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Vodice
and surroundings
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beaches, peaceful coves and aromatic vegetation facilitate the development
of organized tourism in Vodice, which emerged in the 1960s. The inhabitants
of Vodice pay special attention to nature and environmental protection
(afforestation project "One Thousand Palms").
The extraordinary rich catering
offer made Vodice a very popular summer resort. There are more than
100 catering establishments in Vodice, half of them offering various
food (fish, mussels, crabs, pasta, traditional cuisine), including
the old and original Dalmatian dishes. Vodice disposes of three
tennis courts, a football field, as well as basketball and volleyball
courts. A sports centre is located near Hotel Olimpija. The sports
and recreation offer includes diving courses, surfing as well as
underwater photographing.
The traditional feast of Vodice
takes place in August, and the Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (16th
of July) represents a special event. Vodice hosts the Croatian Festival
of Local Radio Stations (beginning of June). The galleries "Bast"
and "Strikoman" add to the cultural offer of the town
in the summer.Organized excursions
are offered.
Of the 16h-century walls (collapsed
in the 19th c.) only the three-storey tower, so-called Caric's Tower,
has been preserved. The parish church with richly adorned Baroque
front was built in 1749 by Ivan Skoko, an architect from Sibenik;
the Baroque belfry was erected by master Vicko Macanovic in the
18th century. The painting of the Holy Family on the main altar
is a work by an anonymous master from the 17th-18th century. - The
remains of a building from the Turkish period are at the entrance
into the town. The small church of the Holy Cross (the former parish
church), built in 1662 by Vicko Ivanov from Korcula, is situated
on the graveyard to the west of the town.
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Vodice
Nice beaches, peaceful coves
and aromatic vegetation facilitate the development of organized
tourism in Vodice, which emerged in the 1960s. The inhabitants
of Vodice pay special attention to nature and environmental
protection (afforestation project "One Thousand Palms").
Along with a variety of accommodation capacities - hotels,
apartments, campsites, the extraordinary rich catering offer
made Vodice a very popular summer resort.There are more than
100 catering establishments in Vodice, half of them offering
various food (fish, mussels, crabs, pasta, traditional cuisine),
including the old and original Dalmatian dishes. |
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Krka
waterfalls
Krka, a river in Dalmatia; springs out
at the western foot of Dinara Mountain and flows into the
sea near Sibenik; length 72.5 km. In the parts of the course
where the Krka flows through marly soils, certain extensions
are created (Arandelovac, etc.). In limestone it forms a narrow
and deep canyon (up to 200 m), flowing over travertine barriers
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Kornati
eilanden
Kornati archipelago is the
most indented island group in the Mediterranean, situated
in North Dalmatia, not far from Šibenik. It includes
140 uninhabited islands, islets and reefs with the area of
only 70 km2. In the immediate vicinity of the Kornati National
Park, there is another jewel of protected nature in Croatia
- the Telašcica Natural Park, which includes a spacious
and deep bay of the same name on the neighbouring Dugi otok.
There are daily excursions from Vodice to Kornati. |
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Plitvice
lakes
Plitvice are the most known
Croatian national park and are entered in the UNESCO Register
of World Natural Heritage. Sixteen little lakes interconnected
with waterfalls created by deposition of travertine, a special
kind of limestone, constitute the main attraction of this
unique park. The park includes the spring of the Korana River
in the area surrounded by dense forests of beech, fir and
spruce, partly in the form of primeval virgin forest. Apart
from the lakes and forests, the Park is ornamented with several
caves, springs, flower meadows, and is inhabited by brown
bear, among other animal species |
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