TOURIST GUIDE ON CROATIA LAUNCHED AFTER 106-YEAR BREAK

( Editorial: --> 3694 ) ZAGREB, June 25 (Hina) - The first comprehensive tourist guide on Croatia in more than a century was launched in Zagreb on Thursday. The guidebook, published by Masmedija and the Miroslav Krleza Lexicographic Institute, purports to show all of Croatia's tourist destinations and many interesting holiday resorts. It includes many illustrations as well as maps of larger cities and towns and plans of important monuments. There are also articles on protected natural heritage, sea quality and protection of the environment in the Adriatic region. Text in the chapter titled "All about Croatia" contains important political, geographical and historical information, and the guide also has a tourist map of Croatia. "Hrvatska - Turisticki vodic" ("Croatia: Tourist Guide") first appeared publicly on Croatia's Day at Expo '98 in Lisbon. By the end of the year editions in English and several other languages will be released as well as a compact disc version. Croatia's first tourist guide appeared in 1891 and 1892. A contemporary version was launched in 1971, but it included only the Adriatic area. (Hina) mbr jn /mro 251849 MET jun 98