From March 1, Croatia reopens terraces of bars and restaurants. They will be able to work from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. without playing music. Indoor training will also be allowed, in compliance with the epidemiological measures.
What are the reopening rules for bars and restaurants?
Distances between tables will be as it was before, which means that the tables must be three meters apart to ensure a distance between guests at different tables of at least a meter and a half.
It’s not allowed to play music to prevent loud talking.
Depending on the size of the terraces, the largest number of users is calculated and must be visibly displayed to all.
Also, there must be a disinfectant at the entrance to the terrace.
Entering the closed part of the food or beverage establishments is allowed only for the use of toilets (with the necessary wearing of a mask).
What are the rules for reopening sports facilities?
Only training without contact between athletes is allowed.
Sports halls must be regularly ventilated.
One person per 20 square meters can be in the sports hall. Notice of this rule must be located at the entrance to the facility.
Training of group sports such as football and contact sports can be held, but only by working on fitness and skills without contact.
So, for example, basketball players can practice running the ball and shooting at the basket, without games.
The mask does not have to be worn during training.
It is mandatory to wear masks when arriving and leaving the sports facility.
Exercise equipment must be regularly disinfected.
Changing rooms and showers should not be used,but if necessary then no more than two people should be there at the same time.
Croatia reopens terraces of bars and restaurants, what’s next?
The director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health, Krunoslav Capak, said that the opening of fairs was also being discussed and that this would be one of the next decisions. Also, measures related to playrooms might change next time, Capak said. Minister of Health Vili Beroš said that the epidemiological situation is uncertain and that the behavior of citizens should not be relaxed if measures are already being relaxed.
Over 200,000 people vaccinated
Until February 25, 205,393 doses of vaccine had been consumed in Croatia, and 146,565 people had been vaccinated. For 58,828 people the vaccination was completed. Also, until February 25, HALMED received 1,074 reports of suspected vaccine side effects, of which 868 were on the Pfizer vaccine, 65 on the Moderna vaccine, and 139 on the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Stay safe in Croatia
From the first moment you enter Croatia you may rest assured that we are taking necessary measures and the highest level of precautions to ensure that you are protected from COVID. Maintaining the mandatory safe distance, insisting on hygiene and regular body temperature checks are just some of the procedures that are required both, in public spaces, institutions and facilities that you will visit during your stay.
In the last 24 hours, 356 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection were recorded, and the number of active cases in Croatia today is a total of 3213. Among them are 762 patients on hospital treatment (67 patients on a respirator).
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The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out a four-step roadmap to take England out of its Covid-19 lockdown. This news had a remarkable effect on tourism – a large increase in bookings. And most importantly – Croatia among Britons top picks, with booking growth of over 600 percent.
EasyJet announced an increase in flight bookings from the UK for this summer by more than 300 percent compared to a week ago, and bookings for summer vacation packages increased by more than 600 percent compared to a week earlier.
Travel organizer TUI UK is reporting a 500 percent increase in booking compared to a week ago, and Jet2 reveals that the growth is above 600 percent. On the Skyscanner site in just one day, they had a 69 percent increase in bookings.
TUI announced connections with Croatia by May
TUI UK has announced that it will reopen 15 lines to Croatia by May, to three airports – Pula, Dubrovnik, and Split. The return of TUI UK is great news for domestic tourism after air traffic between the two countries was suspended. This season, a larger number of British tourists is expected than last year. Last season, only 127,129 tourists arrived in Croatia from the UK, who made 685 thousand overnight stays, which is only 14.8 percent of the results in the year before. During 2019, there were 898 thousand Britons who made 4.6 million overnight stays.
The peak season of 2021 is July and August
Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium will not open trips before May 15 or early June. Scandinavians are not expected before July. Currently, August, September, and even October sell best. The reaction shown by the British market can be more or less expected in other markets, at the moment when their governments or the European Commission open travel opportunities.
Safe stay in Croatia
From the first moment you enter Croatia you may rest assured that we are taking necessary measures and the highest level of precautions to ensure that you are protected from COVID. Maintaining the mandatory safe distance, insisting on hygiene and regular body temperature checks are just some of the procedures that are required both, in public spaces, institutions and facilities that you will visit during your stay.
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2020 is a year that will be forever defined by the Coronavirus crisis. In addition to the coronavirus pandemic, Croatia was hit by two strong earthquakes in 2020 – the Zagreb eartquake on March 22 and on December 29 a much stronger earthquake in the area of Petrinja, Glina, and Sisak. More below of “The Year In Review Croatia 2020” article.
January 5 – Milanović won first round of elections
Relative winner in the first round of the presidential election and 10th Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic defeats his opponent, 4th Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, by just over 104,000 votes. Milanovic won in almost all bigger Croatian cities.
January 15 – Beginning of Croatia’s EU presidency
From 1 January to 30 June 2020, Croatia will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time. During this six-month period, Croatia will lead the activities of the Council as an honest broker, building cooperation and agreement among the Member States in a spirit of consensus and mutual respect.
January 27 – Croatian men’s handball team celebrates after winning silver medal at European Handball Championships
People welcome Croatian men’s handball team and celebrate their winning the silver medal at the European Handball Championships at Ban Josip Jelacic Square in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 27, 2020.
February 1 – Croatian port city Rijeka becomes European Capital of Culture
The minister said that Rijeka is also the first Croatian city to become a European Capital of Culture, which is a great opportunity for branding Rijeka not only as a port and industrial city but also as a cultural center of great importance. By the end of the year, as part of the Rijeka 2020 project, the European Capital of Culture will have completed the construction and renovation of several museums.
February 1 – Nikola Mektić and Czech Barbora Krejčikova won the Australian Open
Croatian Davis Cup national team member Nikola Mektić and Czech Barbora Krejčikova won the Australian Open. This is the 14th senior Grand Slam title for Croatia.
February 18 – Zoran Milanović is the new President of Croatia
Center-left former Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic was sworn in as president of Croatia on Tuesday, six weeks after he defeated incumbent conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic in a run-off election. “Patriotism, in contrast to raw nationalism, is a critical attachment and negation of exclusivity,” Milanovic said in his speech. “Patriotism is a constant and persistent effort to affirm those aspects of statehood that have made our society and our lives better, more meaningful, and more inspirational.”
February 25 – The first case of coronavirus in Croatia
The first case in the Republic of Croatia was reported in Zagreb on 25 February, when a patient who had come from Italy was tested positive. On the same day, the second case related to the first one was confirmed. In March 2020, a cluster of cases was reported in numerous Croatian cities. On 12 March, the first recovery was reported, and on 18 March, the first death from the virus was confirmed.
March 6 – A COVID-19 pandemic infects more than 100,000 people worldwide
March 11 – WHO declares coronavirus pandemic. More than 120,000 infected that day
March 19 – The 100th case of coronavirus infection in Croatia was officially recorded
March 22 – 2020 Zagreb earthquake
At approximately 6:24 AM CET on the morning of 22 March 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 Mw, 5.5 ML, hit Zagreb, with an epicenter 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) north of the city center. It was the strongest earthquake in Zagreb since the 1880 earthquake and caused substantial damage in the historic city center. Over 1,900 buildings are reported to have become uninhabitable by the earthquake damage. A total of 27 people were injured, of whom one teenage girl died succumbing to her injuries. Reports suggest that 7 Croats died as a strong earthquake hit Croatia.
April 2 – with linear growth, the number of coronavirus patients in Croatia exceeded 1000 cases
May 23 – For the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic, 0 cases of new infections and deaths were recorded
July 10 – Croatia enters Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II)
Euro is the official Croatian currency from 2023! The Republic of Croatia has entered the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II), which is a key step in the process of introducing the euro. It has been more than five years since the last country, Lithuania, joined the eurozone, so the release of Croatia and Bulgaria into the ERM-2 mechanism, which is a kind of waiting room before the introduction of the euro, is a big step for the entire eurozone. The most important reason is to raise the chance of attracting investments, as well as a more favorable price of borrowing.
July 13 – Huge traffic jams to enter Croatia despite a record number of new infections
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic nearly halting the travel industry, Croatia is seeing long queues of traffic building up along its border. According to eVisitor system data, there are half a million holiday-goers in Croatia right now, mostly coming from Germany and Central Europe. However, many predictions say there will only be about 40 per cent of tourists visiting the country this year compared to 2019, while souvenir shops and restaurants remain mostly empty.
July 22 – Croatia’s ruling conservatives win the parliamentary election
The conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party has consolidated its power in Croatia after winning 66 seats in the country’s 151-seat parliament following Sunday’s election. HDZ leader and incumbent prime minister Andrej Plenković said this victory was “great”, but also an “obligation”: “It is an obligation because we had a tough mandate full of challenges behind us, and the challenges ahead of us are even bigger. Such circumstances require hard work, energy, enthusiasm, dedication.”
Croatian capital Zagreb battled widespread flooding on Friday night, July 24, 2020, following torrential rains and strong winds that left the city in chaos. The emergency department received more than 1 000 calls from the public as the city was submerged underwater, stranding many motorists on the road and residents in their homes.
August 5 – Croatia celebrates Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
Croatia on August 5 celebrates the national holiday called Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and Veterans Day. “Storm” is, along with “Flash”, a key operation that led to the end of the Homeland War. After four years of occupation of almost a third of Croatian territory, living in eternal fear of enemy retaliation, grenades that threatened day and night, numerous unsuccessful negotiations and initiatives, the Republic of Croatia had no choice but to liberate Croatian territory by its own armed forces.
August 24 – In the first three weeks of August, there were 2.3 million tourists in Croatia
From August 1st to 23rd, 2.3 million tourists stayed in Croatia, realizing 17.6 million overnight stays, which means that overnight stays were at the level of 67 percent from the same period last year.
September 5 – Only six foreign cruisers in Croatia in 2020, a drop of 95.6 percent
November 28 – Cafes, restaurants and gyms are closing
Due to the bad epidemiological situation, cafes and restaurants are being closed, with delivery enabled. Gyms are also closing, and churches, schools, shops and cultural and entertainment establishments may operate with special restrictions.
December 12 – Croatia Has Most Active COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 Inhabitants in Europe
December 20 – Croatia Women’s Handball Team Wins First-Ever Bronze Medal
Croatia surprised everyone and won the bronze final against Denmark in Herning. The Croatians won 25-19, after it was 11-11 at the break. Croatia is the big surprise of the European Championships. The Croatians fell to France in the semifinals after being rounded and beaten 30-19. The same thing happened against Norway (25-36 defeat) in the main round, writes NTB.
A deadly earthquake leaves Croatia in ruins. At least seven people were killed. That is a number that has been confirmed, and it is not excluded that more victims will be discovered later. Among the dead are a 12-year-old girl in Petrinja, a 20-year-old boy from one house, a grandfather from another, and a father and son from the same house in Majske Poljane near Glina. It was later confirmed that another male person had died in Majske Poljane.
December 31 – Croatia enters 2021 without fireworks
Croatian cities will donate all the money for fireworks this year to help earthquake-affected areas.
Famous Croats Who Died in 2020
Otto Barić (1933. – 2020.)
Otto Barić was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Otto Baric led as many as 14 clubs and three national teams in his rich coaching career. He achieved his greatest club success with Rapid Vienna and Casino Salzburg (now Red Bull Salzburg). With Rapid, he won 10 domestic trophies, while in 1985, he played in the Cup Winners’ Cup final and was defeated by Everton 3:1.
Rajko Dujmić (7 August 1954 – 4 August 2020) was a Croatian songwriter, composer, and music producer, best known as a member of the pop group Novi fosili. He composed the winning entry of Eurovision Song Contest 1989, “Rock me”, along with Stevo Cvikić. They also composed the two previous Yugoslavian entries, “Ja sam za ples”, sung by Novi fosili, and “Mangup”, sung by Srebrna Krila.
Špiro Guberina (1 March 1933 – 27 November 2020) was a Croatian actor. He was born in Šibenik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His career began in 1957.[3] He was known for his roles as Marko in The Secret of an Old Attic (1984), Stari in Agonija (1998), and as the Priest in The Last Will (2001).
Krunoslav “Kićo” Slabinac (28 March 1944 – 13 November 2020) was a Croatian pop singer. His specialties were the songs nowadays inspired by the folk music of the Slavonia region of Croatia and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica. Slabinac’s song “Zbog jedne divne žene” was a huge hit that solidified his status as a singer. However, in the 1970s, legal troubles and time spent abroad set back his career. After his return from the United States, Slabinac focused on folk music, although he remained active in the pop music scene.
Zdravko Tomac (24 May 1937 – 4 January 2020) was a Croatian politician.A native of Slavonski Brod, Zdravko Tomac began his political career in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia. There he rose through the ranks, becoming a close associate of Jakov Blažević. In the late 1980s he became one of the chief ideologists of the League of Communists of Croatia and one of the closest associates of Ivica Račan.
Vjeročka Zimova (21 March 1953 – 7 November 2020), better known as Vera Zima, was a Croatian actress. She appeared in more than fifty films since 1975. She was of paternal Slovak descent.
Slaven Zambata was a Croatian professional football player best known for his time at Dinamo Zagreb in the 1960s, for whom he appeared in 171 Yugoslav First League matches. He was also a Yugoslav international, scoring 21 goals in 31 matches for the national side.
Božidar Alić (24 December 1954 – 3 March 2020) was a Croatian actor. His acting career was damaged by his right-wing political stances. He was ostracized by the Croatian Association of dramatic artists for his statement in which he portrayed political opponents of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović as Chetniks and Serb lovers. After this incident, he left the Association.
Milena “Milka” Babović (27 October 1928 – 26 December 2020) was a Croatian sprint and hurdles runner and journalist. She won numerous sprinting events in the former Yugoslavia and was selected as the best athlete several times. She also had a noted career as a sports journalist and editor in television. She worked as a sports journalist in Narodni sport since 1949 and moved to TV Zagreb in 1957 where she became the first sports editor.
Ivo Banac (1947. – 2020.)
Ivo Banac was a Croatian-American historian, a professor of European history at Yale University and a politician of the former Liberal Party in Croatia, known as the Great Bard of Croatian historiography. As of 2012, Banac was a consultant for the Bosnian Institute.
Branko Cikatić (4 October 1954 – 23 March 2020) was a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian-born fighter to achieve international success. He was the first K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. The tournament was held on April 30, 1993 in Japan.
Žarko Domljan (14 September 1932 – 5 September 2020) was a Croatian politician who served as the first Speaker of the Croatian Parliament following Croatia’s independence from Yugoslavia and as the 11th speaker overall. He served in this position from 30 May 1990 to 2 August 1992. Domljan was later a representative in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
A deadly earthquake leaves Croatia in ruins. At least seven people were killed. That is a number that has been confirmed, and it is not excluded that more victims will be discovered later. Among the dead are a 12-year-old girl in Petrinja, a 20-year-old boy from one house, a grandfather from another, and a father and son from the same house in Majske Poljane near Glina. It was later confirmed that another male person had died in Majske Poljane.
Petrinja and Sisak today – empty streets, eerie silence and ruins
The day after the earthquake, Petrinja looks like a ghost town, as the scene of a post-apocalyptic film. There is almost no one on the streets, the population has been evacuated, and the only place where there is any life is the Red Cross checkpoints, where basic necessities are distributed to people. Excavators and other heavy machinery can be seen on the roads.
Shock EARTH-SPLIT from the epicenter of the earthquake
Church in Croatia after the devastating earthquake
Boy pulled alive from rubble
LIVE UPDATE
31/12 11:30 A plane with 19 tons of humanitarian aid from Greece landed in Zagreb
It is about 19 tons of equipment, which mainly consists of tents and heaters. The Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Republic of Croatia, Ms. Antonia Katzourou, expressed her condolences to Croatia during these difficult times. Also, she said that Greece from the first moment was ready to help and donate to Croatia to help people in this difficult situation.
21:00 250+ earthquakes of magnitude above 2 Richter were recorded in last 24 hours
Earthquakes less intensity didn’t stop all day today. “After yesterday’s earthquake of magnitude 6.3, subsequent earthquakes will last for months. We can’t talk about calming down. We certainly expect them in a year or two.” said Seismologist Ivančić. After yesterday’s earthquake, as many as 250 earthquakes of magnitude above 2 Richter were recorded.
Municipality Majur with villages Graboštani, Mračaj, Knezovljani, Kukuruzari and Umetići been hit hard by the earthquake. Residents repair the damage themselves because they have not yet received help. The church of St. Ivo in Mračaj was demolished.
19:10 Fuchs: Most schools will have to be rebuilt
Out of a total of 53 schools in the County (37 primary, 13 secondary and three music), attended by a total of 14,705 students and 21 kindergartens attended by 3,489 children, due to the earthquake new construction requires five, nine are significantly damaged, and thirteen schools can be used with repairs. Funds for school reconstruction will be withdrawn from the European Solidarity Fund, said Minister of Science and Education, Radovan Fuchs.
19:00 Red Cross Glina – We have everything we need
“Around 70 people are accommodated in the hangars and we still have free capacities. Since we opened the Red Cross center and got the hangars, I can say that yesterday we filled two hangars, and today they are four full, with one being emptied and then filled again. Congratulations to everyone who came from all over Croatia. They help, unload things from the van, etc.” said Alberta Cesarić from the Croatian Red Cross.
16:56 The Krško nuclear power plant will start operating at 22:00
The Krško nuclear power plant did not suffer any damage due to the earthquake. The reopening will be on Wednesday evening, at 10 pm, the Krško NPP reported. After yesterday’s earthquake, the Krško Nuclear Power Plant was shut down according to the usual procedure in case of major natural disasters.
16.20 Valamar offers free accommodation for people whose houses have been destroyed
The largest Croatian tourist company Valamar Riviera opened the doors of its facilities and offered accommodation to families from Sisak, Glina, Petrinja, and surrounding places whose homes were destroyed in yesterday’s devastating earthquake. Available are Istra Premium Camping Resort in Funtana near Poreč, Ježevac Premium Camping Resort on the island of Krk, and Hotel Valamar Sanfior in Rabac. Accommodation in camping resorts, in fully equipped camping houses, is available from today, December 30, and in the hotel Sanfior from tomorrow, December 31.
All those who need accommodation can call 052/465 000 or e-mail callcenter@valamar.com.
16:13 30 caravans are coming from Istria
A valuable donation in the form of more than thirty caravans and campers coming from Poreč to Sisak-Moslavina County after an appeal arrived from Petrinja, Sisak, Glina and other places that people and small children spent the night outdoors and that they needed a camp. cottages.
14:50 Croatian Red Cross today in Petrinja
The Croatian Red Cross has been working through the night to distribute aid to people hit by yesterday’s #earthquake at #Petrinja and #Sisak
Albania will donate 250,000 euros to Croatia for reconstruction after the earthquake, said Edi Rama, the country’s prime minister, who was the victim of the earthquake last year. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, sent a letter to the Government of Serbia in which he asked that one million euros from free funds be transferred to the Government of Croatia as aid due to a series of earthquakes, reports Telegraf.
13:57 SHAKEMOVIE Animation of the earthquake that hit Croatia yesterday
The blue color indicates downward ground movements, while the red color indicates upward ground movements.
13:36 Official account for donations opened
ACCOUNT NUMBER: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0 BANK: Croatian National Brank, Trg hrvatskih velikana 3, Zagreb 10 000, Croatia For payments from abroad BIC (SWIFT) code: NBHRHR2XXXX BENEFICIARY: Republic of Croatia – Ministry of Finance, Katanciceva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia REMITTANCE INFO – REMARKS: Earthquakes aid
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The government on Wednesday declared a state of mourning on January 2, 2021. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said 120 million kunas (around 15 million euros) of emergency aid would be sent to the most affected areas.
12:00 Pope Francis about the earthquake
Yesterday, an earthquake in Croatia caused victims and caused serious damage. I express my closeness to the wounded and to those who have been affected by the quake and I pray in particular for those who have lost their lives and for their families.
11:16 Help from Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Greece, Romania
After the Republic of Croatia on 29.12.2020. activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism – the Union’s emergency program – and requested winter tents for 6 to 8 people, luminaires with PVC protection (indoor), light bulbs/lighting towers, electric heaters, folding beds, sleeping bags and containers for housing, the first ambulance arrived on the same day from the Republic of Slovenia. These are 4 containers, 12 bunk beds with 24 mattresses, and 200 sleeping bags. In addition to Slovenia, other countries responded to the Croatian request for help:
Austria: 470 folding beds,
Italy: 100 winter tents.
Greece: 40 tents, 50 electric heaters, 500 folding beds, and 500 sleeping bags.
8:36 Covid patients from Sisak and Petrinja arrived at the Dubrava Clinical Center
During the day and night, 54 patients arrived from Sisak and Petrinja, of which 8 were on a respirator. Most of the seriously ill were transferred by ambulance, and the other part was transferred by helicopters.
HOW TO HELP – Instructions for donations and assistance
You can donate cash for the people affected by the earthquake in Petrinja and Sisak via following account:
Bank: Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. IBAN: HR6923400091511555516 Model: HR 00 Call number: 770 For payments from abroad – SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2X
In-kind donations
Legal persons can contact Croatian Red Cross via email: donacije@hck.hr
Citizens can contact their nearest RC local branch. The nearest RC local branches list can be found on the homepage in a section called “Adresar”. Your county needs to be selected beforehand.
FOOD PACKAGE
Flour – type 550 (glatko) 1kg
Oil – Vegetable or sunflower 1lit
Rice 1kg
Sugar 1kg
Salt – Table, ground 1kg
Pasta – Macaroni or spaghetti
Soup – In a bag
Fish – Canned
Meat – Canned
Sweet spread – Marmalade, chocolate, etc.
Milk – Long-lasting 1lit
Bread – Toast and similar
Water – Packaging: 0,5, 1, 1,5, 5 lit
Fruit – Dried
Nuts – Walnut, almond, hazelnut, and similar
HYGIENE PACKAGE
Soap – For hands
Shampoo – For hair
Toothpaste
Toothbrush
Razor – Disposable
Tissues – Dry
Wipes – Wet
Toilet paper – In rolls
Hygienic pads
Q-tips
INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Medical mask
Protective suit
Gloves
Glasses or eye protection
Apron
Alcohol-based hand sanitizer (antiseptic, antibacterial)
Get to know Croatia at 50 percent lower prices on numerous tourist services such as accommodation, natural and cultural attractions, transport, museums, galleries, and various experiences. More precisely, The Ministry of Tourism and the Croatian National Tourist Board has launched the “A week worth a vacation” campaign. The promotion runs from 16 to 25 October 2020. The aim of the action is to encourage the domestic market to tourist activities in the period before and after the tourist season. Find a list of all discounts on the official website of the Croatian National Tourist Board – link.
Grabovača Cave Park – Visit the only cave park in Europe with an expert guide and discover the charms of the Samograd cave, one of the oldest tourist caves in Croatia! The tour lasts about 75 minutes and the price with a 50% discount is 25 kuna per person! (More info – Official website)
Plitvice Lakes National Park – is the oldest and largest national park in the Republic of Croatia. Ticket price: Adults (regular HRK 180.00), promotional HRK 50.00; Students (regular HRK 110.00), promotional: HRK 30.00; Children (7-18 years) (regular HRK 50.00), promotional: HRK 20.00 (More info – Official website)
Risnjak National Park – Ticket price: Children, members of Croatian Mountaineering Association, retirees HRK 12.00, regular price HRK 25.00, Adults 22,00 HRK, regular price 45,00 HRK; Family 50,00 HRK, regular price 100,00 HRK (More info – Official website)
Lastovo Archipelago Nature park – Ticket prices for boats: up to 6.99 m (23 feet) – Promotional price 25.00 HRK/one day; from 7.00 m – up to 10.99 m (24 – 35 feet) – Promotional price 50.00 HRK/one day; from 11.00 m – up to 17.99 m (36 – 58 feet) – Promotional price 65.00 HRK/one day; from 18.00 m – up to 24.99 m (59 – 81 feet) – Promotional price 85.00 HRK/one day; from 25.00 m – to 49.99 m (82 – 163 feet) – Promotional price 225.00 HRK/one day; from 50.00 m – to 74.99 m (164 – 245 feet) – Promotional price 650.00 HRK/one day; over 75.00 m (246 feet and above) – Promotional price 1000.00 HRK/one day (More info – Official website)
Vransko Jezero Nature Park – In a unique landscape, close to the info center of Crkvina, in the pine forest there is an adrenaline park where you can enjoy walking on wooden mushrooms, suspension bridges and nets, climbing on artificial rock and zipline. Experience a new tourist attraction, a ride on the first electric tourist trains in the Vrana Lake Nature Park. The train runs from Pakostane to the info center of Crkvina and back. Enjoy the adrenaline park at a price of 50 HRK per person. The price of a train ride is 20 HRK for adults, or 15 HRK for children (the regular ticket price to the adrenaline park is 90 HRK, and a train ride 40 HRK for adults, or 30 HRK for children). (More info – Official website)
Paklenica National Park – 50% discount on the price of a one-day ticket (More info – Official website)
Kopački Rit Nature Park – 50% discount on the basic ticket (regular price HRK 10.00, reduced price HRK 5.00); basic ticket with a short interpretation at the Reception Center lasting 15 minutes for a minimum of 10 people (regular price HRK 20.00, reduced price HRK 10.00); program Bridges of Kopački rit (regular price HRK 50.00, reduced price HRK 25.00) (More info – Official website)
Northern Velebit National Park – 50% discount on the price of individual, family, combined, and discounted tickets to the Velebit House and the Northern Velebit National Park in the first period of the action (from 16 to 25 October 2020.) This discount is not valid for group tickets. (More info – Official website)
Nature Park Medvednica – Promotional price of a family ticket to Zrinski Mine in the Medvednica Nature Park will be 25 HRK (regular price of a family ticket is 50,00kn) (More info – Official website)
Lonja field (Lonjsko polje) – The ticket for the weekend program costs 20 HRK per person (regular price is 40 kuna), and the price includes the following facilities: the visitor center Krapje, Visitor center Repušnica, Visitor center Čigoč. (More info – Official website)
Krka National Park – Every Saturday and Sunday in October, individual visitors can visit the Krka National Park at a promotional ticket price of 50 HRK for adults and children aged seven to eighteen years. The ticket price on other days in October, except weekends, is 100 kuna for adults and 80 HRK for children aged seven to eighteen.) Ticket price for other days in October, except on weekends, is 100 kuna for adults and HRK 80 for children aged seven to eighteen years. (More info – Official website)
Featured discounts – Accommodation
Design Hotel Navis, Opatija – is an exclusive 5-star hotel, located in an extremely attractive location, only 2.5 km from the center of Opatija and only a few meters from the sea, with private access to the beach and a private, newly built pier. Overnight in a Superior double room with balcony and sea view Design hotel Navis (5 *) with a discount of as much as 50%! (More info – Official website)
Vitality Hotel Punta, Veli Lošinj – Package at a price of 38 EUR * per person per day includes: accommodation in a Premium or Suite room with sea view and breakfast (More info – Official website)
Hotel Park Makarska – offers a 50% discount on accommodation and spa services. 1. Double room, balcony, and interior view – 300,00 HRK per person per day (regular price 600,00 Kn); 2. Superior double room, balcony, and sea view – 350,00 HRK per person per day (regular price 712,00 Kn); 3. Duplex apartment, balcony and sea view – 560,00 HRK per person per day (regular price 1125,00 KN) (More info – Official website)
DoubleTree by Hilton Zagreb – 67 EUR for one night for two people in a standard room with breakfast included (regular price per night is 135 EUR) (More info – Official website)
Canopy by Zagreb City Centre – 64 EUR for one night for two people in a standard room with breakfast included (regular price per night is 129 EUR) (More info – Official website)
Hilton Garden Inn Zagreb – 54 EUR for one night for two people in a standard room with breakfast included (regular price per night is 109 EUR) (More info – Official website)
Hotel Park Split – Discount package price – HRK 4920.00. Included: 3 nights in a Superior double room (2 persons) with a view of the city, rich hotel breakfast, use of fitness room and “salt room”, free Wi-Fi, parking. (More info – Official website)
Briig boutique hotel Split – Superior room for one person – regular price 1.360,00 HRK, reduced price – 680,00 HRK (overnight stay and breakfast + tourist taxes); Superior room for two persons – regular price 1.800,00 HRK, reduced price – 900,00 HRK (overnight stay and breakfast + tourist tax) (More info – Official website)
Istra Premium Camping Resort – Get as much as a 50% discount on regular accommodation prices. (More info – Official website)
Valamar Collection Dubrovnik President Hotel – Get as much as a 50% discount on regular accommodation prices. (More info – Official website)
Our recommendation of “A week worth a vacation” campaign
If you are looking for a different holiday in Croatia, then you will surely like the offer of Plitvice Holiday Resort. These treehouses in Croatia represent an ideal escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In contrast to classic accommodations such as apartments or hotel rooms, a new kind of vacation – glamping won the Croatian market.
Mobile Home – If you wish to experience the magic of spending time in nature but still enjoy the comfort and peace, we offer you accommodation in newly built and exquisitely equipped mobile homes. Each mobile home has its own terrace on which you can enjoy the sun and then seek refreshment in our newly built swimming pool. The regular price of two nights in a mobile home is 2368 HRK, while the promotional price is 1184 HRK.
Lake House, Plitvice Holiday Resort
Featured discounts – Cultural attractions
Rijeka Natural History Museum – The price of a promotional ticket is 10 HRK, while the ticket price for children, students, and retirees is 5 HRK.
Croatian Maritime Museum Split – The ticket price for all ages will be 5 HRK (regular price is 20 kuna for adults and 10 HRK for children and students). Museum publications and souvenirs will be at 50% discounted prices.
Museum of Wooden Shipbuilding Betina – The price of a ticket for adults will be HRK 15.00; tickets for pupils, students, and retirees will be HRK 10.00. The price of the service of our expert guidance will be HRK 50.00.
Trilj Regional Museum – Regular ticket price – Adults 10,00 HRK discount 50% = 5,00 HRK; Publication: guides of the exhibition “Tilurium – Roman military camp” in Croatian and English – Regular price – 30.00 kn, price with 50% discount – 15.00 kn
Interpretation Center Petar Preradović House – Ticket price: Adults (regular HRK 30.00), promotional HRK 15.00;
AQUATIKA – freshwater aquarium Karlovac – Ticket price: Adults (regular HRK 60.00), promotional HRK 30.00; Family ticket (regular HRK 120.00), promotional HRK 60.00; Children (regular HRK 35.00), promotional HRK 17.50; retirees, students, Croatian war veterans and people with disabilities (regular HRK 40.00), promotional HRK 20.00.
Vinkovci City Museum – The ticket price is 50% lower. Also, the price of all souvenirs and museum publications is 30% lower.
Oldtimer Museum Presečki – Promotional ticket price during “A week worth a vacation” campaign is 12.50 HRK
Museum of Moslavina Kutina – Promotional adult ticket price 10.00 HRK; Promotional ticket price for pupils, students, and retirees 5.00 HRK; Children up to 7 years old have free entrance
Jastrebarsko City Museum – Admission to the museum is free for retirees, students, and pupils; Promotional adult ticket price 5.00 HRK; Admission to the Museum Gallery and the “Josip Restek Collection” exhibition is free.
Dubrovnik museums – A single ticket for the Dubrovnik Museums during “A week worth a vacation” campaign will cost HRK 50.00, which is 62% lower than the regular price (HRK 130.00). Also, a discount of up to 20% will be on souvenirs of Dubrovnik museums.
Homeland War Museum Dubrovnik – The ticket price during “A week worth a vacation” campaign is 15 HRK. Free tickets are available to all residents of Dubrovnik-Neretva County, children under 12, Croatian war veterans, members of associations originating from the Croatian Homeland War, children of killed and missing Croatian war veterans, members of the Croatian Museum Society and ICOM, history students, students of the University of Dubrovnik, RIT Croatia and the International University of Dubrovnik (DIU), people with disabilities, journalists covering cultural events and group visit guides.
Etnoland – Only 10 minutes from NP Krka, visit Etnoland in Pakovo Selo! Audio tour costs 19.99 Kn per person (children up to 7 years FREE)
Interpretation Center of the Cathedral of St. Jakov ” Civitas Sacra ” – The price of a discounted ticket for adults is 30 HRK, for students 10 HRK, and for elementary and high school students 5 HRK.
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Lovers of nature, delicious street food snacks, and refreshing drinks have finally got a new edition of the Food Truck Festival Zagreb. In general, this is the first Croatian festival of food trucks where visitors will enjoy the beautifully decorated themed summer green oases, family, kid’s, sports, and chill picnic areas with a rich gastronomic offer of trucks and live performances by street bands.
About Food Truck Festival Zagreb
The Food Truck Festival is held on the “Zagreb Sea” called Jarun, right next to the Aquarius club with a variety of delicious snacks, craft beers, colorful cocktails, and dancing music. The Food Truck Festival is divided into four zones: Food on Wheels, Drinks on Wheels, Music on Wheels, and Chill Zones.
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By the way, there is a concert on the schedule every day. The best DJs from Zagreb will perform on a real Mad Max truck in cooperation with Red Bull. One of the most famous carbonated soft drinks in Dalmatia called Pipi prepares a party every Friday where they will present their summer cocktails based on Pipi juice. You can check the complete program on the festival’s Facebook page.
Chill Zones
Colorful chill zones produced by the hands of small craftsmen will delight all lovers of nature and hedonism. The most interesting is perhaps the colorful booths made of car tires and wooden pallets. During this edition of the Food truck festival, KEKS Pay honors you with a sweet surprise! All you have to do is pay your bill by scanning the QR code with the KEKS Pay app and you will get a free dessert. Also, the Food Truck Festival has prepared a refreshment corner and themed workshops about pets. Organized by ZOO City, training will be held on Saturdays when you can ask veterinarians any questions about your pets.
Photo gallery
Most of the time, photos are stronger than words, so discover the most beautiful images of the Food Truck Festival! All images in the article belong to the author Dorotea Crnjac (More about the author – Facebook).
In the last few years, the Zagreb culinary scene has changed a lot. Many new restaurants with very different cuisines have opened but the city still has a lot of traditional restaurants. If you are looking for local food I would recommend one of the oldest restaurants in the city, Kaptolska let. During my stay in this city, I visited some restaurants and cafes and wrote reviews about them. More information on Zagreb Travel Guide.
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The German Robert Koch Institute has added two Dalmatian counties on its red list. Due to the increased number of new cases of coronavirus infection, the Šibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia counties are on the red list. Islands along the coast such as Brač or Hvar are also influenced by the classification as a risk area, but not the northern coastal areas with Istria and the areas around Zadar and the southern coast with the city of Dubrovnik.
The BBC has just announced that Croatia could be the next country to end up on the British red list. British government ministers are meeting in London this afternoon to discuss changes to Britain’s list of safe travel corridors, the BBC reported. Such a decision could follow similar decisions made for travelers returning from Spain, France, and Malta.
Today, during the afternoon, speculations were confirmed. From Saturday, everyone entering Britain from Croatia will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine!
Data shows we need to remove Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago from our list of #coronavirus Travel Corridors to keep infection rates DOWN. If you arrive in the UK after 0400 Saturday from these destinations, you will need to self-isolate for 14 days.
The map – Germany has put two Dalmatian counties on its red list
This warning doesn’t mean anything good for Croatian tourism: especially when it comes to the south of the Adriatic and when it comes to the Germans, the season is over. During this year, there were only 50% of guests compared to last year. By mid-June, there was almost no one. But since then the numbers have become much better. During August, there were about 70% of guests compared to 2019.
The director of the Croatian headquarters for tourism in Frankfurt, Romeo Draghicchio, says that Croatian tourism fears a general warning for travel: “It would hit us hard: Germans are our number one guest.” There are currently about 180,000 guests from Germany in Croatia, but most of them are in the north, in Istria, Kvarner and the islands there. Draghicchio recalls that there are relatively few active cases of coronavirus.
RED – Split-Dalmatia and Šibenik-Knin County
Situation by counties – 20.08.2020.
In the past 24 hours, 255 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection were recorded, and the number of currently infected (active cases) in Croatia today is a total of 1689. Among them are 127 patients on hospital treatment (13 patients on a respirator). Since February 25, 2020, when the first case of infection was recorded in Croatia, a total of 7,329 people have been infected with the new coronavirus (168 people died and 5472 recovered). A total of 144,521 people were tested (2,397 people in the last 24 hours).
Long wait times are possible at most border crossings due to increased traffic volume and border checks. Overview of the situation when entering and leaving Croatia you can check on the official website of the Croatian Automobile Club HAK.
According to a decision of the Italian and Austrian government, all passengers entering Italy and Austria from Croatia must upon entering provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result not older than 72 hours or have themselves tested within 48 hours of entering Italy or Austria.
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The title of the text “Slovenia puts Croatia on the list of red countries for travel” is not surprising because Croatia reports today the biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections! Slovenian government spokesman Jelko Kacin said today that the government of the Republic of Slovenia would put Croatia on the red list tomorrow, August 20. (Thursday). Also, tomorrow, Slovenia will set a deadline for the return of its citizens from Croatia in order to avoid a 14-day quarantine.
Croatia reports biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections – AGAIN
In the past 24 hours, 219 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection were recorded, and the number of currently infected (active cases) in Croatia today is a total of 1520. Among them are 122 patients on hospital treatment (11 patients on a respirator). Also, two people died today. Since February 25, 2020, when the first case of infection was recorded in Croatia, a total of 7,074 people have been infected with the new coronavirus (168 people died and 5386 recovered). Currently, 5459 people are in self-isolation. A total of 142,124 people were tested (1,653 people in the last 24 hours).
Croatian Minister of Health: We will start testing more
“Today, 1653 people have been tested, which is a significant number. We will certainly increase the number of tests in the immediate period ahead because we want to protect the health and social care system. The increase in the number of tests has been shown to be effective in preventing the spread of the infection. Also, the Croatian Minister of Health, Vili Beroš, says: “Now, in the autumn, we will change the strategy a bit and increase the number of tests”.
Slovenia puts Croatia on the list of red countries
“The situation in Croatia is so bad that we have no choice but to call on our citizens to return to Slovenia as soon as possible. Things are getting worse quickly and it will be much worse,” Slovenian government spokesman Jelko Kacin said. He added that Slovenes who are now in Croatia will have “enough” time to return home and avoid quarantine, but also to avoid traffic jams and crowds at the border.
Interestingly, Kacin is spending the summer in his house in Klimno on the island of Krk for years. Last week, after a statement warning of an increase in new infections in Croatia, Kacin returned to Krk, apparently not in the least afraid of the “Croatian coronavirus”.
Kacin: Vlada bo v četrtek Hrvaško uvrstila na rdeči seznam, karantena od petka
Valamar Hotels provided a free test on Covid-19 to Austrian guests
This year, 28,000 guests from Austria stayed in Valamar hotels and camps, mostly in the northern Adriatic in Istria and Kvarner. These destinations have recorded a particularly low number of cases since the beginning of the epidemic, Valamar reports. Moreover, no cases of infection have been reported among Valamar guests since the beginning of the epidemic. Since Austria has introduced mandatory COVID-19 testing on return from Croatia, Valamar has provided a free Covid-19 test or a 100€ discount per person for testing in Austria.
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Croatia reports biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections. Today is the second day in a row that Croatia has a record number of coronavirus infections in one day. In the last 24 hours, 208 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Croatia. The number of currently active cases in Croatia today is 961. Among them are 106 patients on hospital treatment (10 patients on a respirator). Also, two people died today. The highest number of newly infected is in the Split-Dalmatia County – 77, and in the City of Zagreb – 50.
Young people are increasingly driving COVID-19’s spread
Health departments across the country are reporting that younger people are making up larger shares of the total number of those infected with the virus. “The average age of those infected is 31 years as some two-thirds were infected in the nightclubs and bars that remain open beyond midnight,” Capak told at a news conference. Young people must be responsible for others. They will have to return to their homes and be with their elderly family members and go to schools, colleges, and workplaces where they are in contact with many people and at-risk groups.
NEW RULES – Croatia will require that bars and nightclubs to close after midnight for a period of 10 day from this weekend!
Since February 25, 2020, when the first case of infection was recorded in Croatia, a total of 6,258 people have been infected with the new coronavirus (163 people died and 5134 recovered). Currently, 3158 people are in self-isolation. A total of 134,742 people were tested (1,249 people in the last 24 hours).
Austria puts Croatia on the list of risk countries for travel
On Friday, the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned its citizens to not travel to Croatia due to the possibility of coronavirus infection. The ministry announced on Friday that the warning would be valid from August 17th. Austria fears the return of its citizens from a holiday in Croatia, which on Thursday recorded a record number of newly infected – 282, could intensify the spread of coronavirus on its territory.
Achtung ❗️ Reisewarnung für Kroatien 🇭🇷 ab dem 17. August!
Croatia reports biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections – End of tourist season?
Health Minister Vili Beros said: “The tourist season is in full swing, 830 thousand tourists are in our country and an increase in the number was to be expected. It is not possible to predict exactly how much. However, it is important to note that in some counties, such as Split-Dalmatia and the City of Zagreb, the number of new cases is significantly large. But we have four counties with only one new patient, we have 14 counties with less than 10 new patients.
The most important thing is that everything is under control and that we know the source of the infection. It is necessary to constantly emphasize that we ourselves, with our caution and effort, can contribute to reducing the spread of the infection. That is what is important to say at this moment.”
Also, he said: “We have enabled life and tourism. Without tourism, which is one of the more important branches of our economy, everything would be far worse. We have purposefully accepted this risk. I spoke this morning with my Slovenian and Austrian colleagues, in a way we are all on the same track. The tourist season is now coming to an end and we need to turn to autumn, turn to the beginning of the school year.”
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PayDo is the best parking payment application in Croatia with about 200,000 users. The application is completely free and guarantees the availability of the service in 77 Croatian cities. It allows you to pay for parking free of charge because it doesn’t use the SMS protocol. So far, the largest number of PayDo transactions was realized in tourist regions (Istria, Kvarner, and Dalmatia), while the city of Osijek has the most users in the continental part, apart from Zagreb. Also very important, this application is extremely popular among foreign tourists.
The business user module allows each company to register a single account through which it can manage the parking payment of its employees and associated vehicles, with significant savings and reduced administration. Private users are allowed to pay for daily parking tickets issued by the controller, but also a large number of special parking tickets such as monthly, annual, tenant, privileged, etc.
By the end of 2020, an additional promotional benefit is active for all Mastercard® card users. Specifically, 10% of the amount paid for hourly tickets is returned to the user on a promotional account that can be used when paying for parking in the future.
How to use PayDo?
1. Register
Download the app on your smartphone via the App Store or Google Play, register or log in as Guest. You can also use the PayDo service via the app.paydo.hr website.
2. Choose payment method and park
In your profile, add the credit cards you will be using for making parking payments or top up your account that will be charged for parking. That’s it! Your PayDo is ready.
3. Choose a city and ticket type
Choose whether you want to pay for an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly ticket. Enter your license plate number, choose how many hours you want to park and click “Continue”.
4. Favorites and notifications about parking expiration
Save your most frequently used parking locations and vehicles to your favorites and pay for parking in a couple of seconds. Let PayDo remind you about the time of your parking expiration and avoid extra costs. Private users are allowed to pay for daily parking tickets issued by the controller, but also a large number of special parking tickets such as monthly, annual, tenant, privileged, etc.
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