WHERE?

 Croatia is situated in the south-eastern part of Europe, next to Slovenia, Hungary, Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The festival is located in the western Mediterranean part of Croatia on the peninsula Istria and at the closest meeting point of central Europe and the Mediterranean, in the beautiful coastal town of Rovinj!

WHEN?

The summer is almost here and so is our festival! So be in Rovinj, at the CROATIAN SUMMER SALSA FESTIVAL from 19-24th June 2012!!

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

In one word FUN, FUN, FUN! In three words SEA, SUN & SALSA!!! In this event full of different contents and non-stop fun, we chose some of the festival facts not to be missed!

• 7 DAYS & 7 NIGHTS OF NON-STOP FUN!
• MORE THAN 80 FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS + PRE-FESTIVAL DAYS (18 workshops) in Cuban dances (Cuban salsa, Rueda de Casino, Rumba, Danzon, Son, Cha cha cha, Mambo, Orisha dances), linear salsa (NY, LA, PR styles), 6 classes of lady & men styling, sensual dances (Bachata, Kizomba, Zouk, Bachatango) and many other (Pachanga, Tango, Reggaeton …)
• MORE THAN 40 INTERNATIONAL HIGH CLASS INSTRUCTORS AND ARTISTS
• 10 VENUE LOCATIONS - OPEN-AIR AND HALLS
• DANCE POINT - OPEN AIR DANCING SPOT IN THE CITY  - Tuesday to Thursday, 19th - 21st of June
• LIVE BAND CONCERT - TO BE ANNOUNCED - Thursday, 21st of June
• UNFORGETTABLE SHOW PERFORMANCES & TOP DJ MUSIC
• STARGATE SHOW - opportunity for amateurs to perform at Saturday Gala Party
• 3 FLOORS (SALSA, CUBAN & SENSUAL DANCES)!
• GRANDE FIESTA - OPEN-AIR PARTY ON THE MAIN CITY PLAZA! - Friday, 22nd of June
• POOL PARTY ON ST. ANDREW'S ISLAND! - Sunday, 24th of June
• DIVAS PASS - FOR LADIES ONLY!
• GENT'S PASS - FOR MEN ONLY!
• IN2 MUSIC MINI-CONFERENCE - INNOVATING & STEPPING FORWARD!
• PARTY BOAT TRIP (AFTER FEST crazy experience)! Monday, 25th of June

HOW IT WAS LAST YEARS

WORKSHOPS

• PRE-FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS / 20-22nd June
• FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS / 22-24th June

WORKSHOPS LOCATIONS

• HOTEL PARK
• HOTEL EDEN
• HOTEL KATARINA
• MMC HALL
• OLD TOBACCO FACTORY

WORKSHOPS STYLES:

CSSF has it all! – CUBAN SALSA, LINEAR SALSA (NY/LA/PR style), RUEDA DE CASINO, CHA CHA CHA, BACHATA, KIZOMBA, BODY MOVEMENTS & STYLING, FOOTWORK and much more!!

ARTISTS-STRONGEST LINE UP EVER, CUBAN AND LINEAR:

• SEO FERNANDEZ & ALESSIA CORNACCHIA, Cuba/Italy
• ADOLFO INDACOCHEA & TANIA CANNARSA, Peru/Italy
• MAYKEL FONTS, Cuba
• JUAN "PACHANGA" MATOS & AMNERIS MARTINEZ, Dom.Republic/Puerto Rico
• JORGE "ATACA" & TANJA "LA ALEMANA", US
• SUPER MARIO, UK
• MARCO FERIGNO & NATALIA LOPEZ, Italy
• TERRY TAULIAUT & CECILE OVIDE - SALSALIANZA, France
• NUNO FURTADO & VANDA GAMEIRO, Portugal
• DVIR OHANA & DORI SKALT, Israel
• FRAN J GIL CABRERA & VERONIKA PREISLEROVA, Tenerife/Czech Republic
• FARID FERCHACH, France
• ALEXANDER CARBO & YUNAISY F. CASTILLO, Cuba
• MARIO CHARON & MADELINE RODRIGUEZ, Cuba
• ALBERTO VALDES & ANDRIA PANAGI, Cuba/Cyprus
• JAKOV KRŽELJ & MARINA KUZMANIĆ, Croatia
• FABRIS RADIN & ROSEMARIE MILETIĆ – PC STUDIO, Croatia
• RADOVAN OSTOJIĆ & EVA PAROKAI, Serbia
• Few more HOT surprises coming up!!

LET’S PARTY! 7 DAYS & 7 NIGHTS OF NON STOP PARTY & FUN!

DANCE POINT OPEN-AIR PARTIES (BEACH PARTIES are guaranteed too! )

• THURSDAY LIVE CONCERT AND AFTER PARTY!
• FRIDAY'S GRANDE FIESTA – EXTRA LARGE!
• FRIDAY'S AFTER PARTY!
• SATURDAY GALA PARTY!
• SUNDAY POOL PARTY – THE CRAZIEST!
• SUNDAY CHILL OUT PARTY!
• PARTY BOAT TRIP on Monday - NEW FROM 2011!

PARTY LOCATIONS:

• MAIN CITY PLAZA: Dance point, Friday’s Grande fiesta!!
• OLD TOBACCO FACTORY: Thursday Live Concert and after party, Friday after party, Saturday Gala party, Sunday Chill out party!!
• ST. ANDREW’S ISLAND: Sunday pool party!

DJS

We can proudly present a great DJ line up for all styles:

• DJ Mauri (Netherlands)
• DJ Danis La Clave (Cuba)
• DJ Javier (Cuba)
• DJ Willy (Netherlands)
• DJ Mojito ( Norway)
• DJ Guy Raphael (Netherlands)
• More to be confirmed!

HOW TO GET TO ROVINJ and HOW TO STAY THERE ?

Air

Closest airports are:

• Pula (Croatia)
• Rijeka (Croatia)
• Trieste (Italy)
• Ljubljana (Slovenia)
• Venezia (By boat, train, bus…)
• Zagreb - The capital of Croatia – if you want to make the most of your stay in Croatia! (3h drive from Rovinj)

There are some cheap airlines (EasyJet, Flyglobespan, German Wings, Ryan Air, ScandJet, TUIFly, Wizzair) flying to these cities. Here are some great pages that might help you find the right flight for you!

• Skyscanner (http://www.skyscanner.net/)
• eDreams (http://www.edreams.net/)

Sea

For all salseros,-as coming from Italy or passing through Italy, you might want to look at a ferry line from Venice to Rovinj.

http://www.directferries.co.uk/venice_rovinj_ferry.htm

Land

Coming by car? Having your own transportation? Look at some of the rout planning sites:

• Route planner - http://www.rac.co.uk/route-planner/ 
• Via Michellin - http://www.viamichelin.com/

Coming by train?

The closest train stations are in Rijeka and Pula, from where only a bus drives to Rovinj.

http://www.autobusni-kolodvor.com/en/terminal.aspx?k=5&d=191
http://www.autobusni-kolodvor.com/en/terminal.aspx?k=4&d=191

ACCOMMODATION IN ROVINJ

There are plenty  options for accommodation in Rovinj. You can either go to one of the hotels, Park, Eden, Lone  which are our partners and sponsors and you can buy ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGES (salsa pass + hotel accommodation), or you can rent a room or an apartment in private accommodation which is less expensive.

We stay at your disposal for further questions and we will gladly help you! 

See you in Rovinj at CSSF 2012!!!