The celebration of St. Mauro holiday last Friday, on November 21, the town of Porec rounded up with the opening of multi-purpose sports hall Žatika. The beauty, at the very entrance into the town, is pride of all residents of Porec. At the hall, by the beginning of the next year, in January, the matches [...]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
There is almost no municipal event that is not connected with our Hotel Valamar Diamant. Last weekend it was very exciting to be at the 9th Porec Car Rally, where the winners’ trophies were present at our hotel. The happy faces of the winning teams and the rally organizers filled the lobby bar. [...]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sun, sea, music and dance are my joys of life, but cars, motors and races are my secret love. I am regular visitor at all rallies in Porec. This spring, at the end of April, Motorshow was organized at the town parking area in Porec. How it was great! Smell of octanes, motor [...]
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The summer and summer story are over. We will continue our story in the autumn, with ripe fruits, grape-gathering in the vineyards, and searching for truffles. The atmosphere is relaxing, the nature changes its green colour into a palette of copper hues and the colour of very old gold. Everything is full of fragrances and [...]
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Facilities of Valamar Group continues with getting awards and acknowledgments. At this year’s Croatian Tourism Days, held from 22 to 24 October,2008 in Opatija, and organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Valamar won total of three awards. As well as last year, in competition Tourism Flower – Quality for Croatia 2008, carried out by Croatian Radiotelevision [...]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
You either love or hate jazz. I am a great fan of jazz and keep track of events related to jazz. I enjoy jazz the most at the jazz festival in Pore?, but also in Pula as well. 13th Jazz Festival began on July 18 in Lapidarij (Lapidarium) in Pore?. It was opened by a [...]
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
In the touristic settlement Lanterna in Tar, an autumn day dawned beautiful and sunny. It is Saturday, October 11. Strolling through Lanterna, somewhere in the vicinity of the Delfin restaurant, I can see a huge number of people with beautiful, pedigreed dogs. I stop and enquire. Mister Miro answers my questions, saying that the dog [...]
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Autumn is a season rich in fruit, grapes and figs are harvested and the sea is also rich in fruit- seafood! Fishing may be recreational, however, there are members of fishing clubs that take part in sport fishing. In case you would like to try out sport fishing at the sea, Koversada Cup is held this [...]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
World Tourism Day is marked on September 27 worldwide, and this year, it will also be celebrated in all four Valamar destinations. Parties will be staged in Porec, Rabac, Krk and Dubrovnik with live bands and Valamar animation, with guests being offered the possibility of participating in award games and winning a weekend stay in [...]
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
At the close of the summer, the inhabitants of Porec and their guests have dressed their medieval clothes especially for Giostra. The town assumed a completely different aspect, gaining a certain antique look, and everything had an aroma of the Baroque… This weekend, the Giostra Festival had gathered many ladies in crinolines, noblemen, knights, lepers, standard-bearers, [...]
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The girl of 18 is said to be of age, and for Montraker – a student school of sculpture, we might say that it is in its best years. The Istrian village of Vrsar has been the host of sculptors and students of sculpture for the past 18 years. Large stone blocks will obtain their [...]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
There is no single citizen of Porec, either in older or in younger generation, who has not completed, once in a lifetime, the shortest lap of Porec Dolphin at least. Porec Dolpinh is the whole-day recreational swimming festival at sea, held traditionally at the well known town beach in Porec, in front of [...]
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
On Monday, 1 September the aroma of Istrian delicacies, and fish and meat specialties, will spread through the center of Pula. This is Istrafest, a gastronomic event held on the Giardini, a popular Pula walking area. There will be stands offering Istrian wines, olive oil, and honey from domestic producers. All [...]
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Choose among one of our offers in Porec, prepared specially for you, and enjoy the calming experience of the sea at the end of summer. We have prepared a romantic weekend getaway for memorable moments, for you and your loved one to indulge in evening walks along one of our many beaches listening to [...]
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
On August 5th, Arena in Pula was a host to the ballet Ensemble of the Russian Imperial ballet, Academic Symphony Orchestra led by the conductor Miroslav Homen, soloists and the mixed choir from University of J. Dobrila from Pula, and Kosovo Philharmonic orchestra and choir. Arena in Pula was filled with visitors who enjoyed the [...]
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
From July 26 to August 2 masked people (maškare) took symbolically the keys of Naturist Resort SOLARIS. It was the week very rich in events organised during the 7-day carnival festivities at SOLARIS. From the carnival miss contest to dog exhibition, various tournaments on land and sea, show dances, performances of folk dance troupes….The camp [...]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The inhabitants of Pazin and numerous visitors to the capital of Istria shall celebrate its holiday Rim this year. Franciscans from Pazin celebrate their most important holiday Rim in accordance with church practice of St. Francis’ order, which the Church had given a privilege that everybody who visits the St. Mary of the Angels in [...]
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Film buffs from around the world will be heading to Motovun, a small town in the Istrian interior, from 28 July to 1 August to celebrate the 10th Motovun Film Festival. This year the festival is devoted entirely to films originating in smaller studios and to independent productions — to films that are marked [...]
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Cuba’s most popular female singer, Omara Portuondo, brought the hot rhythms of Cuba and the unforgettable atmosphere of the Buena Vista Social Club to the Pula Arena on 13 July. The combination of the best Cuban and Latin American music with Omara’s unique voice and stage presence sounded truly magnificent. Even after a [...]
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Have fun this summer too on the Porec waterfront with Valamar festivities! This year we have prepared a rich festivities programme for our dear guests and fellow-townspeople. The fun starts on Wednesday the 9 July in the Camp Lanterna. Join the all day sports and entertainment programme in the Camp Lanterna which will begin at nine [...]
Marketing Communication Manager at Riviera Poreč d.d.. 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…
Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator at Rabac d.d.. On Valamar blog, she writes about subjects related to Rabac, town she has private and business relations to, town where she acquired her first experiences related to tourism as a high-school girl.
Sales officer at Zlatni otok d.d.. Believe it or not, Duška was born the same day the Krk Bridge was open. As the first baby to cross the Krk Bridge, she has had an unbroken bond with her “golden island” Krk, where she is going to keep us posted from.
Marketing officer at company Babin Kuk d.d. Nike is from Dubrovnik, she speaks three languages, and she started her carrier at hospitality desk in Dubrovnik President Hotel. Naturally, on Valamar blog, she writes about things related to her town Dubrovnik. 
External Marketing Associate at Valamar, and the only male member of Valamar blog :). Tomislav has the longest seniority in the quintet, and the number of texts at Valamar blog he is responsible for, is slowly reaching 150...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008