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Gorski Kotar, an alpine and highland country located north of the Kvarner area, is offering its guests
some new attractions.
The entire region is known for its wealth of excursion tourism, sports and recreation facilities and
lodgings that nurture the spirit of highland tradition. As a tourist destination, Gorski kotar is suited to
all ages, from families with small children to athletes and pensioners. Everyone, in any season, can find
enough attractive tourist programs to make his or her holiday all the more interesting. To say nothing
of the natural setting and the clean mountain air that will further improve the quality of an active
vacation.
One of the better-known destinations is Fužine, as of this year richer for two more lodging facilities,
while an alpine house on the nearby Platak ski run has been renovated. The city of Delnice too, has rounded
off its rich sporting offer. Its sports centre features almost all of the facilities needed by professional athletes,
from sports halls and courts, swimming pools, to ski runs and Delnice’s newest attraction – a large ski jump
facility. The 70-metre ski jump was built back in 1947 but had been out of operation for the last twenty
years. The ever growing number of skiers coming to the nearby ski runs convinced the city fathers and
entrepreneurs to renovate it. Also open for business is a smaller 30-metre ski jump.
Besides Delnice, large funds are being invested in the development of tourism in nearby Vrbovsko.
By year’s end Vrbovsko will see the opening of a new high category hotel that will feature a wellness
centre with accompanying facilities and a congress centre. Also in the books are several sports centres for
handball, tennis and bocce. Besides being recognised for its quality, the hotel will also be memorable for
the local cuisine on offer, featuring traditional highland specialities made with cheese, local milk, berries,
forest mushroom and medicinal herbs.
The construction of this hotel will improve the quality of accommodation infrastructure, and when
the future Bijela kosa ski run is opened next year near Vrbovsko the town will make a solid step forward
in tourism. The entire area, namely, has great potential in tourism. Also near Vrbovsko are two rivers, the
Kupa and Dobra, ideal for fishing and adventure tourism, and a rich forest suitable for hunting tourism.

Source: Croatian Tourism Board