Novigrad [ Istria, Croatia ]

Novigrad, a town and port on the western coast of Istria.

Population:

cca. 4000.

Novigrad

The old-town part of the city has maintained the mid-age feel. A good secured port made possible for the town to be inhabitated very early. Historically Novigrad is known as a fisher-men and wine-brewing area. In the small port, that is one of the best covered ports on the Istrian coast, a small marina is found with a boat-service and a gas station. Surrounding the town there are rocky beaches with a cristal-clear see and nice landscapes. In the town many typical restaurants and pubs are to be found plus a lot of shops and groceries and a small market-place where fish can be bought.

Climate

Mild, Mediterranean climate (warm and dry summers, mild and pleasant winters) Average amount of sunshine yearly: 2.388 hours. Owing to the day's length and plenty of clear days throughout the summer it has the longest insolation with a daily average of 10 hours in Istrian seaside resorts. Characteristic winds are "bura" (wind blowing from the north to the south, bringing clear weather), "jugo" (south, warm wind bringing rain) and "maestral" (summer breeze blowing from the land to the sea).

Sea

the lowest sea temperature is in March ranging from 9.3 C up to 11.1 C and being the highest in August when it reaches 23.3 C and 24.1 C; salinity amounts approximately to 36 - 38 pro mille.

Valuta

Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa). Coins values 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Lipa and 1, 2, 5, 10 Kunas. Banknotes 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 i 1,000 Kunas. Foreign valutas can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, post offices, and in almost every turist agency, hotel and turist-camp.

Electricity

220V, 50Hz

Personal IDs needed

A valid passport or another internationally recognized ID. Turists stay in Croatia allowed up to 3 months.