Cultural tourism Brodarica and island Krapanj

Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.

The island of Krapanj is a small island on the south-eastern side of the Sibenik canal. The island's peak is only 7m above sea level and is only 300m away from the mainland where you will find the town of Brodarica. The island's inhabitants, other than tourism, occupy themselves with digging for coral and sea-sponges out of the sea. The island also has its own sea-sponge refinery.
The Adriatic sea-sponge is highly appreciated for its beauty and quality. The island of Krapanj also has a museum of Adriatic flora and fauna as well as a collection of amphora. The people of the island of Krapanj are concentrating more and more on tourism therefore offer guests accommodation in their private homes.
In medieval times, the island of Krapanj was under the rule of the Sibenik capitulary and then, in the year 1446, the Franciscans built a monastery and church. The island of Krapanj also offers a variety of restaurants where guests can enjoy wonderful seafood freshly caught daily by the townspeople themselves in the beautiful clear-blue Adriatic Sea.
The town...