Day: February 5, 2015

Introducing Komiža

February 5, 2015

Introducing Komiža View gallery On the west coast, at the foot of Hum mountain, Komiža is a captivating small town on a bay, with sand and pebble beaches at the eastern end. Komiža has die-hard fans among Croats, who swear by its somewhat bohemian, rough-around-the-edges ambience. Narrow back streets lined with tawny 17th- and 18th-century […]

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Introducing Vis Island

February 5, 2015

Introducing Vis Island View gallery Of all the Croatian islands, Vis is the most mysterious – even to locals. The furthest of the main central Dalmatian islands from the coast, Vis spent much of its recent history serving as a military base for the Yugoslav National Army, cut off from foreign visitors from the 1950s […]

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Introducing Zadar Region

February 5, 2015

Introducing Zadar Region View gallery This area, loaded with appeal, includes the cosmopolitan town of Zadar and amazing national parks of Plitvice and Paklenica.

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Introducing Split

February 5, 2015

Introducing Split View gallery The second-largest city in Croatia, Split (Spalato in Italian) is a great place to see Dalmatian life as it’s really lived. Always buzzing, this exuberant city has just the right balance of tradition and modernity. Step inside Diocletian’s Palace (a Unesco World Heritage site and one of the world’s most impressive […]

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Introducing Northern Dalmatia

February 5, 2015

Introducing Northern Dalmatia View gallery Serving that classic Dalmatian cocktail of historic towns, jewel-like waters, rugged mountains, sun-kissed islands, gorgeous climate and Mediterranean cuisine, this region is a holidaymaker’s paradise. Yet it’s the cities and islands further south that hog all the limelight, leaving Northern Dalmatia, if not quite undiscovered, then certainly less overrun. Yachties […]

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Introducing Dubrovnik

February 5, 2015

Introducing Dubrovnik View gallery Regardless of whether you are visiting Dubrovnik for the first time or the hundredth, the sense of awe never fails to descend when you set eyes on the beauty of the old town. Indeed it’s hard to imagine anyone becoming jaded by the city’s marble streets, baroque buildings and the endless […]

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Introducing Istria

February 5, 2015

Introducing Istria View gallery Continental Croatia meets the Adriatic in Istria (Istra to Croats), the heart-shaped, 3600-sq-km peninsula just south of Trieste in Italy. The bucolic interior of rolling hills and fertile plains attracts artsy visitors to Istria’s hilltop villages, rural hotels and farmhouse restaurants, while the verdant indented coastline is enormously popular with the […]

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Introducing Zagreb

February 5, 2015

Introducing Zagreb View gallery Zagreb has culture, arts, music, architecture, gastronomy and all the other things that make a quality capital city – it’s no surprise that the number of visitors has risen sharply in the last couple of years. Croatia’s coastal attractions aside, Zagreb has finally been discovered as a popular city-break destination in […]

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Introducing Plitvice Lakes National Park

February 5, 2015

Introducing Plitvice Lakes National Park View gallery The absolute highlight of Croatia’s Adriatic hinterland, this glorious expanse of forested hills and turquoise lakes is excruciatingly scenic – so much so that in 1979 Unesco proclaimed it a World Heritage Site. The extraordinary natural beauty of the park merits a full day’s exploration, but you can […]

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Introducing Mljet Island

February 5, 2015

Introducing Mljet Island View gallery Mljet is one of the most seductive of all the Adriatic islands. Much of the island is covered by forests and the rest is dotted with fields, vineyards and small villages. The northwestern half contains Mljet National Park, where the lush vegetation, pine forests and spectacular saltwater lakes are exceptionally […]

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