Somehow one n tourist has told, that has arrived to Istrian peninsula for visiting of visa-free excursion to Venice in summary has opened for itself the most comfortable place on the Earth, having convinced of justice of opinion, that the week spent in Croatia, gives a stock of vital energy for the whole year … Today we will tell to you about history of this surprising place.

Istrian peninsulaThe first settlements on this beautiful and generous earth have arisen seven millenia ago, during a neolith epoch. From them there were one crocks, anything remarkable. (The earliest settlement of primitive people is revealed in cave Sandal near to Pools).

The interesting has begun, when coast of Istria had ancient Greeks, precisely under nice Odysseus leadership. And can be, also Argonauts there looked. As the legend says, they have based "City-refuge" polai which has become subsequently Puloj. Greeks have added to archaeological museums still a little bit crocks and Apollo's broken statue.

Greeks were followed by Romans who bystrenko have grasped all coast and named turned out provinces Top and Bottom Illirik as local residents have been named illirijtsami. However, they named themselves "histri", paternal there was a name Istria. The main settlement histri was near to polai, that is in suburb Pools. It was called nezaksium.

Romans have taken care of the future industry of tourism: they have left remarkable architectural monuments. The most impress are all in the same Bullet which at Romans was capital of Istria. The huge amphitheatre constructed two millenia ago, contained 23 thousand spectators. Its sizes impress till now: it is an ellipse in length 133 and in the width 105 m. On the magnificent arena, one of the greatest in Europe, pass festivals and performances in the summer. To read completely »

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22.06.2008Хорватия

The overwhelming majority of tourists visited Croatia had the most favorable impressions about this country, and many after rest in Croatia have decided to return and come back there every summer. For this reason today we will tell about Croatia - a pearl of the Mediterranean.

Croatia is considered one of the most beautiful countries of the world. Here the magnificent nature - 7 national parks, 1185 islands extended along all coast, the richest history, the most interesting excursion program with possibility of visa-free visiting of Italy, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the most important thing is faultlessly pure ecology, fine prozrachnejshee Adriatic sea.

Croatia keeps till now possibility of visa-free entrance for citizens of , we will add here short three-hour flight from Moscow, tasty kitchen with an abundance of seafood and excellent wines, the benevolent relation to any visitor, excellent possibilities for employment by diving and other kinds of sports and we will receive far not the full list of advantages of this remarkable country.

Beaches of Croatia. According to the German union of motorists ADAC, the sea around Croatia is the purest in all Mediterranean pool, and 98 % of beaches are suitable for bathing. Ha Istrian peninsula, with rare exception, it basically artificial concrete platforms, natural rocks/stones and a plateau, the truth, with the equipped descent in water. To read completely »

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