Given that every year newspapers write about how the prices on the Adriatic are high for tourists, the reporters of Slobodna Dalmacija made a field study to see whether it was true or not and what the tourists think about the offer – they reached the conclusion that the prices are not high, they vary!
A regular coffee on the Riva in Split costs 7 kunas, coffee with milk 9 kunas, cappuccino 10 kunas, mineral water 9 kunas and Coca-Cola 14 kunas. You cannot buy an ice-cream ball on the Riva for less than 6 kunas, while you have to pay at least 50 kunas for a pizza.
They asked tourists who walked around town in the morning if those prices were acceptable or not. A married couple, the Donnellys from England, who are about to spend ten days on destinations from the Krka national park to Dubrovnik, said:
-Coffee is not that expensive; back in England it costs 2 pounds, around 16 kunas in a coffee shop or restaurant. On the other hand, your mineral water is a bit more expensive. The price of ice-cream is ok, but the price of a pizza is similar to ours.
In England it is 7-8 pounds. However, your pizzas are great, big and tasty – says Anna.
Considering they have already been to Omis, they say that the prices are much lower there and that their friends have warned them of the expensive Dubrovnik and the fact that the catering prices there are double. They are satisfied with the general tourist offer of the Peljesac peninsula; they are enchanted by the gastronomic offer of the area, especially Ston.
Maro Hajdarhodžić, a caterer from Dubrovnik, explained to us why the prices are so high in Dubrovnik:
– I think the prices at Gradska kavana are not exaggerated; they are realistic considering it is on Stradun and that the rent is extremely high. Besides, those prices are similar to the ones in Zagreb malls. For example, in Dubrovnik coffee latte is 14 kunas while in Kaptol it is 12 kunas, so the difference in regards to the Zagreb prices is not great.
They asked mr. Stjepan Svenić from Osijek, who spends his vacation on Korcula:
– Korcula is far cheaper than Hvar and Dubrovnik. When you take into consideration that we are in the middle of the season and that the prices gallop during the season, Korcula is not at all expensive, given that as a tourist destination it is not less attractive than Hvar and Dubrovnik. However, unlike in Slavonija, the prices in supermarkets are high – says Stjepan.
Petar Sulek, a Slovenian tourist, has been coming to Rogoznica with his family for 11 years now.
– I find the prices very acceptable, especially because they have not increased over the course of years. – He says.
(source: Slobodna Dalmacija)
