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Tuesday 1 September 2009

Aquarium

aquarium

aquarium corals

Aquarium in Verudela is located in a 122 years old Austro-Hungarian fort Verudela. It is dedicated to raising awareness of the sea, with naturally themed habitats depicting the local marine environment.

aquarium entrance

You can experience hundreds of sea creatures in 30 special exhibits, including a touching pool: touch a dogfish , turtle, urchin, crab or sea squirts in the open basin. You can discover fish that have burrowed into the sand and mud as well as inhabitants of overgrown and stony areas. Have a look at tiny zooplankton and phytoplankton under the microscope, find out about the deepest reaches of the Mediterranean Sea , currents, colour of the sea, saltwater composition, etc.

aquarium

aquarium

My favourite aquariums were those with sea horses and ugly murena fishes.

aquarium sea horses

aquarium sea horses

aquarium

aquarium

Kids were thrilled to see "Nemo" and "Dory" fishes.

aquarium nemo

aquarium dora


The first floor features various exhibitions, such as old fishermen tools, the protected marine organisms and underwater photography by the famous underwater photographer Eduard Strenja. In addition there is plenty of educational material to explore.

aquarium open pool

aquarium sharks

aquarium ray fish

aquarium ray fish

Within Aquarium Pula, the first Marine Turtle Rescue Centre in Croatia was opened in 2002. It is dedicated to the implementation of a tagging program in the northern Adriatic Sea, to provide medical treatment for injured turtles, providing a contact mechanism with local fishermen and to promote education and public awareness programs.

aquarium turtle rescue center

aquarium turtle

aquarium turtles

There is an amazing 40m tunnel, leading to the moat where a freshwater pond is situated. The specimens in the pond are varied and typical of the country's rivers and lakes. Within the tunnel, they offer refreshments and snacks to visitors. After the tunnel, and the turtle rescue area, you can sit and relax, enjoy the open bar and restaurant.

aquarium caffe

This was our kids favourite vacation spot:)
xo, Katarina

1 comment :

Lori Sinclair said...

Thank you for sharing your gorgeous vacation with us! I am thoroughly enjoying it!