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.
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 0.00 parts per thousand.
PETROL
Eurosuper
95, Eurosuper 98, 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.
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 two GSM networks in Croatia - HT mobile and VIPNet (both
operate on 90 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:
HTmobile phone number +385 (0)98 1550
VIPNet phone number +385 (0)91 7700
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)