{"id":1678,"date":"2015-05-20T14:53:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T14:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2018-08-22T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:13:12","slug":"croatia-beaches-water-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/croatia-beaches-water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia Beaches: Water Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/BestBeaches.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1679\" src=\"https:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/clear-water.jpg\" alt=\"clear-water\" width=\"557\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/clear-water.jpg 557w, https:\/\/croatiatraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/clear-water-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The verdict is in and the result is excellent. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Environment Agency<\/a> just published a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/publications\/european-bathing-water-quality-in-2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report <\/a>on the quality of bathing water in Europe in 2014 and Croatia was one of only six nations rated excellent. Congratulations!<\/p><div id=\"croat-1514354635\" class=\"croat-content croat-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4787844071747328\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4787844071747328\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7926307719\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/themes\/water\/status-and-monitoring\/state-of-bathing-water\/country-reports-2014-bathing-season\/croatia-2014-bathing-water-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This link<\/a> tells you more about the criteria, how the quality of the water has evolved over the years and links to governmental resources but naturally you want to know which are the <strong>cleanest beaches in Croatia. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baltazar.izor.hr\/plazepub\/kakvoca?p_jezik=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This interactive map<\/a> rates every single beach in Croatia: islands, coast, inland. Nearly all get the coveted blue icon for excellent water quality but there are a few exceptions. The green icon signifies &#8220;good&#8221; water; yellow means &#8220;sufficient&#8221; and red means &#8220;poor&#8221;. To save you time, I&#8217;ll point them out here:<\/p><div id=\"croat-3224298798\" class=\"croat-content_2 croat-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4787844071747328\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4787844071747328\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7926307719\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/Istria\/beaches.html\">Istrian beaches <\/a>are\u00c2\u00a0 excellent<\/strong> except for one small site near Medulin: AC Stupice which is rated &#8220;poor&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/Kvarner\/Rijeka.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rijeka<\/a>, Kantrida &#8211; Rekreacijski centar 3. Maj and Kantrida Zapad in the south are rated &#8220;good&#8221;. In between is Kantrida istok whose water is rated as &#8220;sufficient&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In<a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/Istria\/Opatija.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Opatija<\/a>, Hotel Kristal and Kupali\u00c5\u00a1te Slatina are rated &#8220;good&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Skradin.html\">Skradin<\/a> on the Krka river is rated as &#8220;sufficient&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Ciovo.htm\">Ciovo<\/a> across from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Trogir.htm\">Trogir <\/a>at Duhanska Stanica is rated as &#8220;good&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Split\/Beaches.htm\">Split beaches <\/a>are excellent<\/strong> but\u00c2\u00a0 further north in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Kastela.html\">Kastela<\/a>, Stari and Kambelovac are rated as &#8220;good&#8221; while Gomilica Torac is &#8220;sufficient&#8221;. Gomilica Kamp and Sucurac are &#8220;poor&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>On th<a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/central%20dalmatia\/Makarska.htm\">e Makarska<\/a> Riviera, the beach near Hotel Nimfa is rated as &#8220;good&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/korcula\/KorculaIsland.htm\">Korcula Island<\/a>, the beach water at Prigradica is rated as &#8220;good&#8221; (probably because of the ferries)<\/li>\n<li>Ploce on the coast has water rated as &#8220;good&#8221; on the north side and &#8220;sufficient&#8221; on the south side (again probably because of the ferries)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/Polace.html\">Polace<\/a> on Mljet Island has &#8220;good&#8221; bathing water (also because of boats)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/Dubrovnik\/DubrovnikBeaches.htm\">Dubrovnik beaches<\/a> are excellent<\/strong> but north of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/southern_dalmatia\/Dubrovnik\/dubrovnik_index.htm\">Dubrovnik,<\/a> the beach at Mali Zaton is rated as &#8220;good&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So what are <strong>Croatia&#8217;s best beaches?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatiatraveller.com\/BestBeaches.htm\">Find out!<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><div id=\"croat-1300576056\" class=\"croat-below-post croat-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4787844071747328\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4787844071747328\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7926307719\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The verdict is in and the result is excellent. 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