Opatija Chocolate Festival 2013

Can you imagine a better entry into December, a month of great events, than the Chocolate Festival. Chocolate, the sweet pleasure which fulfills us with optimism and satisfaction, has always been the symbol of richness, happiness and delight. That is why we cannot resist it. How to resist a Chocolate Festival in Opatija which turns into a great, interesting and wonderful – chocolate box!

The sweetest beginning of December may be experienced only in Opatija at the already traditional Festival of Chocolate. We have a lot of entertainment, cheerful events and shows in store, an entire chocolate promenade with numerous sweet stands and of course, mountains and streams of chocolate offered in a thousand ways, with the unavoidable enormous imperial cake which will stretch over the entire terrace of the coffee bar Imperial.

PROGRAM:

Opatija Open Air Stage
Friday , 06 December 13:00 to 22:00
Saturday , 07 December 09:00 to 22:00
Sunday , 08 December 09:00 to 20:00
Presentation, tasting and chocolate delights

Millennium Choco -Opatija, Vilma -Rab, Atelier Ecostyle / D & W Restaurants , Opatija , Lucifer Chocolate - Velenje (Slovenia ) , Chocolates Nautilus Zapresic , Medina home - Popovača Čokoladnica Cukrcek Ljubljana (Slovenia ), The Cookie Factory Zagreb , Pastry Shop Charlotte -Zagreb, Uljanik -Zagreb, Cokoladnica Tramontana - Portoroz (Slovenia ), Hisa (House of) Chocolate Kunej - Plant ( Slo )

CHOCO PROGRAMS
FRIDAY, 06 December 2013
Chocolate magic - Barry Callebaut
13:00 to 20:00: Art Pavilion Juraj Sporer

St. Nicholas
17:00: Opatija Open Air Stage
Eve and socializing with Sv. Nikola

Concert: Pure Chocolate
20:00 : Crystal Ballroom of Hotel Kvarner
Classical music concert with tasting of " Zotter " chocolate

SATURDAY , 07 December 2013
Chocolate magic - Barry Callebaut
09:00 to 20:00 am: Art Pavilion Juraj Sporer
Opatijski paradox -chocolate and wine
14:00 to 21:30 h : Villa Angiolina
School preparing desserts
10:00 am : Restaurant Mandrac
Making of chocolate cake, praline and chocolate decoration (reservations required)

Snow trail
11:00 - 12:30 : Coffee Shop Grand ( Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta )
Performances for children, chocolate playroom ( preschool and school age )

Cutting Ceremony " Remisens " chocolate cake
24:00 : Cafe Imperial
Promotional sales of chocolate cake

Chocolate Jazz Time
12:00 to 16:00 : Cafe Imperial
Musical treat with Lemon 3 band

Choco Tattoo
12:00 to 16:00 : Cafe Imperial
Face painting for children

Chocolate stories
12:00 to 16:00 : Cafe Imperial
" Remy the Chocolate Factory" : a workshop of painting with chocolate and exhibition
" Chocolate Sweet Corner" : offer treats including a hot drink
Making chocolate figurines
Pairing wine and chocolate - Agrokor wine tasting

Choco show
13:00 to 17:00 : Restaurant Promenade
Making and tasting chocolate delights

Socializing with Mozart with chocolate fountain
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. : Hotel Mozart
Concert Music School Tarla - Chocolate Waltz

SUNDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2013
Chocolate magic - Barry Callebaut
09:00 to 20:00 : Art Pavilion Juraj Sporer

Sweet Smurfs
10:00 : Cafe Palma (Hotel Bristol )
Chocolate workshop for children in collaboration with Atelier Ecostyle , Opatija

Chocolate hopscotch small gourmets
10:30 : Restaurant Mandrac , Vlore ( reservations required )

chocolate fairy tale
24:00 : Villa Angiolina
Chat rooms for children (3 + ) Narrator: Jasna Held

Chocolate Jazz Time
12:00 to 16:00 : Cafe Imperial
Musical treat with Lemon 3 band

Chocolate stories
12:00 to 16:00 : Cafe Imperial
" Remy the Chocolate Factory" : a workshop of painting with chocolate and exhibition of works
" Chocolate Sweet Corner" : offer treats including a hot drink
Making chocolate figurines
Pairing wine and chocolate - Agrokor wine tasting

Choco pub quiz
19:00 : Grand Cafe

GOURMET CHOCO

Bevanda
" Mousse " of dark chocolate cream with bitter orange , extra virgin oil , " Sichuan " pepper and almond croquant
Bavarian cream dark chocolate and amaretto biscuits with hot white chocolate sauce and lime
Dark chocolate souffle "warm heart " with toasted hazelnuts, olives and ginger ice cream
Crostata of dark chocolate and extra virgin olive oil

Le Mandrač - Volosko

Black and white chocolate in a hot and cold combination; white chocolate mousse; black fudge: baked dark chocolate combined with pear and rosemary ice cream with hot white chocolate and lime cream; gateau: dark chocolate cake; lime and white chocolate cream.

Grand Hotel 'Adriatic'

Chocolate bread; white chocolate and hazelnut Adriatic cake; chocolate and orange cake; chocolate and ginger mousse; pralines with chocolate and red pepper; white chocolate and anise cream parfait; creme royale with bitter chocolate and cherry

Hotel Bristol

Delicious chocolate pancakes; sweet treats: dark chocolate and orange, white chocolate and hazelnut, milk chocolate with ginger and almonds; chocolate mousse, chocolate cakes, gnocchi with pepper chocolate and basil; file mignon in the drunk chocolate cream.

Café Wagner

Milenij choco pralines and chocolate delights (CD, chocolate iPhone); unique chocolate ice creams

Café Grand

Milenij choco pralines and chocolate delights (CD, chocolate iPhone)

Café Imperial

Chocolate black and white baskets; chocolate cakes; ganache cake; Ferrero cake; Sacher cake; chocolate fountain; white and dark chocolate mousses and creams, chocolate mignons

Pizzeria Roko

Chocolate tagliatele with scampi and orange sauce; chocolate pizzas

Hemingway Bar

Choco Coco Cocktail = 29 kn; coffee and cocktails with chocolate

Tavern Istranka

Traditional homemade dishes with homemade chocolate desserts, chocolate mousse

Restaurant Ružmarin

Chocolate pizzas; three kind of chocolate on brittle with rosemary; homemade chocolate biscuits (gratis) with coffee or tea

Café bar Leonardo

Chocolate fondue with fresh and dried fruit, melted goldenchocolate, hot chocolate with orange, mint, strawberry and coconut syrup; tasting: panna cotta with ciocco ciliegia, gianduia Torino mousse, nocciola e cacao mousse

Café bar Galija

Chocolate beverages

ORGANIZER: Opatija Tourist Board
Co-organizer: Croatian Museum of Tourism and Festival Opatija
Patrons : City of Opatija, Ministry of Tourism