Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

CROATIA 501

DIRECTORY

MARKETS

Avenue Mall

Av Dubrovnik 16, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 364 0231.

Dolac

Tel (01) 481 4400.

Importanne Centar

Starcevicev trg, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 457 7076.

HANDICRAFTS

Bakina kuća

Strossmayerov trg 7,

Zagreb.

Tel (01) 485 2525.

Includo

Pod zidom 5, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 550 9960.

Valentino Moda

trg Jelačića, Zagreb.

JEWELLERY

Mala Galerija

Uzarska 12, Rijeka.

Tel (051) 335 403.

SOUVENIRS

Boutique Croata

Prolaz Oktogon, Ilica 5,

Zagreb. Tel^ (01) 481 2726.

Heruc Galeria

Ilica 26, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 483 3569.

FOOD

Natura Croatica

Preradovićeva 8, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 485 5076.

Zigante Tartufi

Vlaška 43, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 481 0358.

NIGHTLIFE

Aquarius Club

Aleja Matije Ljubeka,

Jarun, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 364 0231.

Carpe Diem

Riva, Hvar.

Club Palach

Kruzna 6, Rijeka.

Tel (051) 215 063.

Hemingway

VIII. Mediteranskih

igara 3, Split.

http://www.hemingway.hr

Latino Club

Fuego

Brsalije 11, Near Pile

Gate, Dubrovnik.

Tel (020) 312 070.

Močvara

Trnjanski nasip, Zagreb.

Tel (01) 615 9668.

O’Hara

Uvala Zenta 3, Split.

Tel (098) 364 262.

http://www.ohara.hr

Rock Club Uljanik

Dobrilina 2, Pula.

Tel (052) 217 623.

Veneranda

Gornja cesta bb, Hvar.

Tel (098) 855 151.

THEATRE, DANCE

AND FESTIVALS

Croatian National

Theatre

trg Maršala Tita 15,

Zagreb.

Tel (01) 488 8418.

Ivan Zajc Theatre

Uljarska 1, Rijeka.

Tel (051) 355 900.

National Theatre

trg Gaje Bulata 1, Split.

Tel (021) 344 999.

Zagrebačko

Kazalište Lutaka

ulica Baruna Trenka 3,

Zagreb.

Tel (01) 369 5457.

FOLK MUSIC

Dubrovnik Summer

Festival

http://www.dubrovnik-

festival.hr

Pula Amphitheatre

Forum 3, Pula.

Tel (052) 219 197.

performing in the cult venue
Club Palach, named after Jan
Palach, the Czech stu dent
who set fire to him self in 1968
to protest against the Soviet
invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Another good spot for lively
alternative rock con certs is
Rock Club Uljanik, occupying
a vacant building above the
shipyards in Pula.
Split features clubs with
open-air terraces looking out
to sea, the best of which are
O’Hara on the seafront path
and Hemingway near the
yachting marina. The alley-
ways of Dubrovnik’s Old
Town are full of café-bars that
remain lively until the early
hours, while the Latino Club
Fuego is casual and relaxed,
and plays a range of music.
Hvar, one of the country’s
many islands, has developed
a reputation as a party island.
Early evening activity centres
around the har bour in bar-
cum-clubs such as Carpe Diem,
where the dan cers warm
up before head ing up the
tree-covered hillside to
Veneranda, a big old Venetian
fort that has been converted
into an open-air nightclub.

FOLK MUSIC

Croatia has a rich tradition of

folk music and folk bands play

all along the Adriatic, in open-

air concerts and at holiday

fest ivals. Unusual instruments

to look out for are the

tamburica, a mandolin-type

instrument of Anatolian origin

common in Slavonia and

in the extreme east of the

coun try, and the citura, a

poig nant-sounding type of

zither (a horizontal stringed

instru ment). Visitors will also

encounter variations on the

folk theme such as klapa –

five- to ten-part harmony

singing, mainly by males –

or linđo, the most popular

dance of Dubrovnik, accom-

panied by a traditional

instrument with three

strings called a lijerica. The

Dubrovnik Summer Festival,

held between July and August,

is not to be missed, nor any

event at Pula’s ancient and

stunning Pula Amphitheatre.

THEATRE, DANCE

AND FESTIVALS

Although usually performed

in Croatian, high-class

stagings of opera and theatre

are enjoyable, especially

those put on by Zagreb’s

Croatian National Theatre,

Rijeka’s Ivan Zajc Theatre

and Split’s National Theatre.

For a more unusual form of

drama, a visit to the unique

Zagreb puppet theatre,

Zagrebačko Kazalište Lutaka,

can be rewarding. They

have performances almost

every weekend and tickets

can be bought on the spot.

Infor mation about pro grammes

is avail able from the tourist

infor mation office or on

posters announcing forth-

coming events.

Croatia also has many

traditional fest ivals, of which

the most famous is the sword

dance, enacted in Korčula’s

town centre twice a week

throughout the summer. Any

festive occasion incorporates

folk dances such as the

poskočica, where couples

weave themselves into

intricate configurations.

Tickets for performances

can be bought in advance

from an agency or at the

relevant venue.