Vacation in Croatia
Croatia,
a country with the pride to have one of Europe's finest stretches of
coastline with an array of impressive architecture, dating all the way
back to the Roman times. In the tenth century, it was an independent
kingdom but was subsequently absorbed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and
eventually became part of the new state of Yugoslavia in the year 1918.
Croatia was under the Communist rule from 1945 until 1991 when it
declared its independence. However, war rages on until 1995 before it
returned to stability and that was when tourist started streaming back to
the country.
Zagreb is the capital of Croatia which is a lively central European
metropolis. It boasts of elegant nineteenth-century architecture with
many cultural diversions and a vibrant cafe scene. Tourist offices could
be found in most towns of any sizes where brochures and local maps are
freely available. English is widely spoken in Croatia.
The local currency is the kuna (kn), which is divided into 100 lipa. The
coins are in the denominations 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 lipa, and 1kn, 2kn
and 5kn. Notes are in 5kn, 10kn, 50kn, 100kn, 200kn, 500kn and 1000kn.
Banks are open from Monday to Friday (9am-5pm) but sometimes longer in
the summer. For Saturday, the time is from 7.30am-1pm. Post offices also
provide money exchanging services, as well as travel agencies and
exchange bureaux. Credit cards are accepted in most hotels and
restaurants.
