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The tradition of New Year's swimming

The first day of the New Year is traditionally celebrated on numerous Croatian beaches. The bravest ones, and there are more and more of them every year, toast in the sea with champagne. New Year's swimmers are never too cold in the winter sea because everyone enjoys the charms of swimming throughout the year, regardless of the sea temperature.

Valentine's Day - the day when love is celebrated

Valentine's Day on February 14, originated from the feast of St. Valentin after whom it was named.

100 years of picigin

On the popular Bačvice beach in Split, 100 years of playing picigin were celebrated.

Celebration of Labour Day in Trakošćan

The First May or Labor Day is an international holiday that is celebrated as a memorial to large workers' protests held in Chicago on May 1, 1886. At that time several workers were killed in police clashes and eight workers were sentenced to death. In commemoration of this bloodshed at the 1st International Congress of 1889, it was decided that the Labor Day would be celebrated on 1 May each year.

The Grič cannon is active again

The Grič cannon was again in Zagreb on Valentine's Day alone, marking noon with a shot after a break of more than a year, 413 days precisely.

New top destination in Istria

The medieval town of Svetvinčenat is special and unique small town. In recent years, with its attractive programs and events held in historic locations, it attracts many visitors and promotes the tradition, culture, customs and gastronomy of Istria.

100 years of Labin Republic

Liberal tradition, mining and industrial heritage, multiculturalism, care and commitment for the worker and the "little" man, have long been woven under the skin of Labin.

Lonjsko polje - a symbiosis of man and nature

The largest Croatian wetland is home to more than 230 species of birds and a tradition that resists modern times

Golden Bear - Sljeme

Viewpoint Sljeme

Dinara has become the new Nature Park in Croatia

Dinara Nature Park is the 12th Nature Park in the Republic of Croatia and, together with 8 national parks, completes a set of 20 such protected areas.

The old town of Korčula is on the UNESCO World Heritage List

In the Southern Adriatic, a small island with a rich history found its place under the sun Korčula - an island of rich and long tradition, a jewel of the Adriatic archipelago. Its first inhabitants were Early Men who settled in Korčula in the old stone age. However, one of the most famous Korčulans is certainly the legendary adventurer Marko Polo whose birthplace is in the old town core next to the cathedral.