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DIRECTORY
Sailing
ACI Marinas
M Tita 151, Opatija.
Tel (051) 271 288.
∑ aci.hr
Bareboat Sailing Holidays
∑ bareboatsailing
holidays.com
Club Adriatic
∑ clubadriatic.com
Clay court tennis, a popular sport in Croatia Nautilus Yachting
Tennis ∑ nautilus.hr
to you tee-ing off. It’s a good
After football, tennis is Croatia’s idea to check what identifi- Diving
most popular sport. Almost cation you’ll need in advance.
every town, holiday hotel Croatian Diving Federation
and camp site will have the Whitewater Rafting Dalmatinska 12, Zagreb.
necessary facilities – usually Tel (01) 484 87 65.
plenty of excellent clay courts. This most accessible of the ∑ diving-hrs.hr
Two of the best-equipped clubs extreme sports began in Croatia
are the Tennis Club Pećine in around the late 1980s, opening Hiking
Rijeka and the Tennis Club up remote canyons and rivers
Smrikve in Pula. If you enjoy known before only to kayakers Croatian Mountaineering
watching tennis, the ATP Croatia and fishermen. The most Association
Open Champion ships are rewarding places to raft through Kozarčeva 22, Zagreb.
held at Umag in July. At any wild scenery on waters clear
tennis club in Croatia you’re down to the river bed itself – Tel (01) 482 36 24.
likely to be reminded of the and innocent of vicious rapids or ∑ hps.hr
achievements of their best- huge waves – are the Dalmatian
known sportsman: Goran rivers of Zrmanja, near Zadar, Whitewater Rafting
Ivanišević, who is perhaps and Cetina, near Omiš, and the Kompas
most famous internationally rivers Dobra and Kupa, near
for winning the Men’s Singles Karlovac in central Croatia. ∑ kompas.hr
at Wimbledon in 2001. Agencies like Kompas in Zagreb
organise trips with guides and Tennis
all the gear. Otherwise try the
Golf Tennis Club Pećine
website www.activeholidays-
Golf is becoming increasingly croatia.com Šetalište XIII divizije 33, Rijeka.
popular in Croatia. There are Tel (051) 421 782.
five major courses: Golf & Tennis Club Smrikve
Country Club Zagreb, Golf Relaxation Stinjanska cesta 91, Pula.
Centre Novi Dvori near Several spa resorts offer natural
Zagreb, Golf Adriatic near thermal springs and treatments. Tel (052) 517 011.
Umag and Lifeclass Terme They emphasise the relaxation
Sveti Martin and Golf Brijuni aspect more than the treatment Golf
near Čacovec, as well as but have excellent sporting Golf Adriatic
several smaller locations facilities (see Thermal Spas Tel (052) 707 100.
with golf facilities. Tour pp216–17).
To play at a Golf Brijuni
Croatian golf Tel (052) 525 883.
club you may need
to show a member- Golf Centre Novi Dvori
ship card issued Tel (01) 334 07 77.
by the national Golf & Country Club Zagreb
federation from Tel (01) 653 11 77.
your home country.
This will indicate Lifeclass Terme Sveti Martin
your handicap, which Tel (040) 371 111.
may be required prior Golfers on a pratice course

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