Biograd na Moru Travel Guide
Biograd on sea is a Croatian royal city first mentioned in the 10th century while in the 11th century it was the seat of the Croatian kings and bishops.
The city flourished as the crown city of the medieval Croatian kings and in 1102 the Hungarian - Croat king Koloman was crowned in it.
The city was destroyed by the Venetians in 1125 and the only cultural monument that survived is St. John's Basilica (11th cent.). Remaining proof of its tumultuous past can be seen in the Native Museum.
We must emphasize a valuable hydro-archeological collection from a sunken 16th century ship found by the Gnalić rocks not far from the island of Pašman.
The parish church of St. Anastasia was built in 1761 on the remainings of the crown cathedral. It is a single-nave building with a rectangular apse. The steeple is on the northeastern side.
The front facade has a portal over which there is an inscription concerning the building of the church and above it there is an opening for the rosettte. The church has a baroque 17th century altar.
The church of St. Anthony is an early Romanesque church from the 13th century. The single-nave church has a semicircular apse which once contained an altar.
It has been reconstructed and in the summer months art exhibitions take place in it.
The church of St. Roko was built in the 16th century and it is situated in the city park. This is a pilgrim church that was dedicated to St. Roko - the patron saint of those inflicted with the plague.
It is open to visitors during the summer months and Mass is served only on the feast of St. Roko (16th August).
The Benedictine monastery dates from the 12th century and was built on Mount Ćokovac above the village of Tkon on the island of Pašman. It was founded by the Benedictine order of St. John after the destruction of Biograd in 1125. This monastery was for a long time the source of Slavic liturgy and Glagolitic literature.
The church has a portal with the Gothic statue of the Mother of God. The interior of the church consists of many tombstones with epitaphs written in Glagolitic. On the tombstones there are also various coat of arms and a valuable crucifix from the 15th century.
Almost three kilometers north of Ćokovac, in the village of Kraj, the Franciscan monastery of St. Domnius is situated near the sea. It was founded towards the end of the 14th century and through the years went through many changes.
The monastery has a remarkable cloister with arcades. In the reflectorium of the monastery there are valuable baroque paintings of saints and there is also a rich library.
Biograd is the right place for those who look for a dynamic and lively vacation besides the usual bathing in a clear sea. Modern tennis courts, 16 ground courts and 4 color sets, are situated in the pinewood near the hotel.
Open-air basketball and football fields are also in the hotel grounds.
The gastronomy has all the characteristics of the best Dalmatian cuisine based on fish and vegetables boiled in plain water. A real delight is food made from lamb, especially stirred over an open fire.
Boiled fish and vegetables are seasoned with homemade oil which is of a special flavor and aroma.
Biograd and its surroundings are enclosed by 5 National parks: The Lakes of Plitvice, North Velebit, Paklenica, Krka Falls and the Kornati and 2 Nature Parks: Telašćica and Lake Vrana which provide tourists with very interesting half day and whole day excursions from Biograd to regions that are considered among the most beautiful in Croatia.
Navigators find the vicinity of the Kornati National Park, Telašćica Nature Park and the many islands of the Pašman Canal very fascinating. Lake Vrana is rich with fish (carp, catfish and eel) and it is also an ornithologic reservation. It is at a distance of 5 km from Biograd and a favorite vacation and picnic area for nature and fishing lovers.
Croatia Travel Guide
Croatia extends from the foothills of the Julian Alps in the north-west and the Pannonian Plain in the east, over the Dinara mountain range in its central region, to the Adriatic coast in the south.
After more than a decade of civil and ethnic unrest, Croatia is once again emerging as an attractive tourist destination. With its magnificent coastline, 1,185 islands, islets and reefs, Roman ruins and
picturesque medieval villages, it is fast becoming a rival to the magical Greek islands - alluring for lovers of fun, sun, local colour, great food and a little history.
Dubrovnik Travel Guide
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also a compact, picturesque medieval core, pedestrianized and surrounded by its original city walls, which captures the imagination of its myriad visitors.
Hvar Travel Guide
Hvar is the biggest and the most important town on the island of Hvar - centre of the island's tourism. It is a town of a unique cultural and historical heritage but also an important tourist resort with a centuries-old tradition in tourism.The Town Square in Hvar is among the most beautiful and the largest in Croatia. The square measures 4500 square meters, and the town has developed around this square, starting north of the square in the 13th century and then circling to the south of the square in the 15th century.
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Makarska Travel Guide
The city of Makarska grew around a natural harbor protected by a picturesque peninsula of Sveti Petar (St. Peter) and the cape Osejava. It is the only harbor of this kind between the mouth of the Cetina and Neretva rivers. In the past it provided protection and safe harbor during stormy weather to sailors, pirates and merchants, and nowadays it does the same for yachts, sailing boats and tourist ships. This contributed to its development into a trading port, especially during the Ottoman and Venetian occupation.