General info
Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia) is a region of Croatia on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and
the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The inner Dalmatia (Dalmatinska Zagora) stretches from up to fifty kilometers inland in the north to just a few kilometers in the south.
Length of coast: 5,835 km - including 4,058 km of island, islet and reef coastline. Number of islands, islets and reefs: 1,185. The largest islands are those of Krk and Cres. There are 67 inhabited islands.
Climate:
- March: daytime
14°C, night 7 °C, sunshine 6hours/day, rainy days 8/month,
sea
temperature 13°C
- April: daytime 18°C, night 10 °C, sunshine 7hours/day, rainy days
7/month,
sea temperature 14°C
- May: daytime 22°C, night 7 °C, sunshine 9hours/day, rainy days
7/month,
sea temperature 17°C
- September: daytime 26°C, night 7 °C, sunshine 8hours/day, rainy
days 6/month,
sea temperature 22°C
- October: daytime 21°C, night 7 °C, sunshine 6hours/day, rainy days
8/month,
sea temperature 19°C
Official language: Croatian, written
in Latin alphabet
Visas: Citizens of Australia, Canada,Israel, Japan, New Zealand,the USA, the EU and
most continental European countries can enter Croatia for stays of up to 90 days without a visa. However, visitors must hold a return/onward ticket, all documents required for their next destination and sufficient funds.
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Dialling Code: 385
Electricity: 220-240V ,50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Money: Currency: Kuna (K) = 100 Lipa. Notes are in denominations of K1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of
K25, 5, 2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 4, 2 and 1 lipa.
Tourist Board: Croatian National Tourist Board
Iblerov trg 10/IV, p.p. 251, 10 000 Zagreb
phone: +3851 46 99 333, fax: +3851 45 57 827
e-mail: info@htz.hr web: www.croatia.hr