A well known tourist resort and health center, the elegant, lively and modern town of Crikvenica is situated on one of the most beautiful part of the North Adriatic coastal area. The most dynamic period of this locality is summer. Beautiful sand and pebble beaches offer the pleasure of bathing in clean sea and lying under the shady shelter of Mediterranean vegetation during the long sunny hours. The offer is varied: walks along the seaside and mountain-climbing in the surroundings, practicing of various sports on water and land, fishermen festivities and Carnival follies, dances and entertainment on hotel terraces and night clubs, classic music concerts and painting exhibitions, enjoying in gastronomic specialties, ship and bus excursions to immediate and extended neighbourhood, hunting and fishing. The oldest hotel, Therapia, built in 1895 is worth a visit although today even the old st. Paul monastery has been transformed into a hotel, and it is after the church (church = crkva in Croatian) that the town received its name. Crikvenica is also beautiful in winter, particularly owing to the sumptuous Carnival celebrations held in January and February. There is a whole series of small settlements in its vicinity, among which is Grižane, where the famous painter Juraj Julije Klović, the Reneissance Michelangelo of miniature, was born by the end of the fifteenth century. The tourist tradition dates back to 1988. Our web site offers you an up-to-date presentation of accommodation in private houses where the hospitality and charm of the locals will add to a superb holiday location. At your disposal are superior and standard grade rooms, as well as apartments for two-three and more persons.
