General information about Croatia
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
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 0.5 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 three GSM networks in Croatia -
T-mobile, Tele2 and VIPNet (both operate on 900/1800
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:
T-mobile
www.t-mobile.hr
VIPNet
www.vip.hr
Tele2
www.tele2.com.hr
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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