Do you know that the inventor of the parachute, Faust Vrančić, was born in Šibenik? Unique because of its fortresses and towers such as Sv. Mihovil [St. Mihovil], Sv. Nikola [St. Nicholas], Sv. Ivan [St. John] and Šubićevac, Šibenik is most famous for the cathedral of Sv. Jakov [St. Jacob] that was built in the 15th century.
Find out more
Set amid the wild beauty of white karstic rock and the azure sea, the Šibenik aquatorium is a yachting paradise, boasting as many as 240 isles and reefs, each of which holds an interesting feature or two.
Unbelievable but true – it really is possible to ski in Croatia! Immediately in the hinterland of Rijeka there is the snowy destination of Platak, and somewhat further away there is the Croatian Olympic centre of Bjelolasica at a height of 620 m.
Croatia offers guests accommodation in numerous hotels, tourist resorts, private houses, village houses, apartments, campsites and nudist campsites with a long tradition.
To enter Croatia, a driver’s licence, an automobile registration card and vehicle insurance documents are required. An international driving licence is required for the use of rent-a-car services.