Get to know your country - on January 12, 2025, take part in free tours throughout Croatia

On occasion International Recognition Day of Croatia which is celebrated on January 15, and this year the project is being held "Get to know your country" which includes free tours of more than 50 cities across our country. So will all participants this weekend, to be exact January 12th, to be able to get to know better the culture and life of the places they come from or those they still want to discover. 

copper trip
Photo: Bakar Tourist Board

The project has been organized since 2018 (with an interruption caused by the pandemic). Association of Croatian Tourist Guide Societies, in cooperation with Croatian National Tourist Board and a number of partners, including historical troops, with the support of many museums and cultural institutions.

Some of the key goals of this project are to promote the cultural heritage of Croatia, to strengthen awareness of the value of professional tourist guidance by introducing citizens to the fundamental values ​​of our homelands, to point out the challenges faced by local tourist guides and to encourage the development of sustainable tourism.

Programs in all cities (with less justified exceptions) start at the same time - in 12 hours.

walking, guiding, sightseeing, motovun
Photo: Motovun Tourist Board

Taking into account the importance of tourist workers who are also important ambassadors of our culture and tradition, all citizens are invited to participate in discovering the historical, cultural and traditional treasures of our destinations.

We bring you a list of cities where free guided tours will be held, which we note is not final

Dalmacija

  1. DUBROVNIK - place of departure: in Brsalje, in front of the TZ, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Society of Dubrovnik Tourist Guides
    Applications to email: vodicidu@gmail.com
  2. stone - place of departure: in front of the map at the entrance to Ston, time: 12:00 p.m
    Society of Dubrovnik Tourist Guides
    Applications to email: vodicidu@gmail.com
  3. KORCULA - place of departure: in front of the Land Gate of the Old Town (thanks to the City Museum of Korčula and the Parish of St. Mark of Korčula for the free entrance), time: January 11 at 11:00 a.m.
    Hana Turudić - in Croatian / Maja Haraminčić Cebalo - in English
    Society of Tourist Guides and Companions of Korčula, TZ of the City of Korčula, City of Korčula
    Contact: Hana Turudić- 092 230 76 33
  4. SOLTA - GROHOTE
    a) walking tour of the old center of Grohota, starting point: in front of the church of St. Stjepan.
    Guide: Teo Tomić, time: 13:15 p.m
    b) costumed walk in Šoltanka - one life on the island; place of departure: Eugena Buktenica square (between the market and the Mendula cafe bar terrace), time: at 15:00 p.m.
    Guide: Sandra Marie Vrandečić
    Tourist board of the island of Šolta
    021 654 657
    info@visitsolta.com
  5. SPLIT
    a) "Croatian Maritime Time Machine" with Magda Lupis, place: reception of the Croatian Maritime Museum, time: 11:00 a.m.
    Mandatory advance booking
    hpms@hpms.hr, 021 347-346
    b) "With Dik we walk through Veli Varoš" - adapted for people with disabilities; place of departure: behind the HNK theater, time: at 10:00 a.m. (Ives Cikatić)
    Previous application: Ives Cikatić –
    098 138 74 53
    c) "Let's get to know and follow Meštrović's trail in Split" - place of departure: on the plateau between the monument to Gregory of Nin and Đardin Park, time: at 11:00 a.m.
    Museums of Ivan Meštrović
    Mandatory pre-registration: marketing@mestrovic.hr
  6. SALONA –Discover the secrets of ancient Salona; place of departure: entrance to Salona, ​​Manastirine, time: 10:00 a.m
    Tourist guides/ Tourist board of the town of Solin
    Oliver Nejašmić 095 350 1166
    Sandra Hrabar 099 461 23 85
  7. KLIS - place of departure: entrance to the fortress, time at 12:00 p.m
    The historical unit of the Klis uskos - we thank the Municipality of Klis for allowing entry to the Klis fortress
  8. SON - place of departure: Šetalište bl. Alojzija Stepinac (below the basilica), time: 10:00 a.m
    Tourist Board of the City of Sinj, Association of Tourist Guides of the City of Sinj "Osinium"
  9. SUMARTIN – ISLAND OF BRAČ - place of departure: at Novi most, time: at 11:00 a.m
    Guide: Katarina Jovanović Eterović
    091 933 6332
  10. PROPERTY
    a) "Discover all the hidden stories of Imotski" - place of departure: in front of the Church of St. Francis in Imotski after mass, time: 12:05
    b) "On the cliff, on the border" - place of departure: on the main square in Imotski, time: 15:30
    Imotski Tourist Board
    Guide: Julija Živanović 091 167 0233
    Guide: Matija Znaor 095 5500067
  11. TROGIR - place of departure: in front of the TZ of the city of Trogir, the main square, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Association of tourist guides Phoenix Trogir/ Tourist board of the city of Trogir
    Contact: Milan Bilić, 095 9049 756
  12. GANGMAN; time: 12:00 p.m
    a) Tik-tak, place of departure: in front of the City Library with Josip Petrina
    b) Medieval Šibenik and the bastions of the old city core, starting point: Stari pazar (at the fountain), with Dean Karađole Radovčić
    Tourist Guides Association “Mihovil” – Šibenik
    utvmihovil@gmail.com
  13. ZADAR - place of departure: in front of the church of St. Donat at 12:00 p.m
    Association of Tourist Guides Zadar "Donat"
    Arrival announcement to email: info@zadarguides.com
  14. NOVALJA – "The Story of Water" square Briščić; place of departure: in front of the TZ, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Guide: Darka Šćerbe Haupt
    Tourist board of the city of Novalja
    Contact: info@visitnovalja.hr
    Darka Šćerbe Haupt 091 349 43 88
  15. NIN -place of departure: near the Lower City Bridge / Prince Branimir monument, time: 12:00 p.m.
    Nin Tourist Board
    Association of Tourist Guides Zadar "Donat"
  16. WHERE - place of departure: departure in front of the TZ office, time: at 11:00 a.m
    Association of tourist guides of the island of Hvar
    Contact: 091 1111 600
  17. STAR GRAD - place of departure: in front of the TZ, time of departure: at 11:00 a.m
    Association of tourist guides of the island of Hvar
    Contact: 091 1111 600
  18. MAKARSKA – "Hidden treasures of Makarska - legends, myths and..."; place of departure: in front of the Osejava hotel, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Association of Tourist Guides Makarska Riviera and Zabiokovlje
    Agata Ravlić 098 181 27 47
  19. METKOVIĆ – Archaeological Museum of Narona, departure point: parking lot at the bridge on Plivor in Vid, time: at 11:00 a.m.
    Tourist Board of the Town of Metković
    info@tzmetkovic.hr
    020 681 899
  20. KNIN - place of departure: at the entrance to the fortress, time: at 11:00 a.m
    Tourist Board of the City of Knin
    Contact: 098 172 43 62
  21. P - the heritage of the city of Pag, place of departure: Trg Petra Krešimir IV, time: at 12:00 p.m.
    TZ of the City of Pag
    023 611 286
    director@tzgpag.hr
  22. KASTELA
    a) Roots of Dalmatia; place of departure: in front of Vitturi Castle, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Guide Nataša Birčić 098 286 926
    b) Place of departure: in Kaštel Štafilić, in front of Stara maslina, Put sv. Lucije, between the Maslina Kindergarten and the Post Office, time: 12:00 p.m
    Guide Ana Jakić
    Split-Dalmatia County,
    Tourist Board of the City of Kaštela
    info@kastela-info.hr
    021 227 933
get to know your country - orebić

Kvarner

  1. RAB - place of departure: in front of the TZ office, time: 12:00 p.m
    Association of tourist guides Rab, TZ of the city of Rab
    Contact: 095 575 57 44
  2. COPPER – Frankopan roads; tour of the castle in Bakro, departure point: in front of the Magistrate's building, time: 12:00 p.m
    Bakar Tourist Board
    Contact: 051 761 111, info@tzbakar.hr
  3. BOAR - guard of Kvarner, place of departure: children's playground in front of Konzum, time: 12:00 p.m
    Association of tourist guides of Kvarner
    kvarner.guides@gmail.com
  4. RIJEKA
    a) How did the world's first influencer - D'Annunzio bring the idea of ​​fascism to life in Rijeka?, place of departure Jadranski trg, Rijeka, time: 12:00 p.m.
    b) On January 15, at 17:00 p.m., a lecture in the Rijeka City Hall "Croatian folk mythology within Old Slavic beliefs"
    Association of tourist guides of Kvarner
    kvarner.guides@gmail.com
  5. LOVRAN - place of departure: in front of the church of St. Trinities on the Mule, time: 12:00 p.m
    Liburnia Association of Tourist Guides
    guides.opatija@gmail.com

Research

  1. ROVINJ - place of departure: Trg Maršala Tita, time: 12:00 p.m
    Association of tourist guides Rovinj
    Contact: Alberto Košara 091 527 27 09
  2. RACE - place of departure: the main square in front of the church of St. Barbara, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Tourist board of Raša municipality
    Tourist guide: Mladen Bajramović 099/446-48 86
  3. Pula - place of departure: in front of the Arena, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Society of Tourist Guides in Pula
    pula.drustvo.vodica@gmail.com
  4. MOTOWOOL - place of departure: -entrance to the old town (at the lifting platform), time: 12:00 p.m.; discover who Sebastian Venier was and what he owed to the City in the Mountain
    Tourist guide: Mate Mekiša
    Tourist board of Motovun municipality
    Contact: 052/681-726, info@tzmotovun.hr
  5. REPRESENTATION - place of departure: Trg slobode, time: 12:00 p.m
    Poreč Tourist Board
    info@myporec.com
Get to know your country Poreč

Lika

  1. GOSPIC - place of departure: Trg Stjepana Radić near the fountain, time: 12:00 p.m
    Guide: Ph.D. Tatjana Kolak
    Association of tourist guides Like
    utv.like@gmail.com

Zagreb and northwestern Croatia

  1. CARLOVAC through the eyes of the artist, place of departure: on the Black Promenade in Kurelčeva Street (across from the School of Economics and Tourism), time: at 12:00 p.m.
    Association of Tourist Guides of Karlovac County "Bastion"
    Contact and pre-orders: 098/ 960 89 55
    vodici.karlovac@gmail.com
  2. DRAGANIĆ - place of departure: parking lot near the church of St. George in Draganić, time: 12:00 p.m
    Association of Tourist Guides of Karlovac County "Bastion"
    Contact and pre-orders: 098/ 960 89 55
    vodici.karlovac@gmail.com
  3. MAD DOG - place of departure: Bijela Lađa building, time: 12:00 p.m
    TZ of the City of Sisak
    091 788 95 57 – registration
  4. VARAŽDIN - place of departure: in front of the Town Hall, time: 12:00 p.m
    Society of Varaždin Tourist Guides
    Ivana Žnidarić Kajić 098 187 70 20
  5. ZAGREB – "Zagrebačke spánziracie", place of departure: in front of the Visitor Center on Trg bana J. Jelačić, time: at 12:00 p.m.
    Society of Tourist Guides of the City of Zagreb and the Central Croatian Macroregion
    099 48 17 022
    turisticki.vodici.zagreba@tg.t-com.hr
  6. VIRBOVEC - place of departure: near the tower of P. Zrinski in the city park, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Tourist Board of the City of Vrbovac
    info@tz-vrbovec.hr
  7. SUICIDE - place of departure: the main town square (Trg kralja Tomislava), time: at 12:00 p.m.
    Samobor Tourist Board
    visit@samobor.hr
  8. VELIKA GORICA - place of departure: visitor center, time: 12:00 p.m
    Tourist board of the city of Velika Gorica
    tzvg@tzvg.hr
  9. JASTREBARSKO - place of departure: Strossmayer Square, time: 12:00 p.m
    Tourist board of the town of Jastrebarski
    Contact: 091 250 94 58
  10. IVANIĆ TOWN – 1925 – 2025; The development of Ivanić-Grada through 100 years, place of departure: Moslavačka ulica 11, time: at 12:00 p.m.
    Guide: Ana Gašperević, dir.TZ Ivanić-Grada
    Ivanić-Grad Tourist Board
    01 288 15 91
  11. ČAKOVEC - place of departure: Trg republike near vura, time: 10:30 a.m
    Međimurje guides
    Contact: Nikola Medved 095 829 69 78
    info@tzig.hr
  12. Hrvatska Kostajnica - place of departure: near the ruined church of St. Nikola, time: at 12:00 p.m
    Guide: Ines Brajdić Markan
    TZ Banovina-Pounje
    Contact: 099 590 51 89
  13. DARUVAR - place of departure: near the fountain on Trg kralja Tomislava, time: 12:00 p.m
    Guide: Snjezana Sabo
    Tourist Board Daruvar – Papuk
    043 331 382
    tic@daruvar.hr
get to know your country, Zagreb County

Slavonia, Baranja and Srijem

  1. OSIJEK - place of departure: at Trg Sv. Trojstva - free guided tour of Osijek Fortress, time: 11:00 a.m
    Guide: Stanko Subotić
    Osijek-Baranja County Tourist Board
    info@tzosbarzup.hr
  2. ĐAKOVO - place of departure: Strossmayer Square, in front of the monument to Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer, time: 12:00 p.m.
    Guide: Silvija Butković
    Tourist Board of the City of Đakovo
    info@visitdjakovo.com
  3. VUKOVAR – Eltz Castle, time: 12:00 p.m
    Guide: Dubravko Žuvić
    Association of Tourist Guides of the City of Vukovar
    Contact: 091 254 3435
  4. VINKOVCI – departure point: Dr. F. Tuđman Square (memorial bust) at 12:00 noon
    Guide: Ivica Šandrk
  5. BRAIDED – Interpretation Center Bećarca Museum, time: 12:00 p.m
    Interpretation Center Museum of Bećarac
    Becarca Square
    34310 Pleternica
    Phone + 385 34 251 000
    E-mail muzej@becarac.hr

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