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Makarska Riviera Makarska is one of the most popular tourist destinations of the Croatian coast which is attractive because of its natural and climate characteristics and diverse tourist offering. It is one of the most beautiful pearls of the Adriatic and is the center of the region better known as Makarska Rivijera. It is settled at the bottom of Biokovo Mountain and is comprised of a Mediterranean – style old town and a newer part with hotels, restaurants, shops and others. The first known inhabitants of Makarska were the Illyrians. The first proof of the ancient settlement Inariona dates back to the first half of the 4th century. In the official records of the Salona Parliament of the year 533, Mucurum is mentioned as a town where a diocese was formed. This city has gone through a long history and resisted many conquerors, making it one of the most beautiful destinations of the Adriatic. This city has several historical monuments and museums. If you wish to get better acquainted with its history, you can visit the Franciscan monastery (houses a pinacotheca, library, unique Malacological museum and the “Mountain and Sea Institute”), churches of St. Mark, St. Peter and St. Philip, city museum and others. The multiple kilometer long beaches are well known for their clean sand, quiet of the pine tree woods and clear sea. One of them is home of the well known “Buba” beach bar which is a favorite destination for party-goers and where you will always encounter an upbeat atmosphere and lots of young people. The younger generations can also find entertainment in the following bars and clubs: “Art Caffe”, “Deep” (currently the most popular summer outing), “Marineta”, “West”, “Petar Pan”, “Escape” and others. For those who do not feel the desire to party until the dawn, can enjoy the Makarska Cultural Summer which offers plays, classical and popular music concerts, Dalmatian choir concerts, exhibits in galleries and museums, poetry readings, folklore performances, Fishermen’s Evening, summer carnival and the evenings of Kalelarga. Those who enjoy an active vacation can take part in various sports activities such as soccer, futsal, basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, handball, bowling, bocce ball, fitness or various water sports such as wind surfing, scuba diving, jet ski, fishing and surfing. Those who are in need of adrenaline and adventure can go rafting on the wild Cetina River, mountain climbing, mountain biking, trekking, sports climbing and paragliding. You can enjoy the culinary specialties of this regionin restaurants such as “Veliki Mornar”, “Porat”, “Bonaca”, “Maslina”, “Mornar” and “Adria”. The Makarska Riviera extends over the 60 km, in the foot of magnificent Biokovo mountain, with a series of long beaches hidden in the pine shade. With tourism development in the mid 20th century small picturesque fishing villages became very popular destinations for all those who want to enjoy the unique natural ambience.

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Top News Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies By ADAM LIPTAK Affirming a key element of the health care law, the justices ruled that it may provide nationwide tax subsidies to help poor and middle-class people buy insurance.    Interactive Feature: Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Subsidies NEWS ANALYSIS Measuring Health Insurance Subsidies' Success By ROBERT PEAR, MARGOT SANGER-KATZ and REED ABELSON They appear to have drawn substantial numbers of younger, healthier people into the new insurance markets, stabilizing premiums, even for those who pay the full cost. Clementa Pinckney, Called to Pulpit and Politics in a Life Cut Short By KEVIN SACK Mr. Pinckney, who was martyred last week in the basement of Charleston's Emanuel A.M.E. church, often said he was summoned to the pulpit at an early age. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks SCIENCE | THE PARCHED WEST Troubled Delta System Is California's Water Battleground By ERICA GOODE The fight pits the north against the south, farmers against environmental groups, farmers against one another and residents against the governor. OPINION | OP-ED COLUMNIST Hooray for Obamacare By PAUL KRUGMAN The reality of Obamacare is that it's a tremendous success, which was conservatives' big fear.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them." JOHN G. ROBERTS JR., the chief justice, in a Supreme Court ruling backing federal tax subsidies to help poor and middle-class people buy health insurance.

Today's Videos  VIDEO: Obama on Health Care Subsidies Ruling The president spoke on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled that the health care law may provide nationwide tax subsidies, saying, "Today is a victory for hard-working Americans."  VIDEO: Elder: A Mormon Love Story This short documentary tells the story of a gay Mormon's love affair while he served on a mission in Italy.  VIDEO: Anatomy of a Scene: 'Ted 2' Seth MacFarlane narrates the opening credit sequence from "Ted 2." For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World Burundi Students Enter U.S. Embassy as Political Tensions Escalate By MARC SANTORA and PAULO NUNES DOS SANTOS Scores of students, seeking refuge from the police, entered the safety of the U.S. Embassy complex. ISIS Attacks Two Towns in Northern Syria By BEN HUBBARD and MAHER SAMAAN Islamic State militants set off car bombs in Kobani, where they had been driven out before by Kurdish guerrillas, and attacked the government-held city of Hasaka. Sleuth Work Leads to Discovery of Art Beloved by Hitler By ALISON SMALE and JESSE COBURN German authorities have uncovered dozens of missing pieces of Nazi art, throwing rare light on the secretive market in which such works are traded. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. California Set to Mandate Childhood Vaccines Amid Intense Fight By JENNIFER MEDINA The measure, approved by the Assembly, would end the religious and personal exemptions often sought by parents opposed to vaccinations In Charleston Funerals, Remembering Victims of Hate as Symbols of Love By LIZETTE ALVAREZ, NIKITA STEWART and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA For a region grieving since a gunman killed nine people in a church last week, a new phase of mourning began Thursday, with the first two victims' funerals. Defense Tries to Put Focus on Sanity of Aurora Gunman By JACK HEALY A psychiatrist who examined James E. Holmes after his shooting rampage in a Colorado movie theater said that Mr. Holmes did not have the capacity to distinguish right from wrong. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics Health Law Ruling Elicits Sighs of Relief and Vows to Continue Fighting By ABBY GOODNOUGH and SABRINA TAVERNISE Recipients of health insurance subsidies, as well as hospitals and health centers across the country, were elated as some Republican lawmakers pledged continued opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Obama Gains Vindication and Secures Legacy With Health Care Ruling By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The Affordable Care Act "is here to stay," said President Obama after the Supreme Court decision allowing the federal subsidies of health insurance premiums. State Dept. Gets Libya Emails That Hillary Clinton Didn't Hand Over By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The emails that Mrs. Clinton did not give to the State Department were said to be exchanges with her longtime confidant and adviser Sidney Blumenthal. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

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Business Jeb Hensarling's Fight Against Ex-Im Bank Succeeds, for the Moment By JONATHAN WEISMAN With Congress in its July 4 recess, there are no opportunities left to save the bank's charter before it expires - giving the divisive House chairman a temporary win. A PBS Show, a Frustrated Ben Affleck, and a Loss of Face By JOHN KOBLIN Mr. Affleck had asked the host of a PBS genealogy program to omit the discovery of a slave-owning ancestor. The plea was exposed by the Sony hacking and WikiLeaks. Greece No Closer to a Deal as Debt Deadline Nears By JAMES KANTER For the fourth time in a week, a meeting of eurozone finance ministers ended without a resolution for Greece, which needs fresh funding. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Clashes Erupt Across France as Taxi Drivers Protest Uber By ALISSA J. RUBIN and MARK SCOTT The anger is the latest in a series of challenges facing the service, which the taxi drivers contend creates unfair competition and operates outside French law.  Courtney Love Tweets Ordeal During Protests An Advance May Double the Capabilities of Fiber Optics By JOHN MARKOFF A group of electrical engineers says that sending information in a new fashion could, in theory, double the capacity of fiber-optic circuits. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports 2015 N.B.A. Draft: Karl-Anthony Towns Is No Surprise at No. 1, but Then Comes a Scramble By ZACH SCHONBRUN The manic opening minutes of Thursday's draft at Barclays Center spawned one of the most entertaining first rounds in recent memory. 2015 N.B.A. Draft: Kristaps Porzingis Is a Big Project for the Rebuilding Knicks By SCOTT CACCIOLA Porzingis, a 7-foot-1 forward from Latvia who has spent the past three seasons with Cajasol Sevilla of the Spanish league, is regarded as a player with huge potential but may need time to develop.  Kristaps Porzingis and Rabid Fans Will Test Jackson's Patience 2015 N.B.A. Draft: Nets Select Chris McCullough, a Slim Prospect of Their Own By THE NEW YORK TIMES Picking 29th in the first round, the Nets selected McCullough, a 6-foot-9 forward who had his freshman season at Syracuse cut short by a knee injury after just 16 game. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Looking at the Birth of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice,' 150 Years Old By RANDY KENNEDY The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates the anniversary of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" with rare early documents. Misty Copeland Debuts as Odette/Odile in 'Swan Lake' By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Her performance in the epic double role was the first by an African-American with American Ballet Theater in New York, and celebrated for it. Review: Doris Salcedo's Forceful Political Art in Guggenheim Retrospective By HOLLAND COTTER The artist, who grew up in Colombia during an era when civic murder was a way of life, has made brutal memories the essence of a witnessing art. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

Movies Review: In 'Ted 2,' the Foulmouthed Bear Tries to Prove He's Human By MANOHLA DARGIS In a quest to be a husband and father, the character voiced by Seth MacFarlane aligns his struggle with that of enslaved black Americans.    Video: Anatomy of a Scene New York Asian Film Festival Features Ringo Lam, Hong Kong Crime Master By MIKE HALE A highlight of the 14th annual New York Asian Film Festival, which begins on Friday, is the chance to see "City on Fire" and "Full Alert," two classic cops-and-crooks films by Ringo Lam. He's Back: Arnold Schwarzenegger on 'Terminator Genisys' By MARGY ROCHLIN The former governor discusses growing older, Hollywood action heroes and getting back into shape when you're 67.

New York New York Prison Escapee Traded Art for Favors From a Guard By SUSANNE CRAIG, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and BENJAMIN MUELLER Gene Palmer, an officer at Clinton Correctional Facility, described giving Richard Matt a screwdriver and pliers in exchange for a dozen elaborate paintings by the inmate. End of a Pastoral Shortcut for Central Park's Drivers By SARAH MASLIN NIR In an effort to protect the park's bikers, joggers, bird-watchers and pedestrians, as well as limit air pollution, the city will shut the miles of north and southbound drives that sprawl along the parkland above 72nd Street. Top State Court Backs New York City's 'Taxi of Tomorrow' By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS The legal battle over whether the city was allowed to choose the Nissan NV200 as the standard model ended with the decision by the Court of Appeals. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Obituaries Patrick Macnee, Star of 'The Avengers,' Dies at 93 By WILLIAM GRIMES and ERIC GRODE Mr. Macnee played many roles over the decades but was best known as John Steed on "The Avengers," the 1960s British series. Mario Biaggi, Bronx Congressman Who Went to Prison, Dies at 97 By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Mr. Biaggi had been a highly decorated police officer and a popular House member when he fell from grace in corruption scandals. Phil Austin, Who Played Nick Danger on Firesign Theater, Dies at 74 By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Austin was not only a voice-over artist but a writer, producer and guitarist for the comedy troupe, which was popular starting in the late 1960s. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorials EDITORIAL The Supreme Court Saves Obamacare, Again By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The decision put an end to a preposterous legal claim and made a powerful defense of the law that has helped millions pay for health insurance. EDITORIAL The Supreme Court Keeps the Fair Housing Law Effective By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The effects of discrimination may be harder to detect, the justices say, but that does not make it less harmful. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR A Turning Point for Health Care - and Its G.O.P. Opponents By THEDA SKOCPOL and LAWRENCE R. JACOBS With the Supreme Court's decision upholding Obamacare, Republicans avoid a no-win situation. OP-ED | LINDA GREENHOUSE The Roberts Court's Reality Check By LINDA GREENHOUSE The chief justice deftly demolished a cynically manufactured and meritless argument that would have made the court look like a partisan tool. OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR In Pakistan, Heat Waves and the Holy Month Don't Mix By MOHAMMED HANIF Piety and high temperatures are killing the residents of Karachi, the world's third-largest city. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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