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Tourism

Accommodation:
Croatia offers accommodation in numerous hotels, apartment settlement, private houses and camps.

Naturism:
There are numerous well-established naturist camps. There are also naturist beaches near some hotels and camps.

Health tourism:
There is a large number of health spas sited on thermal and mineral springs.

Around Zagreb there is Tuheljske Toplice, Krapinske Toplice, Stubičke Toplice, Varaždinske Toplice, Ivanič Grad (Naftalan) and Topusko. In Slovonia there is Duravar, Lipik and Bizvoc. On the coast there is Vela Luka, Šibenik, Duga Uvala and the Istrian spas. There is also thalasso-therapy in Opatija, Crikvenica, Veli Lošinj, Hvar and Makarska.

Information: Tourist Offices and travel agencies

Nautical tourism:
Croatian has 48 marinas with about 12,500 berths on the sea and about 7,200 on land. The larger marinas have technical service, derricks, fuel stations and various commercial and catering services. In most marinas it is possible to hire sailing boats, and there are also sailing courses available.
Nautical Tourism Association: 051/209-130, www.hgk.hr; Email: psolic@hgk.hr
Adriatic Club International (ACI): 051/271-288, www.aci-club.hr; Email: aci.club@ri.tel.hr

Diving:
In Croatia there are over 130 diving centres. Information: 01 4848-765; www.diving-hrs.hr

Conference tourism:
Croatia has 75 fully equipped conference halls. The largest conference centres in Croatia include those in Zagreb, Opatija, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rovinj, Cavtat, Poreč, Brijuni, Crikvenica and the Plitvice Lakes.

Hunting tourism:
There is a long tradition of hunting tourism in Croatia, and there is a large number of hunting resorts. In central Croatia and Slovenia one can hunt deer, wild boar, martens, foxes, hares, pheasants, wild geese and wild ducks. In Gorski kotar and Lika there are also opportunities for bear hunting and, in Dalmatia, Chamoise and mouflon.

Youth tourism:
There are youth hostels in Dubrovnik, Pula, Šibenik, Zadar and Zagreb, information: 01 4847-472, www.hfhs.hr, email: hfhs-cms@zg.tel.hr

Winter tourism:
There are three major ski resorts with many ski lifts and ski runs: Medvednica near Zagreb, Platak near Rijeka and Bjelolasica near Ogulin.

Sports tourism:
Most hotels and camps have tennis courts (ATP tournament in Umag, WTA tournament in Bol), as well as facilities for basketball and beach volleyball. It is possible to rent boats, fishing and scuba-diving equipment, and there are also scuba-diving and sailing schools. One can go rafting on the Rivers Dobra and Cetina, and whitewater rafting is organised on the River Kupa, Korana, Mrežnica, Cetina and Una.

Culture:
In Croatia there are many opera houses, theatres, museums, galleries and cinemas. A number of them hold a series of summer performances, both in Zagreb and on the coast.

Entertainment:
Most better quality hotels have night clubs and the major tourist resorts have discos. There are dancing evenings on the terraces in the summer, along with other entertainment and cultural events.

Gambling Casinos
There are casinos in Zagreb, Buje, Novigrad, Poreč, Umag, Opatija, Cavtat.

Souvenirs:
Folk and artistic ceramics and numerous hand-made souvenirs.