Last year, the Minister of Finance Marko Primorac appealed to restaurateurs to keep the prices in their businesses at real parameters and they did not set them according to “the depth of the tourists’ pockets”. At that time, the average price for a scoop of ice cream was around 3 euros (about 75 crowns), later it dropped by about a third.
Even before the start of this season prices shot up again.
Reporters from Croatian television Dnevnik went to Split, Dubrovnik and Rovinj to check the prices of the popular delicacy. The minimum price for which a scoop of ice cream is sold is two euros (50 crowns), but in pastry shops the prices climb to 4 euros, i.e. one hundred crowns per scoop. Croatians were also surprised by the prices. “I think ice cream became more expensive than anything else, you can see what the euro has brought us. This year I haven’t had one yet, but how can I not buy ice cream for the children,” said Mario from Split. Tourists from Great Britain they admitted that they paid 12 euros for three scoops, i.e. three hundred.
In Rovinj, which is a popular destination for tourists, a scoop costs three euros (75 crowns). “One scoop is three euros, but you have to look at the weight of the ice cream. If you compare it with the amount of ice cream bought in the store, you will notice that it is very different in weight,” said Patricija from Rovinj.
Croats remind us that in famous destinations such as Venice, prices are even higher. A scoop of the famous Italian gelato costs 4.50 euros, i.e. about 113 crowns. Prices are also rising in Germany. When the Germans switched to the single European currency, a scoop of ice cream cost 50 cents, now it ranges from 1.50 to 2 euros (38 to 50 crowns).
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