Visiting Croatia

CROATIA

CONTENT:

BASIC INFO. ABOUT CROATIA- PAGE 3

ZAGREB- PAGE 4

MUST VISIT- PAGE 5-6

MUST TRY DRINKS- PAGE 7

MUST TRY FOOD- PAGE 8-9

TIPS YOU SHOULD KNOW- PAGE 10

WORDS YOU CAN LEARN BEFORE COMING TO CROATIA- PAGE 11

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT CROATIA

Croatia is a Central European country.
It has a long maritime border with Italy in the Adriatic sea. The shape of Croatia is similar to a croissant. The capital city of Croatia is Zagreb. People in Croatia speak Croatian.

Croatia is bordering Slovenia to the west, Hungary to the north, Serbia to the east and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the south; the country also has a long maritime border with Italy in the Adriatic Sea. These borders total 2,028 km altogether.

CROATIAN FLAG

ZAGREB

Zagreb is the capital city of Croatia. It's located along the Sava river, northwest of the country. It’s also near Medvednica mountain.

In the period of former Yugoslavia Zagreb was an important economic centre of the country. After Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia, Zagreb became the capital city of Croaita.

MUST VISIT:

Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. (AUDIO IN CROATIAN: Plitvička jezera)

In Zadar there is a Monument to the Sun or The Greeting to the Sun (AUDIO IN CROATIAN: Pozdrav Suncu) dedicated to the Sun. It consists of three hundred multi-layered glass plates placed on the same level as the stone-paved waterfront.

The features that visitors find most captivating are endless forests of Papuk, extending as far as the eye can see. These woods are mainly mountain beech, but there are also oak, fir and other types of trees.

The Krapina Neanderthal Museum features exhibitions about the Neanderthals and about the history of the Earth, from its origins to modern times.

MUST TRY DRINKS:

If you're under the age of 18 you can try Croatian coffee, but if you are 18 or older, Croatia has amazing wines that you can try and also we suggest some 'rakija' for a better experience of visiting Croatia

CROATIAN WINES

RAKIJA

COFFEE

MUST TRY FOOD:

ŠTRUKLI/ZAGORJE ŠTRUKLI

They are a Croatian brand and an example of how simplicity can be attractive. There are 2 types of Štrukli: boiled and baked. Štrukli are made of only a few ingredients. The ingredient that is most important is fresh cottage cheese that has a fresh, slightly acidic taste and a refined taste of milk.

ŠTRUKLI

SOPARNIK

Soparnik is a pie with a filling of chard, or 'blitva' as it is known in Croatia. In Dalmatia, Soparnik (also known as zeljanik or uljenjak) is made in an extraordinary way, on an open fire – on something called a “kamin” which is covered with hot coals from dried grape vines.

SOPARNIK