MARINAS IN CROATIA

 
The Croatian coast, abounding in natural harbors, with its countless bays, beaches, ports and marinas is a real heaven for navigators. Natural indentedness of the Croatian coast enables rest and stopover in different surroundings.There are 50 marinas in Croatia , which is a member of the association of marinas and have 13.200 moorings in the sea and 4.500 on the land. Marinas continuously work to improve and enrich their services, and to adjust to the new needs and wishes of their guests.

Many ports of nautical tourism made some additions to their service: traditional cuisine, water and electricity, doctor's services, services of charter companies, accommodation in apartments, and electronic surveillance and security of guests belongings.

Adriatic Croatia International Club, among the navigators better known as the ACI club is the leading company for nautical tourism in Croatia and presents a unique chain of 21 marinas which extend from Dubrovnik in the south to Umag in the northern part of the Croatian Adriatic. In the 22 years of conducting business the ACI marinas have through their efforts of developing popularization of sailing and by means of recognizable architectural characteristics realized recognizable quality of services.

Blue Flag - general information

The Blue Flag is a project for preserving the sea and coast which has been carried out in Europe for fifteen years now, and includes beaches and marinas, and from the year 2000 has extended throughout world.

This project has also been carried out in Croatia from the year 1997, when the Association of the friends of nature Our Lovely was nominated by the Foudation for Environmental Education in
Europe a national coordinator and carrier of this project in the Republic of Croatia.

The Blue Flag symbolizes preserved, safe and pleasant environment for fun, relaxation and recreation, but it also includes an elaborated system of managing the resources, and sustainable development in tourism.

Beaches and marinas, which carry the Blue Flag, offer quality services, have a clean seacoast, and are tidy and adequately equipped. The Blue Flag is not only a symbol of quality and ecological perseverance, but it also represents top quality tourism.

This prestigious symbol is awarded only to those beaches and marinas which meet all the requirements which are set according to individual criteria, but have in common the fact that they always take care of the quality of the sea and the coast, education and inform the public about environmental protection, managing the resources, and the safety and quality of services.

The Blue Flag is awarded for the period of one year, and is raised at the beginning of June. For each year it is necessary to fill the questionnaire about the criteria in order to have the license extended.

In Croatia, this project was started in 1997 and in the very next year only Punat marina met the necessary requirements. During the year 1999 13 beaches and marinas were awarded the Blue Flag, and in the year 2000 22 beaches and marinas had this prestigious proof of cleanness and quality.