INFORMATION
ENTRY
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Passport
or some other form of identification is needed. Visitors can
stay up to three months. Vehicle papers required are the registration
booklet (automobile registration card), an international motor
vehicle insurance certificate (a green card) and a valid drivers
licence.
CUSTOMS
For
personal belongings there are no custom fees. Other items,
such as radio telephone, all sorts of professional, technical
and sporting equipment, can be freely brought into the country
as long they are properly declared at the frontier. Foreign
currency can be imported and exported freely. Domestic currency
up to value of 2.000 Kuna can be exported. Pets must have
adequate vet certificates.
MONEY
The
official currency of the Republic of Croatia is the kuna (divided
into 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be changed in banks,
official exchange offices and post offices, most tourist agencies
and hotels. Eurocheques can be exchanged only in banks. For
all goods and services credit cards, as well as cash, can
be used to pay (AmEx, Diners, EC/MC, Visa). Foreign citizens
can get foreign currency back for unused kuna upon the presentation
of an exchange receipt, but only in bank, when leaving Croatia.
There are limits on the amount of Croatian currency that can
be imported and exported.
Banking hours are 7am to 7pm from Monday to Friday. On Saturday
these facilities are open until 1pm. In big cities, some banks
are open on Sundays.
REGISTERING
YOUR STAY
Tourists
pay a fee for each day of their stay (cca 1 Euro/day). Children
up to 12 years of age are not required to pay a fee, and the
children between 12 and 18 years of age have to pay half of
the price of the fee.
All the tourists have to be registered by the owners of accommodation
with the local tourist community of the respective village
or city. The tourist community is required to issue a written
residence permit for each registered guest.
TAX
RETURN FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS
Tax
return can be claimed by tourists whose purchases exceed 500
kuna, with verified "Tax Checque". A tax refund
will be obtained within one year.
Information: Croatian Customs Service (Phone number: + 385
1 61 02 333)
RENT
A CAR
This
service is available in all the larger towns, tourist resorts
and airports. There is also taxi service in all towns and
tourist resorts.
SPEED
LIMITS
50km/h
in inhabited areas, 80km/h outside inhabited areas (unless
stated differently), 130km/h on highways. The maximum level
of alcohol in the blood is 0.0 parts per
thousand.
PETROL
Eurosuper
95, Eurosuper 98, Normal Lead Free 91, Super 98, Diesel and
Euro diesel.
PETROL
STATIONS
Open
from 7am until 7pm or 8pm every day, and during the summer
even until 10pm.There are also gas station that are open non-stop
in the larger towns and along the mayor international highways.
ELECTRICITY
220
V, 50 Hz
WATER
Tap
water is drinkable through Croatia.
CLIMATE
Mediterranean
climate along the Croatian Coast: hot and sunny days, refreshing
and enjoyable evenings.
COUNTY
HEALTH SERVICES
During
the stay in Dalmatia, tourists have a right to health care
in the Public Health Centers (Dom zdravlja), out-patient clinics
and hospitals. The prices are nominal and correspond to the
prices for Croatian citizens. Visitors from the Slovak Republic,
the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Great Britain need
to to bring only their passports with them. Tourists from
other countries should be in a possession of the proper form
in addition to their passports. Slovenian guests can use their
health cards. For special treatment in private establishments,
guests pay the same as locals.
HEALTH
CARE FOR PETS
There
is a veterinary office in Split which offers treatment including
X-ray examination and laboratory.
RADIO
PROGRAMMES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
On
the first channel of Croatian Radio, on 92.1 MHz, there are
news in English every day at 08:30, 10:30, 14:30 and 20:30.
On Sundays the first news begin at 09:30. On the second channel
of Croatian Radio, on 98.5 MHz, from 1 July to 15 September,
following the news in Croatian, there will be reports on Croatian
road conditions in English, German and Italian broadcast by
Croatian Automobile Association.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Post
offices work from 7am to 7pm, and on Sundays until 1pm. There
are post office in the bigger cities which are open until
10pm in the summer. Stamps are sold in post offices and at
the newsstand or in post offices.
Public phones can be used only with phone cards. These can
be bought in post offices, news-stand and hotels.
There
are two GSM networks in Croatia - HT mobile and VIPNet (both
operate on 90 MHz). Croatian GSM providers have a commercial
arrangement with GSM operators in numerous countries around
the world. Guest-users of GSM can get additional information
of GSM services in Croatia contacting following operators
on:
HTmobile phone number +385 (0)98 1550
VIPNet phone number +385 (0)91 7700
WORKING HOURS
Shops and department stores are open between 8am and 8pm,
and on Saturdays from 8am to 2pm or 3pm. A smaller number
of stores close between noon and 4pm.Many stores are open
on Sundays too, especially in the summer, and smaller number
in the bigger cities are open 24 hours a day. Firms and public
services usually work from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Friday.
TIME ZONE
GMT +1 hour (in summer +2 hours)
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