(Press release) The 7th Annual MICE Europe Congress was opened with a ceremony held on 27 October at the Valamar Lacroma Resort Hotel, gathering more than 200 prominent managers from the largest European corporations. This prestigious assembly of the European managers, who are behind all decisions related to the organization of business events, is being [...]
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Croatian Tourism Days, an annual tourist employee gathering, were held in Bol on the island of Brac from 21 to 23 October, organized by the Ministry of Tourism and co-organized by the Croatian Tourist Board and the Croatian Chamber of Economy. Awards by the Croatian Radio and Television and the Croatian Chamber of Economy, “Turisticki [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
White, grey and red, Istria is the land of diversity, unique on the Mediterranean. A heart-shaped piece of land, deeply submerged into the blue Adriatic Sea is a secret garden of unbelievable beauties. Therefore, do not hesitate – enter that secret garden and discover this magnificent landscape. The small Istrian towns, scattered along the coastline [...]
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Two auto races will be held in Istria at the beginning of November. Each is special in its own way. The international “Exide Istra Challenge 2009″ 4×4 race, which will be driven across the playful landscape of the Istrian hinterland, will be held from 2 to 7 November. From Tinjan, along the Lim Fiord valley and [...]
Monday, October 26, 2009
Romualdo from Ravena was an interesting persona. Sometime around the beginning of the last century, around 1000 A.D., he came to Istria and built a monastery of St. Mihovil near village Klostar in the vicinity of Lim bay. There were many tales about Romualdo among the people. When this former Benedictine arrived to Istria, he [...]
Friday, October 23, 2009
Valamar Dubrovnik President Hotel was awarded a special acknowledgement for the hotel breakfast quality and offer within the “Turisticki cvijet – kvaliteta za Hrvatsku 2009” (Tourist flower – Quality for Croatia 2009) project, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Croatian Tourist Board, Croatian Chamber of Commerce and Croatian Radio and Television, during which the quality [...]
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The smell of roasted chestnut is present all across Lovran and its surrounding area again this autumn. For more than three decades the Lovran marunada, a festivity dedicated to the harvest of chestnuts during which cake, pastry and old dishes made of this special kind of chestnut grown only in this area in Croatia are [...]
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The last Sunday in October, 25 October, is reserved for the Istrian brandy festival in the smallest town in the world, Hum, again this year. Come to Istria, to Hum and warm up with various types of brandies. Brandies are usually made from grape pomace and aromatic herbs or various fruit are added. The best [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
In Istria, Truffle days will take place from 1 to 31 October. Throughout this period, in restaurants and taverns in the heart of Istria white truffle dishes will be served (Tuber Magnatum Pico). Truffle is a tuberous outgrowth which grows in the ground, it is of intense smell and unusual, plain shape. It is a [...]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Today, the Rector’s Palace in Dubrovnik is the site of the Cultural - History Museum. However, as one of the most important public buildings in Dubrovnik, it used to be the administrative centre for the Republic of Dubrovnik and the Rector. The Rector had living quarters and an office in the Palace, and it was [...]
Friday, October 16, 2009
During the recent competition for the employee of the year 2009 in 25 categories, which was organized within the “VOLIM HRVATSKU” (I love Croatia) project by the Croatian Tourist Board, with the subject “Man-key of success in tourism”, a young lifeguard working at the Valamar Dubrovnik President Hotel beach, Dario Burmas, was found the best [...]
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The island of Krk, unique for many things, seizes our attention with its exceptionally rich history, culture and natural beauties. It presents a harmonious entity with its particularities which single it out from the area it is located in and due which it is sometimes called a continent. We will try to present a part [...]
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Today I have decided to write about the two “golden” liquids in Istria: perhaps you already know what I’m talking about; olive oil and wine, of course. Olive oil makes an excellent addition to various dishes; it is the most valuable type of fat in human nutrition, a product for body care, a medicine curing [...]
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Relax your body and soul, release the everyday stress and do something for yourselves during these sunny, rainy or chilly autumn days. The wellness centre of the Valamar Diamant Hotel in Porec is the perfect place for this. Relax and forget the everyday problems and always being in a hurry with the help of our [...]
Monday, October 12, 2009
„The Dukes of Krk“, later known as the Frankopans, are one of the most prominent Croatian noble family in history, which played an important role from the 11th to 16th century in not only part of Croatia, but larger. One can certainly say about them that they were the only family from Croatian islands [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
October is an ideal month for you to set off toward the island of Krk. Why? Because that is the time when the olive season begins. The Krk people are proud of their olive trees and they can’t wait for the harvest to begin. This year’s 14th Olive Days, the oldest Kvarner Olive Days traditionally [...]
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Dubrovnik Stradun is the central street of the city of Dubrovnik and in itself a great tourist attraction. If you are to visit Dubrovnik and take a stroll down the famous Stradun, remember one thing – the surface you are walking on, the cobbled street surrounded by buildings’ façades on both sides was once [...]
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Pula, a town full of the Roman sights in the very south of the Istrian Penninsula, is the Hand made fest host for the seventh time. A handicraft festival full of imagination and various designs will take place in the Croatian Defenders House in Pula from 16 to 18 October 2009. This festival attracts numerous interested [...]
Friday, October 2, 2009
Teran was once wide-spread and the most important variety of dark grapes in Istrian vineyards. The first description of teran was given by Istrian agronomist dean Petar Stankovic in 1825. There are various biotypes that differ according to the size and shape of grape and berry, compactness, stem colour, quality, ripening period… There are two [...]
Thursday, October 1, 2009
A celebration of the Battle of Lepanto will be held in the town of Krk at the beginning of October. One of the most glorious naval battles, which made history as the last galley battle, during which the Christians prevented the Ottoman forces from raiding the Mediterranean. The fact that six Croatian galleys participated in [...]
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…
Friday, October 30, 2009