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Archive | March, 2008

Wine festival in Gracisce

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Yesterday on Easter Monday, the sixth Wine Festival of Central Istria took place in Gracisce, where the most important wine producers from Istrian wine centres presented their wine to numerous visitors. 235 quality wine specimens were exhibited in eleven wine cellars, most of which being naturally the local Malvazija and Teran wine sorts. Even though the [...]

Valamar Luna Resort – new look of the family resort

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Family resort Valamar Luna Resort*** is situated next to the sea, about ten minutes pleasant walk away from the city of Porec. It is primarily intended for the families with children and those who want to have an active holiday. This year Valamar Luna Resort Hotel welcomes its guests renewed. All rooms, corridors and the [...]

How Rabac and Labin got their names?

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

How Rabac got its name? There are two different versions of the story and first we will tell you the more imaginative one. According to an old legend, Rabac got its name from sparrows (vrabac). They used to quench their thirst in a small creek which joined the sea in a corner of the Long Beach, [...]

Presenting the beaches of Istria: 11 Valamar beaches in Istria with the Blue Flag

Friday, March 14, 2008

Blue Flag is an international exclusive voluntary eco-label for beaches and marinas, which was introduced in Europe in 1987. This prestigious award is presented to beaches which fulfil the strict criteria dealing with water quality, preservation of the coast, facilities and level of service offered to bathers, and so forth. We bring you here the list of [...]

Saint Blaise (Sveti Vlaho) and Dubrovnik

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The town of Dubrovnik and its patron, Saint Blaise, have been connected spiritually and historically for centuries, and here comes the story on why the citizens of Dubrovnik chose Saint Blaise to be their patron. It all happened in 972, when Venetians tried to trick the citizens of Dubrovnik on their way to Levant, pretending to [...]

More than 1000 Valamar employees undergo training this year

Monday, March 10, 2008

Within human resources development programme, to which big attention is paid in Valamar tourist group, numerous trainings for employees were held during the first few months of this year and they have still being held, ranging from various courses and seminars to practical workshops. More than 1000 employees have undergone training in Valamar in the [...]

Ten things to do in Dubrovnik

Friday, March 7, 2008

1. Tour the Dubrovnik city ramparts and enjoy unmatched vistas of the old town and sorounding sea. 2. See the Rector´s Palace, from where the ruling oligarchy governed the republic for almost 500 years. 3. Dine on today´s catch, freshly grilled, with a view of the old port at Lokanda Peskarija. 4. Meet the mariners and see the [...]

10 things to experience during the stay on the island of Krk

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

1. Explore the interior of the Biserujka cavern in Rudine on the island of Krk. 2. Visit the islet of Kosljun on which Franciscan Monastery is situated, where monks have collected and protected many valuable objects for centuries. 3. Visit the tavern “Tri maruna” and taste home-made goulash with traditional pasta surlice and other local specialties of [...]

3 interesting facts: Istrian prosciutto ham

Monday, March 3, 2008

(1) Did you know that Istarski prsut (Istrian prosciutto ham) has protected status, that it is published in Croatian intellectual property and that the conditions of animal breeding procedure, choosing of meat and production procedures that have to be fulfilled so that this prosciutto ham can be named “Istarski”, “Istrian” are defined in a special [...]

  • Nives Matic - Marketing Specialist in Riviera Poreč Inc. Poreč is Nives’s birthplace, and she has longtime experience in tourism. She has been working at Riviera since 1996, and she writes about events and curiosities of her home town on Valamar blog…

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  • Morena Golja - Associate in Marketing in Rabac Inc. On Valamar blog, she writes about subjects related to Rabac, the town she has private and business relations already 25 years. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Rijeka and fluently speaks three foreign languages…

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  • Nike Labas - Marketing officer at company Dubrovnik-Babin kuk Inc. Nike is from Dubrovnik, she speaks three languages, and she started her carrier at hospitality desk in Valamar Dubrovnik President Hotel. Naturally, on Valamar blog, she writes about things related to her town Dubrovnik…

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  • Lorena Blazevic - Lorena, a sales and marketing officer at Zlatni otok Inc., was born in a small town of Smokvica near Novi Vinodolski and she is 27. With this blog, she will regularly inform us about interesting things and events on the “golden island” (zlatni otok) of Krk…