Croatia
April 12, 2008 – 7:41 am
Croatia, situated in the Central Europe, has a forme and a surface resulted from the Civil War in the 90`s. In this way, Croatia is composed by 2 distinct parts:
- The hilly Slavonia with its capital at Zagreb in the East
- Dalmatia - region situated in the West, with Dinaric Alps (or Dinarides)
The calcareous peaks of this mountain chain from the coast of the Adriatic Sea descent abruptly to the water, where it`s transforming in countless little inslands, which prolongs the coasts line of this country with more than 4000 km.
This region has been, until the end of the 80`s, one of the most popular touristic destinations of Europe. Each year there arrived thousands of tourist, specially from Germany and Italy. They were visiting famous locations like Zadar (photo 1), Split (photo 2), Rijeka (photo 3), Dubrovnik (photo 4). Unfortunately, the war has turned off this important sorce of income of Croatia.
After the peace was settled, the tourists started, slowly, to come back. Mostly the italians are very attached of this country and many of them possess holiday houses in Instria Peninsula.
Croatia has temperate clime, but in Dalmatia is a mediteranean one. On the coast, the temperature is about 9 degrees celcius in January and 25 in July. In Zagreb 0 degrees celcius in January and 24 in July.
What you must see:
- the Roman Amphitheatre and the Arc of Triumph from Pula
- the Cathedral and the historic city from Rijeka
- The National Park Plitvice
- the byzantine ruins from Zadar
- the historical cities Trogir and Sibenik
- the chain of defence fortresses between Trogir and Split
- Diocletian`s Palace from Split
- old city Dubrovnik
- Dalmatia`s islands
- Zagreb
