Cozy Country Home

Thank you for being part of Cozy Country Home. We want you to feel comfortable, settled, and free to enjoy your holiday in Pakovo Selo and the Sibenik region.

Your hosts, Zeljka and Matko Jakelic, are nearby if you need help or local advice.

Please treat the home with the same care as your own. You are responsible for excessive damage, and we ask you to use the garbage bins and leave the house respectfully.

• Pool cleaning is usually every 4-5 days around 7 PM. We will contact you before arriving.
• You may use the pool robot carefully whenever needed.
• Outdoor umbrellas must be lowered when not in use and every night.
• Grass sprinklers and the pool light turn on automatically.
• Check-out is by 10:00 AM.
• Pets are allowed.

Included: one towel set per person and linen for the required beds.

Not included: daily cleaning, linen changes, food, extra amenities, and luggage valet service.

The living-room TV has an Android box with channels, series, and movies. Open XCIPTV to watch TV content.

Netflix, HBO, YouTube, and similar apps are available. You may sign in with your own account; if you forget to sign out, we will do it after your stay.

For activities at the house, you can use adult and children's bikes, table tennis, darts, pool equipment, and various balls.

For any emergency, call 112. Please also contact us if we can help.

Useful numbers:

• Emergency: 112
• Medical emergency: 194
• Fire service: 193
• Police: 192
• Road assistance: 1987
• Rescue at sea: 195
• General Hospital Sibenik: +385 22 641 641
• Drnis Health Center: +385 22 888 999
• Pharmacy Sibenik - Centrala: +385 22 213 539
• Pharmacy Drnis: +385 22 886 133

Sibenik General Hospital has a 24-hour ER at Ul. Matije Gupca, Sibenik. Open in Google Maps.

Most institutions, schools, and many businesses are closed on Croatian public holidays. Restaurants and cafes can usually operate, while shops and supermarkets have limited Sunday and holiday openings.

Main holidays: New Year's Day, Epiphany, Easter and Easter Monday, Labour Day, Corpus Christi, Statehood Day, Anti-Fascist Struggle Day, Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day, Assumption of Mary, All Saints' Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas, and St. Stephen's Day.

Emergency and vital services operate every day. Public transport may use a reduced timetable.

For local products on the doorstep:

• Karmela Bilic & Mico Bilic: eggs, vegetables, prosciutto, pancetta, cheese, and chickens. Phone: +385 99 685 0173 (Viber, WhatsApp). Location
• Ante Pleadin: eggs. Phone: +385 91 225 1541 (Viber, WhatsApp). Location

Nearby shops include Djelo market and Sirana I-Pak in Pakovo Selo, plus Tommy and Konzum in Drnis.

The Sibenik and Drnis area is known for prosciutto, sheep cheese, bread baked under peka, arambasici, lamb, seafood, olive oil, mussels from Sibenik Bay, local wines, and simple Dalmatian cooking.

Places we recommend:

• Etnoland Dalmati, Ostarija 9, Pakovo Selo, +385 99 2200 200, dalmati.com. Reservations required. Map
• Kod Tome, Ul. Put Sv. Ivana 7, Drnis, +385 22 886 415. Map
• Pizzeria M, Ul. 142. brigade 26, Drnis, +385 22 887 004. Map
• Konoba Vinko, Konjevrate 67, Lozovac, +385 22 778 750. Reservations required. Map
• Konoba Campanelo, Sucici 6, Unesic, +385 95 857 2338, campanelo.hr. Reservations required. Map
• Bistro Luce & Brigita, Uskocka ulica 11, Sibenik, +385 95 539 7802. Map
• Pa'Kai, Ul. Fausta Vrancica 7a, Sibenik, +385 99 712 7078. Map
• Bronzin, Obala palih omladinaca 5b, Sibenik, +385 91 602 3421. Map
• Zlatna Ribica, Ul. Krapanjskih Spuzvara 46, Brodarica, +385 22 350 300. Map
• Pizzeria Trattoria Gastro Italiano, Podsolarsko 78, Sibenik, +385 22 350 494. Map

Local wines to look for include Babic, Lasina, Plavina, Debit, Marastina, Prosek, and homemade herbal brandies.

Wineries from the guide:

• Baraka Winery Sibenik, Bogdanovici 36, +385 98 337 993, baraka.co
• Vina Sladic, Sladici 29, Plastovo, +385 98 939 5270, vinasladic.com
• Testament Winery, Jadrtovac, +385 98 921 2889, testament-winery.com
• Vizzulin Winery, 1. Odvojak Ivana Mestrovica 1, Drnis, +385 98 414 987, vizzulin.hr

Krka National Park is the closest major nature attraction, with waterfalls, Visovac island, Roski Slap, old mills, and walking paths. See npkrka.hr.

Kornati National Park is ideal for boat excursions and a full day at sea. See np-kornati.hr.

Sibenik old town is known for the Cathedral of St. James, St. Michael's Fortress, St. Nicholas' Fortress, museums, stone streets, and sea views. See sibenik-tourism.hr.

Beaches worth checking include Solaris sandy beach, Rezalište in Brodarica, Zaboric, Primosten beaches, Banj town beach, Jadrija, and Podvrske on Murter.

Outdoor activities include Zipline Sibenik over the Cikola canyon, walking paths around Drnis and Krka, canyoning, free climbing, hiking Promina mountain, cycling routes, and bungee jumping from the Sibenik bridge.

Boat trips and agencies from the guide: Archipelago Tours, Celic Boat, Five Star Vacation, Hrvatski Klub Putnika, Sibenik Plus, and Dalmatia Travel.

Longer one-day trips: Dubrovnik, Split, Trogir, Zadar, Plitvice Lakes, Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan, and Zagreb.