Bus from MAKARSKA to POREČ
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Since ancient times, Makarska has been the center of the Makarska Littoral, administrative, political, economic, cultural and educational, and since the mid-20th century. st. and touristic. Today it is a city with more than 15 thousand inhabitants, which also includes picturesque settlements under Biokovo, Veliko Brdo, Puharići, Kotišina and Makar, from which came the name Makarska. Makarska is one of the most famous tourist destinations on the Croatian coast, attractive due to its natural and climatic characteristics, diverse tourist offer and hospitable hosts.
Makarska is located at the foot of the Biokovo mountain massif (1762 m), which protects from the penetration of the continental climate and has lush Mediterranean vegetation, mild winters, long and warm summers with a refreshing maestral. The sun is shining for more than 2750 hours a year with an air temperature of more than 20 ° C from June to September, and the clear sea from June to October has a temperature above 20 ° C.
The city of Makarska occupies a central position in the Makarska Littoral, not only because of geographical location, but primarily because of the economic and social factors that made this city the second largest economic and demographic framework of Central Dalmatia (right after Split), which is why Makarsko in the last time is increasingly using the name Makarska Riviera.
About the destination POREČ
Poreč (Parenzo, Parents or Parentium) is a town in Croatia located on the west coast of the peninsula of Istria.
Poreč is at 45.2258 degrees north latitude and 13.593 degrees eastern length. It lies at an altitude of 29 meters.
The city, which is almost two thousand years old, is located in the harbor which is protected by the isle of St. Nicholas. In the city itself according to the population census in 2011 there are 9.790 inhabitants, most of them live in suburbs. The city of Poreč, as a whole, has a total of 16,696 inhabitants according to the same 2011 census. The town of Poreč belongs to three islands and / or islets classified as MPNN (small, occasional and uninhabited islands and islets): Altijež, Regata, Sveti Nikola and six smaller altitudes (curves of different shapes and sizes): Barbaran, Butaceja , Karbula, Safarel, Žontuja and Žontujić.
Although unknown outside the borders of Europe, Poreč has been one of the main centers of Croatian tourism since the 1970s. Poreč's thirty hotels, 13 campsites, nudist camps, 16 apartment complexes, villas, bungalows and family houses. It's an incredible number given the size of the city itself. The tourist infrastructure is deliberately scattered along the 37-kilometer coast between Mirna and the Lim Channel. In the south there are large independent centers like Blue Laguna, Green Laguna, White Cove and Brulo. To the north are Materada, Cervar Porat, Ulika and Lanterna. More than 30% of tourists are staying here on the west coast of Istria as the most intensive tourist destination in Croatia. This summer "suburb" has its own hotels, beaches, campsites, marinas, department stores, transportation facilities, playgrounds, entertainment and various shops. In the summer season in Porestina, there are also 120,000 people temporarily. As people swim outside the city during the day, in the evening there is a tourist boom in the old town, which is then full of walkers from all European countries, and services are offered to them by shops, restaurants, disco clubs and bars, as well as numerous galleries.