Istralandia
 Aquapark Istralandia - family rafting, fantasy hole and Sky river | |
| Location | Brtonigla, Istria County, Croatia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°20′48″N 13°37′02″E / 45.346730°N 13.617147°E |
| Opened | 21 June 2014[1] |
| Slogan | The most entertaining water in Istria[2] |
| Operating season | June through mid-September[3] |
| Attendance | 120,000 (2014)[4] |
| Area | 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | free fall, flying boats, mini surf, family rafting, crazy hills, pirate castle, fantasy hole, top gun, sky river, bunga hole, sea hole, space rocket |
| Water rides | 10 |
| Website | www |
Istralandia is a water park located in Brtonigla municipality, Istria County, Croatia. Opened for visitors in June 2014, it is the first Croatian water park.[3] It is located not far from the road that leads from Novigrad to Nova Vas.
Istralandia water park covers the area of 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft).[3] It features a 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft) wave pool, the largest in the Mediterranean, and 20 water slides with the total length of 1.2 km (0.75 mi).[1]
Awards
Aquapark Istralandia won a special award for the entrepreneurial project of the year in the category of new parks in Europe at the 13th Best Amusement Parks Award Ceremony, which took place in Rome on 25 October 2014. The Parksmania award is a prestigious recognition awarded by the Parksmania.it magazine to the best amusement parks in Italy and Europe.
In the 2016 Euro Attractions Show in Barcelona, hosted by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, a 34-member international jury ranked Istralandia 5th among more than 300 water parks in Europe.[5]
Sources
- ^ a b "Aquapark Istralandia u subotu otvara vrata posjetiteljima". istranews.hr (in Croatian). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Aquapark Istralandia". istralandia.hr. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ a b c ""Istralandia" - deset milijuna eura vrijedna investicija". hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Istralandia računala na 100.000 posjetitelja, došlo je 20.000 više". poslovni.hr (in Croatian). 11 September 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Istarski vodeni park među pet najboljih u Europi". Poslovni dnevnik (in Croatian). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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