"I think that their purchasing power will fall to some extent, but that should bring about a significant drop in consumption or the number of arrivals in the Republic of Croatia", commented Marko Babic from the Croatian Chamber of Commerce today after the results of the referendum in the UK.

According to statistics British guests spend the most on the summer holidays in Croatia, with an average daily spend of 122 Euros, this is almost double the spend of guests from other countries.

The British are one of the most numerous tourists in Croatia and with the vote for “Leave” winning today many British tourists might well be changing their holiday plans. Within hours of the result the pound dropped in value, to its lowest level in thirty years, making holidays on the continent considerably more expensive. The number of guests from the UK visiting Croatia has been growing constantly, but with the weakening of the pound this could change. The consequences could be felt in the Croatian economy.

The long-term effects could also negatively affect British tourism in Croatia, with more questions than answers at the moment. And it isn’t only tourism that will be affected, second home buyers and business investment could also feel the pinch. An English businessman in Dubrovnik said to The Dubrovnik Times that “we only opened our company here two and a half years ago and of course Croatia being a member of the EU was an important factor, now we are no longer in that union which brings us an uncertain future.”

Great Britain has voted to leave the European Union. In yesterday's referendum the “Leave” campaign picked up 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent from the “Remain” campaign. More than 30 million people voted in the referendum, or around a 71 percent turnout.

Whilst the UK and the rest of the European Union comes to turns with the future consequences, many of which are still unknown, here is the reaction from the Croatian media on the exit of the UK from the European Union.

Exit from the EU decided by villagers, the elderly and people on benefit - INDEX

Did the Brits even know what they were voting for? - 24 SATA

United Kingdom Leaves The European Union! “The whole world faces a period of great insecurity' - JUTARNJI LIST

Great Britain leaves the EU! The pound at its lowest level in 30 years - SLOBODNA DALMACIJA

"It is unclear how long it will be before the situation stabilizes, a new recession on the way” – DNEVNIK

What does BREXIT mean for Croatia? “This decision will certainly reflected in our tourism industry” – NET

BREXIT will shake the global economy; the UK rating falls – MONITOR

A screenshot from Sky News was used by one Croatian media outlet

While the temperatures are hitting their peek this season, Dubrovnik still stays full. The most wanted accessorize on Stradun is bottle of water or – umbrella! Well, keeping your head safe from the sun is important during this heat so if you don't have a hat, umbrella can always work. Onofrio's fouintain is one of the most visited places to recover from the high temperatures, as well as some shade – and there's not many of that in the Old Town.

Croatian make-up artist Marina Mamic, famous because of her transformations to celebrities has been a hit last couple of days. In this time of football mania and Croatian success on Euro2016 Marina has decided to transform to Croatian footballers.

First, she has drawn attention transforming into Vedran Corluka, a player who has been injured at the first game. He even commented on the transformation, praising Marina's talent.

Her latest transformation involves Ivan Perisic, who delighted the football fans during the game against Spain. Her transformations really show the power of make up. We can't wait into who she will transform next!

More fun for all fans of the world DJ scene this summer! Croatia Music Adventures is organizing a festival on one of the most beautiful Croatian beaches the Banje Beach in Dubrovnik on the 28th and 29th of July. The main partner of the Festival is Corona and Dubrovnik has been chosen as the only European destination of the Corona Sunset Festival in 2016. In two days dozen of DJ's will perform on five different stages but the headliners of this exclusive festival will be SIGMA and CLEAN BANDIT DJ SET.

CMA is a music and stage project whose aim is to merge exceptional Croatian locations and world famous music stars limiting the number of tickets at each concert. It distinguishes this unusual project from the mass of festivals or concerts usually organized along the Adriatic coastline or on the continent.

This year the organizers have chosen the Banje Beach as their destination for the summer festival. The attractive pebble beach near the very heart of the Dubrovnik offers an unsurpassable view of the Old City and the city walls and the island of Lokrum one of the five stages of this year CMA Festival.

Apart from sunbathing and swimming one can also enjoy a wide selection of sports and entertainment activities on the Banje Beach and with the sun slowly setting on the west the most famous city beach turns into an elite place for an exciting night out. See you on the 28th and 29th of July on the CMA Festival!

Dubrovnik faced soaring temperatures today it what was the hottest day of the year so far. The public fountains in the historic Old City of Dubrovnik, which was busy with cruise ship passengers, were doing a roaring trade as locals and tourists cooled off.

Temperatures were measured at 32 degrees Celsius today, making it the hottest day of the year so far. Yesterday the thermometers climbed to 31 degrees as the summer in Dubrovnik rolls on. The forecast for the next seven days is for more sunshine, blue skies and climbing temperatures.

The weekend will be warm with temperatures on Saturday potentially reaching 33 degrees. After a mild start to the spring and summer the warmer weather is here in full force. Experts are advising people to take plenty of water on board and to stay out of the sun from 11am till 5pm in order to avoid sunstroke.

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Apart from the Croatian team winning the game against Turkey at the opening of the European Football Championship at the Parc des Princes in Paris this match will be remembered for one more important detail – for the first time in the history of the Croatian national football team a woman was sitting on the bench among the Croatian footballers.

Iva Olivari the team manager of the Croatian national team started working for the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) in 1992 when the team was in the making after the Croatian War of Independence. At first Olivari worked in the international department of HNS. When Davor Suker, the former Croatian footballer, took over the presidency of HNS in 2012 she made a step up and became the team manager of the Croatian national football team. She was a part of the national team in 2014 in the FIFA World Cup in Brazil but instead of being on the bench she was in stands.

Iva Olivari is a firm favourite among the Croatian football players. She performs logistical functions from organizing trips to solving all kinds of personal problems of the players.

‘’The guys are great, I love them very much and they respect me. With previous football generations I had a brother and sister relationship because we were the same age. But these youngsters refer to me as “Aunt Iva,” she smiled.

Olivari has been in sports from her young days. At the age of 14 she was the women’s tennis champion in Croatia and in the former Balkan country of Yugoslavia. In her sports career she had noticeable international results, for example, on one of the tournaments in Germany she beat Steffi Graf the former German world no. 1 professional tennis player.

''People say that I had a talent but after I experienced a bad wrist injury I stopped playing tennis. If someone had told me that I would end up in football, I would have never believed it,” commented Olivari.

It is said that a woman on board is bad luck but so far this woman has brought nothing but good luck to the Croatian football team. Let's hope that Olivari will continue to be a lucky charm for Croatia in the further stages of the EURO 2016.

Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra will perform with pianist Marija Grazio on Friday in the Rector's Palace. The conductor of the orchestra will be Tomislav Facini and the concert starts at 9 pm.

Marija Grazio is the pianist from Dubrovnik, professor at the Art school of Luka Sorkocevic and excellent chamber musician.
In addition to recitals, as a soloist she has performed with various orchestras with conductors like Pavle Despalj, Anton Nanut, Nicholas Milton, Alan Buribayev, Ivo Drazinic, Ivan Repusic, Fran Krasovac, Marin Wolfe, Zlatan Srzic, Mladen Tarbuk and many others, showing interest for all musical periods, from classical to modern works.

She's leading a Musical workshop Sorgo for 15 years now, with the pianist Aljosa Lecic, promoting comprehensive Dubrovnik's musical heritage.
On Friday the program will consist of works by B. Bersa, D. Sostakovic and F.B. Mendelssohon.