flight takes off. The journey time to central Dubrovnik is around 30 minutes. Information: e-mail: O [email protected] phone: +385 (0)20 442 222; www.atlas-croatia.com Taxi Taxis are available on the kerb just outside the terminal building. R Information: phone: +385 (0)800 0970 e-mail: [email protected] Public Transport Public bus company Libertas operates bus services from Dubrovnik Airport. Not all T buses go to Dubrovnik, some go only to Cavtat 5km (3 miles) away, but there are frequent bus departures from there to Dubrovnik. Bus stops are immediately outside the terminals. Information: tel: +385 (0)800 1910 www.libertasdubrovnik.hr G E N Currency: Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa).
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