Croatia develops diving tourism
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Thousands of sunken ships and hundreds of unexplored underwater caves attract an increasing number of tourists on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. With such attractions for the past 10 years diving tourism in Croatia increased by 20 percent.
Croatian Adriatic coast has become one of the most popular destinations for many European tourists, attracted to this region by the most valuable historical sites, superb beaches and pastoral fishing villages. Recently, however, the coast of Croatia has also attracts a very large number of divers, thanks to its crystal clear waters of the Adriatic sea and the unique wildlife, hidden beneath the surface of the water. According to the Tourist Association of Croatia for the last 10 years diving tourism on the Adriatic coast rose to 20 percent.
One of the main attractions of the Adriatic Sea for divers is numerous unexplored caves and subsurface cracks. According to the Tourist Association, in the coastal waters of Croatia are not less than 1500 caves and more than 15,000 varieties of sunken ships, yachts, planes and submarines.
Thanks to the growing interest of divers the coastal areas of the Adriatic Sea show a substantial increase of building professional diving centers. Among the most developed regions are Istria, Central Dalmatia and Kvarner.
According to the information provided by the Tourist Association of Croatia, there are no plans to introduce any prohibitions and restrictions on the dive tourism in the near future. Fans of deep dives can explore virtually every corner of the Adriatic Sea, dive in underwater caves and shipwrecks to explore in Croatian waters with professional diving instructor.
It should be noted however, that small Adriatic area are closed to tourists in order to preserve some of the unique nature reserves. Diving in these areas may be allowed by a special permission.
Alesia Belaya
Date: 20/05/2010
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