Island Guide

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Introducing Around Dubrovnik

February 5, 2015

Introducing Around Dubrovnik View gallery Dubrovnik is an excellent base for day trips in the surrounding region – and even in the surrounding countries of Montenegro and Bosnia. You can hop over to Lokrum or the Elafiti Islands for a day of peaceful sunbathing, wander through the gardens at Trsteno or pop down to Cavtat […]

Introducing Rovinj

February 5, 2015

Introducing Rovinj View gallery Rovinj (Rovigno in Italian) is coastal Istria’s star attraction. While it can get overrun with tourists in summer, and residents have developed a sharp eye for maximising profits by upgrading hotels and restaurants to four-star status, it remains one of the last true Mediterranean fishing ports. Fishers haul their catch into […]

Introducing Hvar Town

February 5, 2015

Introducing Hvar Town View gallery The island’s hub and busiest destination, Hvar Town is estimated to draw around 20,000 people a day in the high season. It’s odd that they can all fit in the small bay town, where 13th-century walls surround beautifully ornamented Gothic palaces and traffic-free marble streets, but fit they do. Visitors […]

Introducing Hvar Island

February 5, 2015

Introducing Hvar Island View gallery Hvar is the number-one holder of Croatia’s superlatives: it’s the most luxurious island, the sunniest place in the country (2724 sunny hours each year) and, along with Dubrovnik, the most popular tourist destination. Hvar Town, the island’s capital, is all about swanky hotels, elegant restaurants, trendy bars and clubs, posh […]

Introducing The Istrian Coast

February 5, 2015

Introducing The Istrian Coast View gallery At the tip of the Istrian peninsula is Pula, the coast’s largest city. The Brijuni Islands, Tito’s former playground, are an easy day trip from here. The east coast of Istria centres on the modern seaside resort of Rabac, just below the ancient hilltop town of Labin. The west […]

Introducing Zagreb Around

February 5, 2015

Introducing Zagreb & Around View gallery

Introducing Dubrovnik Southern Dalmatia

February 5, 2015

Introducing Dubrovnik & Southern Dalmatia View gallery Dubrovnik is simply unique; its beauty is bewitching, its setting sublime. Not that it’s a secret, quite the contrary: thousands of visitors walk along its marble streets every day of the year, gazing, gasping and happily snapping away. The remarkable old town, ringed by mighty defensive walls, is […]