Croatia

2023 - 3 - 26

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Tkalčićeva Street: The history of Zagreb's buzzing strip (Croatia Week)

In Croatia's capital Zagreb, Tkalčićeva Street has for years been that street, giving a unique glimpse into the local coffee culture and a popular spot to party ...

Most of the houses on Tkalčićeva Street were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the street was surfaced with gravel from the Sava River in Trnje. Today on Tkalčićeva street you will also find the statue of Marija Jurić Zagorka, a famous writer and the first female Croatian journalist. At one time, prostitution was legal in Zagreb, and Tkalčićeva Street was the main center for brothels. However, feuds between the twin cities of Kaptol and Gradec led to a peace treaty in 1392, which prohibited the construction of new watermills along the shared city border. The area was the center of industry in the city, with watermills that helped to develop cloth, soap, paper, liquor, and animal skin factories. No matter what day of the week, or time, ‘Tkalča’ has a buzz about it.

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Croatia Airlines marks first flight as part of Schengen (Croatia Week)

Zagreb, March 26, 2023 – Croatia officially joined the Schengen area and controls where Croatia borders with Schengen countries on land and sea were removed ...

After many travel restrictions that were caused by the coronavirus pandemic were lifted, travellers now get even greater freedom of movement within Europe and we hope that this will further contribute to their decision to choose air transport for business and private trips,” said Mato Radić, Croatia Airlines’ sales manager for Central Europe. To mark the occasion, a ceremony was held today at Frankfurt Airport, marking the first flight of Croatia Airlines from Frankfurt to Zagreb (flight number OU417) as part of the Schengen travel regime. Today controls at airports were removed and Croatia Airlines flights have become domestic flights within Europe, which enables passengers to travel faster and more smoothly to and from Croatia to countries that are signatories to the Schengen Agreement.

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Croatian Matea Parlov Koštro wins the Hannover Marathon in ... (Croatia Week)

Matea finished with a time of 2:25:45, which was a personal and course record, and also norm for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. The current European runner-up ...

We came with the goal of meeting the Olympic standard, and Matea succeeded in that. “We are very satisfied with the race. I had two ‘pace makers’ that helped me keep the pace.

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One More Milestone: Croatia's Airports Join the Schengen Zone (Total Croatia News)

One more milestone for Croatia, as its airports officially join the Schengen Zone. Internal flight to Paris, anyone?

Only four EU countries are now outside the Schengen Zone - Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Ireland. [Follow Paul Bradbury on LinkedIn.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bradbury-58662a85/) 2023 - January 1 - Croatia joins the Schengen Zone. 2023 - January 1 - Croatia joins the Euro. 2013 - Croatia joins the European Union. 2022 - Croatia gets visa-free travel to the United States.

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Croatian Airports Have Abolished Internal Border Checks Today ... (SchengenVisaInfo.com)

Starting from today, March 26, 2023, travellers taking a flight from Croatia to other Schengen Area Member States, or vice versa, will no longer have to go ...

Practically all flights to Croatia from Schengen countries and vice versa become domestic flights, without any document control,” he pointed out following a government meeting. [The removal of the air border checks has been reconfirmed by the country’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenković](https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/croatia-to-abolish-internal-air-border-checks-on-sunday-march-26/) last Wednesday, March 22. This means that airports in Croatia will now treat travellers from and to other Schengen countries, the same as the country’s domestic travellers, flying from one Croatian airport to another,

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Croatia joins Europe's Schengen area, the world's largest free travel ... (Euronews)

Croatia joined the Schengen area on Sunday, potentially sparking an increase in its tourism sector. Planes flying to and from Croatia within the zone will ...

Last year, the country’s tourism sector comprised 20% of its GDP. One of the reasons why Croatia wanted to join the Schengen area was to boost its tourism industry. But the decision came as Bulgaria and Romania were told to wait longer to be allowed in.

Croatian airports begin to apply Schengen rules (The Star Online)

ZAGREB, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Airports across Croatia began to apply the Schengen rules on Sunday, as air passengers to and from Croatia and other Schengen ...

1 this year and land border crossings were abolished the same day it joined the Schengen area. Moreover, 55 flights are expected to depart on Sunday, of which 11 are outside the Schengen area, and 44 are within the Schengen area, according to the press release. "On the first day, March 26, we expect 108 departure and arrival flights, 53 of which are arrivals, and 10 of which are outside the Schengen area," the Zagreb International Airport said in a press release.

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Croatian airports introduce Schengen rules – flights inside ... (The Dubrovnik Times)

Airports in Croatia have today applied the Schengen rules and are not expecting crowds or stoppages on the first day, and as it is also the beginning...

It will also have direct United Airlines flights to New York and Flydubai to Dubai. This makes many international flights domestic, so the ratio at most airports will be approximately 70 to 30 percent in favour of domestic flights. We do not expect problems with passengers or major crowds related to entry into the Schengen zone, but even better results", said the Dubrovnik airport.

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