Another year has ended in Valamar – a demanding year that was filled with great challenges, but to all of which we responded with our high standards of quality. We successfully added two hotels to our brand – the Valamar Koralj Romantic Hotel on Krk and the Valamar Luna Active Resort in Porec. We [...]
Friday, December 19, 2008
For the second year in a row our Sector for Direct Sales and Marketing captured the prestigious “Golden Goat (Capra d´oro)” award from the Tourist Board of Istria County for its outstanding contributions in the area of marketing activities in tourism. Last year we won the award for introducing a blog on our Internet [...]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
We invite you to participe in the Festival of Knights, Glagolitics, Court Jesters and Minstrels which will be held in the City of Krk from the 26th to the 31st December, 2008. „In Krk, on the place where laws are voted… Today, whence the trumpet was blown and a lot of people have gathered in the town’s [...]
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Christmas and New Year are slowly approaching, and surely you are already searching for, or at least thinking about a present for your dearest. The ideal place for finding such present is the Christmas ”hand made” Fair, that is, the handicrafts fair at Giardini in Pula from December 20 to 24. Thirty exhibitors will [...]
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The days of giving gifts and being with the family are coming up. Christmas, New Year’s and then the winter school holidays. We invite you to spend this year’s holidays with us in Porec ! Celebrate this great Christian holiday with us at midnight Mass in the Basilica of St. Euphrasius, which will be telecast [...]
Monday, December 15, 2008
My colleague Duska Zuzic has recently written about the tradition and invaluable importance of Glagolitic scripts on the territory of Island of Krk. This ancient script, firmly rooted among the Croatian people, has preserved itself for the longest period of time in Primorje and Istria. Duska mentioned Bascanska ploca (the Baska tablet), the [...]
Friday, December 12, 2008
The New Year’s Eve on the Stradun is the most magnificent one can experience in Dubrovnik. A huge covered stage, light effects that make the surrounding majestic monuments look magical and a light waterfall from the bell-tower that effuses over Stradun at midnight are only a part of decor in which numerous Croatian and world [...]
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Do you know what the island of Krk, Torino (Italy), Bordeaux (France), Ottawa (Canada), Minneapolis and Portland (USA), Hokkaido (Japan), Harbin (China) and Krasnodar (Russia) have in common? Apart from being beautiful and worthwhile to see, their being on the 45th parallel or at the geographic latitude of 45 degrees north is what connects them. Cities [...]
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The time of Christmas and New Year holidays is coming. I have always loved that time of the year, decorating the Christmas tree, Christmas songs, exchanging gifts, decorated towns, smiles on people’s faces, and most importantly, peace and warmth in my heart while in company of persons dear to me. And so, St. Nicholas came [...]
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
During these late autumn days that are just now announcing the arrival of winter, here are several ideas on how to shorten the long nights. I drop by the municipal library and check out some reading material, or go to the cinema or the theater. I also take a walk to the local [...]
Monday, December 8, 2008
New photo gallery on Valamar Flickr channel. Enjoy. (Dubrovnik, Krk, Porec and Rabac photos by Barbara Marincic):
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The Island of Krk is a real paradise for bird watchers – 220 bird species have been observed there! But one is for certain, the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is of special importance here. In our area Griffon Vulture is one of the largest flying birds. Its wing span can reach up to three meters [...]
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Hiking is the most natural and, for health, the most beneficial way of human movement. Enjoying the nature, fresh air, recreation, excursion… Hiking to the village of Skita?a on a hill with a magnificent view of the sea and Kvarner bay is recommended. The legend that has been passed on from generation to generation for [...]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Porec Hotel Valamar Diamant was the host last Thursday, 27 November, of the annual gathering of employees of the Valamar Group. Like years past, the traditional Valamar awards for excellence, recognizing the best employees and teams of employees, who through their tireless efforts made outstanding contributions to the achievements of the Valamar Group [...]
Monday, December 1, 2008
1. Did you know that the first evidence about the existence of pre-historic people in the Istria area comes from Lower Paleolithic times? The age of the pre-historic handmade stone hammer that was found in Šandalja cave near Pula is estimated to be around 2 million to 800000 years old. There are also findings from [...]
Monday, December 1, 2008
We thank all our guests for their cooperation in filling out the questionnaires. The information provided is very valuable to us and we hope that even as soon as 2009, you will see the resulting improvements in our service. In accordance with the rules of the competition, all guests who filled out the questionnaire, complete [...]
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wednesday, December 24, 2008