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If you were in Hvar last week, you might have come across Prince Harry over there. As reported by TV channel NovaTV, Prince Harry has enjoyed the time with his friends in Croatia on last Saturday night......

 

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Alka Knight Tournament is one of the Croatian traditions inscribed in the Lists of "Human Intangible Cultural Heritages" of UNESCO. This year, Ante Zorica defeated the other 16 knights in front of 10 thousand audience to become new hero of Alka Knight......

 

alka sinj UNESCO (valeria)    

Left: Alka Knight © Valeria Teo

 

FootloseBroadway of The Region! Footloose the Musical in Croatia - Broadway and West End phenomenon - opened in Zagreb on March 31 in a newly remodeled landmark Kino Studentski Centar, playing four times a week (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday). The experienced creative team led by the director and choreographer Igor Barberic (Fame, Les MiserablesCatsGreaseChicago, etc.), musical director Michael Laangs (RENT, Hair, Mamma Mia) and the producers Branko Glad and Tadija Kolovrat have set out to achieve the ambitious goal - turn Zagreb into Broadway of the region. 

There are four young men going to start a fun and adventurous event in order to say Welcome to all tourists coming to Croatia for great summer vacation. This is a World's biggest Welcome, it will be visible via Google Earth......

 

     

 

Rab four bell towersRecently, speculations of possible Prince William and Kate Middleton's honeymoon on the Croatian island of Rab have been reported by Croatian media. It will be definitely a continuance of the British Royals' romantic trip if the new couple confirms to spend the honeymoon on Rab Island.....

 

(Photo: Rab Island © Herbert Ortner / Wikimedia

beautiful mali losinj Recently, UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) has invited the Tourist Board of Mali Lošinj to participate an international project "Knowledge Network". By this project, it is an aim to create a worldwide Community of Knowledge in scientific, technological and innovative matters related to tourism......

Croatia's national football league derby between Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split will take place on Saturday (2011 March 19) at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, for sure it will be a match more than exciting......

 

Maksimir Stadium Zagreb Dinamo (Suradnik13) wikimedia      Dinamo_Zagreb_against_Hajduk_Split_poljud (west brom 4ever) free

Left: Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb © Suradnik13 / wikimedia;

Right: Croatia's national football league derby played in Split (Poljud Stadium)

If you would like to learn from Croatian locals for traveling tips in terms of the best things / places offered in Croatia, there is a way by a new brochure to be published soon......

 

King Tomislav Square zagreb     cafe bar in zagreb

tram in Zagreb

 

There are three ways to purchase tickets for taking tram or ZET bus in Zagreb. These ways are (1) buy ticket from the driver directly; (2) at a book stall (Tisak) before getting on the bus / tram and; (3) via sending SMS by mobile after getting on the bus / tram. From 2011-03-15, there is a new arrangement for buying ticket via SMS......

Roman Emperor Diocletian reigned the Empire from 284 to 303 A.D. About 1700 years ago during his dynasty, he ordered to construct Diocletian's Palace in Split which is right now a world famous UNESCO cultural heritage......

 

Diocletian Palace in Split     Diocletian Palace city map