1 -
Baying oyster and mussel on farms (shell
cultivation centers)
2 - Tasting vine
- Grgic' Vina Winery in Trstenik
You can bay first quality fresh fish (bass) every day in Janjina (30 m from center) 60 kn/kg (8 EUR/kg). The same fish cost 200 kn/kg (26 EUR/kg) in restaurant. Every holiday house have open-air barbecue. Good appetite!
On Adriatic coast after summer North-eastern wind (croatian: Bura) and South wind (croatian: Jugo) temperature of sea decrease and if you sensitive to the cold, you would to wait one-two days to temperature of sea increase. But "Peljesac Parasise" have warm sea at least on one side of Pelješac always! After rare summer North-eastern wind (croatian: Bura) go on The Little Sea (north side of the peninsula) for one-two days and after rare South wind (croatian: Jugo) go on The Great Sea (south side of the peninsula).
There are no private beach in the Peljesac Paradise, don't distrub yourself if you find title like this. But a land over beach is generally private.
Vine give fewnes grapes (specially on the Great Sea) but very qualitative (with big price) therefore owners of vineyard worry if someone encash only one bunch of grape.
Currency:
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 currencies can be exchanged at banks, exchange offices, post offices and at most tourist agencies, hotels and camping grounds. 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. Credit cards: Most hotels, restaurants and shops accept credit cards (American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa, Sport Card International). Cash dispensing machines are ubiquitous.
Electricity:
Voltage of city power grid – 220V, frequency 50HZ
Water: Tap water is potable throughout Croatia.
The telephone code for Croatia is +385.
Time zone:
GMT plus one hour in winter and GMT plus two in summer
Travel
documentation:
Passport or some other internationally recognised identification document.
Tourists may remain in Croatia for up to three months.
For more
information:
Diplomatic consulates of the Republic of Croatia abroad or the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
Tel. 01 4569 964
Web:
www.mvp.hr/mvprh-www-eng/index.html
Customs
regulations:
Customs regulations of the Republic of Croatia are in line with the standards of
European Union countries. Foreign currency is freely brought in and taken out of
the country (up to a value of 3.000 euros); up to a value of 15.000 kn for
domestic currency. More expensive professional and technical equipment should be
registered at the border. Dogs and cats, accompanied by their owner, need to
have an International certificate from a registered veterinarian stating that at
least 15 days and not more than six months have passed since their vaccination
against rabies. Tax refund for goods purchased in Croatia over 500 kuna in value
with a validated "Tax cheque" at departure from the country. Information:
Republic of Croatia Customs Administration (tel 01 6102 333); Web:
www.carina.hr
Purchase tax
reimbursement for foreign citizens:
Tourists making purchases in Croatia (apart from petroleum derivatives) which
exceed 500 Kuna per receipt may reclaim VAT ("PDV").
At point of purchase the sales person
will provide on request a form PDV-P, which should be filled out and stamped, on
the spot. On leaving Croatia the receipt must be verified by the Croatian
Customs service. A PDV refund in Kuna can be obtained within six months, either
at the same shop where the goods were purchased (in which case the tax is
refunded immediately), or by posting the verified receipt back to the shop,
together with the account number into which the refund should be paid. In this
case the refund is dealt with within 15 days of receipt of the claim.
Credit cards: accepted in almost all hotels, marinas, restaurants, and shops(
American Expres, Diners, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa).
Medical
service:
There are hospitals and clinics in all larger cities and first aid clinics and
pharmacies in all places. Foreign tourists do not pay for medical services if
the Health Care Convention was signed between Croatia and the country they come
from. Expenses of health services provided to persons coming from the countries
with which the Health Care Convention was not signed are charged directly to
users according to the price list. There are hospitals and clinics in all the
major towns, and health centers, as well as pharmacies, in all the smaller
places. For patients whose lives are in danger, there is emergency transport by
air(helicopter) or sea (speadboat).
There is a network of veterinary clinics and centres in Croatia.
Information: www.veterinarstvo.hr, e-mail: veterinarstvo@zg.tel.hr
National
holidays 2004.:
1 January - New Year's Day; 11 and 12 april - Easter, including Easter Monday; 1
May - Labour Day; 10 June - Corpus Christi (Movable feast); 22 June -
Anti-Fascist Resistance Day; 25 June - Statehood Day; 5 August - Victory Day and
National Thanksgiving Day; 15 August - Assumption; 8 October - Independence Day;
1 November - All Saints' Day; 25 and 26 December - Christmas Holidays.
Working
hours:
Shops and department stores are open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and on Saturdays
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., or to 3 p.m. A smaller number of stores close between
noon and 4 p.m. Many stores are also open on Sundays, especially in the summer,
and a smaller number in the larger cities are open 24 hours a day. Public
services and companies usually work from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from Monday to
Friday.
Post and
Telecommunications:
Post Offices are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturdays until 1 p.m. There
are Post Offices in the larger cities which are open until 10 p.m. in the
summer. Postage stamps are sold in Post Offices and at newsstands.
Public telephones can be used only with phone cards, which can be purchased in
Post Offices and at newsstands, in hotels and tourist complexes.
Environmental
protection:
Protection of the biological diversity is in conjunction with the EU regulations
currently in force. The water quality of the Croatia's Adriatic Sea is of high
quality for swimming and in conjunction to the EU criteria. In case of an
accident or contamination of the sea, please contact the National Centre for Sea
Search and Rescue on the number 9155 (free telephone), which is a part of
international institutions of the same rank. In case of accidental environmental
contamination on land, report it to the National Information Centre on the
number 01/4814 911 For additional information about the environment: tel:
01/6106 111
Tel: 0800 200 037, Web:
www.mzopu.hr
Fire
prevention:
Ensure that you have done everything to prevent a fire!
Do not throw lit or flammable objects into the environment!
If you see a fire, please inform others in your proximity; report it immediately
on the telephone number - 93; try to extinguish the fire till the fire-fighters
arrive and in such a manner so as not to endanger yourself or others!
Take notice of signs forbidding the lighting of fires!
Take care that your parked vehicle does not obstruct accesses to the fire or
roads!
Important
telephone numbers:
International dialling prefix for Croatia: 385
Ambulance 94
Fire-service 93
Police 92
Assistance on the roads 987; 987@hak.hr
(If you are calling from outside of Croatia or using a mobile phone dial ++3851
987)
General information 981
Information about local and district telephone numbers 988
Information about International telephone numbers 902
Weather forecast and road conditions 060 520 520
Croatia's auto club (HAK) 01 4640 800; Internet:
www.hak.hr; e-mail:
info@hak.hr
CROATIAN
ANGELS - unified number of tourist information for all of Croatia 062
999 999
International callers, dial: +385 62 999 999
This service is available in Croatian, English, German and Italian from the 1st
of April until the 30th of October.
Radio news in
foreign languages during the tourist season:
On Program 2 of Croatian radio, along with the regular news in Croatian, the
Croatian Auto Club (HAK) will give traffic reports in English, German and
Italian along with nautical news a number of times throughout the day.
Other than on Program 2 of Croatian radio, alternating news and traffic reports
will be emitted every full hour from the following studios: Program 3 of
Bavarian radio, Program 3 of Austrian radio, RAI Uno, British Virgin radio and
Chezch radio. Throughout the day nautical news will be emitted in English and
Croatian
