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Chorwacja - trasa wycieczki


INTERESTING STORIES

White Croatia is a historical territory located in Central Europe, the location of which is not exactly known today. According to historical sources, in the 7th century, some Croatian tribes set off to the Balkans at the invitation of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius to defend the empire's borders against the Avars. One of the theories places White Croatia in Lesser Poland in the basin of the upper Vistula. This ancient Slavic land with its original capital on Łysa Góra was ruled by a ruler named Kagan. Is it from the White Croats that the Vistula tribe comes from? If so, contemporary Poles have Croatian roots.

Przybycie Chorwatów nad Adriatyk - obraz Otona Ivekovica


IT IS WORTH KNOWING

In the Middle Ages, the ties between Poland and Hungary, which ruled Croatia at that time, were of a dynastic nature. The son of the Hungarian king Andrzej II, Koloman married in 1214 Salomea, daughter of the Polish prince Leszek the White. Koloman was the king of Halych, and in 1226 he took over the rule of Croatia. Gryfina, daughter of Rościsław, a ban of Slavonia (eastern Croatia), was the wife of Leszek the Black, the prince of Kraków, in the years 1265-88. And Elżbieta Łokietkówna, who in the years 1370-75 ruled in Poland on behalf of her husband Ludwik Węgierski, ruled in Dalmatia in the years 1375-76. In the times of the Polish nobility, Poles called Croats Karwatami, and their Catholic faith meant that refugees from Croatia were willingly accepted in our country for military service or as court haiders.

Elżbieta Łokietkówna z dziećmi


INTERESTING FACTS

Istria and the Kvarner gulf were awarded to Austria-Hungary after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Tourists started arriving in Opatija around 1845, when a nobleman from Rijeka built the magnificent villa Angiolina here. The villa, surrounded by a vast park, became the first hotel. The tourist boom followed the visit of Empress Maria Anna and the construction of a railway line to Austria. Many hotels and villas were built at that time, and the small town of Opatija became a fashionable resort in Europe at the turn of the century. There were also Poles, mainly from Galicia, longing for sea baths, Adriatic sun and Mediterranean vegetation. Henryk spent his holidays here Henryk Sienkiewicz, Stefan Żeromski, Ignacy Mościcki and Józef Piłsudski, and in nearby Lovran Stanisław Witkiewicz saved his health.

Henryk Sienkiewicz na statku - obraz Kazimierza Pochwalskiego


Croatia - Kvarner

August 2002

Portal domu w Lovran

Vacation in Croatia was our first joint holiday trip abroad. We went on our own, using the services of long-distance bus lines. We decided to stay in the area of ​​the Kvarner bay, due to the shortest distance of this area from the Polish borders.

We found our accommodation in a beautifully situated villa on a hillside in the tiny village of Icici, near the Opatija resort. The place turned out to be not very fortunate, because we were spoiled by not very nice hosts - the perpetually sulky lady of the house and her husband eating our dinner from pots. However, we did not care too much about it, trying to see only the positives. We relaxed on the beach, walked to nearby Lovran and Opatija, went on excursions and took advantage of our proximity to tighten our bonds. It was a great vacation.


Opatija and its surroundings


szczęśliwe chwile wybrzeże w okolicach Icici jestem tutaj ! rybki, gdzie jesteście ? Ekstaza zasłużony posiłek dom w Lovran w stylu gotyku weneckiego portal domu w Lovran św. Jerzy zabijający smoka zaułek w Lovran przed upałem najlepiej chronią okennice zaułek w Lovran nadmorski deptak do Opatiji urwisty brzeg w okolicach Opatiji Pamiątkowa fotka sztormowe morze dzisiaj wszystkie miejsca są wolne Pogoda nie dopisała Na redzie Wille w Opatiji - tutaj wszyscy żyją z turystów Marina w Opatiji luksusowe wille z przełomu XIX i XX w. uliczka w Opatiji

We lived in the tiny town of Icici out of necessity, as there were no more available accommodation in the popular resort of Opatija. Despite the more modest conditions, it also had its advantages, there was no such crowd of tourists and prompted us to take daily walks to Opatija, along a picturesque seaside promenade. Unfortunately, during our stay the weather was not good for this time of year and we often watched the stormy sky.


Rijeka


Port w Rijece trzeba jakoś zarobić na te wakacje przed zamkiem Trsat Pamiątkowa fotka rzeźba bazyliszka Ruiny pomieszczeń zamkowych Panorama okolicy z baszty obronnej Wenecki lew Kościół Matki Boskiej na Trsacie z XV w. Łuk rzymski kamieniczki w Rijece Wieża miejska popiersia cesarzy austriackich Leopolda I i Karola VI Kolegiata Wniebowzięcia NMP i dzwonnica z XIV w. zastuj w interesie Kościół Kapucynów neogotycka fasada kościoła na szczycie figura Matki Boskiej z Lourdes Coś poszło nie tak

Rijeka, which is the main port of Croatia, does not stand out with anything special. The largest carnival in the country takes place here, but it takes place at the turn of February and March. The modern city is extremely cosmopolitan and friendly to tourists, however, we liked the most the Venetian fortress Trsat on the hill of the same name, whose walls offer a picturesque view of the city and the surrounding area.


Pula


Odeon Cesarz rzymski Jarrus twierdza wenecka z XVII w. jeden z bastionów z wieżą Jak dziecko Muzeum archeologiczne, głowa rzymianki Pamiątkowa fotka, w głebi amfiteatr amfiteatr w całej okazałości trzypiętrowe arkady droga prowadząca na arenę wnętrze amfiteatru Widok do wnętrza przez jedną z arkad Elewacja zachodnia o wysokości prawie 30 m pamiątkowa fotka tylko 20 kun gwarne centrum miasta Łuk Sergiuszów z I w.p.n.e. kolumny korynckie i reliefy zdobiące szczyt łuku pamiątki Podwójna Brama z II-III w. Świątynia Augusta dawne rzymskie forum Renesansowe kolumny ratusza Ozdobna fasada jednej z kamienic odpoczynek Kościół i klasztor św. Franciszka z XIII w. kamienne płyty z czasów rzymskich

We went to Pula mainly because of the famous amphitheater built during the reign of Claudius in the 1st century AD. The city is also famous for other great monuments from Roman, Byzantine and Venetian times. The amphitheater called the arena makes an amazing impression, especially when viewed from the inside. However, what we remember the most is the excellent local cheese bought directly from the car of a local manufacturer. I do not know if it is the power of suggestion, but we have never eaten such a tasty cheese as the one from Pula.


Island of Krk


Nasz środek transportu most łączący wyspę Krk ze stałym lądem Na moście nabrzeże portowe od strony morza marina w mieście Krk Kuter rybacki Czas zacząć zwiedzanie studnia wenecka przy placu Ludowym relief nad portalem jednego z domów na starówce malowniczy zaułek baszta zamku Frankopanów z XIV w. Podobno najlepsze lody w mieście prezbiterium kościoła św. Kwiryna nasz wehikuł Teraz można sie trochę zrelaksować Czas wracać do domu

A modern bridge connects this largest of the Adriatic islands with the mainland. Thanks to this, we were able to go to Krk with a rented scooter. The ride itself was an interesting experience, especially when, to our surprise, the passing motorcyclists greeted us kindly. The idyll ended when, due to my carelessness, the scooter knocked me over and dragged me a bit on the asphalt. Fortunately, it ended with fear. The city of Krk was beautiful and a visit to such a place is definitely worth a ragged knee.


Plitvice Lakes


teraz na pewno się nie zgubimy Wielki Wodospad mający 78 m wysokości jedna z wielu kładek dla turystów pstrągi, trocie lub klenie - kto by tam rozeznał kładka dla turystów trawertynowa grobla pomiędzy jeziorami trawertynowa grobla wodospad kaskady wody jeziora oddzielają naturalne groble wodospad malowniczy zakątek powalona stara jodła resztki drzew rozkładające się w wodach jeziora wodospad struga wpadająca do jeziora

Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the main points on the tourist map of Croatia. No wonder, as this area of ​​ forests and lakes is on the Unesco World Natural Heritage List. The reserve looks like a fairy tale, and a stroll along the shores of the lakes gave us extraordinary experiences. On the way back, we felt a bit scared, because we got stuck in a huge traffic jam near Rijeka, and on that day we had a return bus to Poland. Fortunately, everything ended well and we returned to Poland without any problems.








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