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Jezera
The picturesque seaside town
of Jezera is situated on the
northeastern coast of the
island of Murter. An idyllic spot,
especially for those who are
lovers of all things nautical
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FROM THE EDITOR
Mark Thomas
mark.thomas@sibenik-times.com
Welcome to our beautiful city and to the
sixth edition of the second season of
“The Sibenik Times”. Its official Croatian
is now a no-smoking country! In line with
most of the rest of Europe and following
regulations from the European Union the
Croatian government banned smoking in
all public places as of the 6th of May. In
fact the law came into being about a
month ago but in a much softer version
to prepare business for the stricter one.
Coming form England this new law is not
really new for me. I’ve seen there over the
last three years how the ban on smoking
has been adopted, both by the people
and by the pubs, cafés, restaurants, etc.
However I always believed that such a
law would be difficult to pass in Croatia
where a much larger percentage of the
population actually smoke. There have
of course been protests and raised voices
from many parties, especially in the hos-
pitality industry, but so far it seems to be
functioning.
As the law was brought into force at
the being of the summer there aren’t as
many problems because smokers have
simply moved to sitting outside cafés
where they are allowed to smoke, but
what will happen in about six months
when the winter hits I’m not so sure. If
you’re visiting Croatian from a European
Union country then this ban will not come
as any real shock as you’re probably used
to it already from your native country.
But, I will warn you not to light up inside
as the fines are considerable. Along with
the new laws has also come warnings
on cigarette packets on the dangers of
smoking and I have to say in my experi-
ence these warnings have come as a big-
ger shock than the actual ban. Nobody
likes to be reminded of the dangers of
smoking even though they are of course
pretty obvious. And for all you non smok-
ers enjoy a smoke free Croatia.
SPEAK UP!
We would love to hear from you.
Please write or send an e-mail to
us about your stay in Sibenik. Yo-
ur comments are valuable to us
and the most interesting letters
will be published every week. In-
teresting and unusual photos are
also welcome. Thanks.
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may 16TH 2009.
IRAN INTERESTED IN
CROATIAN OLIVE OIL
Iranian officials have said
they are interested in importing
olive oil from Croatia, the Croa-
tian Agency for the Promotion of
Exports and Investments (APIU)
has said. The announcement ca-
me after an eight day official vi-
sit to Iran by an APIU delegation
where they met Iranian Ministry
of Economy officials. APIU head
Slobodan Mikac said both coun-
tries pledged to continue econo-
mic cooperation.
REHN WELCOMES
CROATIA’S POSITIVE
ANSWER TO HIS
PROPOSAL
European Enlargement Com-
missioner Olli Rehn welcomed
Croatia’s positive answer to his
proposal for settling the border
dispute with Slovenia, adding
that he now hopes for Slovenia’s
answer. The Croatian Parlia-
ment on Friday accepted draft
agreement on settling the bor-
der dispute with Slovenia, thus
authorizing the Government to
initial Rehn’s proposal. Croatia
accepted Rehn’s final proposal
in its original form, without
any amendments. On the other
hand, Slovenia is yet to take its
final stand on the proposal and
argues it is not a final proposal.
It announced amendments and
rejection of the proposal unless
they are accepted.
GREAT POTENTIAL FOR CROATIAN NAUTICAL TOURISM
The latest numbers show that by 11% and 13% respectively growing demand and finding a
as a holiday destination Croatia is comparing to 2008. Nautical berth during the peak season can
very attractive to the charter in- tourists accounted for 8% of the sometimes be challenging. The-
dustry. The great potential of na- total number of tourists. Accor- re are presently over 200 yacht
utical tourism in Croatia can be ding to the Croatian Chamber of charter companies in Croatia,
attributed to almost a thousand Commerce the turnover of ports with over half of them with only
nautical miles of the beautiful for nautical tourism in Croatia is one or two vessels. Of the nearly
Adriatic coast (including 1,185 increasing every year. The latest 2,800 registered charter vessels,
easily accessible islands) and a statistics survey which included over 75% are sailboats. No ot-
mild Mediterranean climate that 56 marinas and 38 other ports her Mediterranean destination
allows for at least a six-month pe- accommodating charter yachts has experienced such dynamic
riod for comfortable sailing and and boats show that the turno- growth in charter vessels, with
cruising. The charter business is ver in charter industry increased over 200% increase since 2000,
one of the most prosperous touri- by 6% in comparison with 2007. when just over 1000 vessels were
sm sub-sectors in Croatia and one The total number of berths in operating. The present situation
of the fastest growing industries Croatia for leisure boats in all has resulted in supply exceeding
in Croatia generally. The number marinas and ports is estimated to demand, providing good oppor-
of tourists in marinas and overni- be around 30,000, which is pro- tunities for both charter agents
ght stays has last year increased ving to be insufficient to satisfy and consumers.
CROATIA DUBBED PLACE TO BE FOR MUSIC
Croatia and other parts of south-
east Europe have ensured that the
region is “the place to be for music
festivals this summer”. According
to marketing group Global Publici-
ty, The Garden Festival is one rea-
son why tourists may want to head
on a Croatia holiday this year. Com-
menting on the south-east Europe
area as a whole, the company sa-
id: “The region has some amazing
festivals, with massive line-ups,
guaranteed sunshine, cheap ticket
prices, cheap drinks and you don’t
have to worry about being stung
by the strong euro.” In addition to
the Croatian music event, which
may prompt tourists into choosing
Croatia travel routes, there is a big
occasion in nearby Serbia. The Exit
Festival has become more and mo-
re popular with visitors from across
the continent over the years, and
this year boasts an impressive se-
lection of singers and artists. Arctic
Monkeys, Lily Allen, Moby and Ma-
nic Street Preachers are just a selec-
tion of the big-name acts to confirm
their presence at this year’s event.

NATO ‘OFFERS’ EUR 2BN TO CROATIAN COMPANIES
Croatia’s NATO membership
opens a possibility to the local
companies to compete for deals
worth as much as EUR 2 billion
a year. Only in Croatia, NATO
could invest around EUR 40
million in the next five to ten
years. The Government took
this opportunity seriously, so
a special task force will meet
on Monday to prepare and en-
courage Croatia’s companies
to take part in international
tenders for NATO’s projects.
With representatives of mini-
NEW SCHEME TO ENCOURAGE CROATIA TRAVEL
A new tourism initiative has
been set up to try and encoura-
ge more people across Europe
to holiday in Croatia. Conduc-
ted by the Croatian National
Tourist Board, the scheme has
been launched in a number of
neighbouring countries, reports
Javno.com. Different messages
have been used in each nation’s
individual marketing campaign,
offering different reasons to cho-
ose a vacation Croatia-style. The
RUSSIANS ARE HIGH CLASS TOURISTS - CLAIMS MINISTER
Croatian Tourism Minister
Damir Bajs has praised Russian
tourists as “high class” as a visa
requirement for them to travel to
the country was lifted. The go-
vernment has said Russian and
Ukrainian citizens will not need
visas to travel to Croatia during
the summer tourism season as it
looks to boost tourism revenues.
Bajs said after meeting Deputy
Russian Ambassador to Croa-
tia Boris Medvedev yesterday
(Weds): “Russians are high cla-
ss tourists. Around 80 per cent
of those who come to Croatia
have a university education. An
average Russian tourist spends
more than 100 Euros a day whi-
le other tourists spend around
56 Euros. “
stries of transport, economy
and defense, the task force also
includes a Croatian Chamber
of Economy’s representative.
NATO’s military budget this
year is EUR 1.3 billion, while
the civilian budget amounts
to EUR 201 million. The infra-
structure program NSIP alone
has a yearly budget of EUR 640
million, said head of the task
force Djurdja Adlesic, who stre-
ssed that such deals are espe-
cially important in the time of
crisis and recession.
advertisement being displayed
in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia
and Macedonia states: “When
the heart says summer, it says
Adriatic!” However, the slogan
for the scheme in Ukraine and
Romania is more specific to Cro-
atia. “Experience the beauty of
diversity”, it says, before adding:
“Croatia: So beautiful, so close.”
Meanwhile, Poland’s campaign
goes with: “When the heart says
summer, it says Croatia!”
HOTEL AND NAUTICAL COMPLEX TO BE BUILT IN SIBENIK
A 100 millions Euros ho-
tel and nautical resort is to be
built in Sibenik, it has been
reported. A consortium of the
Turkish company Dogus Group,
American company Island Glo-
bal Yachting and the Nautical
Centre Prgin in Sibenik toget-
her with the city authorities of
A museum dedicated to an-
tique glass has opened in Zadar.
The Museum of Antique Glass
which opened on Tuesday will
diplay unique glass works from
Zadar County as well as other
Croatian cities such as Zagreb,
Pula, Split, Osijek, Sibenik
CROATIA FAVOURED BY AUSTRIANS
When Austrians choose a
holiday, Croatia is often among
their top choice of destination,
it would seem. According to
the Austrian Times, Croatia is
one the “favourite summer ho-
liday destinations” for the peo-
ple of Austria. Judging by the
newspaper’s statement, many
of the holidaymakers choosing
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Sibenik are to back the project
in Mandalina in the Adriatic
coastal city. “There is no doubt
Dogus will take part in this in-
vestment. We expect to sign the
deal later this month,” Ivana
Prgin, the director of Nautical
Centre Prgin said to Slobodna
Dalmacija daily.
GLASS MUSEUM OPENS
and Dubrovnik. It also holds
a library, congress hall and
workshop for designing glass.
Museum boss Ivo Fadic said:
“This museum could become a
centre in both Croatia and all
of Europe for the study of glass-
making.”
apartments in Croatia this sum-
mer could well be from the cen-
tral European region. With bea-
utiful cities such as Dubrovnik,
Split and Sibenik, as well as host
of islands in the Dalmatia holi-
day region, there are a number
of options for all Europeans hea-
ding to the country for a holiday
this year and beyond.
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DID YOU KNOW?
• The Croatian flag was adopted
on December 21, 1990, making it
one of the world’s newer flags.
• In 925, Croatian King Tomislav
united the principalities, estab-
lishing the first Croatian state.
• According to the World Health
Organization, there are no vacci-
nation requirements for entering
Croatia.
• Croatia was part of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire until the end of
World War I.
• The average air temperature in
the coldest month (February) is
4.6 °C.
• In July Sibenik has 12.4 hours of
sunshine a day, like Alexandria in
Egypt.
• The monk seal is one of the ten
most endangered mammal spe-
cies in the world has been spotted
in Croatian waters.
• The approximate size of Croatia
is about one quarter of Britain.
• For sex on the beach, in fact in
any public place, there is a penalty
- maximum of 30 days in prison or
100 EUR in Croatia.
• The British forces helped to sup-
ply paper for a new newspaper set
up during the war - Slobodna Dal-
macija. (Free Dalmatia)
• William Shakespeare set his
comedy Twelfth Night in Illyria, by
which he probably meant Croatia.
• Princess Diana visited Croatia
in 1997 as part of her campaign-
ing work against landmines.
Since her death, the Landmine
Survivors Network has staged an
annual handball tournament in
her memory in which teams from
Croatia participate.
• A sculpture by the sculptor Ivan
Meštrović, a wooden relief entitled
“The Descent from the Cross”, can
be found in the Tate Gallery in Lon-
don. He is buried in Otavice a small
village approximately 35 km away
from the city of Šibenik.
• Sculptor Ivan Meštrović is men-
tioned in D.H. Lawrence’s book
Women in Love.
• The book 101 Dalmatians was
written by British author Dodie
Smith and published in 1956.
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nty
Around the cou
Jezera is situated on the so-
uth-east coast of Murter, the
biggest island in the archipela-
go of the region, around thirty
kilometres west of the city of Si-
benik. It lies in a well protected
horseshoe shaped bay. Jezera
translated into English literally
means lake. The name Jezera
comes from the fact that the
soil in that area is non-porous
which results in rain collecting
and forming large ponds. The
largest of these, Blato, was dra-
ined at the end the last century
to avoid the spread of malaria.
The second largest, Lovka, is sti-
ll full of water today during the
rainy seasons. However, in the
summer months tourists do not
think about rainfall because Je-
zera offers a lot of sunshine, cle-
ar seawater and a nice cove wi-
th a beautiful beach. Something
specific for the Jezera is that the
houses on the coast were built
relatively recently in the 18th
century. Until that time there
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existed a threat of pirates and
raids from the sea, so the ori-
ginal houses were constructed
about half a kilometre inland.
Historical records of Jezera can
be found as early as the 13th
century and an older cultural
monument is the church Lady
of Health which was built in
1720. In the past the local peo-
ple of Jezera carried out a num-
ber of professions on the land
including olive growing, wine
production and quarrying, al-
though the most significant pro-
fessions in Jezera were always
connected to the sea including
fishing and the transport of car-
go. Even though Jezera is the
smallest place on the island it
always had the largest number
of boats and other vessels. This
trend continues today and tou-
rists will always be able to find
fresh fish and seafood there. In
fact the fishing society in the
town is the oldest in this part
of the Adriatic, formed back in
1922. Today Jezera has around
1000 full-time citizens and most
of these are employed in the
tourist industry. The leader of
tourist development in the area
is the company Školjić.
The company has built, in
the bay of Lovišća, a modern
tourist resort and camp with a
total accommodation for 1500
guests. Guests to this complex
can also arrive via the sea as
the resort has its own marina
with a capacity for 220 vessels
as well as dry docks for 60 boats
during the winter. Apart from
the fact that Jezera is one of the
stops on the way to the Kornati
islands another attraction of the
marina is that it is well protec-
ted from strong winds blowing
from any direction, this makes it
very popular with mariners. In
the summer yacht schools are
organised and last year the pla-
ce became recognised outside
of Croatia for the competition
“Big Game Fishing” which was
DID YOU
KNOW?
• Jezera has a population of
around 1,000.
• The town is in the southeast of
Murter, the biggest island in the
archipelago of the region.
• In Jezera in 1722. on the
foundations of an old medieval
church, the parish church of
Gospa od zdravlja was built.
• Next to the church there
is a tower (32 meters high)
from which you can enjoy a
beautiful view of the town and
surroundings.
• During the summer in Jezera
there are numerous festivities,
cultural and sports events
entitled “Days of the Sea”.
Jezera
organised at the end of Septem-
ber. As a matter of fact cultural
events have a long tradition in
this area, from the Pučke li-
brary which was formed over
one hundred years ago to the
art society Koledišće which was
formed in 1970 as well as other
tradition dances that have been
around for over four decades.
Today Jezera has another strong
tourist attraction and that is
the festival “Days of Jezera.” It
is held from July to September
and contains many interesting
sights for tourists. Some of the-
se include “Jezera gastronomic
evening” and “The Fisherman’s
festival.” As you can see Jezera
has kept its strong links to the
sea even today. Jezera has also
been recognised by the Croati-
an National Tourist Board. In a
project named “Blue Flower”,
which rates all Croatian tourist
destinations, Jezera has won
one gold medal and three silver
medals.

Croatia – a smoke free country
It has been a historic week in
Croatia; a new law has come in-
to force that brings the country
in line with the rest of Europe
and the majority of the Europe-
an Union. A law that has taken
months to pass and about the sa-
me amount of time to bring in,
a law that turns the world up-
side down for around 1 million
inhabitants, a no smoking law.
After decades of a lifestyle in
which cigarettes were taken for
granted, a smoking ban in all pu-
blic places took effect, causing a
major shock for the smoking po-
pulation, which amounts to one
third of the country’s 4.4 million
people. Croatians have a serious
cigarette habit. Figures indicate
that some 27% of the population
has a puffing problem with the
attendant health ramifications
(lung cancer, cardiovascular di-
sease etc.). Considering the ave-
rage salary in Croatia, cigarettes
are comparatively expensive
which hasn’t brought down the
smoking rate but has encoura-
ged a thriving trade in smuggled
cigarettes. As from Wednesday
the 6th of May 2009, smoking
is limited in Croatia’s restaurants
and cafes in an attempt by the
government to limit the dama-
ge done by smoking and se-
cond hand smoking. In the past
week, local newspapers have
carried dozens of anti-smoking
tips and no-smoking signs have
been selling like hot cakes. A law
passed in December limits smo-
king in indoor public places but
permits owners to design special
premises for smokers. In esta-
blishments where some smo-
king will be allowed, no food
or drinks will be served. Howe-
ver, smoking will be allowed in
open-air terraces and sidewalk
cafes. Fines for violators will
be extremely steep and should
help to discourage potential law
breakers, with smokers liable up
to 135 euro, and restaurant and
cafe owners up to 19,000 euro.
IN LINE WITH EUROPE
Cafe and restaurant owners
bitterly oppose the law, saying
it will endanger the existence of
their business. The vast majori-
ty of cafe and restaurant owners
complained the ban would cri-
pple their businesses and should
have been delayed in times of re-
cession, which has taken a he-
avy toll on the European Union
candidate country. Local media
have reported bar owners fear
they could lose as much as 50
per cent of their customers
as new laws mean that
people will only be
able to smoke
on terraces or
in specially
designated
rooms in
bars and re-
staurants.
Although
many smokers
assessed this law
as discriminatory,
because smoking is
a personal decision which
nobody cannot ban, executive
power cites statistics regarding
deaths over smoking addiction,
as well as the European Union,
since the smoking ban is in ef-
fect in most EU countries. Accor-
ding to the figures of the World
Health Organization, even five
million people die in the world
per year from the consequences
of smoking. These figures are le-
sser in Croatia, even though they
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are worrying. Every year, 10,000
Croats die from smoking-rela-
ted illnesses, while 3,000 per-
sons die from passive smoking.
However, the smoking ban will
not only hit the smokers, but
the caterers as well,
during the peak
of the tourist
season. The
turnout will
be reduced,
and if the
guests light
up a cigarette
and refuse to
put it out, the
police will be
called, while En-
vironmental Protecti-
on Ministry inspectors will
issue out fines.
HIGH FINES
According to the law, fines for
smoking in closed rooms amo-
unt to 1,000 kuna (135 euros)
for physical person, while the
responsible person who allowed
smoking in the catering object,
i.e. the waiter will be fined
between 500 kuna (68 euros)
and 1,000, while the bar, club or
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restaurant owner will be fined
between 30,000 (4,054 euros)
and 150,000 (20,270 euros) ku-
na! Supporting the law, Health
Minister Darko Milinovic told a
parliamentary session that some
10,000 people die of smoking-
related diseases per year, and
another 3,000 people die annu-
ally of passive smoking. The new
bill also introduces a special
health warning on every pack
of cigarettes. These warnings
range from “Smoking Kills” to
“Smoking whilst pregnant can
seriously harm your child” and it
is predicted that they will have a
psychological effect on smokers.
As well as the average price of a
packet being increased by 2 – 3
Kuna. All of these measures are
hoped will half the current num-
ber of smokers in the country as
well as reducing the amount of
people seeking medical care due
to smoke related diseases. In any
case Croatia is now a smoke free
country and health wise better
for that. It only remains to be
seen how people and business
will react and adapt to the new
laws, its probably just a question
of time.
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Interview
Mr. Goran Bulat – Director of the Sibenik Tourist Board
As the tourist season is in
full flow “The Sibenik Times”
caught up with the director of
the Sibenik Tourist Board, Mr.
Goran Bulat, to see his feelin-
gs and expectations for the co-
ming season. Contrary to news
in the press the season doesn’t
appear to be affected by the
financial crisis in fact it could
end up better than expected
and even better than last year.
•• How is the season going so
far, is it better or worse than
last year?
I have to say that the whole
season so far is going unexpec-
tedly. Although the hotels in
the region have experienced a
drop in overnight stays so far
this year other accommodation
facilities have seen an increase
in bookings and guests. Private
accommodation, campsites and
the marinas have all seen an in-
crease in overnight stays and
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reservations look promising for
the rest of the season. In many
ways we expected this increase
in bookings in all accommoda-
tion apart from hotels so it’s
not so surprising. My general
opinion for this season is one
of optimism. Even though the
hotels have seen a small drop in
interest I’m certain that this wi-
ll not be too drastic or too mu-
ch of a problem for them. And
with other accommodations in
plus the region should finish in
a plus by the end of the year.
•• How has the Sibenik Tou-
rist Board prepared for the
current season, will there be
some new events in the city?
Just for this season the tou-
rist board in co-operation with
other parties have arranged
forty events and arrangements
in the city of Sibenik. This gives
us a lot more happenings than
last year and should all help to
the overall experience of guests
to our city. The biggest event in
Sibenik, as you probably know,
is the International Children’s
Festival and this takes a lot
of planning and organisation.
We basically start with prepa-
rations as soon as the festival
finishes and already we have
published a program for the
festival on the tourist board
website. The event takes a lot
of organising but its all well
worth it. In fact the Internatio-
nal Children’s Festival and the
Middle Age Fair are the two
biggest happenings in the city
through the year. This year the
International Children’s Festi-
val will celebrate its 49th anni-
versary. We also have on the
program for this year ten vocal
choir concerts in the evening
(klapa) in the city. Through
July and August every Thurs-
day we will organise concerts
of these traditional choirs in
the town.
•• There have been a number
of special “cleaning” actions
this year not only in Sibenik
but around the whole county.
Is the Sibenik Tourist Board
involved in these actions?
In the city we organised an
action to clean and dredge the
seabed and forty-three divers
from around the county parti-
cipated in this action. We have
also recently handed out seeds
for flowers for all the areas in
the region, which will help in
preparing and beautifying all
the public spaces in the region.
We have also financed a clea-
ning action of all the beaches
in the region. However this
isn’t just an action for the city
of Sibenik but for the whole of
Croatia. The action is entitled
“I Love Croatia” and is under
the sponsorship of the Croatian
Tourist Board, so these actions
are on a national level as well
as on a county level and on a
local level. This means that ci-
ty tourist boards are involved
with organising and supervi-
sing the whole action in their
regions. There are even awards
given out by the tourist board,
for example awards for the best
garden, the best town square
and the best balcony, etc.
•• What is your opinion on the
latest law on no-smoking in
public places and will it ef-
fect the hospitality business
in Sibenik?
In my opinion the law is a
positive step. Of course I expect
there will be some complaints
for local hospitality objects but
I can’t see a problem during the
summer season as restaurants
and cafés will be able to utili-
ze outside terraces. All in all I
think the law is excellent.

Intervju
Gospodin Goran Bulat
- direktor Turističke
zajednice Šibenik
Dok se turistička sezona zahuktava
The Sibenik Times je “ulovio” direktora
Šibenske turističke zajednice gospodina
Gorana Bulata kako bismo ga priupitali
za njegovo mišljenje i očekivanja za nado-
lazeću sezonu. Sudeći prema novinskim
informacijama izgleda da financijska
kriza ipak nece imati utjecaja na sezonu,
dapače, izgleda da bi rezultati mogli biti
dobri ako ne i bolji u odnosu na prošlu
godinu.
•• Kakva je turistička sezona zasad, je
li bolja ili lošija nego lani?
Moram priznati da je zasad tijek cije-
le sezone neočekivan. Iako hoteli u regiji
bilježe blagi pad noćenja ostali smještaj-
ni kapaciteti bilježe porast rezervacija i
gostiju. Privatni iznajmljivači, kampovi
i marine bilježe porast noćenja tako da
ostatak sezone izgleda prilično optimi-
stično. Očekivali smo porast rezervacija
u svim smještajnim kapacitetima, osim
u hotelima, tako da nismo iznenađeni.
Moja očekivanja za ovu sezonu su vrlo
optimistična. Čak i činjenica da je ponešto
smanjen interes za hotele neće predstav-
ljati tako drastičan problem za njih. A sa
ostalim smještajnim kapacitetima koji po-
sluju u plusu, regija će do kraja godine
zabilježiti pozitivne rezultate.
•• Kako se Šibenska turistička zajed-
nica priprema za nadolazeću sezonu,
hoće li biti nekih novih događanja u
gradu?
Samo za ovu sezonu turistička zajedni-
ca u suradnji s partnerima organizira če-
trdeset različitih događanja i aranžmana
u Šibeniku. Radi se o mnogo više doga-
đaja nego u prošloj godini i trebalo bi po-
moći da time svi gosti u našem gradu bu-
du zadovoljni. Kao što vjerojatno znate,
najveći događaj je Međunarodni festival
djeteta koji zahtijeva mnogo planiranja i
organizacije. Mi zapravo s pripremama
počinjemo odmah po završetku Festiva-
la tako da na internet stranici Turističke
zajednice već imamo objavljen program
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događanja za Festival. Taj događaj traži
jako puno organizacije ali je vrlo isplativ.
Zapravo su Međunarodni festivala djete-
ta i Srednjovjekovni sajam dva najveća
događaja u godini. Ove godine Međuna-
rodni festival djeteta proslavlja svoju 49-u
godišnjicu. Također, ove godine u gradu,
u večernjim satima imamo na programu
i koncert deset klapa. Svakog četvrtka,
tijekom srpnja i kolovoza u gradu ćemo
organizirati koncert jedne od tih tradici-
onalnih klapa.
•• Ove godine je u Šibeniku i u župani-
ji provedeno nekoliko posebnih akcija
čišćenja. Je li u tu akciju uključena i
Turistička zajednica Šibenik?
U gradu smo organizirali akciju čišće-
nja morskog dna i u toj akciji sudjelovala
su četrdesettri ronioca iz cijele županije.
Također smo nedavno posadili cvijeće na
svim javnim površinama u županiji, što će
pripomoći njihovu pripremanju i uljepša-
vanju (za sezonu). Osim toga, financirali
smo čišćenje svih plaža u regiji. To nije ak-
cija samo za grad Šibenik, to je akcija za
cijelu Hrvatsku. Akcija nosi naziv Volim
Hrvatsku, i nalazi se pod sponzorstvom
Hrvatske turističke zajednice, tako da
govorimo o akciji koja je osim na nacio-
nalnoj, i na regionalnoj i lokalnoj razini.
To znači da su gradski turistički uredi
uključeni u organizaciju i nadziru cijelu
akciju na razini regije. Tako je Turističke
zajednica čak podijelila nagrade, primje-
rice, za naljepši vrt, najljepši gradski trg
ili najljepši balkon, itd.
•• Kakvo je Vaše mišljenje o najnovijem
Zakonu o zabrani pušenja na javnim
mjestima i hoće li se to odraziti na
uslužnu djelatnost u Šibeniku?
Moje mišljenje je da je zakon jedan
dobar korak. Naravno, očekujem da će
od lokalnih ugostiteljskih objekata biti
prigovora ali ne vidim u čemu je problem
s obzirom da u ljetnoj sezoni restorani i
kafići posluju uglavno na terasama. Sve u
svemu mislim da je zakon odličan.
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EVENTS What to look forward to this year PRIMOSTEN (07.-08.)

– Every Monday:
Dalmatian Klapa
Sibenik
– Every Wednesday:
Folklore evenings
– Every Saturday:
live music

grebastica
Night of Grebaštica
Vodice July

Knin
International Sibenik Klapa Evenings Picnic In Rakitnici Our Lady of Karmel – Croatian Independence Day
Children’s Festival July/August 01.05.2009 pilgrimage August
20.06 - 04.07.2009 16. 07. 2009
jezera
Organ Summer School Jezera Days of the Sea
Day of the city of Vodice
Sibenik Medieval Fair 15.07 - 28.07.2009 7th Seaside Jazz festival July
03.05.2009
18./19./20./09.2009 29. 07. 2009 - 30. 07. 2009
pirovac
Adriatic Boat Show Pirovac Summer Nights
Children’s Festival in Vodice
Dalm. Chanson Evenings Nautical centre Prgin - Vodice nights End of July
27. 06. 2009 - 03. 07. 2009
21.08. - 22.08.2009 14.10 -18.10.2009 02. 08. 2009 - 04. 08. 2009.

tribunj
Exhibition by the Cultural
Association of Tribunj
from the 15th June to the 15th of August
Concert Maksim Mrvica
11.07.2009
Women’s choir of Tribunj
“St. Nikola”
concerts from the beginning of June
Winner of the vocal choir
festival “Festivala” from Omis
30.07.2009
Concert Đani Stipaničev
07.08.2009
“The Sea on the table”
13.07.2009
“Tribunj Fishermans Night”
24.07.2009
ral monuments
Cultu
FAUST VRANČIĆ
Faust Vrančić (1551, Šibenik –
January 17, 1617) was a Croatian
bishop, humanist, philosopher, hi-
storian, diplomat, linguist, lexico-
grapher, and inventor. He died in
Venice and was buried in Prvić Lu-
ka (a village on the island of Prvić
near Šibenik). The Vrančić family
came to Šibenik where a member
of the family was mentioned for
the first time in 1360. While the
family’s main residence was in
Šibenik, they owned a summer
house in Šepurine, a village nei-
ghbouring Prvić Luka, where he
is buried. The family owned su-
bstantial amounts of land on the
island of Prvić and acquired an
impressive art collection. Descen-
dants of the family still live in the
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summer house in Šepurine. As a
youth, Vrančić was interested in
science. He attended schools in
Padua (Padova) and Venice, whe-
re he focused on physics, enginee-
ring and mechanics. At the court
of King Rudolf the II in Hradcany
in Prague Vrančić was Chancellor
for Hungary and Transylvania of-
ten in contact with Johannes Ke-
pler and Tycho Brahe. In 1598 he
got the title of bishop of Csanad.
After his wife’s death, Vrančić left
for Hungary and later for Venice
to join the brotherhood of Saint
Paul (barnabites) in 1609, whe-
re he committed himself to the
study of science. He died in 1617
in Venice, he was buried on Prvić
island by his own request.
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Dalmatia – a brief history
Dalmatia's name is derived
from the name of an Illyrian
tribe called the Dalmatae who
lived in the area of the ea-
stern Adriatic coast in the 1st
millennium BC. They arrived
to the Adriatic Coast from the
Dalmatian inland during 3rd
and 2nd century BC. The name
"Dalmatia" was in use probably
from the second half of the 2nd
century and certainly from the
first half of the 1st century BC,
defining a coastal area of the
eastern Adriatic between the
Krka and Neretva rivers.
EARLY YEARS
- The Roman Republic
attempted to subdue the Ill-
yrian tribes during the Illyrian
Wars of 220 and 168 BC, and
succeeded, forming the Ro-
man province of Illyricum. The
Romans, however, were often
faced by rebellions of various
Illyrian tribes. In 156 BC the
Dalmatae themselves were
attacked by a Roman army for
the first time, and were defea-
ted but not fully subdued. They
raised a number of formidable
revolts, more notable of which
was that of 33 BC. In AD 9 the
Dalmatians formed an alliance
with the Pannonians and rebe-
lled for the last time, but were
finally crushed by Tiberius. In
AD 10, Illyricum was divided by
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may 16TH 2009.
Emperor Augustus into two pro-
vinces: Pannonia and Dalmatia
which spread into a larger area
inland to cover all of the Dina-
ric Alps and most of the eastern
Adriatic coast. This event was
followed by total submission
and a ready acceptance of Ro-
man culture which spread all
over Illyria. The province of Dal-
matia spread inland to cover all
of the Dinaric Alps and most of
the eastern Adriatic coast, while
its new capital was Salona. Du-
ring the general reorganization
of Roman Empire in 297 AD,
the existing provincial organiza-
tion in Dalmatia was changed,
with the southern part of the
Narona district becoming the
Roman province of Praevalita-
na. The Narona district was a
region from Budva to the river
Cetina, while Liburnia, also one
of the provincia Dalmatiarum,
was north of the Cetina and
included Scardona. Liburnia
enjoyed the status of a separa-
te administrative-territorial unit
later on during the Empire's fi-
nal decades.
MIDDLE AGES
- The Middle Ages in Dalma-
tia are marked by the fluctua-
ting and waning influence of
the Byzantine Empire, and by
the struggle of the neighboring
powers, the Venetian Republic,
the Kingdom of Croatia, and (la-
ter) the Kingdom of Hungary, to
fill the power vacuum. The ear-
ly medieval Dalmatia had still
included much of the hinter-
land covered by the old Roman
province of Dalmatia. However,
the toponym "Dalmatia" started
to shift more towards including
only the coastal, Adriatic areas,
rather than the mountains in-
land. By the 15th century, use
of other regional names would
be introduced, marking the
shrinking of the borders of Dal-
matia to the narrow littoral area
where the Dalmatian language
was spoken.
EARLY MODERN PERIOD
- The Ottoman Conquest of
the Balkans began as early as
1354 with the reign of Sultan
Orhan I, who decided to pursue
holy war against the Christians
in Europe. The Ottomans cro-
ssed into Europe and quickly
came into conflict with the Bul-
garians and Serbs. By 1390, the
region was reduced to a vassal
state with Serbian nobles paying
tribute and supplying soldiers to
the Ottomans, shortly afterwar-
ds, in 1396 Bulgaria was also
effectively destroyed as a state.
In 1453 the Ottoman Empire
finally conquered Constantino-
ple itself and destroyed the re-
mnant of the Byzantine Empire,
significantly weakened after its
defeat by the Venetian-sponso-
red Fourth Crusade. During the
following decades the Ottomans
expanded significantly into the
Balkans. Hungary was soon
assailed by the Turks as well,
and could no longer afford to
support its claim on Dalmatia.
In 1396 the Hungarian King,
Sigismund, pulled together a
crusade against the Ottomans.
Comprised primarily of Hun-
garian and French knights, but
including some Wallachian tro-
ops, the crusader army, though
nominally led by Sigismund,
lacked command cohesion. The
crusaders crossed the Danube,
marched through Vidin, and
arrived at Nikopol, where they
met the Turks. The headstrong
French knights refused to fo-
llow Sigismund’s battle plans,
resulting in a crushing defeat.
Croatia was consequently com-
pletely subdued in 1459, and
neighbouring Bosnia in 1463,
leaving the Turks on the borders
of continental Dalmatia. Venice
was by now in full control over
the Dalmatian region and secu-
red its economic and political
influence.
19TH CENTURY
- Dalmatia entered the Na-
poleonic period as a province
of the Venetian Republic, and
ended up as a province of the
Austrian Empire, which was
created from the Habsburg
Monarchy. During the peri-
od, it was part of three state
entities. These are: Habsburg
Monarchy (October 17, 1797
- December 26, 1805) which
became the Austrian Empire
in 1804, Kingdom of Italy (De-
cember 26 1805 - October 14,
1809), French Empire (October
14 1809 - 1814). In 1814 it again
came under the control of the
Austrian Empire. 377 years of
Venetian rule over Dalmatia
were brought to a close on April
18, 1797, when General Napo-
leon Bonaparte conquered and
dissolved the decaying Venetian
Republic. On (26 Vendémiaire,
Year VI of the Republican Ca-
lendar) the Treaty of Campo
Formio was signed between the
Austrians and the French Repu-
blic, ending the War of the First
Coalition. By this treaty, Napo-
léon forced the Habsburgs to
surrender the Austrian Nether-
lands (now Belgium) to France
in exchange for Dalmatia, Istria
and the Venetian mainland.
Dalmatia thus became part of
Austria (the Habsburg Monar-
chy) for the first time, while the
Republic of Ragusa retained its
independence, and greatly pro-
fited by its neutrality during the
early Napoleonic Wars.
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st week in pictures
La 01
The official opening of the VIII Olympic festival of
1 kindergartens in the city of Sibenik

02
In the Sibenik theatre was held the “Porin” awards
for music. Viktor Vidovic won in the category for best
classical performance

03
Sibenik Jolly women’s basketball club play Gospic CO in
the finals

04
A restaurant owner from Vodice came up with a new
recipe to meet modern times. The pizza is called
“recession” and contains onion, tomatoes, oregano and
one olive

05
The recent warm weather brought a smile to the faces
of the tourists in the county

3
2

4 5
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Fancy
a dip?
Now that the summer is here beach in the place itself is ide- and Zaboric, with their pebble
in force you will need to find a al for children's play due to its beaches, are great places for
place in the shade and a beach shallow waters. It is surrounded tranquil holidays. The summer
with an inviting crystal clear, by restaurants and cafes, stores houses in smaller bays usually
blue sea. The Sibenik Riviera and pastry shops, therefore, have private rocky or concrete
is renowned world wide as ha- the atmosphere is always lively. beaches. Zablace is known for its
ving some of the cleanest seas Besides the main beach, there medicinal mud. Secluded, rocky
in Europe and according to EU are also several rocky beaches, and sandy beaches in small bays
and “Blue Flag” standards it is mostly surrounded by dense pi- await you on the islands of the
scientifically proven that the qu- ne trees, so besides sun tanning Sibenik archipelago - Murter,
ality of the sea is of the highest on the white rocks you can also Zlarin and Prvic.
level. Croatia as a whole has find a nice place in the shade.
over 150 beaches and marinas The pebble beach in Primosten What are you looking for?
recognized by this international lies close to the waterfront with Sibenik offers all types of di-
organization. its many restaurants and stores. fferent beaches from rock, sand
The promenade will lead and pebble. Most locals pre-
Where to swim? you to many secluded fer to swim on either
The Sibenik Riviera consists swimming places. rocks or pebbles as
primarily of two types of be-
aches: rocky beaches in small
inlets with few houses and pe-
bble swimming beaches in larger
The famous, 4 kilo-
meters long, well-
equipped and well-
kept Plava pebble
16oC
is the current
they don’t like the
thought of getting
sand everywhere.
Sandy beaches are
centers. Apart from the public beach extends sea temperature much rarer, not
beach in Sibenik itself, there is from Vodice to Tri- on average only in Sibenik but
also a well-kept swimming be- bunj. Besides Plava across the whole of
ach in the Solaris tourist com- beach, there are many the Dalmatian region,
plex, where you can find resta- smaller pebble beaches in and tend to be hidden away
urants, shops, beach volleyball Vodice. In Vodice you can attend on islands or in difficult to reach
and other sports terrains, as diving or windsurfing courses, coves and bays. Whichever sur-
well as rental of water sports while in Tribunj you can take face you prefer you’ll find it in
equipment. Rogoznica has se- part in an underwater photo- the Sibenik County – enjoy your
veral beaches: the main pebble safari. Grebastica, Brodarica swim and keep safe in the water.
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le bit of everything
Litt
Fact files

The Sibenik – Knin County is full of
interesting sights and sounds. Its history
and tradition are rich, complicated and
fascinating. Its nature and wildlife, inclu-
ding two national parks, are unique and
breathtaking.
Its cuisine and wine are world class.
The connection to the sea is unbreakable.
And finally its people are friendly, gene-
rous and warm. Every week we’ll bring
you a few short fact files of different areas
of life in the county so that you can better
comprehend the culture that surrounds
you.

PRSUT

The process of making prsut can take
anywhere from nine to eighteen months,
depending on the size of the ham. First
the ham is cleaned, salted, and left for
about two months. During this time the
ham is pressed, gradually and carefully
to avoid breaking the bone, to drain all
blood left in the meat. Next it is washed
several times to remove the salt and hung
in a shady, airy place. In Croatia the ham
is smoked by burning different types of
wood that give the prosciutto a special
flavor. The surrounding air is important
to the final quality of the ham; the best
results are obtained in a cold climate. The
ham is then left until dry. The amount of
time this takes varies, depending on the
local climate and size of the ham. When
the ham is completely dry it is hung in
an airy place, either at room temperature
or in a controlled environment, for up to
eighteen months.
PRIMOŠTEN
Primošten is a town in Croatia, and a
part of the Sibenik-Knin County. It is si-
tuated in the south, between the cities of
Šibenik and Trogir, on the Adriatic coast.
97.03% of the citizens are Croats. In the
past, Primošten was situated on the islet
close to the mainland. During the Turkish
invasions in 1542 the islet was protected
by the walls and towers and draw bridge
connected it to the mainland. When the
Turks retreated, the draw bridge was re-
placed by the causeway and in 1564 the
settlement was named Primošten after
the Croatian verb primostiti (to span). It
is built on a hill and is dominated by the
parish church of St. George which was
built in 1485 and restored in 1760 clo-
se to the local graveyard from which a
unique view spreads to the sea and the
surroundings. Primošten is famous for its
huge and beautiful vineyards. A photo of
the vineyards of Primošten hung in the
UN center in New York. Apart from its vi-
neyards, Primošten is also known for the
traditional donkey race that takes part
there every summer. The largest beach
in Primošten is called Raduča, and its
smaller part, Mala Raduča, is voted one
of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Cro-
atia. The area’s vineyards are currently
under consideration to become a UNES-
CO World Heritage site.

DALMATIA

Dalmatia is a region on the eastern
coast of the Adriatic Sea and is situated
chiefly in modern Croatia. It spreads
between the island of Rab in the nort-
hwest and the Bay of Kotor, in Montene-
gro, in the southeast. The hinterland, the
Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilo-
meters in width in the north to just a few
kilometers in the south. In antiquity the
Roman province of Dalmatia was much
larger than the present-day region, stretc-
hing from Istria to historical Albania.
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SERVISNE INFORMACIJE / SERVICE INFORMATION SIBENIK • JEZERA • KNIN • MURTER • PIROVAC • PRIMOSTEN • ROGOZNICA
SIBENIK
Health
DAILY PHARMACY Centrala (from
24. April); PHARMACY BALDEKIN,
Stjepana Radića 56a, tel. 332-068;
PHARMACY CENTRALA, Stjepana
Radića bb, tel. 213-539; PHARMACY
VAROŠ, Kralja Zvonimira 32, tel. 212-
539; PHARMACY PLENČA, Karla Vi-
pauca 21, tel. 214 -118, Osme dalmat-
inske udarne brigade 3, tel. 331-022;
DONACIJSKA PHARMACY, Braće
Polića bb, tel. 333-437, VITA- SPECI-
JALIZIRANA PRODAVAONICA
LIJEKOVIMA AND MEDICINSKIM
PROIZVODIMA, Biskupa Fosca 11, tel.
215-850 and Biskupa Milete 5a, tel.
310-525; PHARMACY BARANOVIĆ-
PETKOVIĆ, Stjepana Radića 1, tel.
212-061; PHARMACY RADIN, Kralja
Zvonimira 121, tel. 338-716; PHARMA-
CY ČOBANOV, Square Ivana Pavla II,
tel-fax: 331-255; HERBAL PHAR-
MACY GOSPINA TRAVA, Stjepana
Radića 27, tel. 219-245; HERBAL
PHARMACY NATURA, Stjepana
Radića 12, tel. 336-116.
Banks
JADRANSKA BANK: tel. 242-242;
CROATIA BANK: Square Pavla
Šubića br. 1, tel. 212-033; HRVATSKA
POŠTANSKA BANK: A. Starčevića bb,
tel. 337-345; OTP BANK: Ante Šupuka
22, tel. 062/201-555; PRIVREDNA
BANK ZAGREB: Vladimira Nazora
1, tel. 322-150; RAIFFEISEN BANK
AUSTRIA: Square Dražena Petrovića
bb, tel. 348-800; HVB - SPLITSKA
BANK: Poljana 2, tel. 022/214-663;
ZAGREBAČKA BANK: Biskupa Milete
2a, tel. 022/201-370; ERSTE BANK
d.d.: Poljana 5, tel. 062/374-540;
HYPO-GROUP ALPE ADRIA: Stjep-
ana Radića 77a, tel. 311-940; VOLKS-
BANK: Square Dražena Petrovića bb,
tel. 668-100; KRIŽEVAČKA BANK:
Biskupa J. Milete 6, tel. 215-396.
Buses
Departure buses from Sibenik
Sibenik–Trogir–Split at 00.00,
00.30, 2.30, 3.00, 3.45, 4.35, 5.15,
6.45, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00, 9,20, 10.00,
10.30, 11.00, 12.00, 12.30 (not sunday),
13.00, 14.00, 14.20, 15.10, 15.30, 15.40,
16.00, 16.30, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00 18.15,
18.55, 19.00, 19.30, 20.30, 20.45, 21.15
(not on saturday), 22.00 and 23.30;
Sibenik–Pirovac–Biograd–Zadar
at 5.45, 6.30, 7.00, 7.45 (only on tues-
saturday
may 16TH 2009.
day and friday), 8.00, 8.45, 9.15, 9.45,
10.05, 11.00, 11.45, 12.00, 12.15, 13.00,
13.10, 13.45, 14.10, 14.37, 16.00, 16.15,
16.45, 17.45, 19.05 (not on saturday)
19.35, 20.40, 21.15, 21.40, 22.00, 23.00
and 23.30; Sibenik–Rijeka at 6.30,
8.45, 9.15, 9.45, 11.00, 13.00, 14.37,
16.45, 22.00, 23.00 and 23.30; Sibe-
nik–Makarska–Ploče–Dubrovnik
at 00.00, 2.30, 4.35, 8.00, 11.00, 12.00,
13.00, 14.20 and 15.10; Sibenik–Za-
greb at 00.40, 1.30 (motorway), 7.00,
7.45 (on tuesday and friday), 8.00,
9.15, 9.40, 10.05, 12.00, 13.45, 14.50,
15.30, 16.00 (motorway), 17.30, 18.00
(motorway), 23.00; Sibenik-Karlo-
vac at 7.00, 8.00, 10.05, 13.45, 15.30,
19.10, 21.40, 23.00; Sibenik–Varaždin
at 13.45; Sibenik–Osijek at 21.40; Si-
benik–Požega at 7.45 (tuesday and
friday); Sibenik–Slavonski Brod
at 19.10 (thursday and sunday) and
21.40 (everyday); Sibenik–Vinkovci
at 19.10 (thursday and sunday); Sibe-
nik–Imotski at 3.45; Sibenik–Pula
at 6.30, 9.45 and 22.00; Sibenik–
Rovinj at 22.00; Sibenik-Gospić at
9.15; Sibenik–Pag at 9.15.
LOCAL LINE - work day
Sibenik-Drniš-Oklaj-Knin at 6.15
(Čupić); 9.30(Čupić); 15.15 (Čupić);
Sibenik-Drniš-Kosovo-Knin at 8.30;
10.30; 11.30; 14.00; 20.00; Sibenik-
Tisno-Jezera at 10.00 (Jezera bus);
Sibenik-Betina-Murter at 10.30
(Murter trade); Sibenik-Grabovci-
Stankovci-Budak-Banjevci at 10.30
(Stari Velim); Sibenik-Grabovci-
Velim-Stankovci-Dobra Voda-Ban-
jevci-Benkovac at 14.00, 20.00 (Stari
Velim); Sibenik-Vodice-Kapela-Jez-
era-Murter at 5.45, 11.30, 14.00, 20.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Sov-
lje at 6.30, 7.15, 8.40, 10.15, 11.15, 12.15,
12.45, 14.00, 14.30, 19.10, 20.00; Sibe-
nik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-
Murter at 9.00; 15.20 18.00; 21.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice at 8.00, 9.20,
13.30, 19.30; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-
Pirovac-Kašić at 11.40, 14.00, 20.00;
Sibenik-Vodice-Pirovac-Kašić-
Banjevci at 15.20; Sibenik-Skradin-
Piramatovci-Krković-Žažvić-Lišani
at 14.00, 20.15; Sibenik-Vodice-Čista
Velika-Prović-Vukšić at 11.15, 14.00,
20.15; Sibenik-Grabovci-Crljenik-
Stankovci-Budak-Radašinovci-
Banjevci at 15.20 (Stari Velim);
Sibenik-Vodice-Čista Velika-
Lađevci-Krković-Bilostanovi-
Žažvić-Lišani-Vukšić-Prović at
15.30; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
D u b rav i ce - R u p e - L a š kov i ca -
Đevrske at 10.30, 14.30, 19.30 (Anto-
nio tours); Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
Laškovica-Rupe at 11.15, 12.45, 14.00,
15.30, 20.00; Sibenik-Skradin-
Sonković-Piramatovci at 12.45,
15.20; Sibenik-Skradin-Sonković-
Piramatovci-Lađevci-Lišani at
11.00, 20.15; Sibenik-Lozovac-
Skradin-Graovo-Plastovo-Ićevo-
Laškovica-Rupe-Sonković at 9.00;
Sibenik-Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lep-
enica-Vrsno at 10.15, 15.10, 20.30;
Sibenik-Boraja-Lepanica-Vrsno
at 12.00, 14.00; Sibenik-Jadrtovac-
knin
Health Centre, tel. 660-552; Gen-
eral Hospital, tel. 663-732; Bus sta-
tion, tel. 661-005; PHARMACY, tel.
660-080; Red Cross, tel. 662-019;
Caritas, tel. 661-700; HVIDRA, tel.
661-612; Library tel. 660-010
murter
PHARMACY tel. 434-129; Dentist
tel. 436-026; NP Kornati tel. 435-
740; Borough of Murter tel. 435-
599; Jadranska BANK tel. 443-
137; Port Authority tel. 435-190
pirovac
PHARMACY tel. 467-099, open
from 8-14,30, saturday from 8 to 12;
Doctor surgery tel. 467-080; Bor-
ough of Pirovac tel. 467-077; Post
tel. 467-000; Jadranska BANK tel.
466-622; Firebrigade tel. 467-090.
primosten
Borough of Primošten tel. 571-900;
Police tel. 570-092; PHARMACY
tel. 570-305, Jadranska BANK tel.
570-351; Privredna BANK tel. 571-
160; Post tel. 571-039; Firebrigade
tel. 570-097; Libary 570-259
rogoznica
Borough of Rogoznica tel. 559-
040; Firebrigade tel. 559-294; Doc-
tors Surgery tel. 559-032; Dentist
tel. 558-392; PHARMACY tel. 558-
330, Jadranska BANK tel. 559-540;
skradin
PHARMACY – open mon, wed
and fri from 7,30 to 13,30, and tue
and thu from 13.30 to 19.30. tel.
771-099, 771-049
tisno/jezera
Borough of Tisno tel. 439-262,
439-264, 439-268; PHARMACY
tel. 438-512, Jadranska BANK tel.
438-486; FINA tel. 438-499; Post
tel. 439-250; Port Authority tel.
439-313; ACI marina, tel. 439 295 .
tribunj
Borough of Tribunj tel. 446-357,
fax. 446-830; Tourist board of
Tribunj tel./fax. 446-143; Jadran-
ska BANK tel. 446-992; Croatian
Post Office Tribunj tel. 446-855,
fax. 446-830.
vodice
Doctors Surgery tel. 022/443-169;
Dentist tel. 022/443-624; PHAR-
MACY 022/ 443-168; Vet surgery
022/443-355 Bus station, 022/443-
627; Port Authority, tel. 022/443-
055; Post, tel. 022/442-145.
Grebaštica-Drage-Bratski Dolac at
11.45; Sibenik-Jadrtovac-Žaborić-
Grebaštica-Brnjača-Drage-Bratski
Dolac at 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Bro-
darica at 6.10, 7.00, 7.45, 9.30, 10.30,
11.30, 12.30, 13.05, 14.00, 15.05, 16.05,
17.30, 19.10, 20.00, 21.10; Sibenik-
Grebaštica-Brnjača-Drage-Bratski
Dolac at 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-
Grebaštica-Brnjača-Drage-Bratski
Dolac-Sapini Doci at 15.10; Sibenik-
Primošten-Rogoznica at 9.45;
Sibenik-Primošten-Rogoznica-
Ražanj at 11.00, 11.45, 14.00, 20.00;
Sibenik-Primošten BIS at 12.30,
14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-Dubrava-
Biranj-Danilo-Perković-Sitno at
9.00, 12.40 (to Birnja), 21.15; Sibenik-
Dubrava-Danilo-Perković-Sitno at
11.30, 14.00, 15.20, 20.00; Sibenik-
Kraljice-Mirlović-Nakići-Radonić at
15.10; Sibenik-Konjevrate-Mirlović-
Unešić at 11.30; Sibenik-Vrpolje-
Kraljice-Mirlović-Unešić-Sedramić
at 14.00, 20.15; Sibenik-Živković-
Pokrovnik-Pakovo Selo-Miljevci
at 11.00 (Čupić); Sibenik-Nakić-
Živković-Pokrovnik-Miljevci at
14.00 (Čupić), 20.15 (Čupić); Sibenik-
Bilice-Stubalj-Vrulje at 7.00, 10.30,
12.00, 12.45, 14.00, 15.30, 17.40, 20.00;
Sibenik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.30,
10.30, 12.30, 13.30, 14.00, 15.20, 18.30,
19.15, 20.00, 21.10; Sibenik-Solaris-
Zablaće at 7.00, 9.00, 10.00 11.40,
13.10, 14.15, 15.10, 16.00, 17.40, 19.10,
20.15.
LOCAL LINE - saturday
Sibenik-Drniš-Oklaj-Knin at 6.15
(Čupić), 11.30; Sibenik-Drniš-Kosovo-
Knin at 8.30, 14.00, 20.00; Sibenik-
Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jezera-Murt-
er at 5.45, 9.00, 11.30, 14.00, 18.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-
Sovlje at 6.30, 7.15, 8.40, 10.15, 20.00
21.00; Sibenik-Srima-Vodice at 8.00,
9.20; Sibenik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.00,
10.30, 12.30, 15.20, 18.30, 21.10; Sibe-
nik-Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lepenica-
Vrsno at 12.00, 15.10, 20.30; Sibenik-
Južna Dubrava-Danilo-Perković-
Sitno at 9.00, 11.30, 15.20, 21.15;
Sibenik-Konjevrate-Nakić-Mirlović
at 15.20; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
Dubravice-Graovo-Plastovo-
Bratiškovci-Laškovica-Skradin-
Sonković at 9.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-
Skradin-Sonković-Dubravice-
Graovo-Plastovo-Ićevo-Laškovica-
Rupe at 13.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-
Dubravice-Graovo-Plastovo-
Ićevo-Laškovica-Rupe at 15.30;
Sibenik-Skradin-Sonković-Gračac-
Vaćani-Piramatovci at 15.20; Sibe-
nik Lozovac-Skradin-Dubravice-
Rupe-Laškovica-Đevrske at 10.30,
14.30, 19.30 (Antonio tours); Sibenik-
Vodice-Čista Velika-Lađevci-
Krković-Bilostanovi-Lišani-Vukšić
(end of village)-Prović at 12.00 (and
Piramatovci), 15.30 (to Bilostanova);
Sibenik-Bilice-Stubalj-Vrulje at
7.00, 10.30, 12.45, 15.30, 20.00; Sibe-
nik-Grabovci-Stankovci-Budak at
10.30 (Stari Velim); Sibenik-Solaris-
Zablaće at 7.00, 9.00, 10.00, 13.10,
14.15, 15.10, 17.40, 20.15.
LOCAL LINE - sunday
Sibenik-Drniš-Oklaj-Knin at 8.30;
Sibenik-Drniš-Kosovo-Knin at 14.00
(Čupić); Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-
Tribunj-Sovlje at 6.30, 20.00, 21.00;
Sibenik-Srima-Vodice-Tribunj-Jez-
era-Murter at 9.00, 14.00, 18.00; Si-
benik-Zaton-Raslina at 7.00, 10.30,
12.30, 15.20, 18.30, 21.10; Sibenik-
Jadrtovac-Boraja-Lepenica-Vrsno
at 15.10; Sibenik-Južna Dubrava-
Danilo-Perković-Sitno at 15.20,
21.15; Sibenik-Lozovac-Skradin-
Dubravice-Graovo-Plastovo-
Sonković at 9.00; Sibenik-Lozovac-
S k ra d i n - D u b rav i ce - G ra ovo -
Plastovo-Bratiškovci (to Gračac
playground) at 15.30; Sibenik-Bilice-
Stubalj-Vrulje at 7.00, 10.30, 14.00;
Sibenik-Solaris-Zablaće at 9.00,
10.00, 13.10, 14.15, 15.10, 17.40, 20.15.
Trains
Departure from Sibenik: 4.26 : for
Perković, Knin and Split; 7.42 : for
Perković, Knin, Split, Zagreb; 10.56
: for Perković, Split and Zagreb;
12.25 : for Perković and Split; 15.10 :
for Perković and Zagreb; 15.37 : for
Perković, Knin and Split; 17.43 : for
Perković; 20.l0 : for Perković, Knin
and Split; Zagreb, Osijek, Vinkovci;
22.50 : for Perković and Zagreb (di-
rect).
Arrival at Sibenik: 6.27 : from Knin,
Split, Perković and Zagreb (direct
wagon); at 7.33 : from Perković; 8.54
: from Knin, Split and Perković;
12.07 : from Zagreb and Perković;
13.34 : from Perković; 16.37 : from
Zagreb and Perković; 17.33 : from
Knin, Split and Perković; at 18.48
: from Perković; 21.20 : from Knin,
Split, Perkovića and Zagreb (fast
train).
Boats
SIBENIK – ZLARIN (ferry): tuesday
and thursday at 12.30, return at 19.10.
SIBENIK – ŽIRJE (ferry): tuesday,
wednesday and thursday at 12.30,
return at 17.45. Monday, friday and
saturday at 10.30, return friday at 15,
monday and saturday at 15.30 , return
at 13 and 17.45 . Sunday and holidays
at 11.00, return at 17.45.
SIBENIK – KAPRIJE (hydrofoil Mis-
lav): monday, tuesday, wednesday,
thursday and saturday at 18.45, friday
at 16.00 and 19.30, return at 6.50,
friday and at 18.05 . Sunday and holi-
days at 9 and 18.45, return at 6.50 and
11.20 .
SIBENIK – ZLARIN – PRVIĆ –
ŠEPURINE - VODICE: monday, tues-
day, wednesday, thursday, friday and
saturday at 6.00, 9.30, 13.30, 15.30
and 19.30 .
 saturday
may 16TH 2009. sibenik times 15
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• SKRADIN • TISNO • TRIBUNJ • VODICE Oyster soup
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Ingredients (4 persons)
Slowly heat the olive oil and add the
12 Oysters flour. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg in
U suradnji s | In association with: 3 dl Cooking cream small amounts to flavour. Gently pour
5 dl Fish stock
Primosten Salt the fish stock and cooking cream into the
Pepper simmering pan. Slowly bring this mixture
Nutmeg
100 g toast
to the boil. Add the meat from the oysters
Turistička zajednica Grada Šibenika
Tourist board Sibenik 50 g Flour and leave to simmer for a few minutes.
Director: Goran Bulat
Tel: 022/212-075 | www.sibenik-tourism.hr 1dl Olive oil Serve with toast bread.
Tourist board Jezera
Director: Nenad Milin

Crossword
Tel: 022/439-120 | www.summernet.hr/jezera
Rogoznica
Tourist board Knin
Director: Ante Šimić Across
Tel: 022/664-819 | www.tzknin.hr 1. TV CONTROL
Tourist board Murter 2. FRUIT
Director: Željana Šikić 5. NOT UP
Tel: 022/434-995 | www.tzo-murter.hr 7. HOT DRINK
Tourist board Pirovac 10. BOOK KEEPER
Director: Višnja Gulam 13. FORM OF TRANSPORT
Tel: 022/466-770 | www.tz-pirovac.hr
Skradin 14. PRECIOUS METAL
Tourist board Primosten 15. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT
Director: Jere Bakotić
Tel: 022/571-111 | www.tz-primosten.hr
Down
Tourist board Rogoznica 1. SHAPE
Director: Ante Karabatić
Tel: 022/559-253 3. MOTORBIKE
PRODUCER
Tourist board Skradin
Director: Karmen Bičanić Španjol 4. DATA
Tel: 022/771-329 | www.skradin.hr 6. DESINGER STELLA...
Tisno / Jezera 8. LOOK
Tourist board Tisno
Director: Milena Obratov 9. FOUND IN SOME
Tel: 022/438-604 | www.tisno.hr OYSTERS
Tourist board Tribunj 11. IRISH ROCK BAND
President: Ivan Zadro 12. COMPASS POINT
Tel: 022/446-143

Tourist board Vodice

Director: Anita Franin Pečarica
Tel: 022/443-888 | www.vodice.hr
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may 16TH 2009.

Seven day Now & Then

weather forecast
SATURDAY

Mostly sunny
High 23°c / Low 14°c
Chance of rain 10%
SUNDAY

Warm and sunny

High 26°c / Low 15°c
Chance of rain 0%
MONDAY

Partly sunny and very warm

High 26°c / Low 15°c
Chance of rain 0%

An old fashioned sailing boat that used to transport cargo around the local harbours, this one in full
sail was pictured in front of the town of Vodice
TUESDAY

Clouds and showers

High 25°c / Low 16°c
Chance of rain 90%
WEDNESDAY

Mainly cloudy
High 23°c / Low 12°c
Chance of rain 60%
THURSDAY

Sun and some clouds

High 25°c / Low 14°c
Chance of rain 50%
FRIDAY

Sunshine
High 26°c / Low 17°c
Chance of rain 0%
A similar view today but with an entirely different harbour and boats