ON LINE EUROPEAN TOURIST GUIDE

CROATIA

Travel Documents, Health Care, Vaccinations, Electricity, Telephones and Internet, Money and Banks, Shopping, Typical Products

Travel Documents: Nationals of EU-member states and of some other states only need an official identification card or a passport. US citizens must present a passport (it may be expired up to six months). Tourists may remain in Croatia for up to three months. Visas are not required for stays of up to 90 days.

Health: The sanitary situation of the Country can be defined satisfactory. The foreign tourists do not pay the sanitary services if between the Croatia and the country of origin it has been signed a convention that regards the sanitary attendance. The sanitary attendance (comprised transport) is offered in emergency case second the same modalities and enforced norms as for the Croatian citizens. There are hospitals and clinics located in all the larger towns and cities, while smaller centres have dispensaries and chemist’s. It is advised to stipulate, before undertaking the travel, a sanitary assurance that previews, beyond to the cover of medical expenses, also the eventual medical repatriation with aircraft or the transfer in other Country.

Electricity: Croatia operates on 220 volt, 50 Hz electricity. Two and three-pin and plugs are standard along with the Schuko plug.

Telephones: Country Dialing Code 00385.

Phone cards are used in all public telephones and may be purchased from post offices and from newspaper and tobacco kiosks. International calls may be made directly from public telephones.

Mobile Telephones: There are two local cellphone networks in Croatia: Vipnet (091) and T-mobile (098). Each has excellent coverage that includes about 98% of the country. Croatia is on the GSM 900/1800 frequency which means that most American phones are not compatible. Americans travelling in Croatia need to equip themselves with a GSM 900/1800 phone before leaving or upon arrival.

Internet: There are a lot of internet-cafes from which you may talk cheap or send e-mails.

Money and Banks: kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Lipa coins, 1, 2, 5 and 25 Kuna coins and 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Kuna banknotes. Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices, travel agencies, hotels, camps, marinas; cheques can be cashed in banks. Cash dispensing machines are ubiquitous.

All major cards are accepted (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) as well as Traveler's Checks.

Banking Hours: Banking hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays banks are open until 1 p.m. In the larger cities some banks are also open on Sundays.

Shopping hours: The greater part of the shops, in the week days, are opened from 8,00 am to 8,00 pm, while during Saturday and Sunday are open until 2,00 pm. During summer season are opened also after 8,00 pm. The offices of the public administration and trade are opened to the public from Monday to Friday from 8,00 am to 4,00 pm. In most towns and tourist centres, on-duty post offices are open on Saturdays and Sundays until 9 p.m. Postage stamps may also be purchased from newspaper and tobacco kiosks.

Cuisine: The Croatian Cusine because the history of the country can be subdivided in Continental Cusine and Mediterranean Cusine. The firstit feels the influence of the Austro-Hungarian domination with dishes like the goulasch, the kulen (sausages aromatizes with spice), the strudel made of game or of zucchinis. Between cakies is the Bucnicas Makom, a cake made of zucchinis with poppy seeds. The Mediterranean Cusine, influenced from the Italian culture is typical of Dalmatia and Istria, and is made up of fish. Between the typical plates are the Dalmatians oysters, the marinata of sardine, the soup of fish, the brodetto and the Dalmatian ham. CROATIAN CUISINE RECIPES.

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