To rest on the Istrian peninsula in Croatia traveling tourists from almost all of Europe. We stayed in the hotel complex is 4.5 km from the town of Porec. The nature there is similar to the Ukrainian, although the resorts by the sea there are palm trees. Earth – the red, as the saturated with iron.
Adriatic Sea – clean and clear. Under the rays of the sun appears blue-green. Beach – rocky, strewn with pebbles. The bottom is also strewn with stones, algae grow. Among these diverse small fish swims. Also at the bottom of a lot of what looked like large snails. At the bottom of the Adriatic Sea is not as interesting as for example, in the Red Sea in Egypt. The water is so salty that was in my eyes burn with fire. When dries from the water, the salt remains on the skin. Before bathing all warn of poisonous sea urchins. So you need to buy a special rubber shoes to pierce his feet. In Croatia it costs 8.10 euros. In Ukraine there is in sports shops. Replace it can still be flippers.
One beach is covered with pebbles, the other – a pontoon, lined with stone. On the pontoon into the water can go down the stairs special, as in swimming pools. There is also a stone walkway leading into the water. On the pier, there are platforms for jumping height of 4 m and 2 m depth they have up to 3 m beach is not very wide. From the sun can hide under the trees just behind the beach, where the land is carpeted with grass. In the shade at once much cooler. In all along the beach there are bins and bins, ashtrays. On the ground, never seen a single piece of paper.
In Croatia, the outstanding national currency – the kuna. 1 Euro = 7.45 kuna. The best course – in banks, but some of them take off the commission. The best course in the exchanger found 7.44 kuna and 0% commission. The smallest – 7.31 kuna. Money is better to change away from the hotels and the coastal zone, where the rate is low. In some places it is possible to pay in euros, given the low rate. Dollars in circulation there.
Sunbeds almost everywhere in Europe are paid. From 10.00 to 18.00 per rental costs 25 kuna. Operates self – do take chairs and put where you want. After a while a man comes and collects the money for them, issue a receipt. With a need to take a large beach towels. In Croatia, they do not give out, as in Turkey or Egypt. Many are on the special foam sleeping pad or track. Tourists from Europe who came to their own cars, they took with them a clamshell and beach chairs. Also on the beach is soft “bed” with pillows under large umbrellas, which cost 20 euros a day.
Most of the older travelers. There are many families with children and pensioners. Senior women sunbathing topless, no one is hiding behind. Among the nationalities: Italians, Germans, Austrians, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Ukrainians, and many Russians.
Dominates the Croatian language, but there are Italian. Italians are considered a national minority, so the town Soviets Istria hang flags of both countries. As one Croat, local Italians do not like, because “all they are – is to trade.” At the same time they swore obscenely. Almost all of Croats speak English, a bit worse than Russian. Guides say that they understand Ukrainian, as it looks like. For example, greet them by saying “dobar dan.” According to one version, Croatia once colonized people from the Carpathian Mountains. We checked Ukrainian understanding of one of the waitresses at the restaurant where they drank coffee. She did not understand anything. In English explained where we are, and then she thought of Euro 2012. According to her, the Ukrainians in Croatia are rare. The rest of the Croats when they heard the Ukrainian language, the perceived us for the Poles.
Eat in the cafeteria on average for 70-80 kuna. The portions are very large. Ice Cream – 5.10 kuna. Tea or coffee – 8.12 kuna. Polutoralitrovye bottle of mineral water to 20 kuna. Beer costs between 12 and 21 kuna per 0.5 liters. We bought this wine from winemaker 30-40 kuna.
On some trips it is better to travel on their own. This is especially true of beautiful nearby towns: Pula, Rovinj, Porec. Because you only pay for the road on the bus, not the guide. When you are alone, you have more time on the excursion itself, there is the opportunity to sit in a cafe, consider all as much as you want. Sometimes it turns into a guided tour of running around from one point to another. In Porec general can ride a bike and pay 50 kuna per half day. It is necessary to go to the scenic reserve “Plitvice Lakes”. Also in Venice – 250 km by bus and only 100 km by sea.
With entertainment on the coast there are volleyball courts and tennis courts. At sea scooters, boat rentals, catamarans, “banana”, parasailing. The latter was the most popular among tourists. The rise of 50 meters costs 250 kuna to 100 m – 300 kuna.