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Topic: Cuisine of Croatia


  
  Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it had to endure four-to-five years of sporadic and often bitter fighting with the Yugoslav People's Army and the Army of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina.
Croatia applied for European Union membership in 2003 and the EU leaders accepted it as an official candidate country in 2004.
As of March 2005, Croatia's candidacy was put on indefinite hold due to Carla del Ponte's assertion that Zagreb had not fully cooperated with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with regards to the apprehension of the fugitive alleged war criminal and former General, Ante Gotovina.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croatia   (1423 words)

  
 Travel to Croatia with MagicalJourneys.com
Croatia is situated between central, southern and eastern Europe.
The terrain of Croatia is diverse, containing plains, lakes and rolling hills in the continental north and northeast, densely wooded mountains in Lika and Gorski Kotar, part of the Dinaric Alps, and rocky coastlines on the Adriatic Sea.
In the north and east it is continental, Mediterranean along the coast and a semi-highland and highland climate in the south-central region.
www.magicaljourneys.com /Croatia   (234 words)

  
 Rabac.com.hr Rabac Istria Croatia Rabac Istrien Kroatien Rabac Porec Istrien Dalmatien Insel Krk Porec Istrien Kroatien ...
Croatia extends from the foothills of the Julian Alps in the north-west and the Pannonian Plain in the east, over the Dinara mountain range in its central region, to the Adriatic coast in the south.
The part belonging to the Republic of Croatia is the east coast which extends all the way from Prevlaka in the south to cape Savudrija in the west, including all islands, islets and cliffs along the coast, and the archipelago of Palagruza (the number of islands, islets and cliffs is more than 1700).
Croatia is justifiably proud of its broad palette of high quality wines (up to 700 wines with protected geographic origin) and brandies, fruit juices, beers and mineral water.
www.adriahome.com /rabac.php?language=en&main2=croatiainfo   (6698 words)

  
 Croatia cuisine - Generalturist
The cuisine on the coast was first influenced by the Greeks, Romans, and Illyrians, and later by the Mediterranean cuisines of Italy and France.
Today’s Istrian cuisine is the result of many changes that have occurred in Istria, as well as the influence of various nations who, for shorter or longer periods, stayed in Istria, usually as conquerors.
Croatia can boast of having a wide selection of excellent wines (there are an astounding 700 types of wine with protected geographic origin), brandies, fruit juices, beer and mineral waters.
www.generalturist.com /english/croatia/Cuisine.aspx   (497 words)

  
 Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Croatia is indeed unique, not only for its crystal clear, clean blue sea, but also for its thousand years of culture and history, it's beautiful Adriatic sea, and unique cuisine.
Croatian cuisine, known as "the cuisine of regions", is characterized by roots dating back to Proto-Slavic and ancient periods and more recent influence from the Hungarian, Viennese and Turkish traditions.
Croatia is justifiably proud of its broad palette of high quality wines, brandies, fruit juices, beers and mineral water.
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /canadaeuropa/croatia/cometocro-en.asp   (250 words)

  
 Croatia Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Croatia became one of the most powerful kingdoms in the region, but in 1102 the Croatians ended a decade-long dynastic struggle by agreeing to submit themselves to HungaryHungarian authority.
Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic and often bitter fighting with the Serbs before the end of the war in 1995.
Croatia is expecting a boom in investments, especially Greenfield landgreenfield investments.
www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Croatia   (1247 words)

  
 Omiš - Croatia
Croatia has eight National Parks, four in the mountainous regions (Risnjak, North Velebit, Paklenica and the Plitvice Lakes), and four in the coastal region (Kornati, Mljet, Brijuni and Krka).
In its northern part, Croatia has a continental climate, in he mountainous parts it is alpine, whilst the Adriatic region has a Mediterranean climate.
Croatia is a country with exceptional natural beauty, a rich culture and tradition, as well as ecologically preserved regions.
www.sundance-omis.com /English_Hrvatska.htm   (469 words)

  
 Croatia Holiday & Home
In the heart of Croatia, with a surface of 2,638 km2, bordered by wooded hillsides of Bilogora in the north, Moslavacka gora in the south and Papuk in the south-east.
Knin, the ancient Croatian centre, connects the coast of Croatia to continental Croatia, was once the seat of Croatia's high dignitaries and it was a diocese until the early 19th century.
Located at the narrowest end of Croatia, with the Peljesac peninsula and the islands of Korcula, Lastovo and Mljet, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, this covers an area of 1,782 km2, is the southernmost Croatian county.
www.croatia-holidayandhome.co.uk /properties-for-sale/regions.html   (5996 words)

  
 Croatian Property. FAQ Croatia - Travel, Accomodation, Economy, Cuisine, 'How to Buy', Visa Requirements.
Croatia is located in Southeastern Europe on the north eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
Croatia, with its capital of Zagreb and other well known cities such as Split and Dubrovnik, welcomes visitors with its 1778 kilometers of beautiful coastline dotted with well over 1,000 islands in the clear waters of the Adriatic.
Croatia continues to increase in popularity with holiday makers and investors due to its mild climate, political stability, and its close proximity to Italy, Slovenia and Hungary.
www.sunshineestates.net /faq/faq_croatia.html   (717 words)

  
 Holidays to Croatia
Croatia is situated between Central Europe and the Mediterranean.
Croatia has an abundance of restaurants from which to eat, serving anything from international cuisine to many of the local fish restaurants, which catch and cook over 370 different species.
Croatia also has a superb selection of wines, which are made in its wine region of Dalmatia.
www.globalholidays.co.uk /holidays-croatia.htm   (426 words)

  
 About Croatia
Croatia is located in Southeastern Europe and faces the Adriatic Sea in the west, Slovenia and Hungary in the north and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the south and sothwest.
The eastern region of Croatia is a land of many fertile valleis, served by the Drava and Sava rivers.
Mainland cuisine is more characterized by the earlier Proto-Slavic and the more recent contacts with the more famous gastronomic orders of today- Hungarians, Viennese and Turkish - while the coastal region bars the influences of the Greek, Roman and Illyrian, as well as of the later Mediterranen cuisine - Italian and French.
www.edu.aytolacoruna.es /centros/sfxabier/world_links/croatia.htm   (1626 words)

  
 adriatica.net > Discover Croatia
Croatia has at least 250 natural areas which have been put under formal legal protection, for the most part situated on the coast and islands.
Croatia's coast and islands are divided into the regions of Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia.
Croatia can be proud of its six cultural, historical and natural sights registered in the UNESCO's registry of world monument heritage.
www.adriatica.net /croatia/feature/main_en.htm   (1512 words)

  
 Croatia - Eu-Visit.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The walls of Dubrovnik enclosed a perfectly preserved complex of public and private, sacred and secular buildings of all the periods of the history of the city, beginning with its founding in the 7th century....
Croatia is a country of more than 1,185 islands, islets and reefs, most uninhabited and preserved, perfect for eco-tourism.
Zagreb is the capital and a center of arts and culture with its numerous museums and galleries hosting world-renowned exhibits and festivals.
www.eu-visit.com /croatia   (456 words)

  
 CROATIA
Looking at traffic, Croatia is `the exit to the sea' for the land-locked Central European countries and a chain between East and West.
Croatia is a Republic and the political system is a parliamentary democracy, which was established in 1990.
Croatia is a young country, born in 1991 thanks to the courage and devotion of its citizens.
www.grad.hr /iaces/spring/exchangegeninfo.html   (1916 words)

  
 Croatia Exclusive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
An air of the past, the enjoyment of untouched nature, peace and quiet, exceptional local cuisine and noble wines, a magical atmosphere and unexpected surprises, this is Istria.
Traditional Istrian cuisine, in which truffles are especially emphasised, along with famed Istrian wines, particularly Teran and Malvasia, are a unique quality of this region.
Years of study about it have not brought much result and the Istrian truffle continues to be enveloped in a veil of secret that is only known and kept by the Motovun forest.
www.croatiaexclusive.com /hotel_kastel.htm   (1138 words)

  
 Sinj, Croatia
Sinj is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia.
The town itself has a population of 11,500 (2001 census), while the population of the administrative municipality which includes surrounding villages is 25,373 (2001).
The tilters, dressed in the traditional costumes, ride on horseback in full gallop, trying to thrust a ring (alka), hanging from a wire, with a lance.The tilter who scores the highest number of points (punat) is declared victor.
creekin.net /c2964-n48-sinj-croatia.html   (357 words)

  
 Croatia
I first visited Croatia in the late August/early September of 2001 with a friend as part of an interailing holiday.
The most readily available fast food in northern and central Croatia is corn on the cob, boiled and then roasted, and sold by street vendors much like hot dogs all over the centre of London.
Split is the main city in Dalmatia (the central part of Croatia's coastline).
www.rob-rah.com /Croatia.htm   (3429 words)

  
 Varazdin - Croatia
A city on the right bank of the Drava river in north-western Croatia, 79 km northeast of Zagreb; elevation 173 m; population 42,952.
Varazdin is one of the most important tourist centres of the entire northern Croatia.
The cuisine of Varazdin is popular and renowned, and the "Varazdin klipici" (bakery product) are the most represented and simplest speciality of the town.
www.kroatien-online.com /en/tourism/cities/varazdin.htm   (500 words)

  
 Croatia: About, Facts, Culture
Later, Croatia retained its legal status and autonomy within the framework of the Hungarian empire, and the Habsburg Monarchy.
Continental Croatia, however, also abounds in beauty: it is a land of forests, rivers rich in fish, swift mountain streams and deep gorges of Gorski Kotar, and the magnificent Plitvice Lakes in Lika.
It is a land of golden wheat fields, oak woods and wide rivers of Slavonia and Baranja, a land of quaint little villages, romantic castles and manors, and picturesque rolling hills and vineyards of the Croatian Zagorje.
www.croatiaemb.net   (1323 words)

  
 Articles - Cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.
In addition to food, a cuisine is also often held to include beverages, including wine, liquor, tea, coffee and other drinks.
Cuisines of the Americas are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
oldion.com /articles/Cuisines   (359 words)

  
 Romantic Czech Tours
With few exceptions, the coast, the sea and the islands are the number one attraction in Croatia.
By opting to sail with us, you are choosing to experience fully the unique Croatian culture of coast, island and sea, in the comfort of your mobile hotel.
In fact, with over 47 marinas and 13,000 berths, Croatia’s sailing infrastructure is much more progressive and stable than the inland infrastructure for tourists.
www.romanticczechtours.com /sailing.html   (258 words)

  
 Croatia Exclusive
Exquisite traditional Palmizana cuisine is praised for its delicious specialities, based on fish, lobsters, scampi, shellfish and other sea-food served with fresh vegetables from the island gardens.
The cuisine has been declared one of the best in the Mediterranean by the German Magazine Boote, English Traveler and Croatian magazines Gloria and Playboy.
In a poll by the Cruising World magazine thousands of yachtsmen said that the coast of Croatia is the most beautiful in the world, together with that of the Caribbean.
www.croatiaexclusive.com /hotel_palmizana.htm   (1350 words)

  
 CROATIA
It does, however, seem to portray Croatia as a nation that has made many contributions, both scientifically and culturally, that have been overlooked by the rest of the world.
Its goal is to present information about the current political situation in Croatia to other nations in order to raise consciousness and it is also a place for journalists from Europe and America to find information about Croatia.
The site was created in order to generate tourism to Croatia and the authors of the site want the visitors to see Croatia as a beautiful place to visit and vacation.
artsci.shu.edu /reesp/ecelinks/croatia.htm   (663 words)

  
 Croatian Cuisine
Like much of Croatian culture, the cuisine is divided into coastal (Dalmatian and Istrian) and interior flavors (mostly from Zagreb) with a sub-category of Slavonian cuisine from east Croatia.
Istrian and Dalmatian cuisine relies heavily on the fresh fish and seafood that are caught (or farmed) offshore.
The interior of Croatia, with its cold winters and chilly springs is based on hearty meat dishes.
www.croatiatraveller.com /food.htm   (420 words)

  
 BOOKS CROATIA - Books on Croatia - Bookstore: Travel Books Croatia
Despite the region’s popularity as a package destination for over four decades, exploitation of the coastal settlements has been kept in check, and there are still enough off-the-beaten-track islands, quiet coves and stone-built fishing villages to make you feel as if you’re visiting one of southern Europe’s most unspoiled areas.
As a bonus, many of Croatia’s coastal towns and cities are living museums of Mediterranean culture, generously sprinkled with historical remains from Roman times onwards.
The authors' introduction to Croatia and its cuisine provides insight into the development of the culinary tradition through the centuries, as well as into the specialties of the various regions in Croatia.
www.find-croatia.com /books-croatia   (1437 words)

  
 Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Croats are a largely Slavic people who, it is believed, have origins in Persia and who migrated to the area of what is today Galicia (Central Europe)Galicia (in Ukraine and Poland).
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Croatia, a former Yugoslav republic across the Adriatic Sea from Italy, may resume talks to join the European Union this year and will seek to adopt the euro three years after entry, said central bank Deputy Governor Boris Vujcic.
SPLIT, Croatia, May 25 (Reuters) - Rijeka upset Hajduk Split 1-0 to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory and win their first Croatian Cup since the former Yugoslav republic gained independence in 1991.
www.infothis.com /find/Croatia   (1523 words)

  
 Croatia travel info and museums
Croatia (Hrvatska) has come a long way since the summer of 1991, when foreign tourists fled from a region standing on the verge of war.
Galerija Balen is an independent art gallery in Slavonski Brod, Croatia presenting exhibitions of contemporary Croatian art and the work of international visual artists.
Modern art gallery in Umag, Croatia, presenting to the art public in Croatia established international artists and promoting young emerging artists at home and abroad.
www.holidayfreebies.co.uk /croatia-travel-info.htm   (630 words)

  
 Visit Croatia - Croatian Cuisine
This simple dish is very popular in Croatia and it is eaten as a light lunch, usually with a piece of bread and a glass of red wine.
Served with boiled potatoes, sauerkraut or sour turnip and accompanied by a glass of good, red wine, this is a dish to savour long after it has been eaten.
This product is made in Croatia and is available in Polish and German delicatessens in Europe and America.
www.visit-croatia.co.uk /cuisine   (1412 words)

  
 CROATIA
Croatia's main tourist attraction is it's beaches, its friendly locals and it's offshore islands.
We are unaware of any terrorist threat to western interests in Croatia and the vast majority of visits to Croatia are trouble-free.
If you are planning to travel outside the normal tourist resorts you should be aware that there are areas affected by the war, which ended in 1995, where unexploded mines remain.
worldmarktravel.org /CROATIA   (1406 words)

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