Crikvenica
Crikvenica is one of the oldest summer resorts on the Mediterranean and a famous health resort with mild climate and luxurious evergreen vegetation. The most dynamic period of the locality is summer. Beautiful sand and pebble beaches offer the pleasure of bathing in clean sea and lying under the shady shelter of Mediterranean vegetation during the long sunny hours. The offer is varied: walks along the seaside and mountain-climbing in the surroundings, practicing of various sports on water and land, fishermen festivities and Carnival follies, dances and entertainment on hotel terraces and night clubs, classic music concerts and painting exhibitions, enjoying in gastronomic specialties, ship and bus excursions to immediate and extended neighbourhood, hunting and fishing. The oldest hotel, Therapia, built in 1895 is worth a visit although today even the old st. Paul monastery has been transformed into a hotel, and it is after the church (church = crkva in Croatian) that the town received its name. Crikvenica is also beautiful in winter, particularly owing to the sumptuous Carnival celebrations held in January and February. There is a whole series of small settlements in its vicinity, among which is Grižane, where the famous painter Juraj Julije Klović, the Reneissance Michelangelo of miniature, was born by the end of the fifteenth century.
One hundred years ago mild climate, fresh air and evergreen vegetation formed a strong base for development of wellness tourism that grew and improved more and more as time passed by. If you decide to spend your holiday in Crikvenica today, you can enjoy comfortable hotels and beautiful beaches, three of which carry the eco-label Blue Flag - a guarantee for high water quality, good environmental management, and safety. If you get tired of swimming and sunbathing, you can choose one of many sports activities. Get to know the atmosphere of the town during fishermen's festivities or take a trip to nearby places or Gorski Kotar not far away.
