Cultural tourism Podstrana

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.

On the south-east from the town Split - exactly 8 km away, between the river of Zrnovica and the hill of Mutograsa, is situated Podstrana.  As one of the places situated along the 6-km coast, Podstrana has beautiful gravel beaches, clean sea and thick Mediterranean vegetation, pines and tamarisk bushes.

Podstrana is the favourite bathing resort of the people from Split. Apart from being known as a tourist town, Podstrana is also famous as an agriculture area where grow lettuce, peaches and cherries.

According to the oldest historic documentation the area of Podstrana was inhabited by the Illyrian tribe of Pituntini.

Naturally the Romans also left here their trace and from the medieval time there are two churches, both dedicated to Saint George, while from the baroque stile we have the main church of Saint Anthony. The historic resources point out that near the church of Saint Martin was made truce between the Venetian doge Peter Tradenius and the prince Mislav.

In summer Podstrana offers a various programs of musical, literary, art and scene-play contents. With the development of the tourism...