A short overview of the Croatian real estate market
Dubravko Ranilović, President, Real Estate Association attached to the Croatian Chamber of Economy
Five Stars Croatia Issue 2 — April 01, 2007.
The Croatian real estate market has been steadily growing since 1996 to date. The market is very dynamic, but not all parts of it have been developing with the same intensity. To obtain a better insight to the developments on the real estate market over the past ten years, we need to observe the respective parts of the market separately.
Croatian SPA & Wellness boom
Dan Šercar, SPA & Wellness designer, advisor and manager
Five Stars Croatia Issue 2 — April 01, 2007.
The SPA & Wellness boom has pounded into Croatia as well. It arrived here a little later than it did throughout the rest of the world for reasons that are clear to us all. This "wave" first hit the coast, starting at the north-east side of Istra, then over to Opatija... the region of Dubrovnik and then finally throughout Dalmatia.
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall - A 21st Century Palace
Lovro Lisičić, General Manager, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Five Stars Croatia Issue 2 — April 01, 2007.
How to present the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, the favorite venue of Zagreb’s audience and the most significant Croatian multimedia and cultural center, to a less-informed reader? We could mention the names of the leading world orchestras and artists that have performed at the Hall in the past 34 years.
The Zagreb I Grew Fond of
Marcus Kaiser, Swiss Ambassador
Five Stars Zagreb Issue 20 — March 01, 2007.
If you take a stroll through Upper and Lower Town of Zagreb, every step of your walk makes you feel the great history of the city and its wealth, reflected by the beautiful variety of its architecture. It is a city which saw many rulers come and go, was influenced by them, and yet kept much of its own identity.
Zagreb – the green parks city
Mihail Konarovski, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Croatia
Five Stars Zagreb Issue 19 — December 01, 2006.
More than two years ago i arrived in Zagreb as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Croatia. Two years term is long enough to get to know the city you live in, but Zagreb, though not big enough, is so diverse that I'm still discover new facets of it.
Zagreb – my city
Kazimierz Kopyra, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Croatia
Five Stars Zagreb Issue 18 — September 01, 2006.
I became an inhabitant of Zagreb three years ago. I had known the city from my earlier tourist trips, as well as from the business trips that followed. Still, before now, I had never had the chance to live in Zagreb for a longer period.
Zagreb, the charming capital...
Ahmed Bakr, First Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Five Stars Zagreb Issue 17 — June 01, 2006.
When you work in the field of diplomacy, with all the hard work, deep thinking, tensions and stress it involves, entertainment and relaxation becomes a must every while and then. It is therefore important to live in a place where it is possible to renew energy, practice hobbies and take some time off for leisure and rest. Zagreb, a small, and beautiful city in the very heart of Europe, offers it all.
A diplomat’s weekend in Zagreb
Jorge Fuentes Monzonĺs-Vilallonga, Ambassador, Head of Mission, OSCE Croatia
Five Stars Zagreb Issue 16 — June 01, 2006.
I would like to convey to you in these few lines how a diplomat accredited in Zagreb might spend his weekend. Logically I choose weekend, because on work days - believe it or not – diplomats do work and we do it in a much more prosaic manner than commonly imagined, with many hours spent in office, a lot of document reading, an infinite number of telephone calls, meetings, report dictations and, what is more, the necessity of attending receptions, cocktails and dinners in the evening, when the...
Croatia today
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Minister of foreign affairs and european integration (2006)
Five Stars Croatia Issue 1 — April 01, 2006.
Croatia today is a vibrant and progressive nation - a nation that embraces democracy, freedom, and the community of nations to which she belongs. The Croatia of the 21st century is a country of stability, tolerance, opportunity, culture and natural beauty.
