This weekend in Opatija at Slatina is reserved for basketball fans. 10th international basketball tournament Marino Cvetkovic will be held from June 5th to June 7th.
Marino Cvetkovic was a talented player of basketball club “Opatija”, but he never managed to shine because he was killed in 1991 defending his country from invasion. Besides the hosts from Opatija, the tournament will host renowned European teams like “Maccabi” from Israel, Italian “Armani Jeans”, Spanish “Unicaja” and Croatian teams “Uskok”, “Torpedo” and “Ri-basket”. It is important to emphasize that this tournament is one of the strongest European basketball competitions for junior teams.
To further understand its significance it is enough to name some of the sponsors like the Croatian president Stjepan Mesic, Ministry of veterans and family, Ministry of science and education and, of course, the town of Opatija.
Apart from this sporting event, all visitors can also enjoy in great music at the Hemingway night bar, which is celebrating its 9th year anniversary. To mark this occasion Hemingway brings you renowned artists like Inusu Dawudu, Joe2Shine and Natalie Peris.
Tourist season in Opatija has begun!