Entertainment | Croatia Week https://www.croatiaweek.com Croatian news portal in English Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:35:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.croatiaweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-cww-150x150.jpg Entertainment | Croatia Week https://www.croatiaweek.com 32 32 Zagreb museum ranked among world’s top 10% tourist activities https://www.croatiaweek.com/zagreb-museum-ranked-among-worlds-top-10-tourist-activities/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/zagreb-museum-ranked-among-worlds-top-10-tourist-activities/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:35:06 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145726 chocolate museum Zagreb

Zagreb’s Chocolate Museum is interactive and always engaging for both young and old, and now this has been officially recognised,...

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The Jesus and Mary Chain will be performing in Croatia for the first time. One of the most influential bands...

The post The Jesus and Mary Chain to play Croatia for first time first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-to-play-croatia-for-first-time/feed/ 0 Where you can catch Croatia’s famous dance ensemble this summer https://www.croatiaweek.com/where-you-can-catch-croatias-famous-dance-ensemble-this-summer/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/where-you-can-catch-croatias-famous-dance-ensemble-this-summer/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:08:30 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145671 Croatian dance group Lado performing

LADO dance ensemble is Croatia’s most successful cultural export product.  The group has been promoting Croatian culture around the world...

The post Where you can catch Croatia’s famous dance ensemble this summer first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/where-you-can-catch-croatias-famous-dance-ensemble-this-summer/feed/ 0 Actor Christian Bale enjoying holiday in Croatia   https://www.croatiaweek.com/actor-christian-bale-enjoying-holiday-in-croatia/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/actor-christian-bale-enjoying-holiday-in-croatia/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:32:25 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145649 Christian Bale enjoying Croatian holiday on the island of Mljet

Legendary British actor Christian Bale, best known for his role as Bruce Wayne in Batman, is currently enjoying a holiday...

The post Actor Christian Bale enjoying holiday in Croatia   first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/actor-christian-bale-enjoying-holiday-in-croatia/feed/ 0 16th Regatta in Mošćenička Draga: Traditional sails embracing the sea https://www.croatiaweek.com/16th-regatta-in-moscenicka-draga-traditional-sails-embracing-the-sea/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/16th-regatta-in-moscenicka-draga-traditional-sails-embracing-the-sea/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 07:59:00 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145657 Mošćenička Draga

Mošćenička Draga is a place of perfect harmony in Kvarner. It boasts the attractive and irresistible beauty of the long...

The post 16th Regatta in Mošćenička Draga: Traditional sails embracing the sea first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/16th-regatta-in-moscenicka-draga-traditional-sails-embracing-the-sea/feed/ 0 Balote is more than just a game for Dalmatians https://www.croatiaweek.com/balote-is-more-than-just-a-game-for-dalmatians/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/balote-is-more-than-just-a-game-for-dalmatians/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:58:56 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=131335 Why balote is more than just a game in Dalmatia 

In Croatia, the game of bocce is known as balote, boćanje, or buće, depending on whereabouts you are, and in Dalmatia,...

The post Balote is more than just a game for Dalmatians first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/balote-is-more-than-just-a-game-for-dalmatians/feed/ 0 Croatia’s flattest and most densely populated island https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatias-flattest-and-most-densely-populated-island/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatias-flattest-and-most-densely-populated-island/#respond Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:05:44 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145602 The shortest ferry trip on the Croatian coast - just 3 minutes

Krapanj Island is the lowest Croatian island in terms of elevation, and simultaneously the most densely populated among all the...

The post Croatia’s flattest and most densely populated island first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatias-flattest-and-most-densely-populated-island/feed/ 0 PHOTOS: 54th Trogir Cultural Summer opens with klapa celebration https://www.croatiaweek.com/photos-54th-trogir-cultural-summer-opens-with-klapa-celebration/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/photos-54th-trogir-cultural-summer-opens-with-klapa-celebration/#respond Sat, 06 Jul 2024 11:16:12 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145592 klapa group singing in Trogir

Under the open sky in Ivan Pavao II Square, the 54th Trogir Cultural Summer was officially opened last night in...

The post PHOTOS: 54th Trogir Cultural Summer opens with klapa celebration first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/photos-54th-trogir-cultural-summer-opens-with-klapa-celebration/feed/ 0 Some of the more interesting Croatian surnames https://www.croatiaweek.com/exploring-interesting-croatian-surnames/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/exploring-interesting-croatian-surnames/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:34:00 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=87472 How many people with Croatian origin live outside Croatia?

There are over 33,000 surnames registered in Croatia, according to data from the previous census.  Whilst surnames like Horvat, Knežević,...

The post Some of the more interesting Croatian surnames first appeared on Croatia Week.]]> https://www.croatiaweek.com/exploring-interesting-croatian-surnames/feed/ 0 Terrace at Vidikovac in Zagreb’s Maksimir Park reopens after 50 years https://www.croatiaweek.com/terrace-at-vidikovac-in-zagrebs-maksimir-park-reopens-after-50-years/ https://www.croatiaweek.com/terrace-at-vidikovac-in-zagrebs-maksimir-park-reopens-after-50-years/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:03:54 +0000 https://www.croatiaweek.com/?p=145559 Vidikovac Cafe in Maksimir Park Zagreb

In the heart of Zagreb’s Maksimir Park, at the crossroads of all its pedestrian paths, lies Vidikovac Cafe, formerly known...

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