Cultural tourism Makarska riviera

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.

Makarska, ancient Makar, is a lovely destination located just south of the beautiful Natural Park Biokovo and enchanting mountains. It is a popular holiday spot for mountain climbers, hikers and all searching for adventure. In 1981 Biokovo was proclaimed a Natural Park and consists of three types of landscape. At its base Biokovo is covered with lush fields above which are bare rocky surfaces which higher transform into plateaus full of sink-holes amongst which are some of the deepest in Croatia. This Park is home to a whole world of unique healing and aroma-therapeutic plants and draws thousands of hikers and mountain climbers yearly. Hikers, Para gliders and cliff jumpers have all found their private heaven in the off-season.
Makarska is the main port and tourist centre of the Makarska Riviera. Makarska lies in a spacious cove which is closed off by Cape Osejava on the East, and by the Peninsula of Saint Peter from the southwest side. Most of Makarska's residents keep themselves busy by tending to their vineyards, olive groves and fig trees, making wine and olive...