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Christmas is just gone, but the Hotel Croce di Malta continues to wish you Happy Holidays, because we are waiting for the New Year’s Eve.

2011 is going to leave us and we look forward the arrival of 2012, with its New Year’s resolutions and promises. Sure the hotel in Lignano Pineta hopes to welcome again its loyal guests, but even many new tourists, which will choose the beach of Lignano to spend their beach holiday.

After all, the summer is not so far away! After the Christmas holidays we begin to work to offer guests a beautiful hotel rich in services and with some novelties. Even the city of Lignano works to give guest a more welcoming place, with the renewal of the streets, the extension of cycle paths and new entertaining activities along the entire beach.

But, while we wait for the hot summer, in Lignano you can have fun even in this period and breathe a very special atmosphere. Christmas on the beach offers also the chance to ice skating few steps from the beach, to see the beautiful sand crib, to drink a mulled wine and to walk on the sand. Christmas trees and cribs have as background the sea and the beach and the cold air blends together with the salty tang of the sea. An afternoon in Lignano offers all this and much more.

Not to mention the New Year’s Eve: party on Piazza Fontana with music and concerts until late at night, fireworks after Midnight and, for those who want a very chic New Year’s party, the dinner in Terrazza a Mare. An excellent menu will amaze all guests, but the location will offer the magic touch to the evening. A wonderful elegant dining room on the sea.

After the midnight toast, Terrazza a Mare is open to all for a night of dancing and music until dawn of the new year.

Those who want to live a special New Year’s Eve, Lignano offers all this.

Happy holidays from the hotel Croce di Malta.

The summer 2011 is officially over and the different tour operators of the beaches like Lignano Sabbiadoro start to draw conclusions of their hard work.

Despite this year the economic crisis was stronger than last year, the beach of Lignano has not experienced the dreaded drop: the seaside resort in Friuli region has withstood very good, increasing also the number of arrival and room night.

Especially the hotels in Lignano Pineta and Sabbiadoro affirm to have had a growth as for the summer 2010, although for all, the kind of work and tourist has changed. For years, the average length of the holiday of people is less than a week and this year many tourists have spent 3-4 days of holiday, however, returning several times. Shorter holidays, but made several times.

The hotels in Lignano have seen the same guests several times; this means that people, despite the lower disposable income, want to spend the beach holiday. By now, it is a need that is difficult to give: the holiday at the sea is an important moment during the year because it is symbol of leisure, rest and removal from everyday stress. Guests that come several times in the same hotel, show the appreciation about the hotel for its qualities (near the beach, services for children, nice team, modern facility with adequate services) e do not want additional stress for the search of a new accommodation facility.

The positive performance of the summer 2011 in Lignano is also strengthened by the first data coming from the region Friulia Venezia Giulia.
According to data collect, from January to August, the region had a general increase of arrival and room nights and Lignano has increased the room night by 1,6%. Obviously these data are still incomplete, because there are not yet the number of September, a month that has been a nice surprise thanks the good weather conditions. During this month, the beach of Lignano still saw many tourist sunbathing and swimming. Thanks to the good weather, the summer season in Lignano Sabbiadoro has lengthened considerably in Lignano Sabbiadoro and even today there are some tourist walking in the city centre.

We must also consider the European Masters Games, that took place in Lignano from 10th to 20th September.
These Games brought in the seaside resort about 4000 athletes with friends, families, trainers and public. With this sporting event, the beach of Lignano and in general the entire region Friuli has been presented to thousands of sports fans and potential tourists from all over Europe.

Still on the subject of promotion, ended last Sunday the third Buy Friuli Venezia Giulia, an event to promote the entire region to tour operators from all over the world.
From 21st to 25th September, 130 tour operators and 20 journalists visited Friuli discovering the territory and meeting the regional tour operators. An important event to present all beauties and regional specialities to those who still do not know them and bring, in this way, new tourists.

Clearly among the promoted destinations could not be missing the beach of Lignano Sabbiadoro, a nice business card for those who live the sea and the sandy beach.

After the success of last year, it is back this summer the event-tasting “Flavours of Riviera 2011” at the Kursaal congress centre in Lignano Riviera.

This event has started the 29th of June and includes 15 gastronomic evenings with guided tastings of products of Friuli Venezia Giulia. The tastings are every Wednesday, with the addition of Friday in the hottest periods of the summer, in a hall of Kursaal, convention centre and disco at the beginning of the area of Lignano Riviera. Direct on the beach, surrounded by pine wood, tourists can taste every Wednesday from 8 pm a different menu, with the specialities of typical places of Friuli.

This week, for example, there will as protagonists be the specialities of Carso: dishes and wines typical of that particular area near Trieste, where it is grown and is still produced according to tradition, with attention to quality and not to quantity.

Then comes the turn of spices and salts of the world served with wines of Bressan (area of Collio), of very good ham of Cormons with its excellent wines, of the oils and wines of Trieste, of Cividale with the red pied cow and red wines, of the home-made beer of Zago made in the area of Pordenone, of coffee and pastries from Palmanova, of the renowned San Daniele ham served with prosecco and, for the last evening, of the fish from Marano lagoon.

Every evening is a dive in a town of Friuli, which is characterized by certain gastronomical products, all of high quality. Chefs and sommeliers guide guests to tasting, explaining the type of product processing and the best way to savour it.

These evening are open to every tourist on holiday in Lignano, the price per person is 17,00 € and it is better to reserve by phone, because reserved places are up to 45 per tasting. In this way it is possible to offer a high quality each time.

It may be interesting for tourists take part in one of these evenings and try typical savours of a special area of Friuli, some of them, maybe, already sampled in the hotels in Lignano. Often, in fact, hotels in Lignano Sabbiadoro offer their guests typical dishes, especially fish dishes, and wines of the surroundings, in addition to the international menu. In this way, who want, can taste some local and regional dishes during the stay in hotel.

Flavours of Riviera 2011 suggests entire evenings with typical products in a wonderful setting: direct on the beach and surrounded by the pine wood, in a quiet romantic place, but a short walk from the city centre of Lignano Pineta. Until August 31st it is possible to take part in this event, where the best cuisine of Friuli overlooks the beach of Lignano.

Lignano Pineta is the favourite resort for those tourists, that want to spend a holiday in the nature, surrounded by pine wood, but near the beach and the sparkling city centre. The energy of the summer on the beach of Lignano Pineta and in the clubs and restaurants along the commercial street called “train” (treno), led in this area of the city to become a new point of reference also for the younger. Here it is possible find the fun on the golden sand during the day and in fashion clubs and discotheques from evening until late at night.

Besides families, which spend relaxing holiday with all amusements for children, hotels in Lignano Pineta welcome now also the younger, attracted also by animation on the beach and by many events in cafés and clubs.

From 1st of June, in fact, it has started the animation on the beach during the day at Fun Village, which is located between beach office no. 3, English flag, and beach office no. 4, Italian flag.

Fun Village is the novelty of the summer 2011 on the beach of Lignano Pineta. Seven animators of Animavera team, from 1st of June to 10th of September, will entertain adults and children on the beach in this fun village, every day from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 16.00 to 18.30 with lessons of muscle toning, water gym, dance, baby dance and mini-club for children.

And in the evening the animation moves in the beautiful Sea Park (Parco del Mare) at PalaPineta. Sea Park is the feather in the cap of Lignano Pineta: a green park that reaches the beach, where it is possible both take a rest on the shadow of the pines that do sport at different levels with the life course. Neat flower beds, winding paths, water fountains and benches allow guests to reach the beach from the hotels in Lignano Pineta with a short and relaxing walk. Just inside of this little paradise there is PalaPineta, the building that hosts the evening animation for all guests of Lignano. From 21.30 baby dance for children and then cabaret shows, musicals, ballet, group dances and special evening in which also guests can take the stage together with the animators.

The entire animation activity, both on the beach and in PalaPineta, is open to all guests on holiday in Lignano and it is completely free.

In addition, Lignano Pineta offers its guests different events, where they can take an active part alongside artists: it is the case of Mosaic’s Symposium, that for the first year takes place in Marcello D’Olivo square, near the beach. This event continues the path drawn by the ten editions of the International Symposium of Sculpture, that took place in Sea Park, and also in this new adventure guests can watch artists and enter with them some tessera in the mosaics.

The Symposium will end Sunday 12th of June with a ceremony with authorities and tourists: mosaics, protected under tents, will be discovered and they will be explained by the artists. Who want to take a look or follow step by step the final preparations of the works, can do it in Marcello D’Olivo square.

This is only an example of the events in which guests of Lignano Pineta and its hotels can take part. In fact, also this year there are the loved “Meetings with wine and author” (Incontri con il vino e l’autore) in Tenda Bar, the many sports tournaments in Marcello D’Olivo square, evening shows in Sole square and very much more, for a summer full of fun in the nature of Lignano Pineta.

In Lignano Pineta it's time for Ruotamania, show of wheel from origins to present

The emotion rises to the opening of the second Ruotamania, the incredible show of the wheel from its origins to the present, that will take place September 14th to 16th and October 1st to 3rd. After the very good début of the last year in Lignano Sabbiadoro, on the pedestrian area, with a large success of public and exhibitors, comes back this very special event in Lignano Pineta this time. The commercial street of Pineta, called “Treno” (train), Marcello D’Olivo Square and the entire seafront are a perfect fairground  for Ruotamania, an area that already hosted Barcamania, show organized and promoted always by Ente Fiere Lignano (Fair Lignano).

The decision to propose a fair during the last weekend of September and the first of October is part of the project of Ente Fiere Lignano to lengthen the season in the seaside resort, attracting visitors that can spend some relaxing days in the accommodation facilities. This initiative allows campings, agencies and hotels in Lignano to stay open longer, beyond the official closing of the summer season in mid September. In addition, on the occasion of Ruotamania, will be offered package tours, where local operators play an important role. Visitors can so join the show of two, three and four wheels with promotions about stays and tours.

The official presentation of the second Ruotamania will be September 20th in Udine, and on that occasion, besides the program rich in events and exhibitors, will be presented also the feather in the cap of the fair: a project to promote electric vehicles in regional tourist resorts. The four-wheel all-electric vehicle will be presented by Piaggio in a special stand, approaching a project of ecological mobility, a correct way to move in the tourist resorts without pollution by exhaust emissions of thousand cars. In this connection it must be said that most of hotels in Lignano offer free bicycles to customers, excellent means to reach all corners of Lignano. But sometimes it prefers the car and the electric cars could be a good compromise between mobility and environmental protection. And indeed Ruotamania starts Friday, September 24th at 10.30 with a conference on electric vehicles at Palapineta, in Parco del Mare (Sea Park) in Lignano Pineta.

The program plans stands of two, three and four-wheels jewels both modern thanks to the presence of car showrooms, and vintage thanks to the several clubs. Spectacular shows of Bike Trial and competitions will liven up the two weekends with the chance to test motorcycles as Harley Davidson and to see parades of vintage cars. Wheels must be driven with care and security, and for this reason Ruotamania is the perfect location for road education courses by the Italian Motorcycle Federation, particularly for young people.

In addition Ruotamania give part of the proceeds to charity through the association “Da un’onda un sorriso” (From wave a smile) and this year, on Sunday 26th September and Saturday 3rd October, there will be a charity lottery.

Ruotamania awaits you on 24th, 25th, 26th September and 1°, 2nd and 3rd October in Lignano Pineta to offer all guests a lot of fun and the chance to join this event with beautiful days in the hotels of the seaside resort.

Also this summer season is nearing the end and the team of the Hotel Croce di Malta in Lignano Pineta take the opportunity to say good-bye and to thank all tourists that accommodated in the hotel.

In this period the most of the hotels in Lignano closes to enjoy the earned winter holidays and at the same time, it starts to estimate the performance of the summer just passed. Despite the crisis, the seaside resort hasn’t show particular falls, indeed, early data show a good steady flow of tourists and prolonged until the first 10 days of September. Thanks to the good and warm weather, the beach of Lignano had a large crowd for several week ends, including the first week end of September. Both the beach of Sabbiadoro than the beach of Pineta were crowded with tourists and commuters, that took advantage of good weather for one last day on the beach.

Also the balance of the hotels in Lignano is positive, with an average attendance rather good. The months of July and August have had a very good performance, with peaks of attendance in Lignano that have balanced the weak June. During this month, because of bad weather with different rainfalls and not summer temperatures, hoteliers record a rather worrying decrease, recovered in the next months.

Until the first 10 days of September the sun was shining, but then are coming the first storms and a low temperature, that caused the end of the tourist season in the seaside resort. Now, shops and hotels in Lignano close and after a short period of winter rest, they will begin to get ready to the next summer season with new services and modern facilities.

Also the Hotel Croce di Malta is moving towards winter closure and during the next months it will improve its services, offering to tourists even more special beach holidays.

Meanwhile, the staff says you good-bye and it waits for you in its 3 star hotel in Lignano Pineta to spend another summer of relaxation and fun.

Aerial photo of Lignano Pineta beach

The 3 star Hotel Croce di Malta in Lignano Sabbiadoro is pleased to present to its guests the new website.

The new website is characterized by airy graphics with soft colours, that reflect the calm and the elegant and comfortable atmosphere offered by the hotel.

Thanks to a menu rich in information, the website’s surfing is very easy and fast: with only a click you can find all useful indications for your stay in the Hotel Croce di Malta. The website provides also a special page for the services to the children and to the parents with babies. For the families it is very important to know that their children can have fun in an area with stuffed animals, toys and books and that they can use beds for children with bunks and bicycles with child seats free.

The new website provides also two useful tools to spend the beach holidays in this Lignano hotel: the costs estimate and the on-line booking. The on-line estimate allows to calculate in an easy and very quick way the costs of your holidays in the Hotel Croce di Malta, instead with the on-line booking it is possible to book direct the rooms paying with the credit cards.
In addition to this, there are the directions and the Google Maps. In this way it will be easier reach the hotel in Lignano Pineta and also know the seaside resort and its surroundings.

The new website, in addition to the tools to plan your beach holidays, provides a lot of space for the beautiful photos of the hotel and its services. The several pictures in each page will make you appreciate even more the quality of our 3-star hotel in Lignano Pineta.

All you have to do is visit the new website of the Hotel Croce di Malta and have a good holiday in Lignano Sabbiadoro!