This year, Dubrovnik-Neretva County will offer its visitors numerous novelties. One of the world’s most beautiful tourist destinations, Dubrovnik, as well as other prominent destinations such Cavtat, Korčula, Ston, Orebić, the Island of Mljet, the Island of Vis and the Elaphite Islands, traditionally attract a large number of tourists.This year, however, tourists will have even more reasons to come. In the 2009 season, visitors will be able to enjoy new buildings, and the newly finished infrastructural facilities will make their stay even more pleasant and interesting. In May, the Valamar Lacroma Resort, operating under the management of the Dubrovnik-Babin kuk hotel company, will open its doors.The four-star hotel features 385 rooms and 16 suites, a conference hall accommodating a thousand people, seven smaller halls, a wellness centre spread over a thousand square metres, and six bars and restaurants. In July, the Radisson SAS Resort in Orašac, which is very near to Dubrovnik, will welcome its first guests.

The five-star resort, comprising a hotel and a first-class apartment village, features 155 rooms, 24 suites and 207 apartments.

The resort also features sports and recreational facilities, a wellness and spa area, several restaurants and bars, and a conference centre. In July, the five-star Palace Dimitri-Lešić Hotel, located in the historic centre of the City of Korčula on the eponymous island, will open its doors. The hotel is located in a completely renovated historical palace in the city centre, right next to Marco Polo’s birthplace. It features six luxurious suites and other facilities aimed at providing a pleasurable stay: wellness&spa, restaurants, cafés and more.

Most of the existing hotels will also augment their offer and increase their accommodation capacity. The destinations themselves will also welcome visitors with recently developed and new facilities ll. For instance, in February of this year, a new public garage that ahs 711 spaces was opened in Dubrovnik, in close proximity to the city walls. Also, the first phase of the public lighting project of the city walls has been completed. The second phase is to be completed by the end of June. It should be noted that the lighting has been designed in line with regulations aimed at protecting the priceless historical monuments.

In Vela Luka, a prominent tourist destination on the Island of Korčula, a coastal development project will soon be finished. A parking area, new green areas with benches and a public lighting system are also planned. This will greatly contribute to the appeal of the Vela Luka city centre.

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