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Croatia, in addition to the beautiful country and full of history, located at the intersection of the Western and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and intersect with the Mediterranean Sea. Croatia deserved so choices when you set themes schedule of the next adventure.
Maybe you've seen the coat of arms of Croatia are plastered in the middle of the Flag is red, white and blue. its shape resembles a chessboard that is red and white with a Crown on top of it, and that is the heartland of the people of Croatia.
a long history of extending in Croatia trip. always contested by various interests in every era, most of his story is tinged with bitterness, the story starts from the threat of the Roman Empire, and then an agreement between the Kingdom of Croatia with Hungary via Pacta Convental in the year 1102, then switch to the 20th century, the State failed to improve the moment captured the Nazi Germany in World War II. join Yugoslavia during the cold war, before finally becoming an independent country since 25 June 1991.
visit to Croatia as a classic tale of medieval the nice path. you will feel like in a fairy tale land, in Croatia is full of castles, towering Cathedrals and ancient fortifications, the aroma directly ambush, meanwhile, the natural contours of the green grass and shrouded the rugged in land trees that bring freshness to the environment.
if you are a fan of the colossal film like Lord of The Rings or The Three Musketeers, would travel to Croatia a deeply human and filled with relics of this history will not be in vain. to search every inch of the the stories contained there in is not enough time for a bit. it may take one week or two weeks or maybe a month to really feel the beauty of Croatia.
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but if your time is limited, tracing the historical relics in the capital Zagreb can simply satisfy your curiosity towards this classic country. there is a Renaissance-style Cathedral Zegreb with two towers that taper soars into space, the whole building is decorated with cultures, decorations and paintings dating from the 14th May.
as long as the threat of attacks from Ottoman Turkey in the 16th century, the fort defense was built to surround the renaissance-style cathedral and the settlement leaders of Catholicism. amazingly, most of the former ramparts until now still you can watch as witness the tenacity residents of Zagreb.
don't forget to take yourself to a visit to the Museum of the history of Croatia. our eyes will be fascinated looking at every detail of the Neo-Gothic Ornament colored golden yellow. it all looks very detailed hands made by artist during the heyday of Croatia. there are a series of paintings titled the arrival of the Croats or the Church Council in Split painter reliable IE c.Medovic.
only a few modern tall building are in the capital and the largest city in Croatia. generally other cities in mainland Europe, there is a sort of square of central city where the in habitats clustered usually. in Zagreb, the square named Ban Jelacic Square, not very special indeed, but still bring up the aroma of condensed history of Croatia through some sculptures placed a Memorial in the middle and in the corner of the square.
Zagreb also offers a lineup of art collection not to be misses to be ignored. lots of museum or galleries are scattered throughout the city, including the zagreb Art Pavilion Zagreb Modern Gallery, Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Strossmayer Gallery and the Mimara Museum. if you are tired of visiting the museum, you should breathe fresh air and enjoy the beauty of the capital, there is garden in Mletacka Street Mestrovic, Fountain and Pavilion concert in Nikola Zrinski Square or you could relax at Starcevic Square to make you fresh again.
when you have a lot time, you get to travel a bit to the outsides zagreb, precisely to the area Hrvastko Zagorje. there green stretch of grass and trees will make you feel comfortable as you are take the beauty of the surrounding nature, the paintings that also you can enjoy the row of houses of local residents that a simple-shaped, built using stone and timber-roofed, if you want to reminisce about human evolution, you can stop by in the region of Krapina not far from the town of Zargoje, where we saw the reconstruction of early life aka Neanderthal were found by foster home Dragutin Palaeontologis Kramberger in 1899.
not perfect if we had arrive in Croatia, but did not come to a city that was tip of the Adriatic Sea. if Italy got Venice, then Croatia is proud of having the Dubrovnik. and since the year 1979 UNESCO recognizes the old city of Dubrovnik as one world heritage site. the town is very beautiful, full of nuances of maritime and ancient for tresses surrounded by stone walls.
these fortifications already built since the middle ages and functions help the inhabitants of Dubrovnik in maintaining sovereignty over the centuries. Durovnik is the only town in the country East of the Adraitic Sea compete with the fame of Venice, it is no wonder, every year hundreds of tourists come to this city, a lot of interesting activity that should be attempted around the ancient city, including traveling around the city while stepping on the stairs, enjoying te warm Mediterranean weather or take a swim in the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic Sea.
if you pay a visit to Croatia in the summer, in the city of Dubrovnik Summer Festival was held, one of the world event which was given the title Gold International Trophy For Quality years ago, 2007 a series of cultural events ragging from live music, dances, theater, storytelling and games.
it was not an exaggeration what Antun Mihanovic, a great poet who wrote the poem Croatia was titled "OUR Beautiful Homeland", rhyme it after being given the tone of the music finally established as the national anthem of the people of Croatia in the year 1891 and precisely a century later, in 1991 the national anthem it ready could be echoed when they grabbed the Croatia's sovereignty as an independent nation.
