The 18 th most popular tourist destination in the world, Croatia is famous for its naturist beaches, inventing cravat ties, parachutes and torpedoes as well as for its stunning cities like Split, Zagreb and Dubrovnik. Whilst it is in the EU, the country is not on the Euro currency and, as a result, can offer some budget breaks in a stunning location. It is a country that some people still associate with communism though Croatia gained independence over twenty years ago and the war that preceded this ended in More than 6.
In this guide, we take a look at the culture of sex in this former soviet nation as well as looking at the laws on prostitution and pornography. We also take a look at the issue of LGBTQ rights and provide a snapshot at what kind of porn the Croatians are enjoying. Lastly, we give you the best sites for classified personals if you fancy picking up your own Croat. A nation of around 4. Since the fall of communism in the s, the country has slowly become a popular tourist destination and, little known to many, offers over a thousand islands and more than Blue Flag beaches, many of which are naturist locations.
In fact, over a million tourists alone visit Croatia to take part in their naturist lifestyle and they were the first European country to develop these kinds of resorts. Croatia is the 18th most popular tourist destination; the beaches are a big draw. Image via Wikipedia. There is much of Croatia that is staunchly conservative and remains dedicated to the teachings of the Catholic Church; however, the country is evolving rapidly from its recent history as a soviet nation.
They are a split community of traditionalists who are of the older generation and the more secular modernists who, largely, belong to the younger generation. The country is known for being one of the most Catholic countries in Europe, even receiving praise from a Papal official, Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastian for being so. This combination of the heavy influence of religion with a fairly recent past as a communist country, Croatia is understandably finding its feet when it comes to relationships in the modern world.
According to the Durex Global Sex Survey , Croatians were bang on average for the age that most people lost their virginity. At At the time, this compared to younger ages across Europe being more prevalent with Iceland posting an average of The same survey revealed that the global average number of sexual partners was 9 yet in Croatia this figure was just 7.
