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The Rovinj Aquarium

At this 100-year-old institution, located at the "Ruder Boskovic"Institute's Centre for Maritime Research (obala G. Paliage 5), one can admire all the wealth of the fauna of the Adriatic seabed. During the summer months the Aquarium is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Rovinj music scene

"Aria da nuoto" and "the bitinada", two types of folksinging typical of the Rovinj region, have found unbeatable interpreters in the bands that perform annually at "the Rovinj Summer festival", "the Appuntamenti Rovignesi" and the Rovinj Fiesta.

The Rovinj regattes

Every year Rovinj hosts some interesting regattas, the traditional ones are Pesaro - Rovinj - Pesaro and Rovinj Cup.

Hunting

The local hunt club organises hunting in an area of approx. 4300 hectares. Commercial small - game hunting for foreign hunters is organised during the October-to-March period  (pheasant, partridge, hare, etc.) Hunting  for snipe, which migrate to this region in early November, is especially exciting. Apart from this, the club can organise other kinds of huntinng, including arranging shooting stads for big game. For more details please contact Lovacko drustvo Lamanova 1,tel. 813-015.

Healthcare  for Tourists

All tourists are entitled to FIRST AID ASSISTANCE. On the basis of the medical insurance  certificate issued by national health insurance institutions of the foreign countries, branchoffice of the Croatian National Health Insurance (Ispostava Hrvatskog zavod za zdravstveno osiguranje) or Tourist first aid (Turisticka Ambulance) issue the patient's record (asc for "bolesnicki list"). Tourists from Bulgaria, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Great Britain can get medical assistance on the basis of their passports, and guests from Slovenia on the basis of their stamped health insurance cards. For further information call  tel. 00385 52 813-195, 816-619.
TOURIST SURGERIES
A tourist surgery has been openen at the emergency ward of the Ambulance Rovinj (Istarska Ulica bb.). The surgery is open around the clock. tel. 00385 52 813-004.
AIDS INFORMATION
For any information please contact a doctor at the Health Centre or at the Hygiene and Epidemiological Service. The Rovinj Medical Authority has introduced preventive measures for protection from this disease. The ELIS test can be taked on demand.

Sunday services

Catholic churches
Zupni ured Rovinj, street. G. Garibaldi 1, tel. 00385 52 815-615
St. Euphemia: 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. in Croatian and German
Oratorio (S. Chiurco or Svalba 8): 9 a.m. in Italian
Majka Bozja od milosti (Istarska ulica): 12:00 a.m.
Bolnicka crkva (the Hospital chapel): 9:30 a.m.
The Franciskan Monastery (ul. De Amicis): 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Croatian and 11 a.m. in Italian
The Evangelical Church
St. Nicholas: see special information. Parish priest's office , street G.Garibaldi 1, tel. 00385 52 815 615

Theatre

The Gandusio Theatre-Valdibora 17, tel. 00385 52 811-588

City libraries

"Matija Vlacic-Ilirik", D. Pergolis 2, tel. 00385 52 813-010
Knjiznica Centra za povijesna istrazivanja ( The Library of the Centre for Historical Research),Rovinj - Mateotti 13, tel. 00385 52 811-133.

Public services

Veterinary surgery
Parish priest's office, street G. Garibaldi 1, tel. 00385 52 815 615, street Laste 4, tel. 00385 52 813-214; open 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. , after hours on call
Pharmacy
Gradska ljekarna (pharmacy), ul. M. Benussi-Cio, tel. 00385 52 813-589; opening hours 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Ljekarna Centener, Trg Ulika 2, tel. 00385 52 811-140; opening hours  from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Emergencias: mr. Ema Mihovilovic, tel. 00385 52 815-036

Post Office
Ulica M. Benussi-Cio, tel. 00385 52 811-466. Opening hours during the summer: 7 a.m. to 10p.m. Telephone cards and tokens available at the post office and "Tisak" and "Glas Istre" shops.

On land...

• Border Crossings
  -Cestovni: Plovanija-Secovlje; Kastel Dragonja; Buzet-Socerga (all on the border with Slovena)
  -Airport: Pula
  -Port: Rovinj

• Border Formalities
  - Travel documents: to enter Croatian foreign tourists must produce either a valid passaport or some other  document confirmed valid for such purposses by international agreement.The citizens of the Republic of Slovenia may enter provided with a valid indentity card only. A foreign citizen without a valid  passaport, coming to Croatia on holidays or for business, will be issued free border passes (parmits) on the basis of their  identifications documents by the border police. The border pass is valid three monhts.

• What can be taken out of Croatian
  Without a customs declaration a foreign national may take out of Croatia only goods purchased for personal use. Objects of archaeological, historic, ethnographic and scentific value,and works of art can be taken out of the country only with the permission of the appropriate Government bodies. 

• Assistence on the road
  When in trouble, dial 987. For further information foreign tourists can contact the Croatian Motoring Club  Information Centre on  01-415-800 around the clock.  All information concerning the roads in Croatia  - tel. 9866

..at sea

• Important information for boat owners
  The use of motor boats and speedboats less thann 300 metres speedboats less than 300 meters from the coast is forbidden! Watch out for bathers. Violation of this regulation can result in fatal accidents!
  - Enquire about weather conditions every time before setting sail. If the weather forecast is not good, stay ashore!
  - - not sea sail without a sitably - sized anchor with a line at least 50 meters long.
  - If you prick yourself on a fish, immediately squeeze the blood out of the wound and keep it immersed in hot water. Seek medical assistance as soon as possible.
  - DEPLETION OF DATE - SHELLS IS BANNED IN CROATIA.

• Sailing permits
  - All yachtsmen are required to obtain a permit from the Rovinj Harbourmaster's Office, tel. 00385 52 811-132.
  - The permit is issued on arrival by sea or by land.
  - The permit is issued for a period of one year.
  - In hard currency termis, the price of the sailing permit will stay roughly at the 1997 level.

Diving

- No special permit is required for snnorkeling and scuba diving, but for safety reasons it is necessary to trail a buoy behind  when diving. Diving is allowed all year round from sunrise to sunset. Divers are allowed to take photograps  but  must not remove anything from the seabed.
- DIVING IS FORBIDDEN IN HARBORS, ON NAVIGATION ROUTES AND IN THE  "BARON GAUTSCH" WRECK AREA, 500 METERS IN DIAMETER.
- Air cylinders can be filled and  equipment rentet at the :
                                Polari Sports Centre, and in the  Villas Rubin tourist resort, tel. 811-290/ext 380.
                                Divinng Club "Klub za podvodne aktivnosti", tel. 813-290
                                DIVER SPORT CENTER - Villas Rubin, tel. 816-648

Angling

Angling from both the shore and a boat is subject to a special permit obtainnable from the tourists agency   "LOKVA" - Trg na lokvi, tel. 813-365.

Underwater fishing

Underwater fishing is allowed all year round. For permit and further information contact "LOKVA", Rovinj, Trg na lokvi, tel 813-365.

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