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ISSUE 32 | SatUrday, jUly 11
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2009 | yEar II
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Season isin full swing
The summer season is in full swing and the amount of yachts in front of the city of Sibenik seems to be growingon a daily basis. It’s great to see the plethora of coloursfrom the mast and sails of these floating beauties.
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Wecome o ou beuifu ci no e foueen eiion of esecon seson of “te Sibeniktimes”. doesn’ eveing seemove wen e sun is sining? you cn be ving e wos ofs, o b wok o usgene feeing une e we-e. Bu wen e sun beksoug e cous, s i s o-ne is week, eveing seemsbig n os. I ws ou-g i ws on e Engis mone bou e wee nbeieve me e cein vepen of esons o mon. Bu Iws wong. te Coins veso cug is bug, i’s eieoo o, o oo co, o e winis bowing in e wong iecionn e fee moo. afe ivingin Engn fo mos i esn expeiencing e En-gis wee cn ow ou,I e m no in e posiion omon bou Coin wee.aoug I ve o s e ongeI ive ee e coe I fee e win-es, mbe m boo s inneou o mbe m bo s finccimise o e wme we-e, bu wen e no winbows is co, e co. M p-ens pone me e oe n o me e beenswimming in e ses in Engnn e se empeuews 13ºc. a sive wen own mspine n I epie “’s em-peue fo penguins n no fopeope.” I’ve go so use o ewm ses ee if e seempeue isn’ es 23ºc Iwon’ go ino e we, ’s fu en egees wme n ese in Engn e momen.Guess I’ve pe muc fu u-se o me suounings.
FROM THE EDITOR
SPEaK UP!
We wou ove o e fom ou.Pese wie o sen n e-mi ous bou ou s in Sibenik. yo-u commens e vube o usn e mos ineesing eeswi be pubise eve week. In-eesing n unusu poos eso wecome. tnks.MarK thOMaSmk.oms@sibenik-imes.com
AWARDS GIVEN TOCROATIA’S BEACHES
NO SMOKE´ RESPONDS TO BAR AND RESTAURANT PROPRIETORS
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE FROMZAGREB TO DALMATIA
HOLIDAY CROATIA STYLE
BLUE FLAGS FOR 115 BEACHES AND 20 MARINAS IN CROATIA
Almost a month on from the Black Sea Asso-ciation of National News Agencies reporting thatbathing conditions are deemed “good” at 16 of the beaches along the Croatian coast and “satis-factory” at nine, there is more good news for thecountry. There are now more reasons to head ona Croatia vacation because the Croatian Times hasreported that the Balkan nation has been given115 Blue Flags for beaches and 20 Blue Flags formarinas. Coastal attractions had to meet variousenvironmental and security criteria to achievesuch an accolade, which indicates that many of Croatia’s popular holiday spots are held in highregard by the authorities. Despite being down tenper cent on last year due to economical issues andnot ecological reasons, the Blue Flag total is a si-gnificant number. Some 3,338 beaches and mari-nas across Europe, North Africa and beyond havebeen presented with Blue Flags this year.People on a Croatia travel trip this summer, as well as locals looking for a good time, will be ableaccess so-called disco trains between Zagreb andSplit from this week. Travelling from the capital ci-ty to the popular Dalmatia holiday destination, theservice will provide passengers with refreshments,entertainment and - as the name suggests - discomusic. Anyone on a holiday in Croatia between July 3rd and August 22nd will be able to buy ticketsfor the Croatian Railways route. This year, theproject is being supported by Croatian telecom-munications services provider T-HT. Vesna Maric,an author involved with the Lonely Planet Croatiatravel guide books, recently recommended Splitas a vacation destination, saying it has good nigh-tlife, a number of historic attractions and is closeto the Dalmatia islands. She said that the city is a“beautiful place” to visit, but is often overlookedby holidaymakers. A vacation in Croatia is an attractive op-tion for a number of reasons, accordingto one of the authors of the Lonely PlanetCroatia travel guide books. Vesna Maricexplained that the country has “a lot of tra-dition”, thanks to its mix of Mediterraneanand Slavic cultures and lack of big resortsoften found in other holiday destinationson the Med. Other benefits from a Croatiatravel trip, she said, include the fact it isstill “relatively unexplored” - although itis getting increasingly popular. “The seais fantastic, it is very family friendly. Thepeak season is for a limited time and formost of the year it is lovely and not socrowded, [plus] it is comparatively cheapcompared to any western destination,” MsMaric commented. Croatia’s food and wi-ne production - as well as its selection of natural parks, lakes and mountains - werealso commended. On the subject of wine,people on an Istria vacation last weekend would have been able to get involved inthe Festival of East Istrian Wine, whichshowcased the local drink to visitors.The Croatian anti-smoking associati-on “Bez dima” (No Smoke) has issuedan open letter in response to bar and re-staurant owners’ opposition to the newanti-smoking law. The Croatian Resta-urant Association has claimed bars andrestaurants have lost 70-to-80 per cent of their business because of the law, whichentered into force in May. The associati-on has recommended the Austrian modelof solving smoking problems that givesbar and restaurant proprietors the rightto decide whether their establishments will be smoking or non-smoking places of business. Bez dima is claiming the asso-ciation is trying to deceive the public be-cause Croatia has had the equivalent of the Austrian model for the last 10 yearsand no restaurant or bar owner has de-cided to ban smoking. Bez dima is char-ging that bar and restaurant proprietorssimply want nothing more than “a per-mit for smoking,” which is unethical. Bezdima is calling on Croats to think twicebefore signing the Croatian Restaurant Association’s petition against the anti-smoking law and preparing to return tostinky, smoky and fusty bars. Bez dima isalso criticising the media for neglecting tomention the positive impact of the law.Croatia has been awarded 115 BlueFlags for beaches and 20 Blue Flagsfor marinas this year. To get the exc-lusive eco-label Blue Flag, a beach ormarina has to meet ecological, educa-tional, security and service standards.The Blue Flag Programme is ownedand run by the independent non-profit organisation Foundation forEnvironmental Education (FEE). Theprogramme is an international pro- ject started by the EU Council in 1981.Croatia has ten-per-cent fewer BlueFlags this year, but that is because of recession, not ecological issues. Beca-use of lack of money, there were fewerapplications for Blue Flags this year.‘Lijepa Nasa’ (Our Beautiful Land)association head Ante Kutle said to-day (Weds) a Blue Flag was importantto many tourists when they choosetheir summer-holiday destination,the daily Vjesnik has reported. Kutlesaid: “Last year, Croatia received 145Blue Flags for beaches and marinasthat ranked it seventh on the worldlist.” The Blue Flag was awarded thisyear to a total of 3,338 beaches andmarinas in various countries.
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U2 IN CROATIA NEXT MONTH
CROATIAN MPS WANT VISA-FREE VISITS TO AUSTRALIA
A vacation in Croatia is an attractive option for a number of re-asons, according to one of the authors of the Lonely Planet Croatiatravel guide books. Vesna Maric explained that the country has “a lotof tradition”, thanks to its mix of Mediterranean and Slavic culturesand lack of big resorts often found in other holiday destinations onthe Med. Other benefits from a Croatia travel trip, she said, includethe fact it is still “relatively unexplored” - although it is getting incre-asingly popular. “The sea is fantastic, it is very family friendly. Thepeak season is for a limited time and for most of the year it is lovely and not so crowded, [plus] it is comparatively cheap compared toany western destination,” Ms Maric commented. Croatia’s food and wine production - as well as its selection of natural parks, lakes andmountains - were also commended. On the subject of wine, peopleon an Istria vacation last weekend would have been able to getinvolved in the Festival of East Istrian Wine, which showcased thelocal drink to visitors.
DID YOU KNOW?
•TheDayoftheCityofKninis
ceebe on e 13 of june one oi S. ane
•Kninwasfirstmentionedby
e Bznine Empeo Kon-snin Pofiogene in 950 inis wok “aminision of eEmpie”
•CroatianssettledinKninatthe
en of e 6 cenu n wsesbise s one of e wevenobe counies.
•DuringtheruleoftheCroatian
King Zvonimi Knin becme me-opois of e ncien Coinse.
•AftertheoccupationbytheYu
-gosvin m in 1991 Knin wsibee b e mii cion“Som” in augus 1995.
•In2005,Britainhadmoved
up fom 12 pce o 8 pcein e is of counies wi emos ouiss visiing Coi.te numbes of visios s beenising sei eve e. Bionse op of e be of iges-spening ouiss.
•Inthesummerof1936KingEd
-w VIII cme o Coi on ec Nin, wi Wis Simp-son, wom e e bice om. te 90.2m c s nowbeen esoe.
•Thesummerseatemperature
eces 26 ºc.
Irish rockers U2 are performing in Croatia next month and if theband's first concert of the tour is anything to go by fans can expecta spectacular occasion. The band entertained the Barcelona crowdson Tuesday and Wednesday and also paid tribute to the so-calledKing of Pop Michael Jackson, who died last week. However, Bonoand the other members of the group have not made it clear if they will be repeating this mark of respect to the Man in the Mirror sin-ger when they play in other countries around the world over thenext few months. Croatia welcomes U2 on August 9th and 10th- and many people from across Europe will be making the trip toZagreb especially for the gigs. Some may wish to make a holiday of the event and explore what else Croatia has to offer. For those who do, hiring a car could provide the best option for travellingthe Balkan nation
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