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USEFUL
INFORMATIONS ABOUT CROATIA
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Currency
kuna (1 kuna = 100 lipa). Foreign currency can be
exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices,
travel agencies, hotels, camps, marinas; cheques can be
cashed in banks.
Foreign currencies can be exchanged at banks, exchange
offices, post offices and at most tourist agencies,
hotels and camping grounds. Banking hours are 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays banks are
open until 1 p.m. In the larger cities some banks are
also open on Sundays. Credit cards: Most hotels,
restaurants and shops accept credit cards (American
Express, Diners Club, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa, Sport
Card International). Cash dispensing machines are
ubiquitous.
Electricity
Voltage of city power grid – 220V, frequency 50HZ
Water
Tap water is potable throughout Croatia .
The telephone code for Croatia is +385.
Time zone
GMT plus one hour in winter and GMT plus two in summer.
Travel documentation
Passport or some other internationally recognised
identification document. Tourists may remain in Croatia
for up to three months.
Medical service
Foreign tourists do not pay for medical services if the
Health Care Convention was signed between Croatia and
the country they come from. Expenses of health services
provided to persons coming from the countries with which
the Health Care Convention was not signed are charged
directly to users according to the price list. There are
hospitals and clinics in all the major towns, and health
centers, as well as pharmacies, in all the smaller
places. For patients whose lives are in danger, there is
emergency transport by air(helicopter) or sea
(speadboat).
Post and Telecommunications
Post Offices are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. , and on
Saturdays until 1 p.m. There are Post Offices in the
larger cities which are open until 10 p.m. in the
summer. Postage stamps are sold in Post Offices and at
newsstands.
Public telephones can be used only with phone cards,
which can be purchased in Post Offices and at
newsstands, in hotels and tourist complexes.
Important
telephone numbers
- Ambulance 94
- Fire-service 93
- Police 92
- Assistance on the roads 987
(If you are calling from outside of Croatia or using a
mobile phone dial 003851 987)
- General information 981
- Information about local and district telephone numbers
988
- Information about International telephone numbers 902
- Weather forecast and road conditions 060 520 520
- Croatia's auto club (HAK) +385 (0)1 4640 800
- CROATIAN ANGELS unified number of tourist information
for all of Croatia +385 (0)62 999 999
- International callers, dial: +385 62 999 999
This service is available in Croatian, English, German
and Italian from the 1st of April until the 30th of
October.
Radio news in foreign languages during the tourist
season
On Program 2 of Croatian radio, along with the regular
news in Croatian, the Croatian Auto Club (HAK) will give
traffic reports in English, German and Italian along
with nautical news a number of times throughout the day.
Other than on Program 2 of Croatian radio, alternating
news and traffic reports will be emitted every full hour
from the following studios: Program 3 of Bavarian radio,
Program 3 of Austrian radio, RAI Uno, British Virgin
radio and Chezch radio. Throughout the day nautical news
will be emitted in English and Croatian.
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