DESTINATIONS
The Dugi Rat is little town situated by the very seaside, along the Adriatic
highway, and stretches from the village of Podstrana
to the town of Omis. At its northern side
it is surrounded by Mt Mosnjica, and on its southern side, by
the sea of the Brac channel.
This entire area thus lies by the very seafront covering a surface
of approximately 12 km2. If considered from the east, this region
covers the following villages: Duce, Dugi
Rat, Orij, Mali Rat, Sumpetar, Suhi Potok, Krilo and Bajnice.
In the foot of mt.Mosnjica are old villages such as: Old Duce
Village, Krug, Zeljovici and Jesenice.
The Dugi
Rat county has an ideal setting along
the seaside, as it is situated between two urban centres: Omiš,
a smaller town and Split a larger city, of
ancient history and numerous cultural and historic treasures.
The municipality of Dugi Rat is an ideal link between them, creating
a series of villages as part of a continuous chain of houses and
villages. Mountains of pine woods that reach the very beaches make this region particularly attractive.
Famous seamen, known throughout the Adriatic are a living proof
of endurance and will of Croatian man. They sail in calm sea and
storms spreading the name of their Jesenice along the Adriatic
coast and further.
Duce
is situated in the middle of Dalmatia on the Dugi
Rat riviera along the Adriatic
Highway. It is approximately 20 km
from Split on the way to Makarska.
Directly opposite is the island of Brac.
During the sixties and seventies a number of houses were built
to be used as accommodation facilities. Duce
is connected with the hinterland (Zagora)
and as such offers excellent home-made food.
A superb tourustic oasis Duce
stretches along the coast between the towns of Omis
and Dugi Rat. It boasts of breathtaking
sandy beaches 4 km long, encircled
by rich mediteranean vegetation.
Its situated only 2 km from the mouth of the Cetina
river on the very doors of a natural pathway. The river leads
through the canyons inland discovering the incomparable picnic
area "Radmanove Mlinice"
and further on the well known "Mala
and Velika Gubavica" waterfalls near Zadvarje.
To the North, Duce is bordered by the Mosor mountain
situated 400 m above sea lavel. These mountain lead down to the
mouth of the Cetina river and are encircled by thick pine forests
which come right down to the sea and can be found on the countless
sandy beaches farmed by the Cetina river.
Omis
is a small Central Dalmatian town between Split
and Makarska.
It is situated in the canyon of the very beautiful Cetina
river and is surrounded with massive
gorges. It was well-known in the past by the pirates of Omiš whose
ships were for foreign invaders a centuries-long symbol of retaliation,
courage and strength.
Today, Omiš is the place of various tourist
facilities along its 35 kilometres long riviera
consisting of the multitude of picturesque beaches and preserved
fisherman's villages. The strength of the Omiš pirates
has been converted into the authentic song of the Omiš harmony-singing
groups.
Split
is the economic and administrative center of Middle Dalmatia,
with about 300,000 inhabitants. It is also the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast
and islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic.
The site was first settled when, at the end of the third century
AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here. The importance of Diocletian's Palace
far transcends local significance because of its level of preservation
and the buildings of succeeding historical periods built within
its walls, which today form the very heart of old Split.
Split's growth became particularly rapid in the 7th century,
when the inhabitants of the destroyed Greek and Roman metropolis
Salonae (present-day Solin)
took refuge within its walls. The lovely ruins of Solin outside
the city can still be explored today. In the Middle Ages, Split
was an autonomous commune. Many
of Split's historical and cultural buildings can be found within
the walls of Diocletian's Palace. In addition, numerous museums,
the National Theatre, and old churches and other archeological
sites in the Split region make it an important cultural attraction.
Split is a busy port, with an international airport
and regular ferry services with the nearby islands, the north
and south Adriatic, Italy and Greece. The merchant and passenger
ships of the Split shipyards may be encountered in almost all
the seas of the world. The fertile fields around Split represent a good base for agriculture,
while cultural monuments, superb landscapes and unparalleled seascapes
make it a tourist's wonderland. Split is also a university seat
and host to numerous scientific institutions.
Trogir is situated in the center of Dalmatia, on the eastern coastline of Adriatic sea. The heart of Trogir is small islet laying between the gentle hills on the mainland and the coast of the Island of Ciovo. Trogir is city with 2300 years of tradition. It's rich culture is created under the influence of old Greeks, Romans, Venetians. Trogir with concentration of palaces, churches, towers, fortress on a small island in aevery way deserves it's nickname "the stone beauty".
Every year during the tourist season, in period from July 1 to August 31, in the very centre of the town, as the part of Trogir Summer Festival, concerts of classical and folklore music are held-in the open air or inside (the Rector’s Palace, Museum Hall, Cathedral, Kamerlengo Fortress...), as well as the promenade concerts along the streets and in the town squares.
Medjugorje ("between the hills") has become well known in the world, because of six young people who claim to have seen visions of the Madonna. Beginning on June 24, 1981, the Blessed Mother appeared to, and later told the visionaries God sent her to our world to help us convert our hearts and lives back to Him. All essential and necessary information concerning the events of Medjugorje can be found on our web-pages www.medjugorje.hr, which is the ‘official voice’ from Medjugorje.
George Bernard Shaw was enchanted by this beautiful city: for him, it was paradise. And he is not only one. Millions of other people also take home happy memories from this "jewel of the Adriatic".
Dubrovnik has a remarkable history. An independent, merchant republic for 700 years (abolished by Napoleon in 1806), it traded with Turkey and India in the East (with a consul in Goa, India) and had trade representatives in Africa (Cape Verde Islands). It even had diplomatic relations with the English court in the middle ages. Its status was such that powerful and rich Venice was envious of this Croatian-Slav city.
Dubrovnik is the most southern city in Croatia, and the most practical way to reach the city is to do so by air. Dubrovnik is 200 km far to the south from Orij and Dugi Rat. The old town was completed in the 13th century and remains virtually unchanged to the present day. If you are visiting in the summer, do not miss the world-renowned Dubrovnik Summer Festival, with music, theatre and dance performances.