1 April 2026 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Category: General , Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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Golden Horizon at Brodosplit Shipyard in Split, Croatia © Ballota/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Golden Horizon is a steel-
hulled five-
masted barque rigged tall ship which is intended to serve as a
cruise ship , but has almost never seen active service. Originally named
Flying Clipper , the luxury vessel was designed by
Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń , for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, and built by the
Brodosplit Shipyard in
Split, Croatia . She is the largest sailing ship ever launched. Her design was based on
France II , a famous French five-mast cargo
windjammer built in 1911.
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1 November 2025 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Category: Tall ships , Cruise Ships , Yacht of the Month
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The Golden Horizon at Brodosplit Shipyard in Split © Ballota/cc-by-sa-4.0
🔊 Listen to this Post SV Golden Horizon is a steel-
hulled five-
masted barque rigged tall ship which is intended to serve as a
cruise ship , but has almost never seen active service. Originally named
Flying Clipper , the luxury vessel was designed by
Polish naval architect Zygmunt Chore? , for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, and built by the
Brodosplit Shipyard in
Split, Croatia . She is the largest sailing ship ever launched. Her design was based on
France II , a famous French five-mast cargo
windjammer built in 1911.
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23 May 2016 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Preko on Ugljan and Galovac Island with Zadar in the background © AleXXw/cc-by-sa-3.0
🔊 Listen to this Post Croatia ‘s
Adriatic Sea coast contains
more than a thousand islands . The
Croatian Bureau of Statistics uses data from the Geographical Department of the Faculty of Science of the
University of Zagreb , which classifies a total of 1,185 islands, rocks and reefs: 48 inhabited islands, 670 uninhabited islands, 389 rocks and 78 reefs.
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7 September 2013 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Split © E.coli/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Split is a city situated in the
Mediterranean Basin on the eastern shores of the
Adriatic Sea , centred around the ancient Roman
Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its bay and port. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 350,000, Split is by far the largest
Dalmatian city and the second-largest city of
Croatia . Spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings, Split’s greater area includes the neighboring seaside towns as well. An intraregional transport hub, the city is a link to numerous
Adriatic islands and the
Apennine peninsula , as well as a popular tourist destination.
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