HI Croatia Blog

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Programme of European Capital of Culture – Rijeka 2020 is centered around three main themes which depict the identity of Rijeka and contemporary Europe: water, work, and migration. The main motto around which the Rijeka programme was created is “Port

Last week we were part of seminar “Exploring different models of democratic participation: fostering youth participation through the European Youth Card” organised by European Youth Center in Strasbourg. Main goal of seminar is to support the recognition of various forms

Last week we were part of a project meeting held in Sofia, as partners on the project called „YOUTH WORK and YOUTH WORKERS across EUROPE – good examples from practice about volunteering, employment, education and training”. Partners in this project

Monday 7th October we took a place in European Youth Card Association with EYCA members from Southern and Eastern Europe in Sofia. The meeting was a follow up of the regional meeting conducted in Thessaloniki, Greece earlier this year.The meeting

World Tourism Day is commemorated each year on 27 September, with celebrations led by UNWTO. Its purpose is to foster awareness among the global community of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution the sector can make

These days at HI HOSTEL Zadar we have hosted a dear friend Sebastien Fournier, Artistic Director at the Sea Shack, HI hostel (www.aubergefestive.com) located in Gaspésie, the northern east side of Quebec, Canada. He visited our hostel on his trip through

“If you give a s**t, #GiveAVote” is the campaign’s tagline and its challenge to young people – to make the connection between the many things they care about and the EU’s power to help achieve those objectives.

You are planning on coming to Zagreb, but you are still not sure what exactly to do there?

When you’re young, travel as much as possible. Get to know the world, the people, explore your options. Once you start to work, there will be less time and less opportunities to explore.

There are a lot of things to do in Zagreb nowadays, it’s not a sleepy capital city any more having nothing to offer to their visitors.

To make your stay at a hostel a lot easier, especially if you’re just starting to travel and explore, follow these tips how to to pack your backpack.

Youth hostels in Croatia are located in TOP destinations: Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Rijeka, Pula, Zadar, Veli Lošinj, the island of Hvar, Biograd, Karlobag, Kastela near Split, Samobor near Zagreb.

Croatian food is partly Mediterranean, partly continental so you won’t be eating the same food in southern Dalmatian cities like Dubrovnik and Split as you will in Zagreb or Osijek in the East.

Getting around Croatia is pretty simple since you have a variety of transport options.

Guests of HI hostel in Veli Lošinj, besides our hosts and receptionists, are also welcomed by one cat. We called her Tinkerbell.