7 posts tagged dalmatia

The following was brought to my attention by someone who posted a link on the Croatian Genealogical Yahoo Group regarding a new book about Croatian immigrants in New Zealand. Read on… FROM DISTANT VILLAGES: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF CROATIAN SETTLERS IN NEW ZEALAND, 1858-1958 By Stephen A Jelicich

After visiting the archaeological museum, we headed on to the ruins of the roman city Salona, which is situated in the suburbs of Split on the way to Trogir. What few people know is that Salona actually was one of the major cities in the Roman Empire with a peak time population of almost 60.000, which is 3 times as much as e.g.

Saturday morning we went with our Australian friends to see the Archaeological museum in Split. Although we have been living here for 3 years we have to admit this was our first visit (-: Actually the museum is one of the oldest archaeological museums in eastern Europe, dated back to then beginning

Hvar in 100 summer holidays for 2008 of Sunday Times January 6th, 2008 In today’s eddition of Sunday Times travel supplement, under the title ‘100 summer holidays for 2008′, Island of Hvar is featured among listed 100 of the best trips for summer 2008.

The new book on sailing and cruising in Croatia is published by John Wiley & Sons. The book, written by Jane Cody an John Nash is titled “Croatia Cruising Companion” and is available for current price of about £17 from Amazon stores.

The Reconstruction of Cathedral of St James in Sibenik December 28th, 2007 The completion of works on the reconstruction of Sibenik’s Cathedral - Sibenska Katedrala Svetog Jakova (Cathedral of St James) are currently approaching its final stages.

The new bridge in Croatia: Island of Ciovo (Trogir) to Mainland December 21st, 2007 More good news about new bridges in Croatia ! Beside Peljesac Bridge, the Island of Ciovo is going to get its own bridge. The offers for the project of the island of Ciovo – mainland bridge have been opened at the Hrvatske Ceste  - The Croatian Roads Company.