“Alberto Giacometti – the sculptor of 20th century soul” is an exhibition set up by the Dubrovnik Art Gallery, one in the series of events following the Picasso’s graphics, artistic presentation of Jan Fabre or the panoramic exhibition “American Graphics from 1960 to this day”. The Dubrovnik Giacometti exhibition will display 169 artist’s works: drawings, graphics, [...]
Friday, July 30, 2010
Have you ever wondered what’s so interesting in standing and waiting for the hook to start twitching? It might be the genes in my case, but I started fishing when I was very young. I would take my fishing hook and some bread as bait and set out to catch small fish with my friend. While [...]
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Valamar Club Tamaris and Valamar Tamaris Residence are this year’s laureates of the TUI Holly 2010 award, the most prestigious award presented by TUI, one of the largest world tourist operators. With this award, Valamar’s hotels have joined the list of top 100 hotels in the world visited by TUI’s guests. TUI established the award [...]
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Time flies so quickly! It seems as if only yesterday I was writing about the events which will take place in July, and now August is drawing near. Let us start with the new events… Lots of fun awaits you at the old town of Labin again this season: 29 July 2010 by the fountain (kod špine) at [...]
Friday, July 23, 2010
In order to provide the guests of the Koralj hotel with a stay which will be as interesting as possible, this year we have decided to revive the ancient legend of the lost treasure, in collaboration with the local community of the town of Krk, the Culture Centre and several outsourced associates. The entire hotel staff [...]
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The best views of Dubrovnik and the surrounding area are seen from the top of the Srd Hill. Dubrovnik Cable Car was built back in 1969 and was always enthusiastically used by more than 2,5 million visitors who wanted to enjoy the most beautiful panoramic view. On a clear day, you can see up to 60 [...]
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Legendfest, which will be held in Picun on 30 and 31 July, and on 1 August in Novigrad, is a festival of Istrian folk tales, legends and myths. The theme of this year’s Legendfest held for the fifth year in a row are “Druids and Celts in Istria”. During the festival, the town completely transforms; [...]
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
With the refurbishment of the historical Villa Polesini, the town of Porec gained a representative amenity which was on 19 July, visited by the Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. The Prime Minister held a meeting with County Prefect Ivan Jakovcic and the Istrian County representatives at the newly-decorated villa. Villa Polesini was refurbished within the renovation of [...]
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Although we have already introduced the new wellness oasis of the Valamar Koralj hotel, one more novelty has been added to our offer; the Open Wellness Night event. Every Wednesday, the wellness door is open to all hotel guests who can enjoy the benefits of sauna and the relax zone. The pleasant and relaxing ambiance, filled [...]
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Grožnjan is an ancient small town in northwestern Istria which prides itself of its rich tradition, cultural heritage, beauty of the natural environment, and all of it ennobled by art. In Grožnjan during July, all the way to the 2nd of August you can enjoy numerous jazz concerts. The manifestation “Jazz iz back” is an [...]
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The first Valamar Jazz Festival took place on St. Nikola’s Island this weekend in Porec. World-renowned musicians performed at the festival. Claudia Acuna, a singer of an “angelic voice” and the British jazz bass player Dave Holland performed on the first evening, as well as the amazing flamenco guitarist from Granada, Pepe Habichuela, his son, [...]
Friday, July 9, 2010
Two Wimbledon winners, John McEnroe and Goran Ivaniševic met to test their skills in a charity tennis match organized on the streets of the old heart of the town of Dubrovnik, on Thursday 7 July. The spectacular sports and charity event was held in front of Duke’s Palace in Dubrovnik, and the gathered amount was intended [...]
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
July has come and as well as new events to enjoy… The old town of Labin awaits you with numerous exhibitions. The National Museum in Labin presents the following: 01.07. – 17.07.2010 – Vera Kos Paliska, an individual retrospective exhibition 19.07. – 28.07.2010 – Irena Gayatri Horvat, an individual exhibition 30.07. – 15.08.2010 - An exhibition of two artists [...]
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
We have prepared a rich festivity programme for our dear guests and fellow citizens again this year. The fun starts on Thursday, on 8 July at the Lanterna Campsite. Join the whole-day sports and entertainment programme which will start at 9 a.m. and last until the late evening hours. We single out the following: • 10:00 a.m. Maro [...]
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, July 30, 2010