The Modern Gallery - Past and Present
Biserka Rauter Plančić, Director of Modern Gallery
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
In May 1883 Baron, Luj Vranyczany’s newly-built luxurious palace located in the centre of Zagreb was ready to welcome its first residents. It was designed by Otto Hofer, a Viennese architect. Baron Vranyczany didn’t have the slightest idea that half a century later the largest and the most important collection of the 19th and 20th-century Croatian art will be moving in as well.
Zagreb County
Stjepan Kožić, Prefect of Zagreb County
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
Zagreb County is an administrative unit that was officially founded as Comitatus Zagrabiensis on July 17th 1759, when Maria Theresa, the empress and the queen gave it the emblem and the seal. Truth to be told, in that time the county covered the area from Zagorje to Križevci, Sisak, Karlovac, from Gorski Kotar all the way to the sea.
Karlovac County
Ivan Vučić, Prefect of Karlovac County
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
Dear friends,
Surrounded by the rivers Korana, Kupa, Mrežnica, and Dobra, Karlovac County is located at the intersection of the Pannonia and the mountain region of Croatia. Numerous old towns, castles and monasteries are a rich trace of Croatian heritage in this region, inhabited with 141,787 residents according to the 2001 census.
Opatija – quality of life through dynamic holidays
Ivo Dujmić, Mayor of Opatija
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
It is my great pleasure to present Opatija, a Mediterranean town with Central European charm, a town that many business people, scientists and tourists have chosen as their favourite destination.
The construction of the Villa Angiolina in 1844 marked the beginning of tourism in Opatija. Located in the centre of a large park with a botanical garden, the villa was renovated to its present appearance on the basis of a ground plan from 1886.
Lika - Senj County
Ivan Radošević, Director, The Lika-Senj County Tourist Board
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
According to the number of intact, beautiful natural attractions it is blessed with, Lika is by all means one the most appealing continental areas in this part of Europe. Located in the central part of the Republic of Croatia, it is somewhat of a link between all Croatian regions and it has gradually become an obligatory stop of all travellers headed towards the Middle or Southern Adriatic Sea.
Croatia - country with numerous potentials and opportunities
Yoshio Tamura, Ambassador of Japan in the Republic of Croatia
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
Not a year has passed since I arrived to Croatia, but I already feel very comfortable living in Zagreb. I currently reside in Remete, close to an old church, amidst greens and calmness. I gladly attend cultural events which this city never lacks. These features are pleasantly incorporated in a fine Middle-European cityscape – Upper Town, cathedral, Croatian National Theatre and Mirogoj – making Zagreb a very desirable place for living.
Lovranske vile
Vjeko Martinko, Owner of Lovranske vile
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
Lovranske Vile (Villas of Lovran) were established as Havens of Transformation, for travellers seeking a higher quality of life. Their owner, Mr. Vjeko Martinko, transformed his own life – from international corporate executive to hospitality entrepreneur – as he transformed neglected but gracious old villas, here on the Adriatic Gulf of Wellbeing, into places of peace with a dash of luxury.
Frenchman in Croatia
Stephan Macchi
Five Stars Croatia Issue 5 — April 01, 2010.
As of 19th March 2010, I was able to state proudly that it was 13 years since I set foot on Croatian soil. This little country, situated between the Balkans and Eastern Europe, foisted on me a number of pleasure moments, but also a number of experiences which I was forced to endure, if anything. For a French person, it is difficult to adapt: it requires that he get to grips with the general mentality of the locals.
Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were living for centuries together
Vladimir Raspudić, Ambassador of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Five Stars Zagreb Issue 32 — March 01, 2010.
The first time I visited Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia, I was a twelve year old schoolboy of the First Classical Grammar School in Sarajevo, when Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were still parts of the same country, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In that time Zagreb had about two times less inhabitants than nowadays.
