Spring is right around the corner and I can’t wait for it to come! I love the spring, sun, blossoming trees and the one and only asparagus – the spring fairy. The name “asparagus” comes from the Greek word “asparagus”, meaning sprout. This is a very healthy plant. You can often read that asparagus are [...]
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The sea in Rabac is incredibly clear and it is rarely any deeper than 70 meters, what makes it ideal for diving tourism. Various locations include shipwrecks which will leave you in awe, reefs screaming with colours, exciting rocks and a colourful underwater world. Here in Rabac and the camping Marina you will find the Scuba diving [...]
Friday, March 5, 2010
Spring and the nice weather that comes with it are right around the corner and we can sense that. At this time of year you can take your bicycles out in the fresh air and let them take you wherever they want. All bicycle fans simply must visit Rabac, settle into one of our hotels [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Although Valentine’s Day is officially over and I probably should have written about the following topic earlier, it really makes no difference, lovers should celebrate their love every day, not only on 14 February! Did you know that there is an island of love in Croatia and that it is in the shape of a [...]
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Valamar Sanfior Hotel in Rabac is the winner of the acknowledgment for first class service in 2009, awarded by the Czech tour operator Vitkovice tours. The award was presented at the Holiday World 2010 tourism fair held in Prague on 4 February 2010. The first class service awards for the best Adriatic hotels are [...]
Friday, February 5, 2010
The celebration of Valentine’s Day dates way back into the past, to the ancient Roman times. Christianity was a young religion then and Claudius II was the emperor. The Emperor forbade the soldiers to get married or engaged to prevent them from staying at home rather than going off to war. However, Valentine, a priest [...]
Friday, January 29, 2010
Homemade oils made in the colder regions are more essential and healthier (the fatty acid ratio is better) than oils produced in southern parts of Europe or Africa. It is the afore-mentioned high content of unsaturated fatty acids, oleic acid and large quantities of antioxidants (polyphenols) that make olive oil a proven necessity for a [...]
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Days when you can be whoever you want to be have arrived! Pippi longstocking, Little Red Riding Hood, a witch, a clown etc. Let your imagination run wild and set off to a carnival! You have to admit that there is nothing better than being a part of a carnival in which nobody recognizes you! [...]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
During these cold winter days we would all probably prefer crawling up on the couch under a warm blanket and enjoying the warmth of our home. In the winter time our body tells our brain that it is cold outside and that it needs more fat and that is the reason why we eat more [...]
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Christmas and New Year holidays are right around the corner. St. Nicholas’ Day is behind us and I hope all of you that behaved nicely received a gift. I suppose now you are thinking about Christmas gifts for your dearest ones. My recommendation is to make something yourself; that is the most beautiful gift of [...]
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Much could be written on the Istrian cuisine and its specialties, but I would like to suggest definitely trying all these specialties while visiting Rabac and Labin. Since it is Christmas time, we have decided to present the food characteristic for Labinstina region, namely, krafi from Labin. In a word, they are the royalty among [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
If someone asked me to tell them my favourite animal, one of the answers, alongside the squirrel and the hedgehog, would definitely by the donkey (tovar). Nowadays donkeys are raised as a hobby and there are 250 registered ones in Istria. Upon you arrival to Rabac, I certainly recommend visiting the Liburnia reserve in Rasa [...]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
If you have explorative spirit, Istria is definitely the destination for you. The sea and the enjoyment will not leave you indifferent, and if physical activity is what you seek, you are still at the right place. Today I will remind you of two Istrian mountains – Ucka and Cicarija. The Ucka Nature Park and the [...]
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Its majesty the truffle has its own celebration on special days, and it definitely deserves it. This year it will be celebrated from 4 October to 8 November during the 16th Truffles Festival. Its particular taste presents a genuine fantasy for gourmets. It is said that a person either likes truffles or not, and I, [...]
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Although August is behind us, summer in Rabac still isn’t over. Neither according to the calendar nor regarding the weather. It is nice and warm; you can still go for a swim and then for a walk, or ride a bicycle, play tennis or enjoy the numerous interesting manifestations out of which I single out [...]
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I can’t believe August is coming to its end. It seems as if only yesterday the summer started, as well as the concerts, festivities, swimming, sunbathing, going out in the evening… Indian summer, to me the most beautiful time of year, is slowly approaching. We have prepared various events and exhibitions in the weeks to [...]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A genuine house music treat, the opA opA party, was organized for the first time on 17 July at the Girandella swimming pool. A thousand of dancing visitors and house music fans enjoyed the music played by Price Igor, Danny O’Cean, Mr. Marley and others. There were also people present who enjoyed not only the [...]
Monday, August 17, 2009
Lanterna beach, Rabac - a stone and pebble beach, with plateaus which have been tended to and a wide range of water sports. Poljana beach, Mali Losinj – a combination of pebble, stone and concrete plateaus surrounded by pine trees makes it an ideal place for both children and adults. Livacina beach, Lopar, Rab – a sand [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Ferragosto party is now traditionally held on 15 August on the spacious Plaza bistro terrace (the popular Grill) at Girandella. The guests and visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the whole-day animation programme from which we single out jogging, aqua aerobics, aqua fun, school of swimming, mini club and beach volleyball. There will be [...]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
August (or according to the Istrian dialect “Angost”) has arrived. A gastronomic manifestation we have already mentioned is being held in August and September, so let me remind you. “What our grandmothers cooked” (“Ca su kuhale nase noni”) is a gastronomic manifestation during which you will be able to enjoy the traditional cooking and specialties of [...]
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…
Senior Associate in Marketing in Rabac Inc. On Valamar blog, she writes about subjects related to Rabac, the town she has private and business relations to, and also the town where she acquired her first experiences related to tourism as a high-school girl.
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, March 17, 2010