General info

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Currency: Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa). There are 10, 20, 50 Lipa coins, 1, 2, 5 Kuna coins and 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Kuna banknotes.
Foreign currencies can be exchanged at banks, exchange offices, post offices and at most tourist agencies, hotels and camping grounds.

Banking hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays banks are open until 1 p.m. In the larger cities some banks are also open on Sundays.

Credit cards: Most hotels, restaurants and shops accept credit cards (American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa). ATM are ubiquitous.

Electricity: 220V, 50Hz

Water: Tap water is potable throughout Croatia.

Time zone: GMT plus one hour in winter and GMT plus two in summer.

Travel documentation: Passport or some other internationally recognised identification document. Tourists may remain in Croatia for up to three monts.

Medical care: Medical assistance is available in hospitals providing a 24-hour emergency service.

National holidays: 1 January - New Year's Day; 6 January – Epiphany; March/April - Easter, including Easter Monday; 1 May - Labour Day; May/June - Corpus Christi (Movable feast); 22 June - Resistance Memorial Day; 25 June - Statehood Day; 5 August - Victory Day; 15 August – Assumption B.V. Mary; 8 October - Independence Day; 1 November - All Saints' Day; 25 and 26 December - Christmas Holidays.

Working hours: Shops and department stores are open between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., or to 3 p.m. A smaller number of stores close between noon and 4 p.m. Many stores are also open on Sundays, especially in the summer, and a smaller number in the larger cities are open 24 hours a day. Public services and companies usually work from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Post and Telecommunications: Post Offices are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturdays until 1 p.m. There are Post Offices in the larger cities which are open until 10 p.m. in the summer. Postage stamps are sold in Post Offices and at newsstands. Public telephones can be used only with phone cards, which can be purchased in Post Offices and at newsstands, in hotels and tourist complexes.

The telephone code for Croatia is +385.