Istralandia

Istralandia is a water park in Brtonigla municipality, Istria County, Croatia. It is located near the road that leads from Novigrad to Nova Vas, approximately 5 km (3 mi) from the Adriatic Sea. Opened for visitors in June 2014, it was the first Croatian water park.^[4][6]

Istralandia

Location	Brtonigla, Istria County, Croatia
Coordinates	45.346730°N 13.617147°E / 45.346730; 13.617147
Opened	21 June 2014 (2014-06-21)[1]
Slogan	The most entertaining water in Istria[2]
Operating season	Late May through late September[3]
Attendance	180,000 (2015)[4]
Area	81,000 m2 (870,000 sq ft)
Attractions
Water rides	12[5]
Website	www.istralandia.hr

Istralandia water park covers the area of 81,000 m² (20 acres).^[3] It features a 2,500 m² (27,000 sq ft) wave pool, the largest in the Mediterranean, and 20 water slides with the total length of 1.2 km (0.75 mi).^[1]

Awards

Aquapark Istralandia won a special award for the entrepreneurial project of the year in the category of new parks in Europe at the 13th Best Amusement Parks Award Ceremony, which took place in Rome on 25 October 2014. The Parksmania award is a prestigious recognition awarded by the Parksmania.it magazine to the best amusement parks in Italy and Europe.

In the 2016 Euro Attractions Show in Barcelona, hosted by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, a 34-member international jury ranked Istralandia 5th among more than 300 water parks in Europe.^[7]