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81 Reviews Braca Hrvatskog Zmaja (The Knights Order of the Dragon) was first founded in 1408 by Croato-Ungarin King Sigismund, under the name of Ordo Equestris Dragonis. This secret organisation, which members...
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Beautiful Dubrovnik Dubrovnik
35 Reviews Somehow I had never wanted to visit Dubrovnik. In the 1980s only old people from Germany went here. Then the war came and big parts of Dubrovik were destroyed. Only then I thought of it as a normal...
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Old Town (general) Split
19 Reviews I really like walking around the old town of Split after dark when the crowds have gone and just the cats are roaming around. Well, not quite but still you will get a totally different impression and...
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Beautiful Coastline Hvar
4 Reviews Agave plants are growing everywhere. After about one hundred years of growth, the plant produces a flower which looks like a tree (see the picture) - it dies. But there are many small agave plants...
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Waterfalls & Cascades Plitvicka Jezera National Park
23 Reviews Veliki prštavci means the sputtering waterfall. It is situated in the area of the Upper Lakes nearby Galovacki buk. The nature has created a kind of amphitheatre with a curtain of falls. This is...
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The architecture of the town Zagreb
29 Reviews Zagreb is packed with architectural interesting sights and buildings. Among the most famous are the two Neo-Gothic bell towers, the Romanesque Lotrscak Tower or the various architectural styles of the...
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General Info Dubrovnik
18 Reviews Dubrovnik has so much to see and do and the best place to stop off at first is to visit the Tourist Information Office at the Pile Gate area opposite the Onofrio's Fountain and off Placa. There you...
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Riva & Harbour area Split
7 Reviews Hi there. There is parking available at the Riva. If you follow signs to the ferry port you will see the barrier for it to the right of the Jadrolinija ticket office, just near the market and...
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Hvar Town Hvar
4 Reviews Hvar is one of those towns that simply can't have dull history. So many nomads, warriors, pirates, traders and artists visited it’s streets, it became cosmopolitan before some of today’s European...
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Prices, entrances, maps & other info Plitvicka Jezera National Park
6 Reviews Before you enter the park there are a number of routes advertised on the boards, you are free to move about the park as you wish and take the long or short routes, if you are pushed for time but want...
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City maps and guides Zagreb
9 Reviews A great resource for information about travels to Eastern or Central Europe is "In Your Pocket". It provides information of more than 50 cities at the travel portal www.inyourpocket.com. About 20...
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Beaches Dubrovnik
7 Reviews OK we were on the further peninsula - Babin Kuk. Also plenty of hotels here - most with beaches nearby. The Copacabana is the largest beach in this complex (and the nearest to our hotel) partly open...
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Surrounding Islands Split
8 Reviews Most people come to Split as a passageway to the Islands of Dalmatia and for Dubrovnik. For the islands the ferry service is essential, and offers some of the best views of Split and the islands. For...
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Jelsa Hvar
2 Reviews I was looking at all those houses and wondered if I could ever affort one. And I found a very good website, right here, in an Internet cafe. Those people, after you tell them your price range, show...
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Lakes Plitvicka Jezera National Park
13 Reviews All you need is to come freely here, to this unique gallery of Nature, to listen to the flickering murmur of the falls, to gaze at the abundance of stony shapes, the reflections of the firs and...
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Emblems of the town Zagreb
8 Reviews Here stands the statue to King Tomislav, the first King of the medieval state of Croatia, after whom the square is named. King Tomislav Square is a large park with a fountain in the middle and the Art...
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Islands Dubrovnik
3 Reviews When I was in Dubrovnik in both February and in March (of different years) there weren't many islands that one was able to go to on a daytrip. By default, I ended up on Mljet, which is only a twohour...
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Cathedral & Bell Tower Split
7 Reviews Split's Old Town and the Diocletian's Palace are full of interesting sights, including this impressive six storey campanile that rises above the Cathedral of St. Domnius in the heart of the palace. It...
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Moving around Plitvicka Jezera National Park
10 Reviews National Park Plitvicka Jezera, founded in 1949, is part of UNESCO World Heritage since 1979, and is one of the oldest national parks in Central Europe. The protected area of the park extend over 297...
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People Zagreb
6 Reviews You will probably love the fact that almost everybody speaks at least some basic English. If you aim younger people, you're very likely to get quality speakers who will anwser your questions without...
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Dubrovnik Summer Festival Dubrovnik
1 Review DSF is held annually for the past 55 years. It is very important part of Dubrovnik tradition. The festival brings many music, theatre and folklore events. It is very important to see at least one...
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Local sports Split
6 Reviews A picture of the players. if you are in doubt then the danes are in blue. I couldn't get used to that! Where I was sitting there were only about 200 danes, mostly from the international brigade, and...
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Fish, Animals & Wildlife Plitvicka Jezera National Park
4 Reviews As you are walking on the wooden footpaths around the lakes ,you will see lots of trout! Everywhere! You can not miss them and some of them are huge! I am guessing these trout are probably quite...
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Geographical position&climate Zagreb
4 Reviews This is the picture of the squareI did in the first week of January 2003. The town of Zagreb, under the snow, is particularly attractive, many says at that time Zagreb is a real beauty, howevr, it...
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Diocletian's Palace Split
9 Reviews Today, the well preserved Roman architecture is interlaced with several layers from later ages. The old core of the town, so-called Varos, is situated inside the walls of the palace which was of huge...
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In 2003, it seemed like everyone and his brother was visiting Croatia. We went to the country before high season, at the end of May, and were absolutely stunned by the amount of tourists crowding into this small country. Dubrovnik in particular was positively heaving with people, to the extent that it became pretty unpleasant to walk around the old city. I can't believe what the place must be like in the high-season months of July and August.
I have not got enough space, hence I gotta add another tip for Sibenik. Sibenik I like Sibenik. When we arrived there, it is in the late afternoon. It is a beautiful town by the Adriatic coast. The town is beautifully lit up at night and the streets get quite crowded. Sunset at Sibenik is beautiful and romantic, especially along the coast.After the sun has set, we started to drive down South. We found a zimmer and stayed in a small town before Trogir for Eur22 for an apartment with a kitchen plus a fantastic view of the adriatic sea. We took a lot of pictures the next morning during the beautiful sun rise.
Day 4: Zadar - Split - Sibenik - Trogir Zadar We started our journey further South along the coast early in the morning after a simple breakfast at Albin Pension. Breakfast was nothing fantastic and I can eat more than what was offered. The breakfast is included in the expensive room rates.Before we left, we visited Zadar city center. We saw the beautiful churches with the St Donat as the most impressive. I was setting up my tripod to take a picture of myself in front of the St Donat. I was "aimed" by a big camera and the crew started walking towards me. My goodness, they were from the Croatia National Television. I was interviewed about why I have chosen to visit Croatia and Zadar. *blush* *blush*. Split Split is a touristy city with heavy traffic around the city wall. When we enter the historic inner city within the palace wall, I was impressed by the well preserved and...
Day 8: Korcula - Rijeka We had some rest on the comfy sofa in the deck and woke up just in time for the sun rise. Sun rise was beautiful.We arrived at Rijeka at about 1.30pm. We drove out of Rijeka city towards Slovenia. We went to Postogna Jama and were very impressed by the massive structures in the huge cave. I love Slovenia and will go there again.
I had too many words... so I had to put another tip for Korcula... Korcula Since we are driving, Korcula island is not big. In October, the main sights on Korcula will be Korcula town. It looks like a typical Dalmatian town. We spent 8 hours on the island and it got a bit bored. The shops and cafes seems to close in the afternoon and open again in the late evening. Hence, we drove to a sandy beach and park there and sleep in the car. :-)We had our dinner at a restuarant recommended in Lonely Planet. Not a fantastic meal though. The fish soup is like putting some fish stock and add hot water and served in a small bowl. It is the most expensive and not worth the money.After dinner, we parked our car in the queue for the ferry. Finally, the long-awaited ferry arrived and I had a nerve-wrecking drive up the ferry (more in my transportation tip). We had to find some where to sleep in the...
Day 7: Dubrovnik - Korcula - Rijeka We have booked a ticket to get to Rijeka on the ferry from Dubrovnik. There was very strong wind the night before and the ferry, which was coming from Bari, Italy, was delayed by 8 hours. Since the ferry will be passing by Korcula, we decided to make a trip to Korcula first via Orebic on the car ferry.By the way, the staffs at Jadrolinija are not very willing to make any changes to the tickets. We wanted to cancel the tickets, and we were told that we can reach Rijeka by 11am the next morning (the normal scheduled arrival is 7am). I asked again and I was told the same thing, "you will arrive by 11am". I thought "ok, maybe the ferry will go faster to make up the time delayed". I asked if I can return my ticket from Dubrovnik to Rijeka and buy another ticket from Korcula to Rijeka instead. I was told that I can use my ticket (Dubrovnik - Rijeka) to...
Day 5: Trogir - Solin - Mali Ston - Dubrovnik Trogir Trogir is a UNESCO acknowledged World Cultural Heritage town. It is a beautiful, small town with cobbled streets and a very interesting market in the morning. The Romanasque church, Renaissance and Baroque buildings from the Venetian period make the town very picturesque. Solin Solin is the place for the Roman ruins with a nice amphitheatre, though not as complete as the one in Rome. It is a huge site of the ruins of a Roman settlement. There are ruins of a cathedral, cemetry, town, bath, amphitheatre, etc. If you are interested in Roman ruins, you can visit there. Mali Ston Mali Ston is a very small town with the "great wall". This town is famous for fresh oyster and seafood. We stopped by this town for a sumptous seafood dinner. We went into one of the posh looking restaurant (Kaptanova). Maybe because we are not dressed in...
Day 6: Dubrovnik - Cavtat - Dubrovnik The sky was overcast in the morning when we started our drive to the city center from the Pension. According to the owner of the pension, it would rain during the night and nice weather after that in the late morning. However, it had not started to rain the night before. When we reach the center, it started to rain. It was that type of intermittent heavy rain. Not wanting to be caught in the rain, we found a parking space in front of a 5 star hotel (oops.. forgot the name) and decided to have our morning coffee fix at the lobby with a great view of Dubrovnik old town. The atmosphere was very nice with a great view. After our coffee fix, and that it was still raining, we decided to drive to Cavtat to have a look at the town. Cavtat Cavtat is a small, picturesque, medieval, Dalmatian town by the adriatic sea, surronded by hills. When we reached...
Day 2: Opatija - Krk Island - Otocac Opatija We walked around the town center of Opatija, where the interesting and crowded morning market is. The market seems like a meeting place for many locals too. After the shopping and photo taking at the colourful market, we went to Krk Island and visited Krk town first. Krk Island Krk town is a touristy town with lots of coaches. It is a small beautiful town though.After reading the Lonely Planet, we decided to get to Vrbnik for lunch in Restaurant Nada. It is recommended in Lonely Planet that the seafood there is great. We had grilled calamarie, fish soup, seafood pasta, and a glass of wine. The meal was excellent. On the island, we visited Baska briefly. Then we started to head towards Plitvice National Park. Along the way, we passed by many abandoned or half built houses. It is quite sad to see the numerous holes on the walls which I...
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovenian, Serbian. They are all the same basic language with minor differences. They call them different names out of national pride.They are slavic languages. If you understand Russian, Czech, Polish, etc. then you will have an easy time learning this one.
Regent Esplanade Hotel Zagreb
16 Reviews and 348 Opinions We stayed here from 30 Dec 2011 to 1 January 2012. This is truly an excellent hotel. Staff and...
Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik Dubrovnik
5 Reviews and 322 Opinions Hotel Bellevue is a unique hotel located in a spectacular cliff top position overlooking the...
Radisson Blu Resort, Split Split
8 Reviews and 172 Opinions The guide told us it was situated so close to the center that we could walk back there. But the bus...
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Q: Hello, can EU nationals from non neighbouring countries to Croatia enter the country with a valid ID only? It's so confusing...
A: The Croatian Embassy website http://uk.mfa.hr/?mv=167&mh=42&dmid=86#pocdrz says: * Crossing the state border of the Republic of Croatia requires either a valid...
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