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From Zagreb to Rijeka in 90 minutes? Now it’s finally possible as the last stretch of the A6 has been completed after only 37 years of labour and 661.5 million euros.

The motorway is 146.5km long and extends north to Budapest, forming a speedy traffic corridor from the Hungarian capital down to the coast. Hungarian investors played an important role in financing this expensive project but the cost is expected to be recouped in tolls.

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Behind Dubrovnik’s postcard-perfect Old Town looms the 412m Srdj hill. You can just imagine the views over the Adriatic. For decades there was a cable car that ferried tourists from the Ploce neighbourhood to the top. It was enormously successful, transporting up to 150,000 tourists a year. It all ended during the “Homeland War” from 1991 to 1995 which left the apparatus in ruins.

For years, residents spoke wistfully of the cableway, wondering if and when someone would come up with the money to rebuild it. Well, it’s finally happened. The Atlas company has drummed up financing and work is about to start on rebuilding this outstanding tourist attraction.

And not just rebuilding but improving it! Plans are afoot to add a glassed-in lounge at the top so visitors can enjoy a refreshment while admiring the view. And when can visitors avail themselves of this treat? Not next year, but probably around 2010 if all goes well.

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Flybe just announced  the launch of two brand new  routes from Southampton to  Split and Dubrovnik as well as the 2009 flights to Croatia from Birmingham and Exeter

This early selection of Flybe’s new Summer routes available for booking today at www.flybe.com, for travel between 29th March and 7th September 2009, include:

• Birmingham to Dubrovnik (Sundays) and Split (Saturdays) from May 3rd
• Exeter to Dubrovnik
• Southampton to Dubrovnik and Split

Early-bird bookers will enjoy the lowest possible fares.

Tickets are available for booking now from £31.99 one way including taxes and airport charges, on www.flybe.com.

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Le Méridien Lav hotel in Podstrana near Split is officially Croatia’s best hotel. This five-star hotel won won three prestigious awards at the 2008 World Travel Awards for Europe event held on 15 October.

Le Meridien Lav was named Europe’s Leading Conference Hotel, Croatia’s Leading Hotel and Croatia’s Leading Spa Resort. The World Travel Awards are often considered the “Oscars” of the hotel industry as the winners are chosen by travel agents around the world.

Located in Podstrana, eight kilometres south of Split, Le Méridien Lav has 381 rooms and suites, eight restaurants and bars, a casino and a nightclub. With an area of 2,900 square meters, the hotel’s eight conference and banquet facilities are the largest on the Adriatic coast. The hotel’s Marina Promenade features shops, restaurants, bars, and cafés, and the Yacht Marina can accommodate 60 yachts. The Diocletian Spa and Wellness Centre includes an indoor pool, saunas, steam baths and whirlpools.

The hotel won awards in all categories in which it was nominated. Hotel representatives said that the Croatia’s Leading Hotel and Croatia’s Leading Spa Resort awards were especially important since most of their guests were Croats.

See photos and more information about  Le Meridien Lav and see my list of Croatia’s best hotels.

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Already airlines are starting to publish the 2009 schedules of flights to Croatia. Flybe has just announced that it will be flying to Split and Dubrovnik starting May 3, 2009. From Southampton, flights to Dubrovnik are on Sunday and flights to Split are on Saturday  and run until the first weekend of September 2009. Prices start as low as £18! But book soon at Flybe.

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