After last year’s successful Klapa Festival in Labin, all lovers of klapa songs, and those who will perhaps become so, will this year again be able to enjoy and to feel the enchantment of this music. The Klapa Festival will be held on 12 July at 21:00, and the beautiful sounds of the songs [...]
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
In the eastern part of Istria, three kilometers from the sea, is the medieval town of Labin. A town with a rich historical and cultural heritage, it is today a town of art galleries and artists who work and reside here througout the year. Since 2003, an artistic and entertainment event, the Labin [...]
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
On Saturday 28th June, in the early hours of the morning, a great festivity Petrova in Labin will start. The tournament “Petrova 2008“ will start at 9 a.m. at the bowling court in Labin. In the evening hours, at 8:30 to be more exact, at the square Titov Trg in the old city of Labin, [...]
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Exhibition of Children’s Art Works 16.03. - 07.04. Labin, Narodni muzej (Museum) Tea Bicic 29.03. - 29.04. Labin, Galerija Down Town (Gallery) Exhibition of paintings Petar Brajnovic 04.04. - 25.04. Labin, Gradska galerija (Gallery) One-man exhibition Miss Croatia Auto Moto Sport Contest 12.04. Rabac, Hotel Mimosa Entertainment event Rabac - Labin 12.04. - 13.04. Rabac 6th international speed hill climb car race Labin Town Fair 16.04. Labin, Centar (Centre) Monthly fair Fair of Istrian Autochthonous Products 19.04. - 20.04. Ripenda, [...]
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
On 27.04 the “Voga teleferika” will be held, the eighth rowing race in succession, which this year will also include yachts. After the race and announcement of the winner, visitors will be able to have fun playing tug-of-war and other games. They will also be to quench their thirst and satisfy their hunger with drinks [...]
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, [...]
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
We have added 9 new photographs (Rabac) on the Valamar channel on flickr photo sharing. Popularity: 32% [?]
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
We have added 9 new photographs (Rabac) on the Valamar channel on flickr. Popularity: 28% [?]
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
(1) Did you know that all beaches in Rabac have been awarded the eco-label “Blue Flag”? On grounds of its numerous white sandy beaches and crystal clear sea Rabac has been named the “pearl of Kvarner”, and in 2002 it was awarded the Blue Flag. In order to meet the criteria of the international Foundation [...]
Monday, September 10, 2007
Porec: “Adrijatik – crossroads of cultures” The Istrian Parliament Building (Istarska sabornica) in Porec will on the September 14th, at 8 p.m. , in organization of the Open University, host the opening of the exhibition ‘Adrijatik – crossroads of cultures’. The exhibition is organised as part of the international manifestation ‘Rassegna di pittura Marina di Ravenna’. [...]
Friday, September 7, 2007
Friday is the time for announcing new, special offers of Valamar, so let us waste no time: First offer refers to Valamar Club Tamaris **** in Porec, it includes stay in single or double bedroom, full-board (breakfast, lunch and dinner). The offer is valid for the period from September 18th until September 25th 2007. Prices start [...]
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Today we start with a new heading of posts under the name “3 interesting facts” where we will from time to time bring three interesting facts related to our destinations and regions. In the first part we have singled out the following facts relating to Istria: (1) Did you know that also Istria has its own [...]
Friday, August 24, 2007
We have added 12 new photographs (Porec and Labin) on the Valamar channel on flickr. Porec: Labin: Popularity: 42% [?]
Friday, August 17, 2007
Just as we have announced, every Friday we will in the right column insert new, current offers in the Valamar objects. This week we bring you the Last minute offer for our two objects in Pore? and Rabac. - First offer refers to the Valamar Crystal Hotel**** Pore?, incl. accomodation in single and double bedroom with half-board [...]
Thursday, August 9, 2007
We opened our own channel on flickr (slideshow) and we will be adding photographs of our destinations and objects. In the “first episode” we have for you a few images of Rabac: Popularity: 24% [?]
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
You might have noticed that in the last 30 days, that is how old this blog is, our posts concentrated mostly on various themes and information in reference to our four destinations. Porec, Dubrovnik, Rabac and Krk will further… as well as everything you can find and that goes on there…, keep the leading role [...]
Thursday, July 19, 2007
In the previously released posts in the category Rabac we talked about tourist facilities and beaches in Rabac, we even shortly mentioned the Rabac Summer Festival as an event that attracts a great number of visitors, fans of electronic music. This year Rabac Summer Festival will last for three days, from July 27th until July [...]
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
In this video on Istria and Kvarner, courtesy of the Croatian Tourist Bord, our destinations Pore?, Rabac and Krk are mentioned. We have decided to freshen up our blog with multimedia contents and right now I am preparing a panoramic video of Pore? that I’ll put on the blog tomorrow as soon as I upload [...]
Thursday, June 28, 2007
The tourist capacities of Rabac can provide for up to 10 000 guests, so in the main season you can watch this little town with 1 500 inhabitants turn into a real tourist destination with visitors coming from all parts of Europe and world. The major part of the accommodation facilities refers to our hotels, [...]
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The uniqueness of Rabac and the whole bay area it lies in - who together with its hinterland and the Labin area form an attractive geographical whole - is characterised by a extraordinary mixture of sights and the play of nature’s elements. Such blend has brought about the development of various capacities and attractions as [...]
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, July 8, 2008