Pula is the largest city, port, tourist, administrative and historical center of Istria. With more than 60 000 inhabitants, Pula is situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. Excellent geographical position – located almost in the heart of Europe, close to major European cities (München 600 km, Wien 580km, Zürich 800km, Zagreb 270 km, Budapest 610km…), airport and seaport, bus and rail have provided to tourists from around the world quick and easy arrival in this beautiful city. Photo by Sobrecroacia.com Symbol of the city, the most famous and attractive monument is Roman amphitheater, popularly called the Arena. The arena was built in the first century and in the beginning it served as a place where they held the gladiator fights.Today Arena presents summer stage which hosts numerous concerts, film festivals and other shows. It is the best preserved and most important example of ancient architecture in Croatia. Photo by egonwegh Other sights and attractions of the city are: Forum, Temple of Roma and Augustus, The Church of St. Francis, Golden Gate, The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and many others. Pula today provides a wide range of private accommodation, apartments, villas, hotels, rooms and house for rent. If you came to this city to enjoy an active tourism industry, then you’re in the right place. Pula offers many sporting activities such as windsurfing, golf, sailing, tennis, fishing, diving, karting, bicycle, hiking… Photo by Duul58 Beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters, numerous parks, seaside promenades, excursions to national parks Brijuni, the Plitvice Lakes, Northern Velebit will make every vacation ideal. Photo by Benediktv Many restaurants, inns and taverns offer traditional gastronomic delights of the region. So you can enjoy the many seafood such as Kvarner scampi, frogfish and sea bass. If You don’t like seafood specialtie, You can enjoy Italian cuisine – pizza, pasta, beans with pešt, lamb and grilled meats. Restaurants also offer excellent local and foreign wines like Grey and White Pinot , Chardonnay, etc… Photo by Chiew Pang Welcome to the city of Pula – Istria’s most beautiful corner!

Plitvice lakes are set of 16 lakes in central Croatia near the west border of Bosnia And Hercegovina. Lakes are located on Plitvice plateau with highest lake located at 636 m above sea level and lowest at about 500 m above the sea level. Formation is over 8 km long. Korana river is formed from the water flow from last lake. Plitvice lakes are national park in Croatia and hills and mountains around are heavily forested. Rare fauna such as the European brown bear, wolf, eagle, owl, lynx, wild cat and capercaillie can be found there, along with many more common species. Plitvice lakes are major Croatian tourist attraction. The park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 in recognition of its “outstanding natural beauty, and the undisturbed production of travertine (tuff) through chemical and biological action”.

River Kamachnik rise from the deeps of Gorski Kotar near town Vrbovski in Croatia. River is only 3 km long (after which it cascading to River Dobra), but because of exceptional beauty it is under state protection. In the entrance off canyon, scene is magical, almost like a from the Lords Of The Rings. Forest is everywhere and high trees are making pleasant shades. On the side walls of old sawmill behave like it is part of the some old medieval castle. Further up the river begins high gulch covered by the green moss. Footpath is following the river further. While heading to the spring you are stepping over wooden bridges and crossings. Few fallen trees and impression of wilderness are giving special taste to this place. Only bridge Kamchanik is ruining this impression. In the end you are coming to the river spring. Spring is sunken under a small lake and looks very attractive. You can easily get there by the speedway Zagreb – Rijeka. Tourist facility is situated at the mouth of the river, where visitors can rest or order local meals… Good place for start looking for more detailed information is official tourist board page of city Vrbovsko http://www.tz-vrbovsko.hr/vrbovsko-eng.html. While in Vrbovsko you should also see the picnic place Litorich and monastery Gomirje which is the most western monastery in Europe of eastern orthodox church. Some of the pictures bellow are taken from destinacije.com. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

Palagruža is a small Croatian archipelag in the middle of the Adriatic Sea. It consists of one bigger main island, named Velika Palagruža and one smaller island named Mala Palagruža. Velika Palagruža is 1400 m long and 300 m wide. Also there is about twenty rocks or reefs around. Palagruža is located 123 km south of Split (Croatia) and 160 km east of Pescara (Italy). Palagruža is closer to Italy mainland then Croatian. It is about 42 km from Monte Gargano. Many states controlled Palagruza during history. Austro Hungary empire built lighthouse in 1875. Lighthouse is located on cliff in the middle of the island 90 m above sea level, and it is also site of meteorological station. Palagruža is surrounded with dangerous waters, and