CRO Race 2019 / Host Cities
Host Cities
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik (01.10.2019.)
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Osječko-baranjska županija
Cycling tourism is rapidly growing worldwide, and Osijek-Baranja County, with nearly 240 kilometres of cycling tracks, is more than ready to accommodate this trend. There is an...
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
PP Kopački rit
Kopački rit is a nature park, placed in the corner formed by the river Danube and its tributary Drava. Depending on the water level, the water of these two rivers constantly shapes...
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Kutjevo
The City of Kutjevo is the Croatian capital of wine and worlds’s capital of graševina (riesling). There is the largest wine cellar in Croatia and a unique square - Trg graševine....
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
PP Papuk
The Papuk Nature Park covers the largest part of the Papuk Mountain and partly Krndija Mountain, extending its surface in the direction northeast – southeast. It covers an area of...
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Pleternica
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Požeško-slavonska županija
This County brakes the idea when it comes to Slavonian reputation of being plain because here, on a relatively small area, there are plains with arable land, mountains and hills...
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Požega
Požega is a city of long and rich culture and tradition, mentioned in history for the first time in 1227. Slavonia is known for being a very flat area, yet Požega is surrounded by...
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Pakrac
The town of Pakrac is located in the western part of Slavonia, within the Požega-Slavonia County. It is located at the foot of Papuk and Psunj mountains in an extremely beautiful...
Stage 1: Osijek - Lipik
Lipik
The tourist and health center of Slavonia, known for its Spa with thermal mineral water and Lipizzan horses in State Stud Farm, spring water and glass production. Tourist offer is...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar (02.10.2019.)
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
Slunj
In Slunj you can discover Rastoke water village. Rastoke were created by the game of nature in a place where a river Slunjčica flows into a river Korana, thereby creating many...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
Karlovačka županija
The Karlovac County is located in central Croatia and comprises 5 cities and 17 municipalities. Thanks to its geostrategic position, it is one of the most important counties. It is...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
NP Plitvička jezera
Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest national parks in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia....
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
PP Velebit
Velebit Nature Park is the largest and most complex protected area in the Republic of Croatia. By its diverse relief and vegetation, it encompasses the most important mountain in...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
Zadar
A city with centuries old tumultuous history, where destruction and reconstruction have all left scars but also many written documents which are today a valuable cultural heritage...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
Zadarska županija
The Zadar region has a truly amazing geographical position, located in the centre of the East Adriatic and surrounded by stunning nature of great variety. This is the place where...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
NP Kornati
Due to its exceptional landscape beauties, interesting geomorphology, great indentedness of its coastline and particularly its rich biocenosis of the marine ecosystem, a larger...
Stage 2: Slunj - Zadar
PP Vransko jezero
The Vransko Lake Nature Park area includes the largest natural lake and one of the last Mediterranean wetlands in Croatia. Vransko Lake is one of the rare, almost intact natural...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska (03.10.2019.)
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Okrug
Seawater of exceptional quality, proximity of the most sought-after coastal destinations and delicious local cuisine make Okrug, a municipality consisting of two towns Okrug Gornji...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
NP Krka
Krka National Park lies within Šibenik-Knin County, and covers a total area of 109 km² of the loveliest sections of the Krka River, and the lower course of the Čikola River....
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Brela
Brela is the door to Makarska Riviera. The nature has truly let its imagination run wild, so there is much to see. In Brela you will find the natural landscape phenomena and...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Baška Voda
„Sense of the sea, sense of the mountain!” is the slogan of the unique blend of crystal clear sea, pearly beaches, abundance of aromatic herbs and magnificent Biokovo mountain....
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Tučepi
Tučepi have approximately 8,000 beds in hotels and private accommodation. There are numerous restaurants, taverns and other catering establishments providing a wide offer of...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Podgora
Podgora is a small town situated on the most beautiful part of the Adriatic coast - the Makarska Riviera. Here, life has always been and remained dedicated to the sea, the same sea...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Makarska
Town of Makarska is situated in the Split-Dalmatia County, at the foot of the Biokovo Mountain. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations on the Croatian coast, attractive...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Central Dalmatia – seaside and adventure kingdom!...
Stage 3: Okrug - Makarska
PP Biokovo
Because of its unique geomorphology, exquisite biodiversity and natural landscape beauty, Biokovo was proclaimed a Nature Park in 1981. It spreads over an area of 193 km2 and...
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica (04.10.2019.)
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
Starigrad
The municipality of Starigrad is located in the northwestern part of Dalmatia, as a part of the Zadar region. Gently laid out along the seacoast at the foot of the magnificent...
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
NP Paklenica
Due to its unique natural features, magnificent forests and extraordinary geomorphologic structures, the area of Velika and Mala Paklenica was proclaimed a national park in 1949....
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
Zadarska županija
The Zadar region has a truly amazing geographical position, located in the centre of the East Adriatic and surrounded by stunning nature of great variety. This is the place where...
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
Senj
Senj is located where the mountain’s edge is washed by the sea, where intact nature, clean air and crystal clear waters invigorate the body, and where history and culture foster...
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
NP Sjeverni Velebit
Northern Velebit, as youngest National Park in Croatia, is a true patchwork of the most diverse habitats that are home to countless plant, fungus and animal species – a wealth that...
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
Hotelska kuća Jadran
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
Crikvenica
The healthy and mild climate, clean sea and air, valuable cultural and historical heritage, traditional gastronomy and interesting events are some of the advantages of the Riviera...
Stage 4: Starigrad - Paklenica - Crikvenica
Primorsko-goranska županija
Given its unique blend of the green and the blue, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is one of the most developed and one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Croatia. It...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak (05.10.2019.)
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Rabac
Once a small fishermen's settlement, Rabac is today a favourite summer destination for numerous European tourists. Owing to its string of white pebble beaches, lush Mediterranean...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Labin
Labin is a wonderful mixture of rich historic and Venetian architectural heritage in the old town on the hill above downtown Labin which bears traces of 200 years of coal mining...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Maslinica
Maslinica Hotels & Resort is embraced by a hill forest on one side and a long, pebble beach on the other that leads into the beautiful Adriatic. Four hotels & camp offer guests...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Istarska županija
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Valamar
Valamar Girandella Resort is a fantastic resort in Rabac located in a picturesque bay next to the stunning Girandella Beach. The resort offers three types of accommodation...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
PP Učka
Učka Nature Park encompasses Mount Učka and a part of the Ćićarija mountain range. It is located along the northern Adriatic coast at one of the most northerly points of the...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Opatija
Opatija, a magnificent coastal town on the Adriatic Sea, and a well-known 19th-century health and summer resort for the Austro-Hungarian nobility, today represents a stylish...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Čavle
The municipality of Čavle is located eight kilometers from Rijeka, at the foot of Gorski Kotar, and geographicaly makes the northern road entrance to Rijeka.In the upper part of...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
Primorsko-goranska županija
Given its unique blend of the green and the blue, the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is one of the most developed and one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Croatia. It...
Stage 5: Rabac - Platak
NP Risnjak
Risnjak NP, founded in 1953., is located in Gorski kotar region, spreading on 63,5 sq km. It is an area of great biodiversity: forests cover more than 90% of to surface,...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb (06.10.2019.)
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Sveta Nedelja
Sveta Nedelja, the youngest town in Zagreb County, is located in a very attractive area; surrounded by hills, lakes and the Sava River. It is located seventeen kilometres west of...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
PP Žumberak - Samoborsko gorje
The Nature Park is administered by the Public institution "Žumberak – Samoborsko gorje Nature Park" established by the decree of the Croatian government on 16th September, 1999....
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Zagrebačka županija
Zagreb County, or 'the Green Ring of Zagreb' as some people call it, has a very rich heritage and beautiful natural scenery. Forests and hills are interwoven with numerous hiking,...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Velika Gorica
The Town of Velika Gorica located 16 km south of Zagreb is the centre of the area of 552 square kilometres; it is the biggest and the main settlement of the traditional Turopolje...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Dugo Selo
Only 20 kilometers near the city of Zagreb is located the little town of Dugo Selo. Its location is special not only for the closeness of the capital but for the near borders of...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Vrbovec
Vrbovec is a town about 40 kilometers distance north-east of Zagreb. The first written mention of Vrbovec dates from 1244. in a grant from Bela IV. Throughout history, it has...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Sv. Ivan Zelina
Sveti Ivan Zelina is the center of Prigorje and famous wine region. Sveti Ivan Zelina has a rich wine tradition of over 150 years. The foundations of modern viticulture are here....
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
Zagreb
The City of Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia situated on the geographical, cultural, historical and political crossroads of Europe’s east and west, connects the...
Stage 6: Sveta Nedelja - Zagreb
PP Medvednica
Mount Medvednica is a very rare example of a nature park merging with a capital city. It is the area in which natural, cultural and historic values interlace and depend on each...
