Cultural tourism National park Kornati Islands
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 National Park Kornati is made up of a group of 89 islands, islets and cliffs which stretch along the south western coastline of the island Pasman, in between Dugi otok and Zirja. It spreads over a surface of 220m2 and declared a national park in 1980 due to its unique shape and beauty.
The park was named after the largest island, Kornati (32,6m2), and the name Kornati most likely came from the Latin name corrimare which means scattered islands. The larger islands in the group are Sit, Zut, Jadra, Kurba, Vela, Levrnaka, Piskera, and Lavsa.
The numbers of inlets serve as shelter to fishing boats and sailboats during bad weather. It is more or less bare rocky ground but in its basins olive trees, fig trees and grape vines thrive. A larger part of the islands are possessed by the Murterana and Saljana, they do not have any towns or inhabitants.
Due to the Park's indented ness, large number of inlets, clear-blue sea, and sea life, Kornate is a haven for nautical tourism and, in some parts...