WELCOME TO CROATIA
The flag of Croatia is one of the state symbols of Croatia. It consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colors red, white and blue. In the middle is the coat of arms of Croatia.The flag combines the colors of the flags of the Kingdom of Croatia (red and white), the Kingdom of Slavonia (white and blue) and the Kingdom of Dalmatia (red and blue). Those three kingdoms are the historic constituent states of the Croatian Kingdom.The shield is in the red and white checks of Croatia. Above is a crown made of shields of its various regions. From left to right they are the ancient arms of Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia.Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is located in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. In the last official census of 2011, the population of the settlement of Zagreb was 792,875.The wider Zagreb metropolitan area includes the City of Zagreb and the separate Zagreb County bringing the total metropolitan area population up to 1,110,517. It is the only metropolitan area in Croatia with a population of over one million.The first recorded appearance of the name Zagreb is dated to 1094, at which time the city existed as two different city centers: the smaller, eastern Kaptol, inhabited mainly by clergy and housing Zagreb Cathedral, and the larger, western Gradec, inhabited mainly by farmers and merchants. Gradec and Zagreb were united in 1851 by ban Josip Jelačić, who was credited for this, with the naming the main city square, Ban Jelačić Square in his honour.Public transportation in the city is organized in several layers: the inner parts of the city are mostly covered by trams, the outer suburbs are linked with buses, while some suburban areas are accessible by commuter rail. Four young Croatians have come up with an idea to make Croatia the country with the greatest welcome in the whole world. They will spend 65 days walking, driving their bikes, canuing and rock climbing from Savudrija on the north to Dubrovnik on the south of the Adriatic coast. During their trip they will pass 2500km, visit 6 National parks, 3 Nature parks , 4 protected landscapes, reserves and geomorphologic monuments, 6 rivers and 11 mountain peaks.The project is supported by the Croatian National Tourist Board and the goal is to promote natural beauties, protected landscapes and small charming towns of Croatia.In those days we will offer Dinner in the Sky® experience along with a unique culinary pleasure in the center of Split. The table with 22 guests will be suspended at a height of 50 meters by a team of professionals, to enjoy their life’s most unique and special dinner – together with their friends. The event will host the top chefs in Croatia and Dalmatia region. During the dinners, in the evening session, the chef personally will join the quests at the height of 50 meters to serve and talk about his food and menu. This exclusive atmosphere with extraordinary food and face-to-face contact with exceptional chef will create everlasting impression to everybody.
Split
Split is a city situated in the Mediterranean Basin on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its bay and port. With a population of 178,192 citizens,and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899,Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and the second-largest city of Croatia. 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 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. Roman palace of Emperor Diocletian (In UNESCO list) Diocletian built the massive palace in preparation for his retirement on 1 May 305 AD.After the Romans abandoned the site, the Palace remained empty for several centuries. In the 7th century nearby residents fled to the walled palace to escape invading barbarians.In the palace is located the cathedral of st. Duje,built during the middle ages.There are lots of underground passages built in Roman period,that are used as tourist attraction.The Roman palace of Emperor Diocletian is the most preserved Roman palace in the world.A monumental court, called the Peristyle, formed the northern access to the imperial apartments. It also gave access to Diocletian's mausoleum on the east (now Cathedral of St. Domnius), and to three temples on the west (two of which are now lost, the third having become a baptistery, originally being the temple of Jupiter). There is a temple just to the west of the Peristylum called The Temple of the Aesculapius, which has a semi cylindrical roof made out of hand carved stone blocks which did not leak until the 1940s, and was then covered with a lead roof. The temple was restored recently. This is how Roman palace looked before.Marjan is a hill located on the western part of the Split,it originally did not have trees,they were all planted.It is the biggest park in the Split,and one of the biggest in Croatia (if not the biggest).Under the hill are most expensive villas and houses in Split.
With lots of small churches and great view on the city,Marjan is the no.1 place for excursion.
National park Brijuni
The Brijuni or the Brijuni Islands are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait.The Brijuni Islands had some Ancient Roman settlements, but up to the late 19th century the islands were mainly used for their quarries, which have been worked on for centuries.The majority of the flora on the archipelago of the Brijuni islands has the typical Mediterranean characteristics. On Veliki Brijun Island there are about 600 indigenous plant species.On the island there is also a Safari Park, it is home to a variety of exotic animals which were given to the park as gifts from diplomatic partners. The Nilgai, Zebu and Asian Elephant were donated as a gift from India, Plains Zebra and Mountain Zebra were given by Ahmed Sékou Touré from Guinea, Waterbuck came from Ethiopia..
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