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Istrian apartment  offer is various. We offer you apartments, in &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://histrica.com/offer/private-accommodation/"&gt;private accomodation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://histrica.com/offer/camping/"&gt;campsites&lt;/a&gt;, or apartment-settlements&lt;/b&gt;.
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The  history of                      wine and of the local people is an inseparable  story which has lasted over 2000 years, since the Roman emperor Marcus  Aurelius                      brought vines to the warm Istrian soil. &lt;br /&gt;
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From the golden Malvasia &lt;b&gt;(IQ)&lt;/b&gt; to the ruby Teran, from                      young light wines coloured by the autumn to the full and elegant flavours of ripe barriques, &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/"&gt;Istrian&lt;/a&gt;                      wines offer a multi-layered story that has just started to bediscovered.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;IQ - The "Istrian Quality"&lt;/b&gt;  designation referring to the wine  Istrian Malvasia  is primarily  intended                      for labelling high-quality wines  made from   Istrian Malvasia grapes, and for promoting further  development of the   production                      of this autochthonous wine, increasing  the quality  of the  wine and production technology and promoting and  selling the                      Istrian  Malvasia nationally and worldwide. The  designation  "IQ" enables the  consumer to recognize the Istrian  Malvasia                      wines whose  quality is  superior to the quality  required by the law covering wines  with  protected geographical origin,                      and higher than those usually  required  and  expected by the customer.&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="191" src="http://www.histrica.com/histricaassets/3/2/671/Files/iq_3_wine_160.jpg" width="103" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Malvasia&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Malvasia is  part of the region’s identity, a leading Croatian white wine and                      its fresh and crispy pride.&amp;nbsp; Malvasia is a family  of grapes that includes Malvasia Bianca and Malvasia Nera, but&amp;nbsp;the                      most widely used is the Malvasia Bianca.&amp;nbsp; Malvasia  (also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown                      historically in the Mediterranean.&amp;nbsp; The Malvasia is  a grape of Greek origin that has existed for about 2,000 years.&amp;nbsp;                      The Malvasia tends to prefer dry climates with  vineyards planted on sloping terrains of well drained soils.&amp;nbsp; It can  produce                      wines that go from very dry to very sweet.&amp;nbsp; The  grape produces golden, fragrant, flavourful wines with hints of  apricots,                      muscat, and almonds. &lt;br /&gt;
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It is one of the more interesting wines to pair with sea food and fish.&amp;nbsp; It is served                      with white fish, shellfish or risotto or pasta and white meat.&amp;nbsp; Serve at a temperature of 8-10 °C. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Chardonnay&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Chardonnay,  the most popular sort of all wines, is crisp, elegant, fruity and  acidic.&amp;nbsp; Chardonnay grapes are a cross                      between the Pinot family and a very old and nearly  extinct grape variety called Gouais Blanc.... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Momjan’s                      Muskat&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Momjan’s Muskat, a truly unique  sort, grown on Momjan territory, is a beautifully aromatic and                      perfumed, semi-sweet, late-harvest wine with the  golden yellow colour of the Istrian sun.&amp;nbsp; The delicate and pleasant                      aromas offer a full and rounded taste.... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Pinot Blanc &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pinot  Blanc is a white wine grape, is a full-bodied dry white wine, with  fruity aromas,                      often of apple, peach, citrus fruit, and some  floral characteristics.&amp;nbsp; This wine has a clear, straw yellow colour,  with                      light golden and green reflections..... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Pinot Gris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pinot  Gris is a wine whose colour is a light shade of pink.&amp;nbsp; It is also known                      by the name Pinot Grigio.&amp;nbsp; Today it is the most  popular sort in Croatia.&amp;nbsp; It is a northern sort, but when grown                      in the Poreč region it has more colour and alcohol  in it..... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Sauvignon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sauvignon  is a white wine, mostly dry and refreshing with notable acidity.&amp;nbsp; It is  recognizable for its distinct aromas                      of blooming meadows and the specific flavours of  green apple, grape and asparagus.&amp;nbsp; The taste is strong and full. .... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Teran &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Teran  is an old Istrian autochthonous cultivar which was mentioned                      for the first time 600 years ago.&amp;nbsp; Until 100 years  ago it was the main Istrian sort which was grown on most of the hither                      vineyards.&amp;nbsp; It is a rich, slightly sour,  full-bodied red wine with a high lactic acid content.&amp;nbsp; It is very  palatable,                      and highly prized by connoisseurs of fine wines. .... &lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Red Muskat&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Red  Muskat has carried Poreč’s good reputation in wine growing for more  than                      100 years.&amp;nbsp; It is traditionally produced as dessert  wine..... &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Merlot&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Merlot is a popular                      wine which has medium body with recognizable  imprints of black currents and plums.&amp;nbsp; Merlot is a very soft, velvety  and                      therefore very smooth wine.&amp;nbsp; Its name derives from  .... &lt;br /&gt;
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Pinot                      Noir&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Pinot Noir is a high quality sort,  whether the produced wine is white or red.&amp;nbsp; As a red wine, it ages                      perfectly.&amp;nbsp; As a white wine it produces a fine  sparkling wine and is distinct in its outstanding bouquet.&amp;nbsp; The wine                      has temperament and .... &lt;br /&gt;
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Pinot  Noir pairs well with pork, beef and cheese.&amp;nbsp; This sheen wine also pairs  with venison, goose, duck, strong                      meat dishes, mushrooms, tuna.... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Cabernet Sauvignon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cabernet  Sauvignon is the most popular sort of grapes in the world.&amp;nbsp;                      It has a lovely and strongly expressed aroma with  hints of black current.&amp;nbsp; The wine is dark, distinctive and  characteristic.                      Cabernet Sauvignon is dry, has a full body and .... &lt;br /&gt;
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Cabernet Sauvignon is served at 16°C.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Borgonja &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Borgonja                       is one of the oldest known sorts of grapes.&amp;nbsp; This  old Istrian autochthonic sort grows best in terra rossa in north-western                      Istria.&amp;nbsp; It is suitable for producing young  Beaujolais wine.&amp;nbsp; Borgonja wine is a mildly strong and strong wine,                      with.... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Refošk&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Refošk  (also known as Refosco) is an Istrian sort, with rich expression and  character, a frit bouquet of raspberry                      and sour cherry but also with a slight trace of  herbs.&amp;nbsp; It has a high mineral content and .... &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;span class="emphRed"&gt;Recommendations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Wine Routes&lt;/b&gt;  - &lt;b&gt;Istrian supa&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;- Istrian grappa&lt;/b&gt; ....&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;The grape harvest&lt;/b&gt;  - At the end of summer, when nature becomes rich in colours, the                      diligent hands of Istrian people are awarded with  abundance. Lush green vineyards, situated on the hills and in the  fields,                      are willing to offer their juicy sweet fruits in  the name of the wine symphony rich in colour, flavour and fragrance.  Whether                      you choose the hills and fields of the &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/blue/umag/"&gt;Umag&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/green/buje/"&gt;Buje&lt;/a&gt; vineyards,                      the fertile vineyards in &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/blue/porec/"&gt;Poreč&lt;/a&gt;, the territory of &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/blue/pula/"&gt;Pula&lt;/a&gt; -                      &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/blue/rovinj/"&gt;Rovinj&lt;/a&gt;  abundant with&amp;nbsp; sunshine or the evergreen vineyards in the middle of  Istria,                      be ready for a festival of joy, old values and a  warm community that permeates every grape picker. Your hosts, in  homesteads                      (&lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/offer/agritourism/"&gt;Agritourism&lt;/a&gt;), in farm &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/offer/private-accommodation/house/"&gt;houses&lt;/a&gt;  or in one                      of the many holiday homes surrounded by beautiful  vineyards, will share with you the unique experience of picking grapes  and                      introduce you to a world of old traditions,  togetherness&amp;nbsp; and to the source of joy.&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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More About &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/g/gastronomy/vino/"&gt;Istrian wine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="emphBlue"&gt;A few tips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The maximum allowed blood alcohol level in the Republic of Croatia is 0.5 %, so if you intend to enjoy the pleasures of                      wine, find accommodation near the desired wine cellar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Other than our quality wines, we recommend you taste the superb Istrian balsamic vinegar and herbal blackberry wine with                      aphrodisiac properties&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Martinje, the traditional wine feast, celebrates the baptism of young wines, the tasting of older wines and a rich cuisine                      with a variety of cheerful and entertaining programs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Young wines must be opened several hours before consumption to enable them to "breathe"&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The ATP Studena  Croatia Open is more than just an outstanding ATP World Tour tennis  tournament.                      The event has helped to establish Umag as a symbol  of high-quality Croatian tourism. Former Roland Garros champion Carlos                      Moya has been an outstanding ambassador for the  city and the tournament, winning four titles, including three straight  between                      2001-03.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Thanks to the  sponsorship family great support and local institutions, the city of  Umag and                      the Tourist Board, entertainment part of a  tournament is reinforced as well. The result of this cooperation is a  great program                      of ATP events that in four weeks complements entire  entertainment all over Istria.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Site:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
ATP Stadium&lt;br /&gt;
Savudrijska cesta bb &lt;br /&gt;
52470 Umag&lt;br /&gt;
Tel: +385 52 719 125&lt;br /&gt;
Fax: +385 52 741 513&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Website:&lt;/strong&gt;www.croatiaopen.hr&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-size: large;"&gt;ATP Umag Party Nights&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;table border="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21.07. Elvis Stanić&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Elvis  Stanić is one of the best Croatian contemporary guitar and accordion  players, and an award-winning, middle-generation                      jazz composer. He is  the leader of the "Elvis Stanić Grupa", a jazz fusion group...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45796/elvis%20stani%C4%87_165x95.jpg" title="Elvis
                     Stanić"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22.07. Neno Belan &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Former  frontman of the Split-based band Đavoli, Neno Belan, has achieved  considerable success in a rather short period                      of time in all of former  Yugoslavia, leaving behind many an evergreen and hit.&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/46115/neno%20belan_165x95.jpg" title="Neno Belan
                     "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;23.07. Montserrat Caballé &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;During  her long and impressive career  Montserrat Caballé has sung in over  eighty opera roles, from baroque  opera                      to Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and  Strauss. Her voice  is known for its clarity, precision in control,  extraordinary...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45922/montserat_165x95.jpg" title="Montserrat Caballé
                     "&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;24.07. Goran Griff&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Goran  Griff Kauzlarić, an accomplished guitarist and multi-instrumentalist  from Buje. He has played as a professional                      musician for over 30 years in  Croatia and abroad. Besides singing and playing...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45832/goran%20griff_165x95.jpg" title="Goran Griff"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;25.07. Positivo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;All  "Positivo" band members are both  instrumentalists and singers. They  carry a sensibility towards music  that radiates                      energy, emotion and  quality performance during  their concerts. Their music is under a  variety of influences...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45844/positivo_165x95.jpg" title="Positivo"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;26.07. Buđenj&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;"Buđenje"  is a band that has existed at the  music scene for many years. Led by  the songwriter and singer Darko  Bakić,                      the band's music is classified as  Mediterranean  pop-rock with a modern music production. "Buđenje"play  their hits as  well                      as hits...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45856/165x95bu%C4%91enje.jpg" title="Buđenje"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;27.07. The Beat Fleet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Their  music is unique in Croatia and the  unique way they create music and  performe their raps is what makes them  special.                      Virtually, they are the  founders of a new genre of  music, a mix between hip-hop and rock, but  regardless of their  unique...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45868/tbf_165x95.jpg" title="The Beat Fleet"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;28.07. Lana Jurčević&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Lana  Jurčević is one of the most successful artists in Croatia in general.  She was singing since she was a child, and                      has stepped onto the Croatian  music scene in 2003 when she released her first album.&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45880/lana%20jur%C4%8Devi%C4%87_165x95.jpg" title="Lana
                     Jurčević"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;29.07. Gustafi&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;They  began with their concerts in 1980 in  Vodnjan, and next year they were  already touring in Ljubljana, Zagreb,  Belgrade,                      and Sarajevo. The band  gained its status as a cult  alternative group due to its outstanding  performance in the YURM  finals...&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45892/gustafi_165x95.jpg" title="Gustafi"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;30.07. Jinx&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Jinx  are a small but incredibly successful  hits factory, capable of unifying  all music tastes within one song, in a                      single perfect pop moment. In  1998 they received  an award from the French state radio intended for  best young band in  Europe.&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/46163/jinx_165x95.jpg" title="Jinx"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr class="alt"&gt;                      &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;31.07. Vanna&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;Vanna's  music career began nearly two decades ago. She gained her popularity  among the audience through the years with                      the “Electro Team” as their  lead singer and co-author of many hits that helped shape the nineties  music.&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.croatiaopen.hr/media/45910/vanna_165x95.jpg" title="Vanna"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;                      &lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h1 style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Istria Gourmet &amp;amp; Jazz Festival program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Thursday, 21.7.2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Istria Gourmet Festival Opening&lt;br /&gt;
Gourmet theme: Istrian truffle&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant "Zigante", Livade&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks to a long-term tradition in making truffle specialties, the  members of the Zigante family become culinary experts                      that treat every dish as a creation. Numerous  awards confirm the top level restaurant service provided: Year 2003.,  2004.                      «top 5» restaurants in Istra, 2003, 2004, 2005,  2006, 2007 «Gault Milau» , 2004, 2005, «Dobri                      hrvatski restorani» top 10 in Croatia, 2009 TV  EXCELLENCE"- Excellence Gourmet &amp;amp; Hotels Award- "We certify that                      this Activity is highly Recommended by the  International Media &amp;amp; TV Journalists for its Professionality,  Service, Cuisine,                      Atmosphere" . 2010 . TRAVEL INFO CROATIA.  Recognition from the Istrian Tourist Community - CHOSEN RESTAURANTS  2010.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Friday, 22.07.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Wine: Istrian white wine&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant "Kukuriku", Kastav&lt;br /&gt;
The ethnic culinary service that                      makes Kukuriku known even outside the Croatian  borders is based on a long-term tradition, along with the avantgard  approach                      and lucidity of the creator Nenad Kukurin. His  distinct style and artistic approach to the culture of the table has set  many                      worldwide accepted guidelines in gastronomy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Saturday, 23.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Istrian Cheeses: Istrian goat cheese&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The family homestead "Aleš", Štancija Kumparička                      (Pula) and restaurant "Hiša" Staro Selo (Slovenia)&lt;br /&gt;
The family homestead from the 14th century, situated in Štancija                      Kumperički next to Pula, produces high-quality  cheeses. Their products are made in complete harmony with nature,  respecting                      and promoting the true taste and smell in  gastronomy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Sunday, 24.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wines: Continental and Mediterranean&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant "Dubravkin put", Zagreb&lt;br /&gt;
Dubravkin put is famous                      for its premium quality, and its basic gastronomic  selection of first-class fish. This restaurant is a true harmony of  Mediterranean                      tastes, smells and excellent ingredients that  guarantee the highest quality. Along with the restarurant, there is a  Wine bar                      with an astonishing wine selection.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Monday, 25.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JRE Day: Jenues restaurateurs d'Europe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant "Steira Wirt", Trautmannsdorf (Austria)&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant San Rocco, Brtonigla&lt;br /&gt;
Jeunes  Restaurateurs d'Europe (JRE) is an association of the best restaurants  in Europe.                      In the JRE restaurants a customer can always count  on love and passion towards professionalism, in combination with an  exclusive                      ambient. They are compiled of over 350 restaurants  situated all around Europe. One of such JRE restaurants is Steira Wirt'.                      It is a family restaurant owned by siblings Richard  and Sonja Rauch, and it is situated in Trautmannsdorf, Austria. Their                      motto is 'to be a good host and to please all of  their guests'. The restaurant offers the highest quality regional  cuisine,                      along with prestigious drinks gathered from all  around Austria.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Tuesday, 26.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wines: Red or white wine?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Agritourism Tončić, Zrenj&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Wednesday, 27.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vinegar: All that you did not know about the vinegar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant "La Subida", Cormons (Italy)&lt;br /&gt;
La Subida is a small family hotel owned by Joško and Loredana Sirk. It  is situated in the hills amidst famous Collio                      Goriziano vineyards (Friuli Venezia Giulia). The  chef Alessandro Gavagna follows the Sirk family with his talent and  passion.                      This young chef that garners immense respect  towards the regional tradition, combines great technical skills with  deep sensitivity                      and creativity. He is a valuable star in "La  Subida", and they are proud to have him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Thursday, 28.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Summer Vegetables: Istrian garden specialties on a plate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Tavern "Morgan", Bracanija (Brtonigla)&lt;br /&gt;
A sanctuary for gastronomers, an excellent tavern with good, delicious  food created from homemade ingredients, the Morgan                      family farm is a guarantee of Istrian culinary  experience. Brisk routine dishes, chosen from culinary customs  characteristic                      for the Istrian region, and the family itself are  brought to perfection. The seemingly rustic cuisine has grown into high                      cuisine almost without anyone noticing. Dried ham,  Istrian sausages, stuffed pasta, young cheeses, brisk soups, poultry,  venison                      and finally the boškarin are a gastronomic  rhapsody. Their talent is displayed the most in their ability to devise                      original recipes that look like premium traditional  regional dishes made exclusively from the best ingredients.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Friday, 29.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Istrian cattle: Boškarin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Agency for the rural development of Istra (AZRI), Pazin&lt;br /&gt;
It                      is the first agency of it its kind in Croatia. The  agency headquarters are in Pazin, and it deals with a specific task of                      coordinating production in the rural areas of  Istra, along with initiating economic and developmental programs. Their  wish                      to attend at the 'Istria gourme restoran' shows  great potential for the future, as well as a presentation of a wide  spectrum                      of culinary uses for the boškarin.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Saturday, 30.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Olive oil: In all the colours of liquid gold&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Kozlović wines, Momjan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;                      &lt;h2&gt;Sunday, 31.7.2011.&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Fish and paste: Hommage to Istria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Restaurant Villa Crespi, Chef Tonino Cannavacciuolo: Campania                      Felix&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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AL  TORCIO ,&amp;nbsp; ANMAR ,&amp;nbsp;                      BASIACO Franco,&amp;nbsp; BENVEGNU Remiggio , BURŠIĆ FAM. ,  COSSETTO Marijan , ČINIĆ Nino , KMET FAM. , KRALJEVIĆ-LEONI                      , CUJ&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; RADESICH FAM., RAVALICO F.lli &amp;amp; Figli ,  SELVELLA ,&amp;nbsp; ZIGANTE Giancarlo,ZUBIN FAM.&amp;nbsp; ,                      Agro Millo , Agrofin , Brajko Anđelo ,&amp;nbsp; Cattunar  Franco , Clai - Bijele zemlje , Čeko Branko , Farma Jola , Gambaletto                      , Kabola , Kozlović Franko , Olive Charm&amp;nbsp; , Perossa  Ivan ,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Radešić Romano , San Rocco , Spitz                      Fam. , Veralda&amp;nbsp; ,&amp;nbsp; Visintin Nerino ,&amp;nbsp; Benvegnu  Oriano , Cecco Antonio , Degrassi Armando , Fernetić Franko                      , Gardoš Roberto Goran ,&amp;nbsp; Miletić Elvino ,&amp;nbsp;  Paoletić Tulio , Pregara Fam. , Radešić Silvino ,&amp;nbsp;                      Scrignar Maurizio , Sinožić Vedran , Valentić  Fam.,&amp;nbsp; Vardabasso Bruno , Zubin Aldo&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Poreč • Tar                      – Vabriga • Kaštelir - Labinci&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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AGROLAGUNA  , MIH d.o.o. , Farm Pino , Kocijančić Obrad , Mahne                      Paolo , Selina , Stojnić Anton , Stojnić Nivio ,  Žužić Fam. , Brčić Anđelo , Ogresta Stipe , OPG Ban &amp;amp; Torcello&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Vrsar • Funtana • Sv. Lovreč&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Vošten Mario , Mišetić Zoran , Vina Terre&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Rovinj • Bale • Kanfanar&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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DOBRAVAC  Damir                      , LUPIĆ Vedran , MENEGHETTI , NOVI TORAČ , OLIVETTI  , ZANINI Guido , Lanča Željko , Malusa Dario , Matošević Mladen                      , Pokrajac Klaudio , Popović Mirko , Rudan  Giansandro , Valalta , Šturman Anton , Šturman Klaudio ,&amp;nbsp; Šuran                      Rino&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pula • Medulin • Ližnjan • Fažana • Vodnjan • Marčana • Barban&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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AGROPRODUKT  , BALIJA FAM.&amp;nbsp; , BIASIOL Maurizio , BRIST OLIVE , CERLON Giorgio ,  CHIAVALON , FIORE ,&amp;nbsp; MELOTO , OLEA                      B.B. , OSTOJIĆ-PERIĆ , TOFETTI Lucio , TONIN ,  Biasiol Livio , Cetina Aldo , Crnobori - Banjolac&amp;nbsp; , Delton Sergio ,  Giacometti-                      Moscarda , Macan Gianfranco , Marčeta Dario ,  Peršić Mario , Sladonja , Sučić Ante&amp;nbsp; , Tanger Silvano&amp;nbsp; , Teraboto&amp;nbsp;                      , Šimunović Mario , Cossara Livio , Fioranti Odino ,  Miljavac Livio ,Terra Caviada - Virgulan&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Buzet                      • Gračišće • Grožnjan • Oprtalj • Motovun • Pazin • Višnjan • Vižinada ...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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ANTOLOVIĆ  Viviano , CERNAZ FAM. , GERŽINIĆ FAM.&amp;nbsp; , IPŠA FAM. , TORKOP , VRANIĆ  Franko ,&amp;nbsp; Antonac fam.&amp;nbsp;                      , Božić - Cesar , Casa Maršić , Černeka Adriano ,  Dešković Fam. , Fatorić Robert&amp;nbsp; , Poletti Peter , Pucer                      Fam. , Rossi Fam. , Sirotić Damir , Sirotić Sanjin ,  Vižintin Milan , Šeme Baričević Marija , Bernobich Lucio , Božić                      Vlado ,&amp;nbsp; Jakac Dorjan&amp;nbsp; , Jerman Vlado , Oklen Fam. ,  Petohleb Miro , Prodan Miljenko&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-408741340691356034?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The traces of dinosaurs, remains of Antiquity  and later periods, achievements of modern times are all present in this  area,                      whose development as an exclusive resort starts in  1893 thanks to the “old Austrian”, the industrialist Paul Kupelwieser,                      owner of the Brijuni Islands. This fashionable  seaside resort and one of the leading health resorts started developing  and                      gaining popularity all over Europe and worldwide,  but this unfortunately ended with the beginning of World War I.&lt;br /&gt;
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From then on Brijuni were mostly known for the political activities of&lt;span class="red"&gt; Marshal Josip Broz Tito&lt;/span&gt;,                      the president of former Yugoslavia, who arrived on  Brijuni for the first time in 1947. The usual, short introduction to  Brijuni                      is a tour by tourist train that takes visitors  through all the different natural beauties; through the safari park, by  the                      Byzantine castrum, Roman residential villa in  Verige Bay and many other interesting sights. Right by the harbor, close  to                      hotels "Istra", "Neptun" and "Karmen" is the church  of St. German from the 15th century which houses an exhibit of Istrian                      frescoes and copies of Glagolitic monuments.&lt;br /&gt;
Nearby is the natural science exhibit, archaeological museum and exhibition "Tito on Brijuni".&lt;br /&gt;
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The liquid gold of the  Mediterranean, olive oil, has always been much more than just                      an ingredient; it is medicinal, magical and an  inexhaustible source of enchantment. The olive tree is a symbol of  abundance,                      glory and peace, winners were decorated with its  branches, and its oil was served to the most powerful heads. It is a  sacred                      tree and a symbol of peace, fertility, abundance,  wisdom and power that has been feeding, nurturing and healing for  thousands                      of years.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About olive trees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The  olive was brought to the Mediterranean about 6 000                      years ago. This is one of the oldest trees in the  world. It is a known fact that the 20 million-year old fossilized  remains                      of an old ancestor of olive trees have been found.&amp;nbsp;  The olive is a very resistant tree; its vital, almost immortal power,                      resists&amp;nbsp; strong winters and scorching summers,  proudly stretching out its branches toward the sky.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;The                      benefits of olive oil&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to  legend, it was chosen by the Creator to nurture and heal all His  creatures.                      The healing properties of olive oil have been known  for long time. The daily intake of this ingredient prevents the  occurrence                      of chronic degenerative diseases and is associated  with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, with strengthening  immunity,                      preventing cancer; it has a good effect on the  gastric mucosa as well as numerous anti-inflammatory properties. Olive  oil                      is also a well-known cosmetic product, which has  very beneficial effects on skin, hair and nails, making them vital,  shiny                      and smooth.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Types of olive oil production&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Olive  oil is obtained by pressing healthy                      olive fruit. It is divided into 4 quality  categories: extra virgin, virgin, olive oil and sansa oil. The  well-known extra                      virgin olive oil (olio di oliva extravergine) is  obtained after the first pressing of healthy olive fruit, and its  acidity                      (free fatty acids) does not exceed 0.8 to 0.2  percent.&lt;br /&gt;
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The oil still has to pass organoleptic testing and must not have any smell that is not characteristic of the oil.                      Thus, for example, "extra virgin olive oil enriched with rosemary" is not really extra virgin olive oil.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/g/gastronomy/oliven-oil/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Olive                     oil in Istria&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-7125914515681905002?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Hotel Villa Astra ****&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div class="colorbg anu-detail"&gt;                         &lt;div class="main-image"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.histrica.com/histricaassets/4/78/23653/Exterior1_big.JPG" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="pageintro"&gt;                            &lt;div class="intro-text"&gt;This elegant,  spacious luxurious spa hotel is a perfect example of early 20th century  Venetian Gothic, the work of master-builder                               Attilio Maguolo.The first in an array of  summer-houses perfectly situated along the Croatian Adriatic sea, with a  magnificent                               view of&amp;nbsp;Kvarner Bay, Villa Astra is set  well back from the main Opatija road.&lt;br /&gt;
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The hotel is surrounded by lush, green gardens and has a direct access to the beautiful Lovran seaside promenade (or lungomare),                               5 minutes walk from the centre of Lovran.&lt;br /&gt;
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This exclusive spa hotel features 6 &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/anu/hotel-villa-astra/s1_/"&gt;luxurious guest suites&lt;/a&gt;, an intimate&amp;nbsp;organic                               vitality &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/anu/hotel-villa-astra/restoran-vila-astra/"&gt;restaurant&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for gourmet tastes, elegant reception and                               adjoining aperitif bar,heated outdoor swimming pool&amp;nbsp;(with bar), plus &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/anu/hotel-villa-astra/astra-wellness-spa/"&gt;wellness                               area&lt;/a&gt; and secluded beach in front.&lt;br /&gt;
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With three concerts we started the  international Festival Kvarner in  Opatija in 2010. The unique location,  magnificent                      climate and enchanted  atmosphere, altogether,  inspire us to breath that vibrant present moment  of life when we feel  most                      alive, through its yielding nature. We hope  to  welcome you to the Festival Kvarner again this year. Experience this   receptive                      liaison of music, nature and ambience right by the  sea.&lt;br /&gt;
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More About....&lt;span class="blue"&gt;www.festivalkvarner.com or &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/g/events/festival-kvarner/"&gt;Festival Kvarner / Opatija&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Festival Kvarner / Program&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td valign="top" width="78"&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;FR&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class="tagZahl"&gt;03.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span class="longDate"&gt;Friday 03 June 2011&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;| 20.00 clock&lt;br /&gt;
Opatija, Hotel Kvarner | Crystal Hall&lt;/h3&gt;PROGRAMME&lt;br /&gt;
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sonata for piano No. 13&lt;br /&gt;
FRANZ LISZT ballad No. 2 in B-minor&lt;br /&gt;
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ROBERT SCHUMANN &lt;i&gt;Carnival Scenes from Vienna&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;op. 26&lt;br /&gt;
ARTIST&lt;br /&gt;
Martina Filjak&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="tagZahl"&gt;21.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span class="longDate"&gt;Tuesday 21 June 2011&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;| 20.00 clock&lt;br /&gt;
Villa Astra | Lovran&lt;/h3&gt;PROGRAMME&lt;br /&gt;
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 1 in D major, op. 12&lt;br /&gt;
JOHANNES BRAHMS Sonata No. 1 in G major, op.                      78&lt;br /&gt;
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY Sonata in G minor&lt;br /&gt;
ARTISTS&lt;br /&gt;
Vanessa Szigeti, Violin&lt;br /&gt;
Guillaume Vincent, Piano&lt;br /&gt;
TICKETS HRK 60 (Euro 8)&lt;br /&gt;
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For this concert are only 50 tickets available.&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td class="alignRight" valign="top" width="60"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;
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Opatija, Hotel Kvarner | Crystal Hall&lt;/h3&gt;PROGRAMME&lt;br /&gt;
JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony No. 6 &lt;i&gt;Le Matin&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphonie No. 1 in C major, op.                      21&lt;br /&gt;
ARTIST&lt;br /&gt;
Orchester PurPur&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="tagZahl"&gt;06.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td valign="top"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span class="longDate"&gt;Tuesday 06 September 2011&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;| 20.00 clock&lt;br /&gt;
Opatija, Hotel Kvarner | Crystal Hall&lt;/h3&gt;PROGRAMME&lt;br /&gt;
JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94&lt;br /&gt;
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ANTONIN DVORÁK Symphony Nr. 9                      in E minor&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Aus der neuen Welt&lt;/i&gt;, op. 95&lt;br /&gt;
ARTISTS&lt;br /&gt;
Orchesterakademie Ossiach&lt;br /&gt;
Martin Sieghart, conductor&lt;br /&gt;
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Opatija, Hotel Kvarner | Crystal Hall&lt;/h3&gt;PROGRAMME&lt;br /&gt;
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Coriolan Overture&lt;/i&gt;, op. 62&lt;br /&gt;
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony                      No. 2 in D major, op. 36&lt;br /&gt;
ARTISTS&lt;br /&gt;
Capella Istropolitana&lt;br /&gt;
Michael Fendre, conductor&lt;br /&gt;
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Opatija, Hotel Kvarner | Crystal Hall&lt;/h3&gt;PROGRAMME&lt;br /&gt;
GIOACHINO ROSSINI Overture to Die Seidene Leiter&lt;br /&gt;
JOHANNES BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of &amp;nbsp;Schumann, op. 9&lt;br /&gt;
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Quintet KV452&lt;br /&gt;
FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY &lt;i&gt;A Midsummer Night's Dream&lt;/i&gt;, op. 61&lt;br /&gt;
ARTIST&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;The Ensemble Berlin&lt;br /&gt;
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                     &lt;td&gt;                      &lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"&gt;pop koncert&lt;/p&gt;                      &lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"&gt;Arena&lt;/p&gt;                      &lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"&gt;21.00h&lt;/p&gt;                      &lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;/tr&gt;                      &lt;/tbody&gt;                      &lt;/table&gt;                      &lt;h3&gt;13/08/11  - Đorđe Balašević&lt;/h3&gt;                      &lt;table style="text-align: left;" border="0"&gt;                      &lt;tbody&gt;                      &lt;tr&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;&lt;img class="cal_thumb" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; border: 0pt none;" src="http://www.histrica.com/histricaassets/3/2/700/Files/Dorde_Balas_evic_.jpg" alt="Đorđe Balašević" title="Đorđe Balašević" border="0" height="90" width="90" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                      &lt;td&gt;pop  koncert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Arena&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; 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Istrian ham                      is related to the legend of Bura, a young and  beautiful girl who praised her own beauty too much and who God struck  with lightning                      because of her arrogance. The story says that since  then, whenever a woman commits a similar sin, she sighs bitterly, and                      her sighs become a strong and cold wind, which  brings clarity and simple beauty. This is what Istrian ham is like, a  unique                      combination of extremely high quality meat, a  special recipe, enriched with sea salt and natural spices, dried only in  the                      wind called Bura. Cut into thin slices it  represents the beauty of simplicity and the uniqueness of Istria which  melts in                      the mouth and conquers with a misleading fragrance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The uniqueness of Istrian ham&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This                      absolutely &lt;em&gt;authentic Istrian product&lt;/em&gt; is  unique in the world because of the quality of its ingredients and the  preparation                      method that haven’t changed for centuries. The  special technology for ham preparing and the microclimatic conditions                      result in a supreme product. Istrian ham is legally  protected and has a geographical origin; it must be produced only in  the                      hinterland of &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/"&gt;Istria&lt;/a&gt;, at least 12 kilometres away from the sea.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It  is characterized by extremely                      red-coloured meat, with no adipose tissue and by an  intense flavour and aroma. The animals are fed and kept separately, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;so                      the meat of Istrian ham does not contain additives or nitrates, which are harmful to one’s health&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.  Unlike                      other dry-cured hams, the Istrian one dries without  smoke, solely with the help of clean air, which is why it does not  contain                      dangerous carcinogenic substances. Processed hams  are dry-cured only with sea salt and natural spices - pepper, rosemary,                      bay leaves and garlic. It is produced in the  wintertime, with the first day of a fresh wind, and it is drought the  next five                      and matured twelve months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where to try the Istrian ham&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Istrian ham will be offered                      to you on almost every table, in the warm home of Istrian people, in many &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/offer/catering/restaurants/"&gt;restaurants&lt;/a&gt;,                      in traditional taverns and &lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/offer/agritourism/"&gt;agrotourisms&lt;/a&gt;, as a beginning of every good meal, but also as                      a unique ingredient in many traditional dishes.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-2100705509965497435?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Why? Because CROATIA CRUISE means more than just spending time on a boat and enjoying the clear sea – it means a stress-free holiday, enjoying and experiencing more than a thousand islands and islets and countless coves. Every cove, beach and stone will make you want to touch it and become part of that place. And that is exactly what can happen – become part of the beautiful small villages on the islands, meet the local inhabitants, their customs, way of life and centuries old traditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can sail even further into the past on &lt;a href="http://orvas-yachting.com/en/croatia_cruise"&gt;GULETS&lt;/a&gt;: old-fashioned sailing ships.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href="http://orvas-yachting.com/en/croatia_cruise"&gt;CROATIA CRUISE  (Sailing ships)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;GULETS&lt;/b&gt; are beautiful, wooden sailing ships which served as merchant and cargo ships in the past, and have been completely renovated for your pleasure, with their comfort, facilities, appearance and interesting history.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CROATIA CRUISE is a luxurious vacation intended for you and your family or friends. A gulet can accommodate 10 - 12 people in 5 – 6 cabins with their own toilets and showers and a personal crew. As well as accommodation, a crew and a several hours of sailing every day, a gulet cruise allows you to try indigenous Dalmatian dishes, with the choice of full or half board. Although the menus and routes are set in advance, you can discuss your own ideas with the captain, tailoring your dream holiday to your own requirements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to experience the same atmosphere while meeting new people, you can book a cabin charter on a gulet (6 – 15 cabins). You will enjoy the large cruiser social experience in an intimate way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gulets are available departing from several harbours, (Sibenik, Zaton, Trogir, Split and Dubrovnik) so you can experience different parts of the Croatian coastline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;GULET BASES&lt;/h4&gt; &lt;b&gt;SIBENIK&lt;/b&gt; – a city with a rich history, located on the central Croatian Adriatic coast, on the estuary of the River KRKA, which is also a national park, with a pleasant Mediterranean climate. Our gulet, the Agora, takes you on a pleasant trip with the opportunity of visiting the unique archipelago of the Šibenik area and Kornati National Park - a unique group of Dalmatian limestone islands and rocks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ZATON&lt;/b&gt; – situated deep in a bay where the sea is calm and the village tranquil, Zaton is the location of a small fleet of gullets: Blue Star, Morning Star, Kraljica Jadrana, Ser, Ostro, Siroko and Pulenat. You can enjoy a pleasant Adriatic cruise in each of them, accompanied by a professional crew and top quality chef. Another reason for choosing to cruise out of Zaton is Mother Nature herself - not far from Zaton is the splendid River Krka, with an abundance of flora and fauna, and the fascinating limestone archipelago of Kornati National Park.&lt;br /&gt;If you want to see the central Dalmatian islands (Brac, Hvar, Vis) or even go all the way down to Dubrovnik, our gulets can take this route.&lt;br /&gt;Even closer is TROGIR, from where the central Dalmatian archipelago is within easy reach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;TROGIR&lt;/b&gt; – a small town, but a big tourist destination, with a rich, lively history. The historical old city of Trogir was declared a cultural monument in 1997, making it an even bigger tourist attraction. Split airport is close by, which is certainly an advantage.&lt;br /&gt;The beauty of Trogir is enriched by numerous gulets which will take you from Trogir harbour on your Adriatic cruise: Andi, Andi Star, Blue Nose, and Nostalgija are just a few of them. You can also set out gulet cruising from Split.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPLIT&lt;/b&gt; – is the largest city in Dalmatia, and the second largest in Croatia. Situated beneath Marjan Hill, within the walls of a 1700 year-old palace, is a city which many regard as the “most beautiful city in the world”. The beautiful greenery of Marjan and the nearby Jadro and Zrnovnica Rivers, bathed in a warm Mediterranean climate, make Split forever young.&lt;br /&gt;These gullets are based in Split: Fortuna, Fortuna Dalmata, Sinbadsan, Libra, Jadranska Kraljica, Barbara, Angelica, Atlantia and many more. The most common route taken is through the central Dalmatian islands: Solta, Brac, Hvar, Vis, or further, to Lastovo, Korcula, Mljet, or all the way down to Dubrovnik.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-8816837335271494721?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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     &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&amp;amp;amp;gt;     Normal   0         21         false   false   false      HR   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   --&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&amp;amp;amp;gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                --&gt; &lt;!--  /* Font Definitions */  @font-face  {font-family:"Cambria Math";  panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;  mso-font-charset:238;  mso-generic-font-family:roman;  mso-font-pitch:variable;  mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;} @font-face  {font-family:Calibri; 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Prepare your team for their next business challenge by experiencing this unique combination of the sea and nature. Exchange your work space for a beautiful yacht or gulet and the crystal clear Adriatic. Transform your tedious business conversations into more pleasant ones through socialising and the challenges offered by the sea.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Depending on the goals you have set for your team, you have option to spend your team building on the &lt;a href="http://www.orvas-yachting.com/en/yachts_croatia_sailing"&gt;yacht&lt;/a&gt; or on the &lt;a href="http://www.orvas-yachting.com/en/croatia_cruise"&gt;gulet&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yachting team building is more active and physically demanding, full of real challenges. Arrive knowing little about sailing and leave with a full understanding of how great teamwork makes a yacht move better and faster.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Gulet is luxurious wooden motor sailor boat, designed specifically for cruising. With gulet team building you leave the sailing responsibilities to the crew and dedicate time to yourself, your team and the goals you have set.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Besides Adriatic sailing, team building project might also include some interesting active &lt;a href="http://www.orvas-yachting.com/en/services/excursions"&gt;excursions&lt;/a&gt;: rafting, canyoning, canoe safari, trekking, hiking, free climbing, paintball, riding… Also, there is possibility to include in the team building visit to a farmhouse where you can help in the preparation of traditional Croatian dish „soparnik“, learn to play bocce, or just enjoy sitting by a fireplace and drinking wine from a wooden jug.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If your goal is to improve relationships between groups and to improve business efficiency spending time together in the nature – team building on the sea is one of the best options for your team. Contact &lt;a href="http://www.orvas-yachting.com/"&gt;Orvas Yachting&lt;/a&gt; and start you adventure! &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-825196999613514469?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The creator of this grandiose art installation was prof. Marijan Busic, the head of the non-profit making establishment "Academic Cravatica", which promotes the cravat as part of the Croatian and world cultural heritage. The coordinator of the technical execution of the installation was Mladen Marinovic, the head designer of the firm Potomac-Croata. The designers of the idea and feasibility study were mr. Sc. Damir Corko (for the part of the Cravat around the Arena) and dr. sc. Bruno Calic (for the construction of the knot and the load bearing construction outside the Arena). Academia Cravatica was responsible for the entire art installation project, and the City of Pula was the co-organizer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.histrica.com/istria/blue/pula/xt/kravata-croata.html" target="_self" title="Cravat " croata=""&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.histrica.com/home/lbilic/croata.jpg" alt="arena" title="arena" height="79" width="225" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt; This world scale "mega-tie" is of incredible dimensions: it is 808 m long, and at its widest it measures 25 m. The knot of the cravat is 15 m long, at its widest it is 16.5 m wide and at its most narrow point it is 5.4 m wide. The height of the cravat from the narrowest to the widest part is 3.5 m. The execution of the art installation began on Tuesday morning, when members of the Split mountaineering society "Spirit, by climbing up around the Arena, began setting up a net around the Arena, so that they could then fix the cravat to it.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This job took two days, then more than a hundred Pula high-schoolers, standing around the Arena, held the cravat whilst the mountaineers gradually lifted it up to the top of the Arena. The most difficult part - tying the knot of the cravat - began on Saturday morning. In the late afternoon, more precisely at around 5.30 p.m., the knot was tied and the cravat spread out to its full width of hundreds of meters across the Pula Karolina car park. The entire unusual event was followed from the early morning with great interest by hundreds of local people and tourists, and in the afternoon there were several thousand watching. This world scale cultural media spectacle aroused a great deal of attention from the local and world media, including about ten television companies, including CNN and ARD.&lt;a name="2"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                              &lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle"&gt;                      &lt;td height="39" width="18"&gt;                            &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="18"&gt;            &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#ff9966" height="18" width="18"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;          &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                        &lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td height="39" width="3"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The tying of the knot&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                            &lt;p&gt;The tying of the knot of the Tie was recorded several times from the air (by helicopter from the Ministry of Defense) and what was probably the most beautiful sight of the entire event began when, in order to spread out the lower part of the Tie (below the knot), hundreds of local people became involved in a long chain to take part in the installation, holding the Tie up. On the recordings from the air, the Arena truly resembled the giant neck of Veli Joze, as the creator of the installation Marijan Busic has said, and the Cravat around the Arena was impressively similar to a normal cravat with a tied knot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                              &lt;/p&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle"&gt;                      &lt;td height="39" width="18"&gt;                            &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="18"&gt;            &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#ff9966" height="18" width="18"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;          &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                        &lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td height="39" width="3"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The sponsors&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                            &lt;p&gt;The sponsors of the art installation were HEP (the Croatian electricity company) INA, Potomac-Croata and Adria Lada. Croatian national television (HRT) will make a documentary about this unique event. The importance of the art installation project "A Cravat around the Arena" as a world scale cultural project by which the Arena, Pula, Istria, Croatia and Croatian tourism have been promoted on a world scale, has been recognized and given support by the Croatian Ministry of Culture, the Ministries for European Integration, Tourism and Defense, the Croatian Tourist Board, the Tourist Boards of the City of Pula and the Istarska County and Croatia Airlines. The official cultural and artistic program with the presentation of the installation was attended by the vice-president of the Croatian Government Dr. Goran Granic, the assistant minister for European Integration Davor Cilic, diplomatic representatives from the embassies of France, Greece and Denmark, a representative of the Japanese cultural institution "The Japanese House" Jassuo Yamamoto, who is also a member of the Board of the Academia Cravatica and many other important guests.&lt;/p&gt;                                                       &lt;a name="4"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                              &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle"&gt;                      &lt;td height="39" width="18"&gt;                            &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="18"&gt;            &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#ff9966" height="18" width="18"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;          &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                        &lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td height="39" width="3"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The official program&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                            &lt;p&gt;At the beginning of the official program (run by Lejdi Oreb) the mayor of Pula dr. sc. Luciano Delbianco spoke on the significance of this event for the city of Pula and Croatia as a whole. The coordinator of the technical staging of the installation Mladen Marinovic spoke about how this exceptionally complex project, in a technical and technological sense, was realized. The creator of the installation Marijan Busic spoke about the motives for his preoccupation with the cravat and the message of this art installation and amongst other things said, "While I was still in high school I realized that Croatia, the home of the tie (cravat), could best be presented to Europe and the world by means of the tie, as a worldwide symbol of dignity, formality and success. In time I discovered more and more the symbolic potential of the cravat as a medium. So the art installation "A Cravat around the Arena" primarily draws attention to the cravat as a world phenomenon of communication, a medium which communicates emotion, value and identity. Today in the conditions of globalization, with the tendency to iron out cultural differences, through this installation which brings together the ancient and the modern era with Croatia, I would like to emphasize directly the value of different identities. The red color of the tie, as a sign of love, which is also the color of the Croatian coat-of-arms, and the red soil of Istria, underlines the Croatian cultural identity and at the same time its openness and belonging to the wider European cultural circle. The metaphor of circles is also close to me (of Pula, Istria, Croatia, Europe and the World), circles, which do not obliterate each other, but rather complement and complete one another. The extraordinary size of the art installation is conditioned by the size of the Arena, this magnificent symbol of the Greek and Roman world. Since it is located here in Istria, I spontaneously associated the Arena with the giant Veli Joze and I imagined it as his gigantic neck."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;table style="width: 503px; height: 323px;" border="0"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title="arena" alt="arena" src="http://www.histrica.com/home/lbilic/kravata-pula.jpg" height="317" width="150" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;p&gt; The official program began at 3 p.m. with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;a parade by the brass band and majorettes&lt;br /&gt;of the City of Pula.&lt;br /&gt;Also included in the program were&lt;br /&gt;members of the "Uljanik" folk club&lt;br /&gt;and the women's&lt;br /&gt;klapa singing group "Teranke"&lt;br /&gt;who for the first time performed&lt;br /&gt;the song "Vez"&lt;br /&gt;(written by Daniel Nacinovic,&lt;br /&gt;music by Bruno Krajcar) which&lt;br /&gt;was especially written for the occasion. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt; &lt;/table&gt;The composition "Balun" was also performed (by Bruno Krajcar) which popularizes the unique Istrian musical scale and the traditional Istrian dance. The dance was performed by the "Stellium" dance group (choreography by Tatjana Samuele).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Six couples danced in costumes based on stylized Istrian folk costumes made by the firm Potomac, who also are owners of the Croata brand. After the program there was a reception and a happy time of socializing, for the guests, the participants in the program and representatives of the media.&lt;p&gt;The young couple Danijela and Denis from Pula also took part in the official program, dressed in formal wedding outfits. Their presence was a kind of living presentation of a "wedding in the Pula Arena" the basic motif of the picture book "The Cravat of Veli Jože or the fairy wedding in the Pula Arena". This new, illustrated literary work (written by Daniel Nacinovic and Ivan Gregov) was produced to mark the art installation and was inspired by it. The young couple was also honored by the accompaniment of members of the "Turopolje Honorable Guard" a historical Croatian unit from Turopolje. Turopolje is incidentally, the home of the man's formal neck scarf the "podgutnica", which according to some researchers is the oldest Croatian cravat (the original cravat).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The realization of the art installation also gave rise to other cultural and artistic events. On Friday 17 October an exhibition of works by twenty artists was opened on the theme of the tie. They donated all the works of art exhibited to the non-profit making institution Academia Cravatica. There is a book, as mentioned before, to be launched next week (a picture book) entitled "The Cravat of Veli Joze or the fairy wedding in the Pula Arena" (Authors: D. N. &amp;amp; I. G.), in three versions - in Croatian, Italian and English.&lt;/p&gt;                                                       &lt;a name="5"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                              &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;                   &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign="middle"&gt;                      &lt;td height="39" width="18"&gt;                            &lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="18"&gt;            &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#ff9966" height="18" width="18"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;            &lt;/tr&gt;          &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                        &lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td height="39" width="3"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                     &lt;td&gt;&lt;h2&gt;The final phase&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                            And finally one more interesting thing. The final phase of the execution of the installation on Saturday was made more difficult and slowed down by a strong bora wind. Precisely because of the great vulnerability of the installation to wind, the lower part of the cravat was put away that same evening with the help of the local people, but the knot and the part of the Cravat around the Arena was taken down the next day, on Sunday. But the point of the art installation had been achieved: a picture of the largest cravat in the world had gone around the globe! (Dino Bedrina)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-114736144749649989?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Classified as a marathon, the race is listed on the calendar of the World Bicycle Federation – class 1, and the total prize fund amounts at 8.500 euros.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Considering the fact that there will be assigned world points, it is attended an exciting race and an intense competition. The trail is 74 km long and passes through the attractive old centre of Poreč which typical Mediterranean ambience is enriched by numerous historic-cultural monuments which comprise the complex of the Euphrasian basilica from 1997 included in the UNESCO’s world list of protected cultural heritage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A novelty for all the interested: amongst the professional international race this year we have organized an additional shorter, 38 km long track for amateurs. We are also glad to announce a rich entertainment program with music, fun, animation and many prizes, audiovisual registration of the race and lunch for all the participants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The hotel company Riviera holding from Poreč has prepared some special tourist arrangements and affordable prices for all the cyclists.See you in Poreč!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Date:30th April 2006&lt;br /&gt;Competition type:Marathon Istria Terra Magica Bike (UCI E1)&lt;br /&gt;Course:Marathon Istria Terra Magica Bike (UCI 1),&lt;br /&gt;CLASSIC 79,6 km / 950 m altitude&lt;br /&gt;(Group start for the following categories:&lt;br /&gt;Elite, U23, Women, Master 1&amp;amp;2, Sport 1&amp;amp;2)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Marathon Istria Terra Magica Bike,&lt;br /&gt;SMALL 53,2 km / 370 m altitude&lt;br /&gt;(Group start for the following categories:&lt;br /&gt;Juniors, Master 3&amp;amp;4, Hobby-Tourist)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Authorized categories:&lt;br /&gt;Elite, U-23, Women, Sport,&lt;br /&gt;Master 1&amp;amp;2, Master 3&amp;amp;4, Hobby-Tourist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start:Start in Poreč at 10.30 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.istra.hr/terramagica.php?mmlID=120&amp;amp;ctgId=631&amp;amp;ctgTplId=7&amp;amp;nav=0&amp;amp;cntType=1"&gt;Registration &lt;/a&gt;and start fee till 15th April 2006:Istria Terra Magica Bike (E1) = 20 €&lt;br /&gt;Additional fee from 16th till 29th April 2006:Istria Terra Magica Bike (E1) = 25 €&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Number assignment:&lt;br /&gt;● Saturday, 29th April 2006 from 12 am till 7 pm directly in the race office at the Hotel Pical in Poreč,&lt;br /&gt;● Sunday, 30th April 2006 from 7 till 9 pm at the info point at Poreč&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Entry fee includes:&lt;br /&gt;The course will be signposted from April 2006; race number holder; professional timing; Mechanical help in the start area; medical assistance; free parking; food stops along the course; prize total of € 8.500,00; pasta party; online results; bike washing at the finish; race pack for every entrant; free entry into the various activities; male and female showers, shuttle service for bikers (broom service); welcome party&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prizes:&lt;br /&gt;Overall prize purse: 4.140 € cash. Prize purse will be awarded to riders in the following categories: Elite, U-23, Women, Master and Sport. Practical prizes will be awarded to riders in all categories.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prize giving ceremonies:&lt;br /&gt;● Sunday, 30th April 2006 at the finish lane in Poreč&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;President of the Commissaires Panel: Csilla Tam (Hungary)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;General rules:&lt;br /&gt;The event applies the mountain bike technical rules of the Croatian Biking Union, the UCI International Mountain Bike Regulations and the general regulations of the UCI. The organizer will not be held accountable for civil and legal responsibilities of the competitors towards third parties. The event will take place regardless the weather conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Complaints:&lt;br /&gt;According to the book of regulations by placing the deposit of 100 kn&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-114465224674908109?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The island of Rab is rightly referred to as the pioneer of naturism on the Adriatic. The month of August 1936 is frequently mentioned as the official beginning of naturism in Rab, i.e. when the English king Edward VIII stayed there and the Rab authorities allowed him and his wife to take a nude swim in the bay of Kandarola. That's why this bay is nowadays sometimes called "English Beach" or "Engleska plaza".&lt;br /&gt;However it is certain that naturism on the island started long before that. The article "Trade in nakedness", published in the Austrian economic journal "Trend" no. 11/83 reports that the naturist beach in Rab was officially opened as early as at the transition to this century and that 50 beds in the hotels were reserved for naturists. The same article mentions that the first naturist beach in Rab was opened personally by Richard Ehrman, the president of the International Naturist Federation from Vienna in 1934. Naturism in Rab is also mentioned in the article of the Czech Josef Herman, in 1907 and of professor Günther in 1912, which proves that the Rab people had understood long ago the bright prospects of this movement which, at that time, was a very bold attitude.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Croatia was the first country in Europe to start with the concept of commercial naturist resorts, when in other European countries naturism was limited to member clubs only. Real naturist expansion started in 1960's when first naturist camps were opened in Istra and Dalmatia. In those days more than 100.000 naturists spent their vacation in Koversada in 60'sCroatia each year. The oldest naturist resort in Croatia is Koversada and in 2001 celebrated its 40th anniversary. Koversada is in fact a small islet and today it is connected by a small bridge with the mainland. The story says that famous adventurer Giacomo Casanova was the first one who took a nude swim in Koversada. But it was Rudolf Halbig from Germany, owner of Miramare travel agency, who, 200 years later - in 1953, recognized Koversada as a perfect naturist destination. At the beginning naturists put up in the village of Vrsar and went to Koversada islet for swimming and sunbathing. In 1961 Koversada became officially opened for naturist tourists. As Koversada was becoming more popular, the islet became too small and in 1965 resort spread on the near by shore. In 1972 Koversada hosted Naturist World Congress. In the course of years Koversada grew to modern and one of the largest and and the most popular naturist resorts in Europe.&lt;br /&gt;Soon after Koversada, other resorts opened its doors to naturists as well: Valata naturist resort (opened in 1968), Monsena (in 1988 hosted Naturist World Congress), Solaris and many other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today Croatia is offering wide range of naturist facilities: beaches, camping, hotels, apartment and bungalow villages. There are more than 20 official naturist resorts that spread on 8.220.000 sq. meters. Naturist resorts offer 46.100 camping units, 5.300 beds in apartments, bungalows or hotels. In addition to that, official naturist beaches (outside of naturist resorts) offer a place under the sun for 20.000 sunbathers. Except of official naturist resorts and beaches, there are also many so called free beaches. Those are unofficial naturist beaches, sometimes controlled and maintained by local tourist authorities and sometimes not, that can be found everywhere on the coast.&lt;br /&gt;Naturist beaches in Croatia are marked as "FKK". This is abbreviation for German word "Freikörperkultur" (Free Body Culture). The FKK sign is ubiquitous all along the Croatian coast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naturism represents an important factor in Croatian tourism industry. To estimate how many percent of all Croatian FKK beachtourists are naturists is not an easy task, because many stay in textile resorts and visit naturist beaches or resorts just for swimming and sunbathing. Some estimates say about 15% of all tourists in Croatia are naturists or nudists. That means more than 1.000.000 naturists visit Croatia each year. Most of them come from Germany, than Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary etc. Considering country's liberal tradition toward naturism and a large number of naturist resorts and beaches, Croats are surprisingly still a bit shy when it comes to naturism and make about less than 5% of all guests in naturist resorts. Comparing to the situation in 1980's, number of organized naturist in Croatia has significantly decreased in the last decade. Many agree the reason is stronger influence of the Catholic Church in the society. Today many Croats prefer unofficial or secluded beaches to throw away their clothes.&lt;br /&gt;But still, naturism is strongly suported by official Croatian goverment bodies. Take a look what official Croatian tourism site says about it (and we're glad they used many information from this site), and naturism is even mentioned on tourism site of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Why come to Croatia?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Is naturism legal in Croatia?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;When is the best time to come?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Is it safe over there?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Do I need any kind of membership?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Singles policy?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;How about topless?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Clothing optional?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Are all naturist beaches listed here?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.cronatur.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-114364980807331203?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Ljubinka Hadzi-Jovancic). It was his interest in jazz, however, that won him full scholarship to attend the Interlochen Arts Camp for two summers in a row and afforded him the opportunity to study and perform with Milt Jackson, Curtis Fuller, and Bayron Stripling among others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He moved to Boston in 1992 to study piano and arranging at Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. He graduated in 1995 and his piano teachers were Ray Santisi and Lazslo Gardony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While at Berklee, he performed with Matt Garrison, Rick Peckham, Leroy Jenkins (in his rap opera “Funky Faust”), George Garzone, Ayib Dieng, and toured nationally with Paskal Bokar’s afro-pop band.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In September 1996 Vasil moved to New York, where he continued his work with some of the best young musicians like: David Gilmore, David Binney, Cris Cheek, Marko Djordjevic, Danny Sadownick, Adam Deutch, Antonio Sanchez, Reuben Rogers, Rodney Holmes, “Ultranate”… At the same time he worked as a music programmer at the “TOMANDANDY” studios (authors of the “Killing Zoe” soundtrack).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vasil also performed with the following SCG artists: Jovan Maljokovic Balkan Salsa Band (Rothweill Jazz Fest., Montreaux Jazz Fest.), Dusko Gojkovic (European tour), Steve Gut (Segedin Jazz Fest.), Mimo Mitrovic, Bisera Veletanlic, Zafir and Senka Hadzimanov, Rambo Amadeus (ex Yu tour)…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After spending a year in the Big Apple he decided to move back to Yugoslavia and finish what he started with his own:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VASIL HADZIMANOV BAND&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His ideas of mixing Balkan traditional, folk rhythms and melodies with the western, modern musical styles (jazz, funk, world music…) in his own music is completely authentic and a new approach to jazz music. For the last 5 years, Vasil and his musicians have continuously played his compositions on concerts and jazz festivals all over Serbia and Montenegro and other countries with big success (Belgrade summertime Jazz Fest - following Joe Zawinul, Novi Sad Jazz Fest., Nis, Smederevo,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kragujevac, Podgorica, Budva,… Banjaluka, Sarajevo, Mostar, Zelenkovac Jazz Fest (Bosnia), Skopje Soul and Blues Fest., Kumanovo Jazz Fest.(Macedonia), Maribor Lent Fest., Cerkno Jazz Fest. (Slovenia), Opatija Jazz Fest., Promotion concert for the PGP publishing house in Stuttgart, Pula (Croatia), Berlin (benefit concert), Porgy and Bess jazz club in Vienna (Austria), Bratislava Jazz Days “Jazzove dni” (Slovakia)…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the year of 2001, Vasil Hadzimanov Band released their first CD and tape under the title “11 reasons for…” published by PGP-RTS. Its first edition sold out in three months. Also for their first release, they won the award Beovision 2002 for the Best Debut Album of The Year 2002.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the summer of 2002 Vasil Hadzimanov Band joined famous director Goran Paskaljevic and his film crew, in making of a documentary about Belgrade, for the ARTE television. Vasil composed the music and the band fronted by their percussionist Bojan Ivkovic, acted and performed music in the movie. Vasil’s music can also be found on “011 Belgrade”, a movie by a young Austrian director Michael Pfeifenberger and a new movie by Rasha Andric "When I Grow Up I Wanna Be A Kangaroo".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the year of 2003 they released their second CD “Kafanki”, again published by PGP-RTS, which they currently promote across Europe. For this one, they won the award Suncane skale 2003 for the Best Instrumental Album of The Year 2003.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;19th of November 2003 VH Band performed on the “Enter Music Festival“ in Belgrade sharing the stage with the great Joe Zawinul and his Zawinul Syndicate. After hearing the band perform live, Zawinul himself invited Vasil and his mates to perform in his new club in Vienna, called "Joe's Birdland", in the spring of 2005. In the summer of 2005, the band will represent the sounds of the Balkan on Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In June 2004 VH Band were invited by the violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy to perform with him on his big Belgrade concert. This was quite an experience for both parties involved, as well as for the audience...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Confident that the quality and originality will turn many heads and create new opportunities for them, this young band is eager to expand its audience and a place in your programme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vasil Hadzimanov band featuring:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vladimir Samardzic –el. bass guitar (born in 1970 in Novi Sad, Serbia) As a self-thought guitar player he picks bass guitar at the age of 19 and starts practising and playing in many clubs in Belgrade and Novi Sad with domestic jazz musicians. He meets Vasil Hadzimanov in 1993 and the same year became a member of the Novi Sad Big Band Orchestra. 1995-1997 Vladimir records and performs with the legendary rock band SMAK and studies with the bands leader and one of the most famous guitarists in ˝old˝ Yugoslavia, Radomir Mihajlovic – Tochak. At Berklee College of Music, which he enrolled with the scholraship in 1997, he wins the reward for an Outstanding Achievemnet from Berklee Bass Department, BMG Jazz Award and he gets the scholarship from Studenica Foundation (for talented students from Serbia studing in America). During his studies in the States, he intensively works with Bryan Oliver funk band and latino ensemble named Papa Loves Mambo. He colaborates with great singer Gabrielle Goodman, world known vibist Dave Samules (Spyro Gyra, Caribbean Jazz Project), percusionist Jammey Haddad (Dave Liebeman, Paul Simon), rumenian pan-flute player Damian Dragichi and new york drummer Marko Djordjevic (SVETI). With his own sextet Vladimir performs originals at many clubs in Boston. He graduates with ˝Summa Cum Laude˝ in 1999 under supervision of his mentors Oscar Stagnaro(Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin) and Anthony Vitti. After gradution from Berklee Vladimir comes back to Yugoslavia (2000) and continues playing with Vasil Hadzimanov as a full time member of Vasil's band. He also colaborates with singers Bisera Veletanlic and Hana Vuchicevic (Speed Limit, Just), latino band Mambo Stars, multiinstrumentalist Slobodan Trkulja (Balkanopolis) and Groove Masters band which follows the most popular pop singer in this region Vlado Georgiev. Among taking part on many jazz festivals all over ex–Yugoslavia with Vasil Hadzimanov Band, Vladimir played at the festivals in Austria, Slovakia, Germany and Holland (tour of five World Music festivals 2004 and North See Jazz Festival 2002 with the Balkanopolis ethno project). Since his return from United States he has been active as a private instructor, and music workshops lecturer for bass guitar and harmony. As bass guitarist he was involved in realisation of many domestic music edtions and several independent american editions. Vladimir Samardzic lives with his family in Novi Sad where he works on his first lesson book for modern bass guitar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Srdjan Dunkic - Johnny - drums (born April 6th, 1976 Belgrade, YU)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After finishing one of the best private drum schools in Belgrade, at the age of 12, he already became an active professional drummer with many Yugoslav bands, playing original and cover material.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From 1997 until 1999 one of the most popular TV channels in the country, broadcasts a music show where Johnny, with his own “Mega Band”, had a chance to perform with the biggest stars in Yugoslav pop/rock music (Bata Kovac, “K2”, “Zana”, Kiki and the “Pilots”…)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Performs with Cosey Powell on his European tour. Collaborates with Djordje David, Dragoljub Djuricic( Germany, Austria…) and “Fuzzbox” band.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On behalf of a great experience he gained in working with the best, he is most wanted as a studio musician.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bojan Ivkovic - percussion, scat vocal (born October 15th, 1975, Vrsac, YU)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1990 - 1994 performs with local bands. In 1994 he moves to Belgrade and becomes a drummer of one of the best blues groups in Yugoslavia “Hush” with their front man Ana Popovic. After numerous concerts with “Hush” (Summertime Jazz Fest., West Rhythm Fest., Pachs Blues Fest., Senta Blues Fest...), he takes interest in playing percussion as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1996 -2001 Bojan records and performs with: Pavle Aksentijevic (Bemus fest., Zurich, Bern, St. Gallen, Canada), Sanja Ilic and Balkanika (Maribor Lent Fest, Mexico, Austria…), experimental band “Vroom” (Trn Fest. Slovenia…), neoswing band “Havana Whisper” (Belgrade Jazz Fest., Zelenkovac Jazz fest….) and Vasil Hadzimanov Band.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vasil Hadzimanov Band, other than in a form of a quartet, can also perform with their special guests, some of the best musicians in the Balkan area:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Brankica Vasic - vocal (one of the greatest ethno Balkan voices of our time, performed with Goran Bregovic, Sanja Ilic…)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teodosii Spasov - kaval (greatest Bulgarian kaval player, recorded and performed with Trilok Gurtu among others)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Antonio Kitanovski - guitar (Berklee graduate, his approach to music is completely new and original, performed with Charlie Mariano, Greg Hopkins…)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Orhan Maslo - percussion (a superb Bosnian percussionist, performed with Mostar Sevdah Reuninon among others)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And others that were guests on our two realeses ("11 reasons for…" and "Kafanki")&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ETC.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-114252399790722198?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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It is set inside the old Austro-Hungarian Fortress in                         the heart of the Verudela tourist centre, on the Verudela                         Peninsula . It is dedicated to raising awareness of the                         sea, with naturally themed habitats depicting the local                         marine environment. Visits of all kinds of groups including                         pre-school, school, clubs, senior citizen and community                         are educationally focused. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                   &lt;tr class="tekst" valign="top"&gt;                     &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                   &lt;tr class="tekst" valign="top"&gt;                     &lt;td colspan="2" background="img/crta-mrezica.gif" height="6"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                   &lt;tr class="tekst" valign="top"&gt;                     &lt;td colspan="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                   &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                                                               &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since 2002, the number of tanks has continuously                             increased and the old tanks were improved and refurbished.                             A dazzling variety of marine life in realistic habitats                             is on display in basins with running seawater . &lt;/p&gt;                           &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;table style="width: 352px; height: 101px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="right" valign="top" width="330"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.aquariumpula-istra.hr/img/slika-fort.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;tr&gt;     &lt;td colspan="3" align="left" background="img/crta-gore.gif" height="2"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;     &lt;td align="right" background="img/crta-gore.gif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;     &lt;td align="right" background="img/crta-gore.gif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;   &lt;/tr&gt;   &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;                           &lt;p&gt;Experience hundreds of sea creatures in 30 special                             exhibits, including a touching pool. Touch a dogfish                             , turtle, urchin, crab or sea squirts in our open                             basin. Discover fish that have burrowed into the                             sand and mud as well as inhabitants of overgrown                             and stony areas. Have a look at tiny zooplankton                             and phytoplankton under the microscope, find out                             about the deepest reaches of the Mediterranean Sea                             , currents, colour of the sea, saltwater composition,                             etc. &lt;/p&gt;                           &lt;p&gt;The first floor features various exhibitions, such                             as old fishermen tools, our protected marine organisms                             and underwater photography by our famous underwater                             photographer Eduard Strenja. In addition there is                             plenty of educational material to explore. &lt;/p&gt;                                                      &lt;p&gt;Our new feature is a 40m tunnel, leading to the                             moat where a freshwater pond is situated. The specimens                             in the pond are varied and typical of the country's                             rivers and lakes. Within the tunnel we offer refreshments                             and snacks to visitors. &lt;/p&gt;                                                      &lt;p&gt;Apart from guided tours, Pula Aquarium organises                             playgroups for children. Children are very welcome                             and can enjoy themselves on the terrace in front                             of the aquarium, with lots of complementary games.                             For inquisitive minds, we offer weekly lectures on                             marine topics. You are welcome to book an appointment                             to explore laboratory material. Excursions to the                             beach and sea in our boat can be organised for groups. &lt;/p&gt;                                                      &lt;p&gt;Within Aquarium Pula, the first Marine Turtle Rescue                             Centre in Croatia was opened in 2002. It is dedicated                             to the implementation of a tagging program in the                             northern Adriatic Sea, to provide medical treatment                             for injured turtles, providing a contact mechanism                             with local fishermen and to promote education and                             public awareness programs. &lt;/p&gt;                                                      &lt;p&gt;Aquarium Pula in Fort Verudela features a spectacular                             location overlooking Marina Bay , offshore islands,                             and open sea where our new picnic area is situated. &lt;/p&gt;                           &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Working hours: &lt;/strong&gt;in summer time 9:00                             am to 10:00 pm daily in winter time 10 - 17 h weekends &lt;/p&gt;                                                                                                            &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A guided tour &lt;/strong&gt;for groups, booked                             in advance, takes approximately 45-60 min.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For further information and tour bookings please                             contact: &lt;/p&gt;                                                                                 &lt;p&gt;Dr. Milena Mičić 0915682986&lt;br /&gt;Zoran Mičić 0915282320&lt;br /&gt;Aquarium 00385 (52) 381402 &lt;/p&gt;                           &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Admission &lt;/strong&gt;1€ = 7,3 KN approx.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.aquariumpula-istra.hr/aquarium_en.php"&gt;Aquarium Fort Verudela - Pula&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7996021-114166159774005741?l=europedir.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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