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Our news page collects items about Croatia and the Adriatic that are relevant to tourists and vacation makers. This section is also used to publish reasonable updates of CroaRiva.com and its networked sites.More news in the news archives: November 2011 -- June 2011 -- May 2011 -- March 2011 -- February 2011 -- October 2010 -- August 2010 -- June 2010 -- May 2010 -- April 2010 -- January 2010 -- December 2009 -- November 2009 -- October 2009
2x2 lanes on the leg of Istria Y highway (Kanfanar - Pula) from June 18 - for a fee
May 28, 2010 14:41 (CET)With today's opening of the Višnjan Junction on the highway between Kanfanar and Pula, the leg of Istria's main road, the Y, is near to completion. The 2x2 lanes motorway connecting ... details
Vestibul Palace, Riva Hvar, Lešić Dimitri, Bellevue Dubrovnik on Sunday Times' short list
May 25, 2010 17:13 (CET)Sunday Times travel writers compiled their list of Europe's 100 small(er) hotels. The Croatian entries on this 'bolt holes' list are Split's Vestibul Palace, Hvar's Riva, Korčula's ... details
Croatia's first motorhome rest area in Istria open soon, 15 to follow
May 25, 2010 16:28 (CET)Farm Pino in Istria's Katun is going to offer the first caravan rest area in Croatia when it opens at the beginning of the season. Their services include secure parking for nights, ... details
Open fires forbidden in several Croatian counties from the 1st of June
May 25, 2010 14:30 (CET)To prevent fire outbreaks several of Croatia's counties have ordered bans on open fires for the period starting on the 1st of ... details
12th dry stone cross set up at Kornati firefighters memorial
May 25, 2010 12:55 (CET)With the set up of the 12th stone cross on Kornati the memorial for the 12 firefighters who were lost in the tragic 2007 mission is now ... details
Francesca von Habsburg gives up Lopud monastery renovation
May 22, 2010 13:51 (CET)Croatia's Conservation Department confirmed that Arcus Dalmatia desisted from the renovation of the 15th century Franciscan monastery on the Island of Lopud. The renovation that ... details
World's longest wild asparagus found near Bale - 2.8 m long
May 22, 2010 09:30 (CET)This year's wild asparagus season turned out to be very lucky for Mario Sirotić. At the bushy locality he visits during the asparagus season this time he found not one, but five ... details
Tourist Board of Jezera (Murter) gets new website
May 21, 2010 18:42 (CET)Jezera's old, obsolete website had been completely rewritten and the new site full of information was put into work a couple of weeks ... details
Small Dubrovnik hotel sold to Russian company
May 19, 2010 20:08 (CET)Due to tough times in business the owner of the Sumratin hotel group decided to sell its properties. One item of their offering, Hotel Zagreb (23 rooms) in Dubrovnik's Lapad Bay has ... details
Dalmatian Zagora's first educational path opened
May 19, 2010 18:20 (CET)On the 18th of May in River Cetina's picturesque canyon the first one of the 22 planned educational paths of the Zagora area was opened to the public. The 2,6 km path 9 information ... details
7 days in Dubrovnik for $250? Apartment lessors work on cheap packet
May 19, 2010 11:27 (CET)Dubrovnik is an expensive destination - this is the cliche that should be busted, think apartment owners. In the recent meeting representing the 1250 families with free apartment ... details
Ship Marko Polo takes the sea again
May 19, 2010 10:07 (CET)Following the repair works in Mali Lošinj's shipyard Jadrolinija's Marko Polo is getting ready to carry passengers and cargo again. Currently the ship is on test routes, Marko Polo ... details
Budget for summer events halved by the Town Hall in Makarska
May 19, 2010 09:35 (CET)Harsh economic and budget conditions had the local government in Makarska to reduce the funds that the town can expend to support entertainment events during this summer season. ... details
Lovište country wild boars would play with playground children
May 17, 2010 19:20 (CET)The residents of Lovište, the village on the westernmost area of Pelješac Peninsula are in despair because the 16 wild boars that had been bred then, a couple of weeks ago, have ... details
Museum of agriculture opened at Baredine Cave near Poreč
May 17, 2010 15:05 (CET)A new attraction at the 15 years old visitor center of Baredine Cave (Jama Baredine) has been added to the things to be seen in the Poreč area. The entrepreneur behind the research ... details
Free wifi in old town Zadar - with vouchers
May 16, 2010 14:06 (CET)By the beginning of the summer season the old town part of Zadar (the peninsula) will be covered by free wifi access - this way visitors of the area can enjoy free broadband ... details
Renovation of Motovun's town walls completed
May 15, 2010 18:16 (CET)The 7 year long restoration of the 12th century walls surrounding one of Istria's real pearls, Motovun has come to an end. Next items on the historic town's to do list are the ... details
Dubrovnik as European Capital of Culture in 2020?
May 15, 2010 14:17 (CET)Dubrovnik mayor Andro Vlahušić wrote a letter to Croatia's PM Jadranka Kosor, in which he expressed Dubrovnik's will to candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2020 ... details
Hotel construction at Kaštel Novi's Cipicco Tower starts for real
May 14, 2010 21:04 (CET)Ministry of Culture had ordered the construction to stop, but its builders now have court decision to restart the works in Kaštel Novi's very center, around Ćipiko Tower. The plot ... details
Expedia names Mostar's Muslibegovic House the World's 8th best hotel
May 14, 2010 18:04 (CET)Every year, based on the reviews of its audience, Expedia, one of the largest travel websites, publishes its global Insiders' Select top list. On the 2010 top list one of Mostar's ... details
Photographer water bombed twice on Kornat Island
May 14, 2010 10:34 (CET)Marko Lepur of Murter was taking photos for his travel agency at Magazinova škrila (a spectacular location in Kornati National Park with limestone slides) when he suddenly heard some ... details
John Malkovich, Roger Moore amongst Rachlin's friends in Dubrovnik this year
May 14, 2010 08:53 (CET)The chamber music festival Julian Rachlin and Friends in Dubrovnik celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Concerts and performances on show from 1 through 12 September will ... details
Water quality of Croatian beaches for 2009 now available
May 13, 2010 20:01 (CET)Following the data series of 2007 and 2008, Croatia's government agency has published water quality of beaches in ... details
Terminal B of Dubrovnik Airport launched
May 13, 2010 12:57 (CET)By the presence of Croatia's Prime Minister, several ministers and local notabilities Building B, that is Terminal B of Dubrovnik Airport was declared open on the 12th of ... details
Kosor: highway to Dubrovnik ready by 2012, Pelješac Bridge by 2015
May 13, 2010 12:38 (CET)The Day of Dubrovnik-Neretva County on the 12th of May was celebrated in the presence of PM Jadranka Kosor and other high ranking guests. Kosor declared that highway A1 that would put ... details
Illegal work: 24 Poles, 1 German, 1 Slovak fined and expelled
May 13, 2010 12:10 (CET)As a result of a raid of authorities on 20-21 April foreign citizens became the target of legal action. One Rabac hotel employed 24 Poles as masseurs, an other hotel was the service ... details
Islands around Medulin up for sale?
May 12, 2010 15:22 (CET)While locals are in debates with local authorities and the legal declaration about sea goods has been long due by the government, Frašker and Fraškerić, two islets in Medulin's ... details
Rijeka's and Dubrovnik's youth hostels receive HI-Quality awards
May 12, 2010 14:51 (CET)Out of the four East-European recipients of the Hostelling International's HI-Quality titles two are located in Croatia. Hostelling International is the international organization of ... details
Debute of Cromaris on European Seafood Exposition
May 12, 2010 13:27 (CET)Croatia's representation on European Seafood Expo (Bruxelles, 27-29 April) featured the Cromaris Booth. Cromaris is a newly established Adris Grupa-funded venture to process ... details
Renewed Valamar hotel opened in Poreč
May 12, 2010 11:59 (CET)The former Hotel Neptun in Poreč, which had been purchased by Valamar Hotels, following its total renovation was opened as Hotel Valamar Riviera on the 29th of ... details
Organic olive grove consecrated in Preko
May 03, 2010 18:46 (CET)Preko's Drobnica Co-Op ventures in renewing an olive grove that has been uncultivated for 10 years. In a joint work with local companies, local authorities and the school, and with the ... details
Showers become paid on Makarska beaches this summer
May 02, 2010 10:16 (CET)According to the Makarska Town Council decision guests will have to pay 2 Kunas (about 0.25 Euros, 0.35 USD) per occasion for using the showers on Makarska beaches. At the same time, ... details
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