Despite being one of the most modern countries to visit Croatia does not feel like a place of mass tourism. While commercialization is developing along the coast, Croatian tourism still has a number of positive aspects. Whether for young backpackers or family tour, cyclists, boaters, surfers, all passengers have seen a big leap in the scope and quality of what the country has to offer.
Respect for the natural principles has become a password Croatian cuisine with local origin of food products, wine and olive oil, all very well globalized. Croatia has a growing reputation for various festivals, not only music, which are held on the beaches, stadiums and ancient maritime fortresses along the coast, but also a huge number of art festivals.
Croatia is blessed with many natural resources, with nearly 2000 kilometers rocky coastline and more than a thousand islands with rich vegetation. Even during the most visited months of July and August, there are still beaten track islands, quiet coves and rock fishing villages, which provide a sense of untouched nature. Croatia has many urban glamor, harbor filled with yachts, cocktail bars to destinations such as Split, Dubrovnik and Hvar. Most accommodation is still in the form of private rooms and apartments, when the explosion occurred and backpackers, the number of hostels in major castles.
Croatia has gone a long way since the early 90s, when communism crashed, the war of national survival and the struggle for independence. Two full decades, visitors will be affected palpable sense of pride that has brought an independent state. National culture is far from one-dimensional, but in the country there is still a lot of individuality due to its geographical position. In addition, Croatia is situated on one of the major points of European civilization, the point of Catholicism in Central Europe meets Islam and Orthodox Christianity in the East. Although Croats traditionally see themselves as Westerners, unlike other southern Slavs, who made up the former state of Yugoslavia, still there are many symbols of Balkan culture – the patriarchal family, hospitality to strangers and preference grilled meats.
